About the Author
About the Author
Alissa M. Quinn: Awards, Accolades, and Community Engagement
Awards / Accolades
- Trailblazing Shero Panelist, Women’s Fund of the Capital Region, 2022
- Women Who Mean Business Award, Albany Business Review, 2021
- President’s Circle Award, YWCA of Northeastern NY, 2020
- Pearls of Wisdom Award, Women’s Employment & Resource Center, 2019
- Visions of Strength Award, Northeast Health / Karen Mosseau Foundation, 2017
- Trailblazers Award, The Women’s Fund of the Capital Region, 2014
- Community Leadership Award, New England Region, 2013
- Advancement of Women in the Workplace Award, Women’s Employment & Resource Center, 2011
- Women of Excellence Award, Capital Region Chamber of Commerce, 1993
- Women of Achievement Award, YWCA of Schenectady, 1990
- Enterprising Women’s Leadership Institute Award, 1989
Community Engagement and Professional Societies
- Founder, Next Chapter Impact Circle, 2024–present
- Founder, Passion, Purpose, & Legacy Impact Circle, 2014–present
- Honorary Co-chair, Women of Achievement Awards, YWCA of Northeastern NY, 2019–2020
- Babson College Business Coaching, Leadership & Training Program, 2011–2016
- Honorary Co-chair, Women of Excellence Awards, Regional Chamber of Commerce, 2016–2017
- Ambassador, American Heart Association Circle of Red, 2011–2016
- Nomination Committee Chair, USA Dance, 2010–2014
- Founder, Zoller Ballroom Kids: Inner-City Children’s Ballroom Dance Program, 2005–2012
- Corporate Committee Chair, Albany Institute of History & Art, 1997
- Founder, Executive Network Impact Circle, 1996–2018
- Volunteer, Girl’s Inc., 1995–2010
- Member, Fort Orange Club, 1994–present, Library Committee 2000–2003, Membership Committee 2003–2010, Finance Committee 2013–2015, General Manager Search Committee 2016, Literary Society 2019–present
- Board Member, Junior Achievement, 1994–1997
- Founder, Professional Women’s Network Impact Circle, 1989–2017
- Member, Capital Region Chamber of Commerce, 1987–present
- Omicron Delta Epsilon Honorary Society of Economics – Union College, 1984
- Society of Women Engineers – Union College, 1981
Alissa Quinn successfully blazed a trail starting off as the only woman financial advisor in her Albany, NY, wealth-management office in 1987.
She lives by the motto “People don’t care how much you know, until they know how much you care,” which has served her well for over three decades as Senior Vice President—Wealth Management / Financial Advisor
Alissa is a graduate of Union College with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Industrial Economics, a program combining Mechanical Engineering and Economics.
Alissa’s greatest joy has come from raising two children, a son and daughter, who are both Babson College business school graduates.
Alissa strives to make a difference for others, creating and leading unique impact circles for executive women in business, professional women prioritizing parenting, women leaders touched by cancer, and women navigating life transitions.
She beams with pride as she works alongside her Financial Advisor daughter, who joined her business team in 2022.
Alissa is an international-award-winning ballroom dance enthusiast, inspired by her mother, a South American immigrant, and her father of Italian heritage, who met on the dance floor.
Dancing her way through life’s storms, Alissa is an optimist who has learned that, in the words of Robert Brault, “taking a step backward after taking a step forward is not a disaster, it’s a cha-cha”!
With her indomitable spirit, insatiable sweet tooth, and nickname of Auntie Bling, Alissa adds passion and a little sparkle to everything she adores: her family, friends, work, ballroom dance, flower arranging, entertaining, and creating impact circles to help others thrive and live life to the fullest.