It is with great enthusiasm that we announce Chris Wells and Ellen Roof has joined the Annual Giving & Strategic Marketing team!

Ellen Roof will lead the philanthropic educational outreach efforts for students as well as all Senior Legacy initiatives. As an Alumna of the University and from her work with Nielsen, Ellen brings a unique perspective to finding audience insights. We look forward to the great things she will do as the new Assistant Director, Student Philanthropy.

Being a 2009 graduate of Notre Dame, Chris Wells is excited to bring his family home as the new Assistant Director, Undergraduate Alumni. He brings a solid base of fundraising knowledge from his experiences at Saint Viator High School where he served as the Director of Alumni Relations and previously as the Development Operations Assistant for the University of Michigan Athletics Department.

Please join us in welcoming Ellen and Chris to the team!

Sincerely,

Andrea Bullock

Dear Colleagues,

Please join me in welcoming Dan Peña to the Annual Giving and Strategic Marketing team. Dan will serve as the Associate Director, Graduate Business Annual Giving. Dan will be responsible building and executing the strategy to cultivate, solicit, and steward Graduate Business alumni and benefactors to increase expendable annual giving to the Graduate Business Programs. Dan will also be instrumental in developing the experience for the Dean’s Circle at $25K annual giving.

Prior to coming to Notre Dame, Dan worked for Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits of Indiana as an area manager, leading a sales team that covered all three (restaurant, retail, chain) channels of distribution for its supplier partners. Dan also served as Coordinator of Corporate and Foundation Relations at Siena Heights University prior to his role at Southern Glazer’s.

Dan earned his MBA in 2012 from Mendoza. Dan and his wife Amber are residents of South Bend and have two children Patrick, 3 years and Sophia, 10 months.

In Notre Dame,

Amy Schell
Director, Notre Dame Funds

Katherine

Please use this link to access a shared Google Doc containing all registered guests for this weekend’s Annual Giving events, including Badin Guild Weekend:

https://drive.google.com/open?id=10VI1l6xl9bXIJWo-OFUdpi7qWmf60kvJhZ56KsJ3ZdY

Fundraisers – If you would like email check-in notification for specific donors at the Wake Up The Echoes! Breakfast, Shake Down The Thunder! Tailgate, or Onward to Victory! Dinner, please send me an email at Jonathan.Retartha@ND.edu with the names of the donors you’d like notification for.

Go Irish!

Jonathan Retartha
Manager, Donor Experience

Team,

I am pleased to welcome Madeline LaDue to Regional Development. Madeline, our newest administrative assistant, will be situated in the Chicago office, supporting Mary Carol Murphy, Sean MacCready, and Mark Seiler. A graduate of Indiana University, Madeline comes to us fresh from her summer internship at Hannah & Friends, where she planned several fundraising events and led the summer day camp for children and adults with disabilities. A lifelong Notre Dame fan, she is thrilled to be joining the Development team. Madeline will onboard in the ESC office for three weeks, beginning, September 6th and will join her fundraisers in Chicago on September 26th. Welcome Madeline!

Laura Midkiff

Dear colleagues:

We all know the power of prayer! Lou Nanni’s youngest brother Michael is fighting cancer, and I believe we can help. On October 5th, Michael will be having major surgery and Fr. Ralph Haag has agreed to lead us in a rosary dedicated to Michael and the extended Nanni family. All are welcome to participate on Wednesday, October 5th at 8:30 a.m. at the Grotto. Hope to see you there.

In Notre Dame,

Katherine

Euchre Players,
It’s time to sign up for September Euchre! We will gather together Thursday, September 8, 2016 at 5:30pm in the ESC Family Room. (This is a slightly later start time)

Yes, I know it’s the Thursday before the first home game. Yes, I know there is an Advisory Council Dinner. Yes, I know we’re all super busy. But I also know you must allow time for fun and camaraderie in your life!

The cost is $10 to play. If you have any questions, or would like to join us please contact me at 1-1818 or psmith15@nd.edu. Your entry fee is due to me by 5pm, Wednesday, September 7, 2016.

I look forward to seeing you at the card table!
Patty

Dear Colleagues,
I am excited to announce that Leah Corachea has accepted the position of Program Manager, Phone Center on the Annual Giving team effective September 12, 2016. In this role she will oversee all operations of the student phone center as well as develop strategies with fund and segment owners in order to grow our fundraising efforts through this channel.
Leah graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 2014. She has been working in Development since August 2014 and most recently as Learning and Organizational Development Coordinator. Her extraordinary work ethic and dedication to Our Lady’s mission will help her succeed and thrive in this new role.
Please join me in congratulating Leah!
All my best,
Ashley Gerard

We are thrilled to announce that Julia Onghetich will be stepping into the role of Assistant Director, Donor Communications, Recognition & Stewardship, effective Thursday, September 1st. In this role, Julia will oversee several key initiatives, including managing the acknowledgements process and serving as one of our primary writers; leading the Founder’s Wall and $1 million stewardship programs; supporting the principal stewardship program; creating the annual Stewardship Report; and serving as team’s style guide expert and lead editor.
Julia holds an M.P.A. in Nonprofit Management from Indiana University, and a Bachelor of Arts in International Affairs from Hope College. Prior to joining the SE&S team in 2015, Julia worked in Uganda for a study abroad program through the Council for Christian Colleges & Universities where she honed her grant writing and editing skills. Julia has played an invaluable role at the University as the Lead Coordinator for Presidential and Vice Presidential acknowledgements and brings a global perspective, strong writing and editing skills, a keen eye for process improvement, and a tremendous work ethic and commitment to Our Lady’s University to our team. Please join us in congratulating Julia on her new role.
With Julia’s advancement, the role of Coordinator, Donor Communications, Recognition, & Stewardship is now open. If any internal candidates are interested in exploring this position, please contact Beth Ferlic. The job will be posted on jobs.nd.edu at the end of the week.
Our best,
Beth Ferlic and Mary Fisher

Blood donors needed!

With a holiday weekend upon us, the community blood bank needs you now more than ever! Please join us in donating blood on Wednesday, August 31^st at Harper Cancer Research Institute from 11:30am-2:00pm. Your donation will save the lives of three people right here in our community.

For every pint of blood collected, $5 will be donated back to Harper Cancer Research Institute.

Remember, if nobody gives, nobody receives. Click HERE to sign up.