It is my pleasure to welcome Laura Ruiz to the Gift Planning team as our newest Gift Planning Officer. Laura is an alumna of St. Mary’s College where she earned a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Political Science, and then earned her Juris Doctor from Loyola University in Chicago. Following her graduation from law school, Laura was a member of Northwestern University’s Development Department, where she drafted all gift agreements and interfaced directly with benefactors to explain gift agreement acceptance terms and limitations. Most recently, Laura served as an Associate at KPMG in Chicago, where she provided tax counsel to non-profit organizations.

Laura and her husband Bob are currently house hunting and are looking forward to calling South Bend home. Please join me in welcoming Laura to the team!

-Rich Naponelli