Dear Colleagues,

I am pleased to announce that Jay McAllister will serve as our new Director of Academic Advancement for Notre Dame Research.

In this role, Jay will serve as the development liaison for Notre Dame Research (NDR) and as a member of Bob Bernhard’s senior leadership team. He will work closely with NDR staff, center/institute directors, faculty, advisory council members, and field fundraisers to advance key research priorities, including the University’s Strategic Research Initiatives (i.e. SRIs).

Jay comes to Notre Dame from the Software Engineering Institute (SEI) at Carnegie Mellon University, where he led SEI’s Cyber Intelligence Research Consortium and provided research and development support to cyber intelligence practitioners from government, industry, and academia. Prior to joining SEI, Jay spent six years in strategic, investigative, and operational counterintelligence and counterterrorism analysis for the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS).

Jay is a 2004 graduate of the University of Notre Dame, with a bachelor’s degree in economics. He also holds a master’s of science in strategic intelligence from the National Intelligence University in Washington, D.C.

We believe Jay’s impressive background advancing innovative initiatives at a world-class research institute, experience facilitating external research collaborations, and his passion and commitment to the mission of Our Lady’s University will enable him to advance an ambitious fundraising plan for Notre Dame Research.

We look forward to Jay starting in this important new role on Monday, June 27. Please join me in welcoming him to the team!

Yours in Notre Dame,

Jim Morrison

It is with very mixed emotions that we write to inform you that Lauren Whisler has resigned her position as Coordinator, Special Events & Stewardship. This fall, Lauren will be relocating to her hometown of Indianapolis with her fiancé, Elliott, where he will be continuing his education at the Indiana University School of Medicine.
For the past two years, Lauren has been an integral member of the Special Events & Stewardship team, providing outstanding support and leadership for executive events, including Advisory Council weekends and Commencement, and coordinating a variety of stewardship efforts for principal donors. She will certainly be missed!
Please join us in extending best wishes to Lauren, whose last day with Development will be Wednesday, August 31st. Lauren’s departure creates an immediate open position on the Special Events & Stewardship team, the details of which will be outlined in a separate communication.

Best,
Cristi Ganyard & Mary Fisher

I am excited to announce that Carla Ingrando will serve as our new Senior Director of Foundation Relations. In this role Carla is charged with leading the planning, organization and implementation of a best in class program with the goal of increasing foundation support for the University’s key academic objectives.

Carla will also collaborate with Jim Morrison, the Senior Director of Corporate Relations, the corporate/foundation/academic advancement teams, myself and others throughout development to ensure we fully integrate our academic advancement strategy and maximize our fundraising success.

Carla comes to us with deep experience in higher education having worked and taught at a number of institutions, including Denison University, Pacific University, and Marylhurst University before returning to Notre Dame. In addition, Carla has earned the respect and admiration of faculty, administrators and leaders throughout Notre Dame because of her strategic, collaborative and results oriented approach to foundation fundraising.

Carla earned a bachelor’s of arts from Furman University, a master’s of public administration from the University of South Carolina, a master’s of divinity from Vanderbilt University and a doctorate in moral theology from the University of Notre Dame.

Please join me in congratulating Carla on her new role, which she will begin on July 1st.

Shannon Cullinan

Dear Colleagues,

Please join me in welcoming Ian Secviar to the Annual Giving and Strategic Marketing team as the Associate Director, Law School Annual Giving. Ian will be responsible for building and executing the strategy to increase law school expendable annual giving. Ian will also be instrumental in developing the experience for the Dean’s Leadership Circle at $25K annual giving.

Ian is a 2010 graduate of Notre Dame. Ian began his Development career in 2008 when he was a student caller and then promoted to student manager in the phone center. Since graduation, Ian has worked in sales for AT&T and most recently was the Director of Annual Giving at Mount Carmel High School in Chicago, IL.

Welcome, Ian!

In Notre Dame,
Amy

Amy Schell
Director, Notre Dame Funds

NOTRE DAME’S CONTRIBUTION TO HAMILTON

The Broadway smash hit Hamilton won 11 Tony Awards last night — and a Notre Dame alum is smiling this morning! Patrick Vassel ’07, the Associate Director of Hamilton and was interviewed during our Notre Dame Day broadcast by NBC News and Notre Dame Trustee Anne Thompson ’79.

LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5GgUn-7kSA

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Jim Small
Senior Director, Storytelling & Engagement Team

Our colleague David Chaudoir is in Louisville today celebrating the life of Muhammad Ali. David grew up playing in in the backyard of Ali’s Berrien Springs home. Later, he worked for 12 years as the Director of Marketing for Muhammad Ali Enterprises.

The night of Ali’s death — David wrote this tribute.

LINK: http://notredamegoirish.blogspot.com/2016/06/my-friend-david-and-his-friend-muhammad.html

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Jim Small
Senior Director, Storytelling & Engagement Team
Development

Dear Colleagues,

I am delighted to announce that Kennedy St. Charles will join our University Relations team as part of the Notre Dame Staff Fellows Program. In May, Kennedy earned a Bachelor of Science from Xavier University of Louisiana.

The Notre Dame Staff Fellows Program attracts graduating students from a variety of universities with diverse backgrounds into the Notre Dame staff family. This two year program provides the fellows experience in their assigned divisions through rotations, projects, and campus-wide assignments. The fellows cohort will experience group activities to build community and become immersed in Notre Dame and the Michiana area.

Kennedy’s first rotation will be with the Storytelling & Engagement team, starting Monday, June 13. Please join me in congratulating and welcoming Kennedy to our team.

Yours in Notre Dame,

Shannon

Emily is a rising sophomore at the University of Notre Dame — who “learns differently.” Emily can’t read or write. She is profoundly dyslexic and dysgraphic. The women of Walsh Hall — often read Emily’s text books to her at night…

LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-Xl65CcGnQ