Mrs. McCarrey is a proud product of the Anchorage School District and attended Northern Lights ABC, Romig Middle School and West Anchorage High School in her youth. She graduated summa cum laude from the University of Southern California with a degree in music education, and taught in Long Beach and Los Angeles schools for several years before she came back to her senses and returned to her beloved hometown in 2004.

2019-2020 is her 16th year at Romig Middle School, where she teaches 7th and 8th grade orchestra. She has also coordinated the Anchorage Junior Youth Symphony for over a decade, and teaches 6th grade beginners at Rogers Park and Turnagain elementary schools. She is a past recipient of ASD's Denali Award, and was named a BP Teacher of Excellence in 2018.

Mrs. McCarrey lives with her husband Bruce and their dog Kesugi and cat Kate. She loves reading, making music, baking and enjoying all of Anchorage's outdoor opportunities (but especially biking, hiking and skijoring).

Please email questions, comments, concerns and suggestions for this site to mccarrey_alison@asdk12.org.