2023 Mother's Day Sharing Our Mothers' Stories This Mother’s Day, the Notre Dame Alumni Association has compiled past We Are ND stories from mothers and mother figures in the Notre Dame community.
John Ghingo '94 Bringing Nourishment to Others When he took charge at Whisps, Ghingo saw it as an opportunity to return to his roots in snacking, but with all his newfound knowledge about clean and nutritious food processing.
Notre Dame Friendships Lasting Bonds Recently, we at the Alumni Association asked you to share the stories of your own Notre Dame friendships. Read on for more examples of enduring bonds forged under the Dome.
Will Maloney ’95 & Chad Sutcliffe ’95 Mentoring Young Leaders Through the Power of Hoops Engineering alums create lasting impact teaching children in Jamaica and Haiti self-esteem, leadership, and character at summer basketball camp.
Meg Scharle ’95 Turning Contemplation into Action to Improve Vaccine Access Alumna develops toolkit to help seniors and the underserved in her Portland community overcome barriers to access the COVID-19 vaccine.
Monique White #MoniqueRuns50 Name: Monique White Class Year(s): 1992 Major: Government Student Activities: Black Student Association Occupation: Travel, Running, & Lifestyle Blogger, Content Creator, Influencer Local Notre Dame club or affinity groups: Black Alumni of Notre Dame; Notre Dame Club of Netherlands How did you set your goal to run 50 marathons in 50 countries by age 50, and what has the experience been like?…
Dan Yu '90, '92 M.B.A. Creating Digital Space for Meaningful Dialogue Alum and club use video platform to drive conversations with the Notre Dame community.
Otakuye Conroy-Ben '98 Lakota Researcher Supports Her Community Through Epidemiology Alumna mends relationships between native tribes and researchers, while addressing tribal health concerns through wastewater epidemiology.
John Kouris '96 Keeping His Captain's Memory Alive More than 20 years after Demetrius DuBose '93 was shot and killed by police, former teammate John Kouris '96 seeks to keep is memory alive in new documentary film.
Laura and Steve Brown '95 Building A Catholic Worker Community in Charlottesville Couple has dedicated themselves to offering affordable housing and a stable community at their Catholic Worker urban homestead in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Tom Lillig '95 What’s Within You Drive to break barriers motivates alum in nonprofit work to "unleash the potential of the human spirit."
Scott James '99 MBA Building Stronger Communities, Saving The World Alum uses social entrepreneurship to tackle disaster preparedness
Marni Anbar ’91 Inspiring Students to Explore STEM Educator teaches children to be curious, explore the world around them
Elisabeth (Heard) Greer ’95 Chicago Mom Saved Children’s School from Closing “David and Goliath” fight inspired activism for racial equity
Kara (Lynch) Ciocca ’93 and Megan (Lynch) Webber ’90 Sisters Team Up to Prevent Childhood Blindness They draw on their family’s experience to educate parents
Deswood Etsitty ’93 Navajo Architect Builds Future on Heritage ND-Navajo collaboration boosts Catholic school
Melanie Richardson ’93 Creating Learning Environments That Help Children Succeed Her nonprofit helps fill crucial need for early childhood development
Ginny Mikita ’91 J.D. Children Flee Violence. She Helps Them Navigate A New Life. ND lawyer represents immigrant and refugee children
John Drumm ’97 M.B.A. Reimagining Princess Stories For Today Alum has rewritten classic tales to be empowering for girls
Elaine DeBassige ’92 Rector Mentors Rising Generations of ND Alumni Drawing on counseling background, she asks questions, starts conversations
Alex Montoya ’96 Born Without Three Limbs, Speaker and Author Inspires Others He shares his story and challenges people to make a difference
Ricardo Arosemena ’98, ’05 M.Arch. Architect Designs Healthy Neighborhoods for Everyone He helps create vibrant communities that enrich the lives of people who live in them
Amy McAuliffe ’90 Intelligence Chief Preps Presidents, Helps Protect the U.S. Alum sees national security career as a public service
Joe Radzikowski ’96 Saved from Substance Abuse, Supporting Others’ Recovery He works for faith-based nonprofit that helps men with addiction
Kristina Campbell ’97 SMC, ’02 J.D. A Safe Start for Families Fleeing Violence Law professor's clinic serves immigrant families
Dr. Matthew Dobbs ’91 Treating Clubfoot and Transforming Lives Doctor shares procedure around the world
Don Madda '91 M.B.A. An Unlikely Missionary After his transformative trip abroad, giving back becomes a family tradition
