Ovidia was appointed as the National University of Singapore’s (NUS) first Chief Alumni Officer on 1 July 2023. She is also the University’s first female alumni leader.

In her role as head of NUS’ alumni relations office, Ovidia oversees alumni strategy and engagement, working with the University President, other university leaders and her team to strengthen ties with extensive global alumni network.

Ovidia sits on the Board of Trustees of the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE), a US-based nonprofit dedicated to global educational advancement, and is a member of the Alumni Associations Network of the International Alliance of Research Universities (IARU), a collaboration between 11 of the world's leading research-intensive universities.

Ovidia was Chief Communications Officer of NUS from 2016 to 2023, leading university communications from 2008 to 2023. During her tenure, Ovidia helped raise the reputation of NUS by building key publicity platforms, driving digital engagement and transforming the NUS Open House and NUS Commencement experience.

She was previously a polytechnic lecturer, a current affairs TV producer, an award-winning reporter and an assistant buyer for a US luxury duty-free group.

She graduated from NUS with a Bachelor of Arts majoring in political science and history, and holds a Master of International Communication from Macquarie University, Australia.