Welcome Rosie McDowell to Stewardship & Donor Relations

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The Stewardship & Donor Relations team is excited to welcome Rosie Riordan McDowell as Program Director, University Stewardship Initiatives beginning on Monday, August 12th. In this role, Rosie will serve as the key stewardship partner to the divisions of Financial Aid, Student Affairs and the Graduate School. A double Domer and long-time member of the Notre Dame community, Rosie has most recently worked with students and faculty in the design and implementation of international community based learning programs through the Center for Social Concerns. Rosie has planned and executed an annual global learning immersion for the AnBryce Scholars Initiative at Notre Dame’s European Global Gateways, mentored student leaders through the ND Votes program, and designed and managed the expansion of community-based learning courses in Europe. Rosie’s new role within Stewardship & Donor Relations will allow her to deploy her creativity and passion for student engagement, along with her deep knowledge of the University, to foster best in class stewardship in these critical, mission-focused areas. Please join us in welcoming Rosie McDowell to the team!

Farewell and Best Wishes to Jesus Bravo

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Dear Colleagues,

I write to inform you that our colleague Jesus Bravo will be moving back to Chicago to pursue another professional opportunity. As you surely know, Jesus has brought a deep love for Our Lady’s University to his work, and has shared this passion with benefactors and colleagues alike. We are grateful to Jesus for the perspectives he has shared, his hard work and dedication to our mission.

Jesus’ last day in the office is this Thursday, August 8. Please join me in wishing Jesus well in his next chapter.

My very best,

Anne Griffith

Welcome Ken Heckel!

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Dear Colleagues,



I am excited to announce that Ken Heckel is joining the East Coast Region as a Regional Director serving the VA/DC market.

Ken and his wife Jennifer both received their BBA from Notre Dame in 1996, majoring in Finance and Marketing respectively. Ken has over 20 years of experience as an educator, administrator, financial manager, and academic researcher. Most recently Ken served as the Director of Academy Advancement at the United States Military Academy at West Point, and a Lieutenant Colonel in the U. S. Army with nearly 23 years of active duty service. Ken received his MBA from the University of Virginia’s Darden Graduate School of Business and he’s pursuing an EdD in Higher Education Administration at Northeastern University.


Ken and his wife, Jennifer, have two children Olivia and Elias. Please join me in thanking Ken for his service and welcoming him and his family back home to Notre Dame.

George West

FY 20 Performance and Coaching Process

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From the Office of Human Resources…

Based on your feedback, we launched the new performance process in Endeavor in June. The streamlined process now has five steps instead of seven and focuses on regular coaching and feedback conversations throughout the year.

We want to highlight two features of this year’s process:

  • When documenting one on one conversations, your division/college will provide guidance on how to capture the highlights of the discussion. The notes or attachment function in the performance tool are options, but shared Google documents and other solutions within Endeavor can be used.
  • Although there are fewer steps in the process this year and the formal mid-year step has been removed, you still have the ability to edit expectations in step 3. Managers and employees should discuss any expectation changes during the year when having coaching conversations.

Expectations should be developed and finalized by the end of September. Managers and their direct reports should focus on having regular one on one coaching and feedback conversations throughout the year in order to identify progress, set accountability and provide ongoing feedback.

If you have any questions, please contact the askHR Customer Service Center at 1-5900 or askHR@nd.edu.

Welcome Alison Udall, Development Coordinator

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It is a pleasure to welcome Alison Udall to the Regional Administration team. Alison received her Masters of Human Rights Practice from the University of Arizona and her Bachelors of International Studies: Economics and Political Development as well as a BA in Spanish from Idaho State University.

Alison is the Vice-President and co-founder of her own nonprofit, Rebuild for Peace, where she coordinated the creation and implementation of 15 vocational, peacebuilding, and entrepreneurial learning centers throughout rural areas of the Kingdom of Jordan. In her role as VP, she has had experience with fundraising initiatives and the management of donor retention and stewardship efforts. Alison will be a great addition to our team.

Alison’s husband, Christopher, has been admitted to the Mendoza College of Business MBA program, and they come to us from Mesa, Arizona. Alison and Christopher are looking forward to becoming members of the Notre Dame community and family.

Please join me in welcoming Alison!

Anita Sareen

100X Alumni Listening Exercise

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This Sunday, we will send undergraduate alumni a 100X listening exercise as a follow-up to our Notre Dame is Listening initiative from 2017. From this listening exercise, we aim to learn more about how our alumni base feels about Notre Dame, both in general and regarding giving back. This email will come from Lou and responses will be handled by the Annual Giving team. If any assigned prospects reach out with concerns or specific feedback, we will elevate as needed.

Please let me know of any questions!
Ellen Roof
Director, Alumni and Parent Giving

Welcome Jessica Brice!

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Colleagues,

I’m happy to announce the hiring of our newest Gift Planning Officer, Jessica Brice.

Jessica comes to Notre Dame from a successful career in public accounting, most recently as a Senior Tax Manager with LBMC, PC in Knoxville, Tennessee. Jessica focused on large multi-state corporations and complex partnerships and worked with clients on tax compliance and accounting matters involving an array of corporate and partnership transactions.

Jessica is an alum of Indiana University, earning a Bachelor of Science in Business in 2006, and is a Certified Public Accountant in the State of Tennessee. She lives in South Bend with her husband, John.

Jessica will start with us on Monday, August 5. Please join me in welcoming Jessica to the Notre Dame family!

Best regards,

Rich Naponelli

Leadership is Listening July Water Bottle Winners

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Thank you to everyone who submitted feedback to Leadership is Listening in the month of July. We appreciate you taking the time to help us improve our workplace culture. As a reminder, if you have feedback that you would like to submit anonymously, but would still like to be entered into the water bottle giveaway, please be sure to leave another piece of feedback that does include your name. You do not need to submit it on the same day or address the same topic as your anonymous feedback. The Hidrate Spark smart water bottle winners for the month of July are Julia Sama and Brooke Wenzel. August is the last month for our water bottle giveaway, so be sure to submit your feedback! Thank you!

-The Leadership is Listening Team

Please Read – Email Signature Composing Format Change

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Dear Colleagues,

This message is to inform you that at 5 p.m. today, July 30, you will notice the signature block in your Notre Dame Gmail will have a different format when you compose a message. This is a result of our switch to a new department-wide email signature service provider.

PLEASE NOTE:

1. Do not be alarmed when you see the original design format and image
banner of your email signature block disappear and look like this:

[[+]]
name: Lin Wang
title: Program Director
office: 574-631-4961
mobile: 574-339-1272
department: Department of Development
group: Storytelling and Engagement
address: 1251 N. Eddy Street, Suite 300
city: South Bend
state: IN
zip: 46617
[[+]]

The actual signature design shows when the recipient opens your message, but does not show when you compose your message. You can test it by sending a message to your non-ND email. You might want to refresh and clear browser cache if you don’t see the above change happen automatically.

2. Please check the accuracy of your information – name, title, group (team), phone number(s), and address. Please note that you are able to make correction in the Gmail signature setting area on your own if anything is incorrect.

3. We are only able to push the signature to your NetID email address. To apply the signature to your preferred alias email address(es), please copy and paste the whole signature block (like above, with [[+]]) from the NetID email to your alias email in the Gmail signature setting area. You can copy and paste the block on your mobile device email servers as well, if you use mobile devices for work emails.

Thank you for your attention. Please reach out to Lin Wang (1-4961) if you have any questions.