I’m pleased to announce the promotion of Patty Kokesh to the role of Senior Associate Director, Strategic Analytics.

Over the past 15 months, Patty has been a valuable partner to the AGSM team and provided strategic insight and guidance for engaging our alumni, parents, and friends.  In her new role, Patty will be responsible for broadening the impact of her work to support fundraising efforts across the giving spectrum.  This will include reporting on leadership giving, contributing to our team’s data visualization strategy, and collaborating on data-driven decision making throughout the organization.

Additionally, the recently posted position for an analyst on our Strategic Analytics team will be reporting to Patty.  If you know anyone that may be interested in joining our team, we would certainly appreciate your referrals.

Please join me in congratulating Patty!

Mark Dumich

I am pleased to announce Bill Ribera as the new Senior Director of the West Region.  Bill joined University Relations as a Director of Regional Development in February and has been serving benefactors in Northern California since that time.  Before joining the Development team, Bill had a successful 33 year career in High Tech sales in Silicon Valley. The last 20 of those years were spent in sales leadership positions, including VP of Sales roles at Veritas, Commvault, Panasas and Talena. His diverse skill set and experience includes leading a team of 250 people in the Western Region at Veritas, building out a worldwide sales and engineering organization at Panasas, and developing a sales and marketing strategy for a zero dollar start up, Talena, bringing in their first 25 customers and $3 million in revenue.

Bill is a 1982 graduate of Notre Dame with a degree in Government, and a two time Monogram winner on the Track and Field team. A native Californian, Bill and his wife, have transitioned to South Bend and look forward to their first official Michiana winter.  Bill and Sherri are officially ’empty nesters’ after raising four children; Jaimie, a teacher and coach in Utah, Danielle, a 2011 grad of ND and currently an attorney in the Bay Area, Nick, a junior Computer Science major at ND, and Grace, a freshman at Purdue.  Bill now spends his spare time hiking, running (more like a fast walk) and enjoying food and wine with Sherri.

Please join me in congratulating Bill in his new role

Stu Fortener

 NDAA has an open position for  a Clubs Program Director.  If you are interested in exploring this position please visit jobs.nd.edu and/or contact Mike Sullivan.

Thank you!

Prospect Management  has an open position for a Strategic Analytics, Analyst role.  If you are interested in exploring this position please visit jobs.nd.edu and/or contact Mark Dumich.

Dear Colleagues,

Sadly we share the news of the passing of Bob Hennion, Carol Hennion’s husband of 57 years. Carol, as many of you will recall, was the Director of Donor Services and had been with the University for 34 years when she retired in 2012. Bob had requested that there be no service of any kind, but a gathering and mass on Carol’s behalf is being planned for next Tuesday afternoon, September 18,  at 2:00 in the chapel at Flaherty Hall. We encourage all who remember Carol to join us to show your love and support for Carol during these difficult days. We will have a basket available should you wish to bring a sympathy card for her. Also, memorial contributions may be made to the Center for Hospice Care, 501 Comfort Pl., Mishawaka, IN 46545 or the Joseph R. Hennion Memorial Fund, c/o St. Joseph’s High School, 453 Notre Dame Ave., South Bend, IN 46617.

Jamie Barry

Development Staff:

On Monday, September 17th, beginning at 9:00am, the OIT’s Information Security team will scan University owned computers in Development for highly sensitive information, such as SSNs, credit card numbers, and bank account numbers, using software called Spirion (formerly Identity Finder). This is being done to reduce/eliminate the electronic storage of highly sensitive information on University owned computers.

An email will be sent Monday morning with instructions on what you can expect during the scan, and what steps will need to be taken after the scan. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the Development Help Desk.

Thank you,

Development Help Desk