We are so excited to have Sydney Kuhn joining the Annual Giving team as Assistant Director, Alumni & Parent Giving. In this role, Sydney will work closely with current students to advise the senior class in their giving efforts. Sydney will also assist with ND Loyal initiatives, helping to recruit and engage young alumni giving volunteers.

A 2018 ND alumna, Sydney played volleyball during her time at Notre Dame and recently returned from playing professionally in France. With her can-do, competitive nature, we cannot wait to see what ideas and energy Sydney will bring to the team.

Sydney’s first day in the office is August 20th – please join me in welcoming her to the team!

All my best,
Ellen Roof

The Southern Region is excited to announce that Dylan Reed has joined the team as a Regional Director of Development covering a portfolio based in Oklahoma and Dallas Fort Worth. Dylan has made a significant impact on Notre Dame Development over the past 8 years. He joined Development in 2011 as part of the President’s Circle Program. Then in 2015 Dylan became the first Academic Advancement Director for the Keough School of Global Affairs. In the past year, Dylan was the Director of Campaign Strategy and Planning. Dylan will continue to support Campaign Strategy by creating proposals with other fundraisers from time to time given his deep experience with the academy and success of packaging ideas and priorities in a donor-friendly manner.

Outside of the office, Dylan enjoys to spend time with his 7 year old daughter Victoria, teaching her guitar and sharing his passion for camping. Please join me in welcoming Dylan to the Southern Region!

Anne Overly

Please join me in welcoming Austin Gammage to the Annual Giving team as Associate Director, Development. In this role as a fundraiser within Annual Giving, Austin will meet and work with benefactors in targeted areas to increase giving society revenue.

Prior to joining our team, Austin was the Manager of Business Development for the City of South Bend where he worked on projects such as the new Turbomachinery facility and Innovation Park. He grew up in South Bend and graduated from Ball State University in 2012. We couldn’t be more excited to have Austin join the team!

His first day is today!.

All my best,

Ashley Gerard

In order that all staff can attend the UR Summit, the Eddy Street offices and the Grace Hall offices will be closed starting at 11:30 on Wednesday, August 21st and reopening on Friday morning, August 23rd. As always, employees can access their respective location during this time using their University ID card to tap in. If you have visitors coming to campus, please make them aware of these closings. Thank you!

Congratulations to our colleagues who will be recognized at the UR Summit next week for their years of service. To see who will be recognized, please review the following list:

Years of Service

Please send any needed edits or additions to Lana Taylor at ltaylor1@nd.edu. Thank you!

Development staff and their families are invited to come and enjoy the Gold & Blue Company’s LIVE dress rehearsal of their Fall Concert on Wednesday, September 11, at Decio Theatre in the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center. Doors open at 5:30 PM, concert to start at 6:01 PM.

It is an open seating event. However, please fill out this form so we know how many are coming. If you have any question, please reach out to Lin Wang at 574-631-4961 or lin.wang@nd.edu.

As part of this year’s UR Summit, we would like to feature scrolling photos of UR colleagues with their families in between sessions. Please send a family photo you would like included to Lana Taylor (ltaylor1@nd.edu) by Monday, August 19. Thank you!

Colleagues,