Team,
As our division continues to grow in both team size and the scope of fundraising goals, I am pleased to announce the following organizational changes within Advancement Services. These updates better reflect the work and focus of these individuals’ roles, as well as aligns their work with the overall priorities of the organization:
IT&S Team
Dean Ernzen, a leader on our team for over 10 years and for the past 8 years overseeing our efforts around crmND and asceND, will now be a part of the IT&S team as the Director of the application development team. In this role, he will oversee the administration, configuration and development of the asceND solution along with supporting the crmND, and other business applications which are utilized in the development office. Dean is a seasoned leader with extensive Salesforce knowledge and experience in lean principles, which he will leverage to drive continuous improvement in business processes across our applications. His role aims to enhance synergies across both solutions on the Salesforce platform, and strengthen collaboration among the IT&S teams in delivering technical solutions. In this role, Dean reports to Carleen Quinlan, with Linda Klaybor, Jami Radcliff, Jay Rizzi, and Lynette Shunka reporting to him.
Gift and Data Management Team
Meg Buysse has been promoted to the role of Revenue Fund Management Specialist. In this role, Meg will focus on implementing a strategic process around communicating current pledge statuses with our benefactors. Since joining Notre Dame in 2017, she has been an invaluable member on our team as a functional lead for the Gift and Data Management team in the asceND project.
Amy Mason will now serve in the role of Audit and Compliance Specialist, assuming greater responsibilities in daily gift auditing, communication with the Controller’s Office, and the delivery of audit and gift reporting to Development and Finance leaders. Amy joined our Development team in 2019 following several years working within the Department of Athletics.
Internal Engagement and Advancement Services
Finally, I am grateful to Lana Taylor and Nancy Cole for their willingness to adjust their responsibilities to better serve our broader department.
In addition to her work on the Internal Engagement team in planning our UR-wide events (ie UR Summit, Blueprints, holiday celebrations, etc.), Lana will now collaborate closely with the Financial Administration and Strategy team to further develop and execute processes to track event budgeting and spending across our division. She will also continue to manage parking needs at Eddy Street.
In addition to her work to support me and the broader Advancement Services team, Nancy Cole will oversee all space-related items within our department, including Eddy Street and Grace Hall. This includes coordination with Kite (the property manager of our ESC building), Notre Dame building services, and other vendors. Nancy will also collaborate closely with Laura Waltz and other colleagues in the strategic use of our large conference room spaces (Family Room and Sorin Room) and will oversee the student workers in Eddy Street.
Please join me in thanking Dean, Meg, Amy, Lana, and Nancy for their continued commitment to our division and Notre Dame.
Brian