I’m the Founder of Simlev Global & Co-Founder of Alumni Podcasts

Hi, I’m Sarah, and I’m very grateful to be doing something I truly love: helping schools, universities, nonprofits, and businesses build better-connected communities through the power of podcasts. I lead a talented team creating compelling podcast series that bring alumni stories to life — strengthening engagement, deepening connection, and turning institutional pride into authentic storytelling. We work globally with educational institutions and mission-driven organizations to celebrate their people and purpose in new, creative ways. Before launching Alumni Podcasts, I spent 5 years organizing alumni relations conferences around the world, learning firsthand the challenges alumni professionals face in connecting generations, fostering engagement, and showcasing impact. I also spent over a decade leading large-scale events for the tech, education, and medical sectors with 1,000-person conferences that turned complex ideas into immersive experiences. Before that I owned and operated a marine research vessel for 10 years, and as a scuba instructor, I led dive teams exploring shipwrecks and diving with sharks in the Red Sea and Indian Ocean. Every chapter has taught me something about storytelling, collaboration, and community, and that’s exactly what drives the work we do today at Alumni Podcasts. Curious how a podcast could turn your alumni stories into your most powerful engagement tool? Let’s have a quick chat

Senior higher education advancement professional with 24 years of fundraising and alumni engagement experience. Twelve years of experience working with university leadership at two top ranked national research universities – Lehigh University and Cornell University. Five years of experience serving as an alumni engagement consultant for over 100 clients at one of the top alumni engagement and philanthropic consulting practices in the United States - Grenzebach Glier and Associates (GG+A). Possess strong leadership, interpersonal, and communication skills. Highly successful in engaging the buy-in and support of key stakeholders in executing new initiatives. Strategic planner, creative thinker, consensus builder with a strong work ethic. Proven success in building and leading large teams in complex organizations.

Advancement executive and skilled relationship manager with extensive experience managing and supporting mature advancement teams in higher education and museums. Specialties: alumni relations, capital campaigns, major, principal and annual gift activities, stewardship, volunteer management and donor relations. Spearheaded operational activities including communications, events, gift processing, alumni records and board management. Proven ability to manage teams, translate strategy into action and achieve ambitious goals.

Jen Davis currently serves as the Director of Institutional Advancement and Alumni Relations at Joliet Junior College. A former English instructor, she has spent more than two decades in higher education, supporting students at various stages of their academic and professional journeys. In her leadership role, Jen oversees initiatives that strengthen connections between JJC and its alumni, fostering engagement and building lasting relationships. Her responsibilities include strategic planning for alumni outreach, organizing small and large-scale events, managing annual giving campaigns, and collaborating across departments to create meaningful opportunities for alumni involvement.

I have 20+ years of experience building online communities in the music industry, amongst expats, within ed-tech, and for management consulting. I have been an ex-pat in Asia, worked at a startup through an IPO, managed social media & web operations for Oprah Winfrey's online communities, created a global corporate social responsibility program at a Fortune 500 company, managed a world-class global corporate alumni program at a top management consulting firm, and have been teaching journalists online in a Master's program for ten years. Currently I'm the Vice President of Customer Advocacy at PeoplePath, as well as an adjunct professor at Syracuse University's Newhouse School of Communications. All of these truly amazing opportunities came from years of connecting with incredible people who inspire and support me, from building strong and joyful relationships, and frequently keeping in touch. The connections made along the way were instrumental in my career development, which is the reason I chose to join PeoplePath in 2021. PeoplePath aims to engage talent for life starting from the recruitment process as a candidate, as an employee at a company, and beyond as a corporate alumni through a robust and innovative online community platform. In today's world when people leave a job every 2.8 years, the connections you make impact your future now more than ever before. I believe that more companies will see the value in their alumni and continue to keep the relationships going in a mutually beneficial experience.

Passionate advocate of the value a strong and engaged community can bring, and the far-reaching results that can be achieved. Loves hearing, sharing, and joining-up individual stories between professionals to enable ongoing learning and success.

Experienced communication specialist with a demonstrated history of working in the public relations and communications industry within higher education, finance, government and not-for-profit sectors. Skilled in alumni, stakeholder and media relations, internal and external communications, strategy, planning and tactical delivery across a wide range of channels; crisis management, public affairs, government, event management, writing and editing, and training senior leaders to enhance their public communication skills. Strong entrepreneurship and authentic leadership professional with a Post Grad focused in Public Communication from University of Leeds Trinity. Additionally, an experienced practitioner in creative and performance arts; bereavement support facilitator and End of Life (aka Death) Doula in training. Interested in creative connections globally and nationally.