Alison Spencer

As a Global Programs Manager for the Wisconsin School of Business (WSB), I manage a portfolio of study abroad programs that offer students business-focused international experiences.

I was born in Texas, but spent my childhood in Buenos Aires, Argentina before moving back to the US. I completed my undergraduate degree at Abilene Christian University (ACU), during which I majored in Psychology and participated in a short-term study abroad program in Leipzig, Germany.

After graduating, I worked at ACU as an academic advisor for Honors students while completing graduate degrees in Higher Education and Psychology. I then taught English in Fukuoka, Japan through the Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Program, before moving to Wisconsin in 2018 to advise at UW-Madison in the College of Letters & Science (L&S) until 2025 when I joined WSB Global Programs.

I live in Madison with my husband, daughter, and cat and enjoy hanging out with them as well as hobbies like traveling, studying languages, reading, playing board games and video games, singing, and cooking.