Notre Dame Investment Team Endowment Update
Please join us Thursday, February 23, 2023, at 11 AM ET, for the Notre Dame Endowment Update. This private, invite-only event is for participants in Notre Dame’s charitable remainder trust and donor advised fund programs. The event is an opportunity to learn more about the University’s Endowment and participate in a question-and-answer session with Mike Donovan and the Investment Office team.

The current list of participants for this event can be found here. This file is updated as registrations come in up until the day of the event.

To join this event, please contact Laura Walker

Badin Guild Naples Cocktail Reception
The Badin Guild will be hosting a stewardship reception in Naples on Thursday, March 2, 2023, from 5-7 PM ET at the Ritz-Carlton Naples. The Naples reception is hosted by George and Ginny Mammola and Tom and Bridget Black.

Invitations with event details will be sent on Thursday, January 26, 2023, via email to all Badin Guild members. Reminders will be sent in February.

If you have a prospective planned gift benefactor you would like to invite, please contact Laura Walker.

Badin Guild Mass of Thanksgiving
Please plan to join us on Friday, March 17, 2023, at 4 PM ET, for the Badin Guild Mass of Thanksgiving at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart. University President Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C. will be the celebrant.
As this Mass will be live streamed and recorded, your presence, as we join in prayer for our Badin Guild members and their intentions, will be a powerful message to these benefactors.

A link to the live stream will also be available on the day of the event and a recording will be made available to Badin Guild members.

If you have any questions regarding any of these events, please contact Laura Walker.

Gift and Data Management will be closed this Friday, January 13 in recognition of our team’s work during the year end. The general phone and email will be covered to help donors who need assistance.

Thank you,
Amy Schell

The Office of Gift Planning will be closed this Friday, January 13 in recognition of our team’s work during the year end.

Thank you,
TJ Pillari

Colleagues,

Please help us welcome Laura Waltz, our new senior office coordinator on the Internal Engagement team. Laura’s first day is Wednesday, January 11.

Laura comes to us from Lippert Components Inc., where she worked as an Administrative Associate for the past 5 years. During her career, Laura has also held roles with Metropolitan Title Company Inc., Kruggel, Lawton & Co., LLC, and Integrity Title Agency. We’re so excited for Laura to bring her administrative and operational expertise to the ESC front desk.

Laura was born in New Castle, Indiana. She has been married to her high school sweetheart Mark for 41 years. In her free time, Laura enjoys crafting bead jewelry, going to the beach, and spending time with her family, including her daughter Liv, son-in-law Jacob, and 15-month-old grandson Arlo.

When you see Laura around the halls at ESC, please stop by and say hello.

Welcome to the team, Laura!

With gratitude,
Grace

Dear Friends,

I am excited to share that Meredith Sharwarko joins our UR Family as Senior Associate Director, Annual Giving Programs starting today, Monday, January 9, 2023!

Meredith joins us from Hope College where she served on their Annual Giving team for six years—most recently as Director of Annual Giving. Prior to her work in higher education, Meredith was an Account Executive at Inte Q, a provider of loyalty and subscription-based benefit programs, data analytics, and merchandise products.

Please join me in welcoming Meredith to Notre Dame and be sure to stop by and say hello to her.

God Bless and Go Irish,
Brandon Tabor

Colleagues,

I am delighted to announce the promotion of Caitlin Olivier as our new director for donor relations strategies, taking on the important role that Mary Fisher vacated last year. Caitlin has served on the Stewardship & Donor Relations team the last 4 ½ years, focusing on donor recognition, and I am thrilled to have an opportunity to promote from within.

Caitlin has been influential in pushing forward efficiencies, creativity, and technology in recent recognition projects. She was instrumental in the implementation of the digital donor display in the Hesburgh Library in 2020, has digitalized our ongoing capital reports, and has demonstrated incredible creativity when sourcing donor gifts in association with dedications. This demonstrated leadership in excellence will serve her well as she takes on this new challenge in donor relations strategies. With Emma Capannari, Caitlin will serve as the stewardship partner to all fundraisers, strategizing next steps in association with upcoming asks and stewardship plans. We look forward to communicating soon about updated guidelines for individualized stewardship touches and with fundraiser assignments.

Caitlin’s past experience includes serving as a CRM business analyst at Indiana University and enrollment work at Drexel University. She earned her bachelor’s degree in business administration from Trinity University and anticipates becoming a “domer” this summer when she will earn her Executive Master of Nonprofit Administration degree from Notre Dame.

Please join me in congratulating Caitlin and also please help us find a new program director for donor recognition. Caitlin’s vacated position reports directly to Jessica Reasons. Please contact Jessica with interest and/or questions.

Grateful,
Katherine Lane
Sr. Director, Stewardship & Donor Relations

Happy birthday to all our UR employees celebrating their special days in January! We hope you have a great day and a wonderful new year!

1/3 – Andrea Swanagan
1/3 – Eileen Gieselman
1/5 – Nancy Cole
1/6 – Dylan Reed
1/7 – Drew Buscareno
1/9 – Kate Brown
1/11 – Colleen Bailey-Knapke
1/11 – Stu Fortener
1/12 – James Riley
1/13 – Laura Walker
1/17 – Anne Overly
1/17 – Matthew Frazier
1/19 – Jeff Fersch
1/21 – Matthew McVeigh
1/23 – Nadia Erickson
1/24 – Melissa Lechlitner
1/24 – Suzanne DeGuilio
1/25 – Kelly Courington
1/25 – Lou Nanni
1/26 – Cristian Baguer
1/26 – Joanne Norell
1/30 – Geoff Stookey
1/31 – Bryan Reaume