Almabase Spotlights Podcast

Bishop Alexander is the Director of Alumni Relations at University of North Alabama, Florence, Alabama. Bishop focuses on providing an inclusive environment for the alumni community, which is clearly mirrored in the campaigns he oversees. These alumni-centric campaigns not only embrace diversity, but are also yielding results for the institution.

Tyler Reich is the Associate Vice President for University Relations at Willamette University, Salem, Oregon. Reich has designed and implemented innumerous engagement programs in this role so far. We discuss some alumni-centric engagement strategies that have helped the institution reach their fundraising goals by truly providing value to their alumni community.

Monica Hoel, Alumni Director at Emory and Henry College shares her experience as an advancement professional for over three decades, tackling transitions along the way. She also shares some amazing campaign ideas that have worked well for them recently.

Steve Bondurant, the Director of Alumni Relations at Providence Day School shares his thoughts on how the advancement space is adapting to the new normal, along with some of their most successful campaigns at Providence Day School.

Thomas McArthur, Assistant Vice President for Alumni and Parent Engagement at The College of Wooster, Ohio talks about the intentional choices that have set him on this incredible career path where he has played a crucial role in countless projects - many way ahead of their time.

Brandon Foster, the Director of Annual Giving and Alumni Relations at UNC School of Government, North Carolina talks about how an alumni-centric approach is helping them tackle the dilemma of how to proceed with engagement programs as things start to get back to normal across the country

Mike Gombita, the Assistant Director of Alumni Engagement at Misericordia University, talks in depth about his experiences in high school that sparked his interest in communications, and how everything snowballed into a career in alumni relations and some amazing ideas that proved fruitful for his community.

Carolyn Russell, the Director of Annual Fund at Greenwich Academy talks about her journey as an Alumni Relations professional, developing relationships, and the engagement ideas that reaped success within their alumni community.