It is with great excitement that we welcome Annica Hill to the Stewardship & Donor Relations team as Assistant Director for Data, University Stewardship Initiatives, reporting to Cristi Ganyard. Annica’s first day was Wednesday, August 23rd.

As a member of the Stewardship & Donor Relations team, Annica will project manage and support the data and technical needs of the University Stewardship Initiatives group, in particular the extensive data needs surrounding the University’s annual endowment reporting process. Working closely with USI teammates and campus partners, Annica will also manage the Qualtrics platform buildouts, data collection, and creation of the annual student thank-you letters for undergraduate and graduate financial aid funds. And, to round out her work in Stewardship, Annica will also assist as a stewardship partner to the Provost division.

Already a proud member of the Notre Dame family, Annica received her BS degree from Notre Dame in Applied and Computational Math and Statistics (ACMS), with a double major in FTT, graduating remotely—and later in-person—with the ever-resilient Class of 2020. As an undergraduate, Annica interned as a Performance Science Analyst for Notre Dame Athletics, devising quantitative analyses and dashboards for the varsity athletics staff around athlete performance and recovery. She was also a four-year member of the Band of the Fighting Irish, as both a piccolo player and member of the storied Irish Guard!

Since graduating from Notre Dame, Annica has worked as a Senior Fixed Income Associate Quantitative Analyst with The Travelers Companies in her hometown of Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN. Annica has recently relocated to South Bend and looks forward to serving and strengthening her alma mater in this new capacity.

Annica’s Notre Dame spirit, together with her academic and professional background as a mathematician, data analyst, and FTT storyteller will serve both her and the University well in the years ahead. Please join me in offering a warm welcome to Annica Hill as she joins the University Relations family.

Cristi Ganyard

Director, University Stewardship Initiatives