OIT Maintenance/Updates – Business Objects & Tableau 

On October 5th, the Office of Information Technologies will be performing maintenance on both Business Objects and Tableau.  Business Objects will be upgraded to version 4.3 and will have a significantly new look and feel, designed to simplify navigation and introduce additional features. The Tableau server will be upgraded to the latest version (2024.4.2) and will address several bugs which have been identified.

Look for more information on the Business Objects Upgrade and the new user interface next week.

Please join me in welcoming Scott Coppa (the “o” is short in Coppa – and in Scott, too, for that matter) as a Regional Director on the NY Metro team. Scott will handle a portfolio focusing primarily on western New York, with some assignments in the NYC metro area as well.

Scott is a graduate of Notre Dame (‘15) and was a recipient of the J. Sinnott Meyers Award for outstanding community service as a student. Scott also grew up locally, having graduated from South Bend St. Joe High School.

More recently, Scott served as Founder & CEO of Puente Desarollo Internacional, a global non-profit organization focused on utilizing data to improve international development outcomes. Puente’s aim is to “bridge” marginalized communities, nonprofits, and government entities to make international development more efficient and collaborative. (Oh, that’s right: As Spanish-speaking fans of Fr. Bob’s inaugural address already know, “puente” is the Spanish word for “bridge”). Scott’s work with Puente led him to be recognized among Alumni Association’s inaugural “Domer Dozen” cohort for his outstanding dedication to the tenets of NDAA’s mission.

Scott has also worked locally as a civic innovation consultant with EnFocus, and he served in the Peace Corps after graduation. Scott is fluent in Spanish, having lived in the Dominican Republic for much of the last decade. He now lives in South Bend with his wife, Crismary.

We could not be more excited to welcome Scott to the NY Metro team. Please be sure to say hello and give him a warm welcome.

Thanks!
Joe

Team,

Please join me in congratulating Katie O’Friel as she moves on from Prospect Management to the President’s Office in her new role as Advisor to Vice President and Chief of Staff Ann Firth.

Katie played an instrumental role over the last three years in the evolution of our Prospect Management Consulting team. As Senior Consultant for the Northwest region, she oversaw countless new-hire portfolios and RD transitions and served as a key strategic partner in evaluating portfolio health and annual planning for the region.

Katie also served as one of the team leads for our Incoming Parent review, streamlining processes to facilitate assignments as the number of identified leadership families increased nearly 140% since 2021. Her collaboration with key partners in Research, Special Events, Data Integrity, and the DC team is an example of cross-department partnership at its best.

Most importantly, Katie has been an exceptional teammate, mentor, friend, and guide to her fellow consultants, and played an indispensable role in the onboarding and integration of our recent hires (myself included). Katie’s mission-oriented, other-focused servant leadership will continue to serve Notre Dame well in her new role.

Katie’s final day is this coming Friday, September 27. Our Consultant job posting is now live on the ND Jobs website. Please contact me if you have interest or know of anyone who might have interest in joining our Consultant team.

Best,

JR

Dear Team,

Please join me in welcoming Myles Busby, who will serve as a Regional Director of Development on the Chicago Team! His first day is today, September 23rd.

Before he arrived at Notre Dame, Myles served as Founder and President of Soil, an organization based in southwestern Michigan aimed at helping young people obtain the proper resources for; educational development, mental & health awareness, and physical education.

Myles and his partner, Irma Ramirez, have three children, Leilani, Parker and Sebastian. They are excited to join the University Relations family. Please stop by and say hi when you see him around the office.

Thanks!

Ashley

Dear UR staff,

Please join me in thanking and congratulating Courtney. She will be pursuing a new career opportunity as social media manager at Family Entertainment TV, a South Bend-based broadcasting company with national and international reach. In her stead, she will leave a special mark on both me personally and on our organization!

In my 18 months working with Courtney, here is what I’ve had the privilege to learn:
Hitting publish, day in and day out, to an audience of over 100,000 — in digital spaces that often bring out the most extreme ends of the human condition — is intimidating. It would have most of us cowering in the closet at each click to publish. But Courtney has what I call nerves of steel. A trait that so many expert golfers share. She has an uncanny ability to perform with ultimate stoicism under pressure, scrutiny, and variable terrain.

Thank you, Courtney, for leading by example and teaching us to respond to fear with fierceness. And for giving me the humility to know I will never hack it as a golfer. Ever.

If you would like to extend your own thanks and congratulations to Courtney, please note that her last day with the NDAA will be Wednesday, Sept. 25. For any questions or concerns related to our digital channels, please reach out to me in the interim while we work to fill her big shoes.

Courtney, we wish you all the best in your role.
With gratitude,

Ti

Dear Colleagues,

I am both sad and excited to share the news that Kelly Woods will be leaving the Alumni Association and Notre Dame as she has accepted a new position as a Program Analyst with the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in Washington, DC.

Kelly joined the NDAA as our Systems Specialist nearly two years ago after completing her Masters degree from BYU – starting with the NDAA the same week that the Fighting Irish played the Cougars in the Shamrock Series. During that time, Kelly has been instrumental in the administration of the myNotreDame platform, migration of our Tableau reporting to the university’s standard, the transition to Google Analytics GA4, supporting the NDAA’s reporting and data requests, and most recently, leading our FaithND transition project.

Kelly’s last day with us will be Friday, September 20, allowing her to enjoy one last set of Board Meetings, two Football Fridays, and of course the roll-out of our new FaithND in mid-September!

Please join me in congratulating Kelly as she prepares for her next chapter where we know she will continue to do great things as she continues her service – albeit now for a larger community.

John

BLESSED BE OUR GOD, whom it has pleased to call to Himself my dear mom, Beatrice Arispe Reyes, on 10 September 2024.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at Ss. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church in Corpus Christi, Texas, on 24 September 2024, at 10:30 a.m.

https://www.caller.com/obituaries/paco0940154

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to:

Beatrice Arispe Reyes ’70 Scholarship Endowment

Incarnate Word Academy

2920 S. Alameda

Corpus Christi, Texas 78404

http://bit.ly/BeaReyes

Colleagues and Friends,

I’m excited to share the news that on September 10, Jason and Mary Stoller welcomed their fourth child — and first girl — Dana Stoller into the world. Dana weighed 8lb 4oz and measured 20in. Everyone is doing great!

Please join me in extending your congratulations to the Stoller family!

Sincerely,

Matt Gelchion

Please join me in welcoming Andrew Hamaty, who will serve as a Regional Director of Development on the Southern Team! His first day will be Monday, September 16th.

Prior to his arrival at Notre Dame, Andrew served as a Teacher and Campus Minister at St. Paul’s Catholic School in Jacksonville Beach, FL. He is a proud graduate of the University of Central Florida and Notre Dame, where he received his Master of Education through the ACE Program and Master of Arts in Theology.

Andrew will be joined in South Bend by his fiancé and looks forward to being a member of UR. Feel free to reach out to Andrew (ahamaty@nd.edu) and welcome him to the team!

Best,
Tim Kelly

Dear Team,

I have mixed emotions as I share that Amy is leaving the NDAA team and will join the Hesburgh Libraries in a part-time role. Amy will be the Reserves and Interlibrary Loan Assistant there.

We are grateful to Amy for her year and a half of service. She supported launching Game Changers, coordinating Reunion Alumni Ed programming, assisting with the IrishCompass platform and newsletter upgrades, processing Hesburgh Lecture honorariums and travel reimbursements, and engaging the Notre Dame family through NDAA events and programs.

Amy’s last day with the NDAA team is Friday, September 13. Please congratulate Amy, thank her, and give her your good wishes.

Sharon