It is with mixed emotions that I write to inform you that Liz Johnson has resigned from her position as Program Director, Compliance & Stewardship Programs to pursue other opportunities. During her year-long tenure with the Special Events & Stewardship team, Liz has been dedicated to enhancing stewardship for Notre Dame’s top corporate and foundation partners, and has worked closely with the AADs to introduce best practices in stewardship among the Colleges. She has made significant strides in the area of compliance, provided event support in multiple arenas, and above all bolstered the spirit of our team and its members across the board. We will miss her greatly.

Please join us in extending best wishes to Liz, whose last day will be Friday, August 5^th. We wish her tremendous success in all future endeavors! Her departure creates an additional open position on the Special Events & Stewardship team, the details of which will soon be posted to the Notre Dame job board.

Best,
Mary Fisher

Logan’s Run needs you!

University Relations will once again be manning a water station for this year’s Logan’s Run on Saturday, August 6 from 7-11 am. Please let Bridget Conley know ASAP if you’re interested in showing our ND spirit and supporting our community at this great event. Family members are welcome to come along!

Bridget Conley

Team,

Allow me to briefly update you on our CASE summer interns: Mark Betita and John Gadient.

They are working with Andrea Bullock and the AGSM team to create a communication plan to better engage students, faculty, and alumni. In addition to this resume-worthy project, Mark and John are learning about Development through CASE assignments, informational interviews with ND colleagues and mentors, and professional development opportunities. Mark and John attended a two-day conference in Washington DC where they collaborated with 30 students nationwide.

They have three weeks to go. Keep up the great work, Mark and John!

If you or your team are interested in a similar internship program during the academic year, please contact me for more information.

Best,

Leah Corachea

EUCHRE CLUB will meet next Thursday, July 14th in the ESC Family Room at 5pm for another night of cards and fun. If you haven’t already signed up, please contact Patty Smith at 1-1818 or psmith15@nd.edu to register. Please remember your $10 registration fee needs to be paid by 5pm on Wednesday, July 13th. Looking forward to seeing you!

 

Patty Smith

Foundation Relations has an open position for a Program Director. If you are interested in exploring this position please visit jobs.nd.edu and/or contact Ann Moran or Carla Ingrando.

Thank you,
Jen

I am pleased to announce that the Athletics Advancement team grew this morning, July 5th at 2:29am, when Katie and Brian Powell welcomed Baby Boy #2 to the world. Mom and Boy #2 are both doing great. A name has not yet been decided, but as Dad mentioned, the only ones ruled out so far are Craig and Gerry Faust.

—
Sara Liebscher

 

We are excited to announce Tara Reilly will be joining Region 4 as a fundraiser! Tara will start on July 18 and work with many of the families Brian Diss previously covered in Ohio.

Tara has been an extremely successful senior sales rep with Boehringer Ingleheim Pharmaceuticals since 2003. She has been a valued team member, managing several key accounts, being selected to their Women in Leadership Program, and training colleagues on several computer platforms.
Tara is originally from Plymouth, Indiana and earned her BA from IU-South Bend in 1998. She and her husband, Brandon, have been married for 13 years and have two children Noah (8) and Addie (4). An active member of St. Pius Catholic Parish, Tara serves in a variety of volunteer roles. Several members of our team know Tara and are thrilled she is joining our team!

Please join me in welcoming Tara to our team.

Best,
Marty Harshman

We are pleased to announce Michelle Joyce as the new Foundation Relations Director for the College of Science
In this role, Michelle will work closely with the dean, faculty, chairs and Center/Institute directors to advance key scientific research priorities with national foundations. Dr. Joyce’s previous fields of research included small molecules and proteomics.
She was the Associate Director of Notre Dame’s Mass Spectrometry and Proteomics Facility where her interests include providing schools with access to modern scientific instrumentation. A Domer who is the daughter of a retired Catholic high school principal, she has been a leader in developing a program–now known as ND LIGHTS (Laboratory Instrumentation Giving Hope to Students)–that donates working scientific instrumentation from retired or upgraded Notre Dame laboratories to schools in need of such equipment. Since 2010 ND LIGHTS has donated over 50 instruments to 19 schools nationally and in Africa.
Michelle received her Ph.D. from Duke University. Michelle and her husband, Tim, live in Granger with their two children, Ian and Analiese.
Please join me in welcoming Michelle to the team!
Yours in Notre Dame,
Carla Ingrando

Bryan and Stephani Keve are thrilled to announce the birth of their first child, son Theodore “Theo” Francis Keve.  Theo made his debut at 7:27 pm on June 27. Vital stats:  6 lbs. 13 oz., 19.5”. All are doing well! Theo is already a loyal son of Notre Dame, as you can see from his cap.  Congratulations Bryan and Stephani!