Please welcome Maya Sison to the Marketing Operations, Annual Giving team as our Data Analyst. Her first day was Monday, October 17. Maya has ten years of data analytics experience in one of the top telecommunication companies in the Philippines. There she monitored business performance of products and transformed consumer behavior data into actionable, data-driven insights.

In her new role, Maya will build populations and segmentation for solicitations, stewardship, and other Annual Giving communications. She will additionally handle the assessment and processing of our Giving Society acknowledgements, as well as the assessment of our recurring giving data. We’re so thankful to have her on the team.

Please join me in welcoming her to Notre Dame!

Lauren Dolzan

Colleagues,

Please join me in wishing Chau-Ly all the best as she departs the Notre Dame family to start a new career working as a Salesforce Senior Business Analyst with the federal government.

Chau-Ly joined us following undergrad at Notre Dame in 2016, and those who have worked with Chau-Ly know her as a dedicated person of high character who could be relied on to deliver on every project. She is passionate about her work and has made a huge impact with her strategic mindset, insight, and creative ideas to deliver business solutions and working on the DEIU committees.

She has been a tremendous team member and an invaluable resource and we will miss her immensely! Chau-Ly’s last day will be Friday, Oct 28.

Please join us in gratitude and congratulations to Chau-Ly as we say farewell for now!

Information Technology and Services Team

UR Family,

It is my pleasure to share that Kate Strieker has been promoted to Development Associate – Events, within the Sorin Society team. In her new role, Kate will continue to offer exceptional stewardship and service to all Giving Society members, but will shift to leading all of our Giving Society and Annual Giving Events. Kate will also be the lead for our JHC, ADC, SORIN 175 and Dean’s Leadership Circle members as we continue to offer best in class stewardship to our most generous annual benefactors.

In the short time that Kate has joined our team, she has proved an invaluable team member – from jumping into Notre Dame Day in her first week, to overtaking projects and tasks outside of her role – Kate’s promotion is well deserved. I am excited that many of you will continue to work more closely with Kate in her new role. Coming off the back of running the Chicago marathon no less, please join me in congratulating Kate!

Many thanks!

Pablo

Dear Colleagues,

I am thrilled to announce that Tucker Kable will be joining the Data and Strategic Analytics Reporting team as a Business Intelligence Professional starting November 1st. Tucker will focus on Business Object Reporting and new Tableau Dashboards for the UR Development Department.

Tucker has been with the University of Notre Dame since 2016 in the Office of Public Affairs and Communications (OPAC). In his previous OPAC position as a Data Scientist, he supported Notre Dame’s central communications department with regular and ad hoc Tableau reporting for digital asset performance data including web traffic, media monitoring, email, and social media. He provided for-hire analytics support to on campus partners including Notre Dame Graduate School, College of Science, President’s Office, Notre Dame Athletics, and Human Resources.

We are grateful that Tucker has chosen to join us and excited about the skills he will bring to our team.

Please join me in welcoming Tucker to the Development Department!

Wayne Harpenau

Director, Data and Strategic Analytics

Dear UR Team –

Please join me in wishing Heather Sadrzadeh all the best as she departs from the NDAA to focus on her family.

Heather has enthusiastically served the volunteer leaders of the Affinity Groups since October 2018. I am deeply grateful for her service and know she will be missed by so many. Heather’s creative ideas, unfailing optimism, and infectious positivity were some of her hallmarks. She brought many talents to this role including an amazing eye for design and her photography skills which served to elevate the visual brand of the affinity groups. Most of all, Heather’s exuberance, humor, and deep care for individuals led to strong bonds with external constituents and staff alike.

Heather’s last day will be Friday, October 7th. We will be in touch regarding what I imagine will be a doughnut-themed going away party, but for now, please take a moment to wish her the best as she wraps up her work with us.

Best,

Angeline

Dear Team,

I’m excited to announce that Brigid Jackson will become our new Eck Visitors Center Customer Service Representative starting October 12th. As many of you know, Brigid worked with us in the past as part of our EVC and Reunion staff.

Brigid earned her Bachelor of Science in General Business from Indiana University South Bend. In her free time she enjoys traveling, cooking(especially Italian recipes), anything Disney, her dog Toby, and her big family (She is Erin Thornton’s sister).

Please join me in welcoming Brigid to the team.

Amanda

Dear UR,

It is our distinct pleasure to announce the promotion of Samantha Checkley to Assistant Program Director (APD) reporting to Lori Tinkey, effective October 3, 2022. In her new role on the DC Leadership Team, Samantha will transition to partnerships with Senior Regional Directors (SRDs — Ryan Brennan and Jason Scarlett) and members of the Regional SRD Team as well as contribute to overarching Regional Development projects. Samantha joined Development last year following 6 years of ND campus experience in management and events. Samantha quickly excelled on the DC Team, in partnerships with 3 RDs, and in work within Gift Planning. We are grateful to benefit from her talents in strategic analytics, planning, and presentation. Congratulations, Samantha!

If you have any questions about Samantha’s transitional responsibilities or new role, please feel free to contact us.

Sincerely,
Lori and Deena

UR Team –

On Monday, October 3, we are welcoming a new member to the NDAA family.

Kelly Woods comes to the NDAA after earning a Master of Arts in Linguistics from BYU where she also worked as a Web Developer and a Graduate Research Assistant. She also completed her undergraduate work at BYU, earning a degree in Psychology – I guess that makes her a “Double Cougar”. Kelly brings a wealth of technical knowledge and an innate curiosity driven by her previous work in research areas.

Not only will she be new to the University, but Kelly is coming to us all the way from Oklahoma City. And, having spent years in Utah, she’s an avid fan of outdoor activities and is looking forward to exploring her new home. She’s also a huge sports fan, and assures us that outside of Saturday October 8, she will be cheering for the Irish.

Kelly will be joining the NDAA-IT team as our new Systems Specialist and putting her French speaking skills to good use as she focuses on all things myNotreDame, its ongoing development, and relationship with Hivebrite.

Please join me in welcoming Kelly to the NDAA!

John

Please welcome Michelle McDaniel to the Marketing Operations, Annual Giving team as our Content Marketing Specialist. Her first day was this week, Monday, September 26.

Michelle was previously a Content Writer for RTA Outdoor Living and has 10+ years of multimedia journalism experience. She will be writing and producing fund and Giving Society digital communications as well as managing digital executions such as email creation and deployment for the Annual Giving team.

Michelle comes to us from the Dallas, Texas area. Please join me in giving her a big, warm, South Bend welcome!

Lauren Dolzan

University Relations Team – With an incredible amount of gratitude for his videography and design services, I’m writing to you today to share the news that Kilian Vidourek will be leaving the Storytelling & Engagement Team. Over the past year, Kilian has dazzled us with his keen camera skills, his efficiency to turn around projects incredibly quickly, and his ability to rock a pair of pants that show off his ankles.

The Georgia native, known in local DJ circles as “DOGSNAKE”, has accepted a position at 2K Games in California as a Video Editor, where he will be responsible for making video game trailers and marketing materials. He is grateful that his current position has taught him the skills necessary to take this next step in his professional career out on the West Coast as a videographer and storyteller. In Kilian’s words, “I am going to miss all of the wonderfully unique people I have had the chance to know and work with as well as the culture of family here that made me feel like I belong. Thank you everyone!”

Kilian’s last day in office will be Friday, September 30. Please join me in echoing his common sentiment of “What’s poppin’?” and say farewell to our incredible colleague.

Jim Gosz