Hello everyone!

We are happy to announce that there is a new version of The Gift That Grows brochure. There are a few notes that come with this update:

• This is an electronic document only, there will be no hard copies handed out or printed
• The Gift That Grows brochure is located and has been uploaded under the Gift Management Process tab on the UR intranet
• All gift agreement templates have been updated to reflect this new version
• For any new endowment gift agreement, please refer to and use this new copy when sending the gift agreement and brochure to your benefactor

Thank you so much for your cooperation and we hope this new version is useful and informative for all parties involved. Thank you also to everyone that reviewed the brochure and provided feedback, we are very excited to finally roll out the 2021 version!

If you have any questions about location, utilization, or anything else, please contact Katherine Cinninger or Matt Rombalski.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/14R0ZXdBoDWz9BUJHuTSvxJqU3mHB5f5V/view?usp=sharing

We’re happy to report that Simon Edward Olivier arrived in the afternoon on Thursday, October 21, weighing in at 9lbs and 19.25” long. Caitlin and Simon are home and doing well, and big brother Benen could not be more proud!

UR team-

I just wanted to share a bit of news with you from ND Facilities and Business Furnishings. For anyone who was around and worked with Business Furnishings installations, you likely had the opportunity to work with Gus Jaramillo. Gus was the lead installer assigned to the Notre Dame account and was on campus nearly every day.

In late September Gus, contracted COVID and ended up in the hospital. About two weeks ago he was placed in an induced coma and was put on a ventilator. Sadly, we learned that Gus passed away last night.

Gus was 41 years old with a wife and two daughters. He was so proud of his oldest daughter who started at St. Mary’s this past year. His younger daughter is still in high school. Please keep his family and the Business Furnishings family in your thoughts and prayers. As you can imagine they are all devastated.

I received this note from the Facilities interiors team, “Gus was an integral part of the success of our many, many projects across campus; both large and small. He was energetic, pleasant, and helpful. A real joy to work with. He would do anything we asked of him and was always the first to take overtime on a project to support getting the work done on time or early. He will be missed greatly and his absence will be felt for a long time.”

For me personally, Gus was a phenomenal person and will be greatly missed. For our recent ESC reconfiguration, he was definitely the person that made everything happen. He always had a smile and wanted to do whatever he could to make the project a success I was honored to have known him

Business Furnishings has set up a Gofundme account for Gus’ family. If you are so inclined to donate the link is below:

https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-for-the-family-of-gus-jaramillo

Please keep Gus and his family in your prayers
Lana

We are excited to host our Shake Down the Thunder! Tailgate for our giving society members this weekend! Please find a list of registrants with fundraisers here.

This week, the tailgate will be located on the Irish Green, just to the west of the Development tailgate. It will run from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out to the Donor Experience team at donorexperience@nd.edu or 574-631-5198.

Please join me in welcoming our newest CFR team member, Dr. Kara Primmer, who started with Development on October 18 as a Director of Foundation Relations reporting to FR Senior Director Amanda Retartha. Kara comes to our department from Notre Dame’s Environmental Change Initiative where she was the Program Director. Prior to that role, Kara served as a Research Technology Program Director and Grants Program Manager for Notre Dame Research. Kara earned her Ph.D. in cell and molecular biology at Notre Dame. We are grateful that Kara has brought her technical expertise, grant experience, and campus relationships to the CFR team, and she is excited to be joining University Relations.

-Michelle Joyce

Please join me in welcoming Sara Kassen back to Development as our new director for stewardship communications. Sara is excited to return to her work family, as she was previously part of the Stewardship & Donor Relations team from 2007-16. During that time she was involved in acknowledgments, reports, financial aid stewardship, public recognition, and events. Most recently, she split her time between freelance communications consulting and stay-at-home mom activities. Sara has a knack for editing, loves creative communication pieces, and is excited to call upon her days in broadcasting to help further connect benefactors to the mission of Notre Dame. She and her husband, Sean, live in Granger with daughters Lydia (12) and Neve (10) and a gigantic dog named Nebula. Sara joins us on Monday, October 25.

In Notre Dame,

Katherine Lane

Dear UR,

It is our distinct pleasure to bring Megan Hale to the role of Development Coordinator (DC) reporting to Angie Dennig, effective October 18, 2021. Megan’s professional background includes multiple customer service roles in the healthcare industry. Most recently, she worked as a sales consultant for Rodan and Fields. Megan hails from Boston, Massachusetts and has lived in Granger for the past nine years. She is the proud mother of three children: Jack (11), Brady (9), and Savannah (6). Megan volunteers for the Make-A-Wish Foundation and loves the outdoors. Megan is looking forward to meeting many new colleagues at the upcoming USC Development tailgate, so please stop and say hello!

Sincerely,

Angie and Lori

The October Matching Gift Email was sent Tuesday, October 19, to this list of assigned entities who work for matching gift companies, have made a gift since July 1, and as of October 13 have not yet matched their gift. These gifts represent over $337K in potential matches.

Please note that individuals on the second tab of the excel file (“Fundraiser Outreach”) have not received the matching gift email message (all gifts exceeding $25,000) but may be eligible to match their gifts totaling over $872K. You are encouraged to reach out to your assigned benefactors directly to discuss the details and answer questions related to the matching gift process.

If you have any questions regarding this matching gift communication, please reach out to Leslie Curry.

We are excited to host our Shake Down the Thunder! Tailgate for our giving society members this weekend! Please find a list of registrants with fundraisers here.

This week, the tailgate will be located on the Irish Green, just to the west of the Development tailgate. It will run from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out to the Donor Experience team at donorexperience@nd.edu or 574-631-5198.

It is with great joy that we share that Amanda and Jonathan Retartha’s little girl, Tessa Jane, was born on October 13 at 5 lbs 4 oz and 16.5 inches long. Congratulations to Amanda and Jonathan and warm wishes for much happiness for this beautiful family!

-The Corporate and Foundation Relations team

I’m excited to announce recent growth in our Prospect Research team!

Megan Andedo is joining the team as a Research Analyst. She moves from her role as the Gift and Data Management Analyst, on October 18th.

This move is the perfect next step for Megan! Over the past year, she has assisted our team in identifying leadership prospects from the DTR and completed some wealth evaluations. Prior to joining Notre Dame in 2019, Megan worked in Development at St. Mary’s College. She also spent nine years with Target as a logistics team member. Megan graduated from Indiana University South Bend with a Bachelor degree in General Studies and she is currently working towards a Masters in Liberal Studies.

Megan has two sons who keep her super busy. Ezra is 7 and Eli is 4 years old. She enjoys writing and a fun fact about Megan is that she has submitted works to Michiana Monologues and even performed other writer’s stories. We’re excited to have an accomplished writer such as this join our team!

Christina Ryan joined the team as a Research Analyst on August 16th and was immediately immersed in Development during her first week at Summit. Fundraisers are now beginning to receive wealth evaluations from her – she’s spent time with Ben to learn from the best!

Christina previously worked in the Notre Dame Department of History. She left Higher Ed to experience life in the corporate world and comes to us most recently from Great Lakes Forest Products in Elkhart IN, where she was an Inside Sales Coordinator and Graphic Designer. Christina graduated from Indiana University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in History and a minor in Photography. She received her Masters of Arts in History from DePaul University, Chicago.

When Christina is not at work or home, she is mostly likely at the “best gym in the Midwest” – East Race Muscle. Christina is a competitive powerlifter and bodybuilder. We look forward to Christina contributing to getting our Research work and the entire team in shape!

Please join me in welcoming Christina and Megan!

Cindy

Dear Colleagues,

On Saturday, October 23, 2021, the Badin Guild will host our USC Tailgate from 2-5 PM on Debartolo Quad North, east of the Law School. We are over capacity for this event and registration is closed.

Please see the list of registered attendees for detail on benefactors who will be attending this event.

If you have questions regarding this event or have Badin Guild you would like added to the waitlist, please contact Laura Walker.

If your team is interested in participating in the annual Spooktacular decorating contest and have not yet reached out to Grace Prosniewski at gprosnie@nd.edu, please do so by the end of the day on Monday, October 18th. We need to have a final count of teams before we can allow decorators to pick their spots in the tent. Please feel free to reach out with any questions or concerns.

Stay Spooky!
-Spooktacular Falloween Team

Tenants of the Eddy Street office who will be working the USC gameday and need parking in the ESC garage, make sure to submit your BEAT request before Tuesday 10/19 at 1:00 pm EDT. Please Note: we will be unable to add parking requests after the deadline.

To request gameday parking in the ESC garage (you must have an ESC garage card), enter your name into BEAT, choosing “Parking” as the activity and “ESC – Staff” as the parking preference.

There is an identifying dashboard sign that will need to be displayed by anyone requesting parking for gameday. The dashboard signs are available at the ESC front desk. If you have a 2021 dashboard sign from an earlier game, you can use the same sign for any other games this season.

Please note – all access cards will be inactivated for Saturday,10/23 except for staff who have submitted a BEAT request.

If you have any questions, contact Lana Taylor.

Dear Colleagues,

We wanted to share that our colleague and friend Josh Flynt will begin a new role as regional director of development, beginning on November 1. Since 2018, Josh has served on the Alumni Association marketing and communications team, connecting the Notre Dame family back to the University and helping to lead new initiatives like the Domer Dozen and numerous important communications to our alumni, parents, and friends.

Prior to joining the NDAA, Josh worked for three years as the advisor to the vice president for university relations. He joined our UR team after several years in Notre Dame athletics following his graduation from Notre Dame in 2011. Josh will work with families in upstate and western New York, close to where he called home growing up.

Please join us in congratulating Josh on this new chapter, and thanking him for his work as a UR colleague over these past six years.

All the best,
Dolly and Sara

Dear Colleagues,

Please use this Google form to make reservation requests for any benefactors that you would like to register for the Giving Society Shake Down the Thunder Tailgate to be held from 3-6pm Saturday, October 23rd.

As a reminder, this is an exclusive giving society event, however, if you have any asks of benefactors to join a giving society, we would be happy to include them space permitting. If you have any questions, please contact Pablo Martínez or the OnwardND team at 574-631- 5198.

Go Irish!

Please note that business managers across campus have been targeted by a phishing scam. This involves a toner scam which started with phone calls to an administrator and then escalated to an emailed invoice for payment online with credit card. We have seen similar toner scams in the past, and this is a good time to remind everyone, especially those business administrators that deal with supply orders, to be aware of scams like this.

The user also documented the phone numbers and names from the scammer company. All of this has been shared with the OIT who has successfully blocked the email address and phone numbers from campus. Although, to be safe, we wish to disburse this information as a reminder that toner is not vended by this company (or paid for by credit card) but best sourced from Office Depot or GovConnection, both of whom appear in buyND.

The phone numbers are as follows:

661-251-2295 – comes up as Keith Williams
312-815-6792 – comes up as IS Dept
404-777-3760 – comes up as IS Dept

The individuals go by James Howard and John Davis.

If you have any questions, please contact Jonathan Hall in Procurement Services.

It is my pleasure to welcome Ashley Van Avermaete to the Cavanaugh Council and President’s Circle team as Associate Director. Among many responsibilities, Ashley will provide oversight and enhancement to our data management processes including membership tracking and analysis.

Ashley has been a dedicated member of the development coordinator’s team since 2019. In that time, she led the charge to improve our process documentation, helping to create a “DC Toolkit” that is widely used by all team members. Ashley shared her tech skills freely, creating Spark cards for every occasion but also teaching those skills to the rest of us. She has a zest for process improvement and we’ve been extremely fortunate to have benefited from her keen eye. Many thanks, Ashley!

We know her previous experience, technical skills, and innovative nature will serve her well as she begins this new role. Her first day will be Monday, October 18th. Please join us in congratulating Ashley!

Mary Jane Añón and Deena Chamberlin

Congratulations to Casey and Andy Miles, on the arrival of their baby boy, John Paul Miles! He arrived on October 8th and is 8lb 3oz and 20 and 3/4 inches long.

Best wishes to the happy family!

-The Information Technology and Services team

It is my pleasure to welcome Dawn Smith to the Advancement Services team as the Sr. Coordinator for the Eddy Street Office. Dawn’s first day will be October 11th, and she will be overseeing the Eddy Street front desk area.

Dawn is joining us from St. Michael’s Laundry where she has spent the last 12 years as the Lead for Customer Service. Prior to joining St.Michael’s, she served as the Office Manager for Planet Automotive Group. While at Notre Dame, Dawn participated in the Ivy Tech program earning her degree in Applied Science.

Dawn will be the welcoming face and voice for anyone stopping by or calling and will be assisting with handling operational issues within the suite. She brings a great customer service focus to the front desk of our Eddy Street office and has tremendous institutional knowledge having built strong working relationships with both the administrative and facilities areas at the University.

Please join me in welcoming Dawn to the UR team. Be sure to stop by the front desk to introduce yourself or just to say hi!

Lana Taylor

The Clubs Team has welcomed a new Clubs Program Manager – Annie Ortega-Shyne. Annie joins our team after serving as a Program Assistant with the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies at Notre Dame and has been a seasoned educator for over 16 years. Annie also spent over eight years volunteering with the U.S. Naval Academy serving as an admissions officer and as co-president/executive board member with the USNA South Florida Parents Club. Annie received her B.A. and MBA from the University of Miami and a Master of Arts from Knox Theological Seminary.

In her role, Annie will provide support for Notre Dame clubs in six regions: Central, Florida, Illinois, Midwest, Ohio Valley, and Southwest. In this capacity, she will onboard club leaders, provide support, and share ideas and resources with clubs. She will also be responsible for UND Celebrations and ND Day club assistance and resources.

Please join me in welcoming Annie to the UR team.

– Abbey Johnson

I am very excited to announce that Courtney Mattison will join the Illinois Team as a Regional Director on October 11.

Courtney brings extensive experience in fundraising, with a focus on donor relations. Courtney served as Senior Manager for Development and Events for Paqui and Coach Brian Kelly’s charitable foundation Kelly Cares, as well as Director of Marketing for the College Football Hall of Fame. Most recently, she served as the Director of Annual Giving and Constituent Relations for Saint Joseph High School. Her experience with these and other institutions of Catholic education have prepared her for Notre Dame and make her eager and grateful to serve the mission of Our Lady’s University.

Courtney, originally from the Washington, D.C. area, began her career on Capitol Hill after graduating from Stephens College with a B.S. in American Public Policy. She and her husband Bill, a professor in the Department of Theology and Alliance for Catholic Education (ACE) at Notre Dame, have two boys, Billy and Jack.

In Notre Dame,

Jerry Barca

Congratulations to Colleen, Kyle and big brother PJ as they welcome Margaret Anne! She arrived on October 2nd at 6:58 pm, weighing 8lbs and 20 inches long. All are home and doing well!

I am excited to announce that Leah Corachea has joined the Southwest team as regional director, working with benefactors in the Los Angeles area.

As many of you know, Leah has been a part of the ND development family for 7 years. She most recently served as the Associate Director, Leadership Annual Giving where she worked to raise incremental annual unrestricted funds for our giving societies program and in FY21, Leah raised $440,000 in incremental unrestricted funds for the University. Before that role, she ran our ND Listens and Parents programs for 3 years where she set records and reinvented our student-caller program.

Leah, a double Domer, received her BA in Sociology in 2014 and her Master in Non-profit Administration in 2020. While an undergrad student, she was on the Women’s Rowing team, winning two Big East championships in 2011 and 2012.

Leah has been “a part” of the SouthBEST team, acting as our team’s liaison to the Annual Giving team for the past year. I am thankful to have her officially on the team and look forward to seeing her succeed in this role. Please join me in congratulating Leah!

Best, Shelby

Happy birthday to all our UR colleagues celebrating their special days in October! We hope your year is so good, it’s scary!

10/3 – Brandon Tabor
10/3 – Jesse Meyer
10/4 – David Chaudoir
10/4 – Ellen Roof
10/5 – Sheri Egendoerfer
10/7 – Kevin Frost
10/8 – Maureen Dunkley
10/10 – Denise Moulds
10/10 – T.J. Pillari
10/11 – Ashley Gerard
10/11 – Thomas Scrace
10/12 – Anna Ortega-Shyne
10/12 – Chris De Trempe
10/12 – Katie Eckrich
10/13 – Julie Seniff
10/13 – Mary Fisher
10/15 – Jim Gosz
10/16 – Angeline Johnson
10/17 – Katherine Cinninger
10/19 – Allison Slabaugh
10/20 – Tony Castrodale
10/20 – Brad Goff
10/21 – Darius Walker
10/24 – Andrew Yocum
10/24 – Heather Sadrzadeh
10/25 – Helen Rajkumar
10/27 – Leah Corachea
10/27 – Mary Jane Anon
10/28 – Anne Wieber
10/30 – George Duke
10/30 – Kasey O’Connor
10/31 – Jason Scarlett