Before launching Gilly Group, Alyson oversaw internal and external communications, public relations, marketing, CSR, Wishes by Wyndham Foundation, and all sports marketing efforts and the Company's title sponsorship of the Wyndham Championship on the PGA TOUR; the Wyndham Cup, an AJGA event,  as well as programs with The Masters and various other professional sport event as the SVP of Marketing + Communications for Wyndham Worldwide. Additionally, she was the Chairperson of the Wyndham Championship Marketing Council and the Wyndham Worldwide Brand Council as well as the Social Media Council. Johnson also held seats on Wyndham's Diversity Council, Corporate Social Responsibility Council and Social Media Task Force.

Prior to joining Wyndham Worldwide, Johnson held various marketing communications positions in the golf industry including the 85th PGA Championship at Baltusrol, Hamilton Farm Golf Club and the New Jersey State Golf Association, HSBC Women’s World Match Play event as well as The Academy of Golf at Royce Brook  as a Sport Psychology Consultant.​Alyson has a bachelor’s degree from Syracuse University and a master’s in kinesiology from Temple University. She has served on the Corporate Advisory Board for the Master of Arts program in Corporate & Organizational Communication at Fairleigh Dickinson University, the American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) Foundation Board, and the Board of Directors for the NJ PGA Section’s “NJ Golf Foundation”.  She currently serves on the Board of Directors for the New Jersey Golf Association.