Podcast #126 Marcia Sivek , Advocate for the Cheetah Conservation Fund

Today we’re joined by Marcia Sivek, a passionate advocate for cheetah conservation with the Cheetah Conservation Fund. Pivoting from her experience at the time. the journey began in 2017 when she met Dr. Laurie Marker at the Wildlife Conservation Network Expo — a meeting that led her all the way to Namibia as a working guest at CCF’s conservation center. Retired — or thinking about what’s next? In this episode, Marcia Sivek shares how she reinvented herself and found purpose through conservation work with the Cheetah Conservation Fund. We explore how retirees can: • Use professional skills in meaningful ways • Support global conservation efforts • Travel with purpose • Become ambassadors for change Your experience doesn’t expire. It evolves. After years of volunteering with CCF’s Northern California chapter, Marcia now serves on the development team, where she builds relationships with donors, leads outreach efforts, and helps connect new audiences to the mission of saving cheetahs in the wild.