Stephanie Mulhern Ogorzalek '11
Lisa Kelly '88
Mental Health Affects "Everything"
Lisa Kelly '88 has found a way to use her skills to impact the communities of St. Joseph and Elkhart counties, serving as the co-founder and executive director of Mental Health Awareness of Michiana.
Greer Hannan '09, '14 MNA, '15 M.Div.
Becoming Fully Alive
Now serving as the associate director of performance quality improvement and compliance at St. Vincent de Paul in Louisville, Kentucky, Greer Hannan '09 reflects on moments of “aliveness” that inspired her to serve those on the margins.
Monica Patankar
From Law to Hollywood
Winning for Others
Off and Running
Phil Sklar
A One-of-a-Kind Museum
Erin Potempa-Wall
Bringing Red Carpet Beauty to All
Tom Jensen
From Senior Bar Manager to Co-Founder of Connacht Distillery
Cameron Compton
Brewing Up Community
Sophia Costanzo
Increasing Representation on the Screen
Kathryn Martinez
Breaking Barriers
Terry Rose '72
Finding a New Passion for Nursing
In 2016, then, at the age of 66, Terry Rose '72 decided to become a nurse.
Dr. Kendra Washington-Bass '94
Creating Pathways of Opportunity for Future Black Domers
Kendra Washington-Bass ’94 uses her expertise in education to empower Black students at Notre Dame as the board chair of the Black Alumni of Notre Dame.
Riley Ellingsen ’22 M.S. and Danny Fritz ’22 M.S.
Envisioning Greater Accessibility
By the time Danny Fritz ’22 M.S. and Riley Ellingsen ’22 M.S. graduated from the 11-month ESTEEM master’s program at Notre Dame, they had co-founded a start-up, earned seed money to start developing their innovative product, and now dedicate themselves to expanding accessibility options for people who are deaf and hard-of-hearing.
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Adam Farchone '16, '18 M.Ed.
Empowering All Students to Dream Big
Adam Farchone '16 has continued his work in education as a volunteer for Mind Matters Bay Area, a nonprofit devoted to guiding and preparing low-income, high-achieving students to attend selective colleges.
Elizabeth Wood '14
Fighting to Help Marginalized Women & Youth Gain Legal Status in the United States
As an immigration lawyer, Elizabeth Wood ’14 witnesses daily the reasons why people leave their homes and migrate to the United States.
Rachel Wallace '17
Working Towards Ending Systemic Racial and Economic Injustice
Little did Rachel Wallace '17 know that a formative experience through the Center for Social Concerns would form the cornerstone of her work today as the Interim Deputy Director at the Policy Advocacy Clinic at UC Berkeley.
Celebrating Our Hispanic Alumni
In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, the Notre Dame Alumni Association looks back at some of our outstanding Hispanic alumni who have dedicated their professional and personal lives towards being a force for good in the world.
Celebrating Our Black Alumni
This page highlights just a few Black Alumni of Notre Dame who have made a positive impact on the world since graduation.
Faces of Ireland
Mariana Silva ’21 has studied environmental issues all over the globe, from Ecuador to Uganda. Now, her research focus is understanding water movements in Irish bogs in hopes of restoring areas that bore the brunt of industrialized peat harvesting.
Faces of Ireland
When Rosie Giglia ’17 decided to study Irish language and literature while a student at Notre Dame, she opened a world of possibilities that ultimately led her to pursue her advanced degree in neurology and clinical medicine on the Emerald Isle.
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Faces of Ireland
Conal Fagan ’21, the first Irish native to serve as the official Notre Dame leprechaun, returned home to Ireland to continue his mission of using sports as a means for social change.
Shelly Williams '07
Creating More Equitable Communities
Williams has spent her career at nonprofits that work to bring positive change to the lives of children in St. Louis and the surrounding region in Missouri.
Stephen Ziegler '20 MNA
Empowering the Local Neighborhood
Ziegler’s approach to working with the South Bend community remains in line with the sustainable development principles he learned about during his Notre Dame MNA.
Robert Latiff '71, '73 M.S., '74 Ph.D.
Researching Ethical Warfare Technology
Since retiring from the U.S. Air Force as a major general in 2006, where he worked on research and development of nuclear weapons, Latiff has not slowed down.
Adam Kramer '21 EMBA
Reducing Our Carbon Footprint
Adam Kramer EMBA ’21 is a firm believer in the idea that you can’t change what you can’t measure. So as the president and CEO of nZero, he’s helping companies track and reduce their carbon footprint.
Andrew Wiand '11, '12 M.S.
Shaping the Next Generation of Leaders
Many more talented people will make their way to South Bend and Notre Dame over the years to come. Not all will stay, of course. But the work being done by Wiand and enFocus aims to ensure that talent will continue to make both places thrive.
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Mike Flanigan '15
Innovating to Scout the Sea
Mike Flanigan ’15 is the CEO of SeaSats, a company that provides solar-powered autonomous ocean vehicles. SeaSats launched in October 2020, but the team of four co-founders has been making boats together since their days as kids growing up in coastal Tiverton, Rhode Island.
Dr. Oluwaferanmi O. Okanlami '15 M.S.
Making Sports and Exercise More Accessible
Okanlami has both led and been a part of numerous initiatives to raise awareness of the program and adaptive sports and inclusive recreation as a whole.