After graduating from nursing school and working as a maternal-infant care registered nurse, Alice began her teaching career as a bilingual educator for the School District of Philadelphia. She earned her M.ED from Temple University in the teaching of English as a Second Language and worked for twenty-four years in the School District of Philadelphia as a teacher, principal, and educational administrator.
From 1999 to 2009, Alice worked as an elementary school principal in the Lower Merion School District. As an adjunct professor at Drexel University from 2009 until 2018, Alice shared her love of teaching and learning with future educators.
Alice, the current president of the Old Pine Conservancy, serves as a deacon at Old Pine Street Church. She enjoys yoga, sculling on the Schuylkill River and spending time with her grandchildren.