Shakila Samuel has worked in international schools for the last five years in the areas of business development, communications, marketing, and currently is the alumni manager at Tanglin Trust School in Singapore. Prior to joining the education sector, she worked for more than 20 years in private hospitality services in Singapore, initiating new ideas and establishing successful best practices for member engagement. As Tanglin Trust School is one of the oldest schools in Singapore, she manages an alumni base of over 20,000, running programmes that engage both recent and past graduates.