Sarah Schutt is the Chief Alumni Engagement Officer for the Wisconsin Foundation and Alumni Association (WFAA) and Executive Director of the Wisconsin Alumni Association (WAA) – a role she has held since 2017.

As the Chief Alumni Engagement Officer, Sarah leads a team of 40 alumni relations professionals who welcome, inform and connect a global community of 480,000 UW-Madison alumni, and work collaboratively across advancement to inspire support for the university. The scope of the alumni relations team includes: enrichment and donor stewardship programs, signature events and celebrations, alumni chapters and networks, travel, membership, international advancement, advocacy, as well as a visitor center and Alumni Park. Sarah is active in the Council of Alumni Association Executives (CAAE) and serves on their board as Membership Chair.

Most of Sarah’s 32-year career in higher education has been at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Prior to joining WAA in 2001, she worked with outreach programming in the UW School of Education’s Center on Education and Work. Sarah started her career in student affairs and spent nearly ten years working in residential life at several institutions, including UW-Madison. Sarah holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Iowa and a Master of Science degree from University in Minnesota - Mankato. She and her husband, Don, live in McFarland, Wisconsin and have two adult sons.