Dear Colleagues,

I am excited to announce that Erin Newkirk will serve as the Fundraiser Training Specialist. Prior to joining Development, Erin worked for Notre Dame’s Institute for Educational Initiatives (IEI/ACE). At IEI, she supported the Institute director in day-to-day operations and strategic planning efforts as well as supporting the Institute’s stewardship efforts. During her time at IEI, Erin also worked as a member of the ACE Teaching Fellows pastoral team, managing the programmatic and formation efforts of the Teaching Fellows program while working closely with ACE teachers across the country. As an ACE teacher, she taught middle school math and science at Sacred Heart Catholic Schools in Oklahoma City, Okla. She graduated from Notre Dame in 2013 with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology & Pre-Med. She earned her master’s degree in education in 2015. She and her husband, Will, live in South Bend – though they find their way up to Lake Michigan as often as possible! Her first day with Development will be July 17.

Please join me in welcoming Erin to the Development Department.

– Jerry Barca