Alison McIlroy
Family Matters is delighted to announce that Alison McIlroy has been promoted to director.
Alison has worked for Family Matters since 2011. Whilst she joined the firm as a trainee mediator, Alison has a law degree and qualified as a solicitor in 1996. She worked as a solicitor for the Crown Prosecution Service and in private practice in Sheffield for some years, specialising in family law, so she has plenty of experience of working with families struggling with issues around separation and divorce, and of the legal process. Her experience was clearly evident during training, helping her to qualify as a family mediator, accredited by the Family Mediation Council, within a year.
Alison gained further insight into family issues when taking time out to raise her family, as she became heavily involved in the community; as chair person of her local preschool group, a school governor and fundraising in her local community.
During her time at Family Matters, Alison has been instrumental in the success of the firm’s ‘Listening to Children Matters’ project and has also qualified as a child consultant. She is currently completing her training to become a professional practice consultant, which will enable her to take a greater part in Family Matters’ training and professional practice consultancy for other mediators. Alison is also a member of the College of Mediators.
Alison says:
“I have always believed that mediation is a more concilliatory way for families to sort out their family issues and am pleased that my work with Family Matters has helped local people to find constructive solutions to their problems. I am delighted to be taking such a positive role in Family Matters and hope that my promotion to director will enable me to continue to contribute to the success of the firm.”
Family Matters’ managing director, Juliette Dalrymple says:
“Alison brings energy and ethusiasm to her new role in Family Matters and it has been a pleasure to be part of her developmemt as a mediator. It is part of Family Matters’ philosphy in setting up the mediation training school to encourage and nurture talent. I am really looking forward to seeing our business go from strength to strength with the addition of Alison to our management team.”
You can contact Alison at Family Matters on 03300 881440 or email admin@familymattersmediate.co.uk.
