I am pleased to announce Sarah Lawless has accepted the Program Director, Cultivation Events and Stewardship position (with a focus on Athletic Advancement).   Sarah’s primary focus will be partnering with Sara Liebscher and the Athletics Advancement team in addition to supporting Sorin: A Notre Dame Story as it tours throughout the country.

Sarah is a Morristown, New Jersey native and double-domer. Sarah has been working in the collegiate athletics industry for six years. Most recently she was the Director of Football Operations at UCONN under Head Coach Bob Diaco. In this capacity, Sarah directed the strategic and logistical operations of the football program, including budget development and oversight, marketing, events, team travel, community engagement, and relationship management of both campus entities and external stakeholders. Prior to UCONN, she worked for the football team here at Notre Dame for three years – first as the Operations Assistant and then as Coordinator of On-Campus Recruiting. Sarah has a Bachelor’s degree in Finance and an MNA from the Mendoza College of Business. During her undergraduate years, Sarah was a student manager for both the football and women’s basketball teams and is a Monogram Club member for this service. She has four siblings who all graduated from the University of Notre Dame.

Please join me in giving Sarah a warm welcome.