2010s
2010s
10 Twins
Congratulations to Mariana Alvarado and Brad Monroe, who welcomed twin boys Thomas Anthony and Daniel Curtis on Jan. 17 in Singapore. Save the date! Planning has started for our 15-Year Reunion May 29 - June 1, 2025. We hope to see you there. Visit reunion.nd.edu for the latest updates and make sure you’re subscribed to our Class emails (if not, visit 2010.undclass.org and click “Join”). Please email me if you have updates for our winter column or would like to join our Reunion planning committee. Go Irish! — Matt Molloy; ndclass2010@gmail.com
10MBA Ready for Some Football
Xavi Navarro is happy to report he was just named partner with the Alvarez Law Firm. His practice specializes in product liability litigation across the US and he is actively licensed in HI, DC and FL. Xavi is also the founder of Momus Analytics and has helped expand it to be recognized as a best-in-class jury selection SaaS product. Besides work, Xavi still resides in Miami FL with his wife, Lauren, and their three girls: Siena, Catalina and Micaela. Melissa (Molyneaux) Fuller and her husband, Ryan, are pleased to share that they welcomed their first child. Vivienne Grace Fuller was born July 16 and mom and dad could not be more excited. Melissa is the marketing director at Innomark Communications, a visual marketing company that designs and manufactures displays, signage, custom packaging, retail environments and experiential retail solutions for brands and retailers. Thank you all for keeping the news coming and saving the date for Reunion 2025, May 29 - June 1. I look forward to seeing every single one of you in person. Visit reunion.nd.edu for the latest updates. Go Irish. — John Gerberich; cell 847-331-4707; jgerberi@alumni.nd.edu
10JD Class Secretary — Jennifer (Hernandez) Laffitte;
10310 Southwest 128th Ave., Miami FL 33186; res 305-322-7154; bus 786-762-3815; jherna11@alumni.nd.edu
11 Growing Families This Fall
On Dec. 9, 2023, Matthew Gring married Kirsten Davidson in Indianapolis. Fellow Sorin basement alumni Stephen Dye, Joseph Moore and Sean Poe served as best men. The romp of Otters in attendance included Michael Ackroyd, Kale Frank, Brendan Hart, Sean Mitchell and Alex Richer. The couple adopted their mini poodle, Indie, a week prior to the nuptials. Gabrielle (Hernandez) and John Langley ’10 welcomed their second son, Kelly Jacob, in February. Big brother John Lincoln is very proud! Gabrielle also welcomed her sister, Taylor (Hernandez) ’19, and husband Chris Brady ’19 to the Bay Area in January. Mary Kate (Lyons) and Jason Clarke welcomed their second son, Roan Patrick Clarke, on April 16. Kevin G. Murphy and his wife, Maddie, welcomed their first child, Cooper, in April. Kevin and Maddie are both attorneys living outside Albany NY. Big Brother Liam loves his new role and the family is in total love! Anne (Nguyen) ’12 and Matthew Moore welcomed their daughter, Ember T. Moore, on April 25. Drs. Hillary and Sean O’Boyle welcomed their second child, Sadie Faith O’Boyle, on May 15. Mom and baby girl are doing well, while older son Patrick is learning all about being a big brother. Deborah (Olmstead) and Andrew Setter ’10 welcomed their third child, baby girl Juniper, in May. Nicole (Ashley) and Miki Quien welcomed their second daughter, Elena Sophie Quien in May. Big sister Cece is 2.5. Nick Holzemer finished his adult congenital cardiology fellowship at the U of Colorado and is starting a faculty position there this fall. Jena Doom just received tenure in the U of Denver psychology department. In June, Nick and Jena welcomed their second child, Jack Oliver, who joined big sister Quinn. Mike Delach and his wife, Sarah, welcomed their first child, Owen Michael Delach, on June 27. They are settled back in at their lake house in WI, and Owen is already draped in blue and gold. Bernardo Garcia starts his 14th year in the USMC with his wife, Meg Garcia ’11SMC, and daughters, Evelyn (12) and Gigi (9). They are moving back to the states from a duty station in Dubai to Fort Leavenworth for military school for Bernardo. The girls will miss their friends in Dubai but are excited to attend their first ND football game! Kelly (O’Brien) and Greg Rustico welcomed the birth of Connor Seidel Rustico on June 28. Connor joined his big sister Julia at their home in Columbus OH, and he is looking forward to his first visit to campus soon! Theresa (Yerkes) and Frank Morris welcomed their fourth child, Wallace John Morris, born via waterbirth July 14, joining older siblings Francis, Lawrence and Clare. Baby Wally’s siblings were most excited for the free chocolate milk, sherbet cups and ice pops in the family nourishment fridge! Hope and Justin Schneider welcomed their fifth child, Jack Pierce Schneider, and opened their first NYC flagship store for their company Wolf & Shepherd, with plans to open two more in the coming year. Justin and his family live in Los Angeles and enjoy spending time at the beach with their kids when they are not selling shoes. Abigail (Jackson) and Chris Farrelly won first place at the Annual Couples Club Championship at their local golf club, with Abigail carrying the team. I anticipate many more wins for Team Farrelly in the future. Caitlin Burke and Padraic Canavan were recently engaged and are getting married in May. That’s it, folks — I hope to see some of you at the Stanford game. Go Irish! — Caitlin Burke; class11@nd.edu
11MBA Class Secretary — Mimi Wilfong; 903-714-4988; mimitwilfong@gmail.com
11JD Class Secretary — Lauren Sharkey ’08;
shark.byam@gmail.com
12 Congrats
Sarah and Ryan Conrad welcomed a new baby boy, Angus Gabriel Conrad, on April 2. Angus joins his 3-year-old brother Asher and 1-year-old sister Veronica. Congratulations to the growing family! Kelsey and Devin Lawson welcomed their second child, Miles Peter Lawson, on April 2 in Dallas. Miles is named after his grandfather Peter Lawson ’83, who sadly passed away Feb. 7. Miles’ sister Quinn is overjoyed with her new role of big sister. Congratulations to Devin, Kelsey and Quinn! — Tyler Harmsen; tharmsen@alumni.nd.edu
12MBA Class Secretary — Jennafer Palumbo;
jennafer.palumbo@gmail.com
12JD A Good Boring Stretch
Hello classmates! I hope this column finds you healthy and well. We have a short column this quarter, as it appears you all had a boring couple of months. Not to say that’s a bad thing — a well-timed stretch of boring is a thing of great beauty. You know who did not have a boring couple of months? Alvin Adjei. Alvin married Selena Burrell in April in a literal castle overlooking a lake, not too far outside of Waco TX. The wedding, which Alvin’s father officiated, was elegant and beautiful, as were the bride and groom. Also present and handsome were groomsmen Jimmy Champlin, Colin Diamond and Kareem Salem. I bet you’re thinking, “Hey, Alvin always struck me as a pretty tough, controlled guy — I wonder if he cried during the wedding?” I’m here to tell you he cried so hard, so loud, and for so long, that I was seriously concerned he would scare off the local birds and become too dehydrated to chop it up on the dance floor. Not that I’m casting aspersions — I’d be lying if I said I didn’t mist up a few times myself, and at the end of the day, Alvin and Selena were able to cut a tremendous number of rugs. The happy couple honeymooned in the Maldives, where Alvin was tempted to stay and work remotely for the rest of his career. Unfortunately, he is not an immigration lawyer and he forgot to get the right visa to do that. The only other piece of news I have to share is that I checked the top item off of my bucket list by visiting the Dr Pepper bottling plant and museum in downtown Waco. Many thanks to my ever-patient wife for convincingly pretending to be interested in how the unique mineral content of Waco’s abundant natural artesian wells impacted both the texture and flavor of the elixir as it developed into what it is today. 10/10, highly recommend, stay for the Dr Pepper float at the end. Anyways, that’s all I got for this time. Keep an eye out for those update emails, and don’t forget to tell me when you do cool stuff. Otherwise I’ll have to come back and keep writing more about what I learned at the Dr Pepper museum. — Jimmy Champlin; james.c.champlin@gmail.com
13 Babypalooza
I asked for updates and you all delivered, literally. Jackie ’13SMC and Joe Wirth welcomed their third child, Sydney Kathleen Wirth, in May. Joe is pretty excited to have an excuse to get a minivan with the Stow ’N Go seating. “Chris, you just can’t imagine the efficiency.” He keeps comparing the inside of the van to a spaceship and now every time I ask him where he’s going, he says “to space!” Gong Weng and his wife had their second kid, Phoebe Louise Weng, on June 25. The last I heard from Gong he told me that “sleep is but an illusion.” Andrea (Palazzolo) Ray and her husband, Henry, welcomed their second child, Aiden Lee Albert Ray, on May 15. He got a red-carpet welcome from his awesome older brother Liam. Andrea was kind enough to send me some photos of the happy family. Fingers crossed for Andrea, who is already a Ph.D. chemist, as she heads back into her orthopedic residency. Lauren (Dunn) and Matt Gilbert had their first son, Henry James Gilbert, on July 1. Lauren was a fellow science-business major, as all the best people were. I did get one professional update. Abigail (Nichols) Gumbiner was promoted to major in the Army after 11 years of service, having been commissioned the day of our graduation. She has served as an active-duty Army intelligence officer. She also shared that she married in 2018 to Felix Gumbiner, and they welcomed their daughter, Robin, in 2019. While it wasn’t an update sent to me, Bobby Shields (now a cyber-security expert) did mention in passing that he pressed the “enter” button prematurely at work in July and “had to make a bunch of phone calls.” A few weddings as well. Ted Spinelli, Sorin football Hall of Famer, married Brittany Badders on May 11. Aside from looking like George Clooney, it looks like Ted had a joyous time at his wedding. Kathleen Kastenholz married Greg Feldkamp in Chicago on May 20, attended by the illustrious Katie Rose as well. Caitlin Connelly married Danielle Wright on May 25, attended by what I was told was a who’s who of Lewis Hall alumnae. Thank you, everyone, for the updates; please keep ’em coming. Cheers. — Chris Champlin; nd2013updates@gmail.com
13MBA Nothing Doing
This might be the third time in a row with nothing to report. I hope that means things are chill for everyone. Feel free to send something my way! The next ones are due to me by Oct. 18. I hope to hear from you!— Nick Imgrund; 314-775-7364; daimgrund@yahoo.com
13JD Remembering Tommy Moore
We lost our classmate Tommy Moore on June 16. I’m writing this on July 26, having just gotten home from Tommy’s funeral service in Glenview IL. I want to say it was a beautiful service, and in a sense it was, but it’s never beautiful to say goodbye to someone so suddenly. I don’t feel adequate to capture what Tommy meant to so many in our Class. Among his many passions, Tommy was a diehard Swiftie — his “Taylor Swift or Die” tank top was on display in the narthex — so I’m listening to TTPD in his honor and doing my best. It won’t shock any of you that the aspect of Tommy’s personality that was brought up again and again today was his sense of humor. I will always remember him as a supernova of fun: a streak of neon amidst the sometimes staid blue and gold. If you went out and Tommy was there too, you knew you made a good choice. After the service, we had a chance to talk to Tommy’s father. He told us that reading stories and pictures that everyone has shared on Tommy’s online obituary has helped them during this difficult time. He encouraged us to ask Tommy’s law school friends to do the same. Please dust off those forgotten Facebook albums and share any memories or fun pictures of Tommy you might have here: tinyurl.com/tommyndls2013. Please consider a donation to the Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance or the Share Winter Foundation in Tommy’s memory. Please send updates for future columns to me.— Alex Blair; apblair@gmail.com
14 Iambic Updates
The Class updates were light this round, but that won’t stop my blather. This summer was a chance for us to congregate and gather. We had a Class Reunion, see, and although I couldn’t make it, seeing your smiles on Instagram was good enough — I’ll take it! It looks like many laughs were had, and many smiles too. And food and laughs and many cheers raised to the Gold and Blue! I’m sure the dorms are different now — the times have surely changed. It must be odd to sleep in beds and rooms now rearranged. Even the bricks and stones are changed: farewell to Fisher Hall! And Pangborn too shall see its end, to the sadness of us all. (Don’t worry, gals, I think we’re safe. There’s far too much at stake for them to take our Lyons arch away from o’er the lake!) My brain is getting tired now and my column deadline’s looming, so now is when I’ll stop the prose and get updates to you zooming! First up are two updates from me about two people who are near and dear to my heart and to your hearts. Congratulations to Catherine (Ake) Edwards, who celebrated a gorgeous wedding with John Tanner Edwards in Charlotte on June 1. Cake and John Tanner are two beautiful souls who make each other stupendously happy and I just want to take a moment to delight in the fact that they found each other. Congratulations, Cake and John Tanner, and may the months and years to come bring you endless happiness and peace! Next, get your toes tapping and your hands clapping for Connor Reider, who tied the knot with David Bahgat on June 7 in Columbus OH! With a love as effusive as their smiles, Connor and David are destined for a happy future together. Congratulations, you two! Finally, a huge congratulations to Maddie Jarrett, who was awarded the Blake Eckelbarger scholarship for musical achievement at Boston College! Maddie is pursuing a Ph.D. in systematic theology at BC, and this scholarship is only the latest in her achievements. Maddie, congratulations on this recognition, and thank you so much to Annie O’Brien for the update! The updates are short and sweet this quarter, but that just means we are saving up for a long series of updates next time! Until next time, lots of love. — Lizzie (Helpling) Trebbien; 513-470-9723; ehelplin@alumni.nd.edu
14MBA Class Secretary — Jessica Bonanno;
407-808-7148; jbonanno@alumni.nd.edu; Krick Cahill; 518-598-4222; kcahill1@alumni.nd.edu
14JD Class Secretary — Rachel Hanley;
rachelrhanley@gmail.com
15 The Good and the Bad
Brendan Flynn married Stephanie Peters at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart on Oct. 21, 2023. Rev. Ralph Haag, CSC, ’03MDiv, rector of St. Edward’s Hall, was the celebrant! Additional Sted’s Gentlemen in the wedding party included Kevin Katalinic, Cory Stockard and David Dziedzic. Additional Domers in the wedding party included Conor Flynn ’17, Hayley Flynn ’19, Joe Calzaretta and Ted Nickels. Domers in attendance included Ryan Landis, Josh Looby, Patrick O’Hara, Molly Anzelc, Natalie Mordini and Mike Kipp ’14. Kate (Geppert) and Nick Peiffer welcomed their second child in January. Patrick joins big brother Dewitt. Carly (Loeffel) and Ted Glasnow ’14 welcomed Brix James in April. His middle name is James after their former ND jumps coach, James Garnham, who coached in the 2024 Olympics. Elizabeth (Weir) ’16 and Robert Uhl welcomed their second child April 24 — a daughter, Sadie Grace Uhl! Registration for Reunion 2025 opens in January and we’re hoping for a great turnout. Visit reunion.nd.edu for the latest updates. Kevin McMannis ’15, ’16MS passed away in April. He is survived by his parents, Dr. Suzanne McMannis and Dr. John McMannis of Houston. — Emily Flores; eflores2@alumni.nd.edu
15MBA Class Secretary — Valeriano Lima;
val@meridianx.com
15JD Class Secretary — Alisa Finelli Murphy;
alisafinelli@gmail.com
16 Happy 30th Birthday to Us
Like many of you, I just celebrated my 30th birthday. Cheers to a new era! Great surprise by my husband Jack who flew my whole family to Tampa to celebrate with us – Bill Doyle ’85 and Mary Lynn ’85SMC, Megan (Doyle) ’13 and Sean Gray, Colleen (Doyle) ’15 and Trevor Bonventre ’15, and Claire Doyle ’19 and Jack Eckman ’19. Michael Infantine is back on campus as the assistant director of University stewardship initiatives, and Madeline (Lewis) ’17 works as an academic advisor. Frank Spesia works as the associate director of community health and clinical partnerships at ND. Gracie Gallagher graduated from Wharton with her MBA and is back on campus as the senior director of strategy for ND Athletics. Alex Ignacio graduated from USC with her MS in Applied, Consumer and Organizational Psych; she works as a graphic designer with Healthcare Success. Dejorie Monroe completed her Masters in Global Human Development at Georgetown. Katy Wahl is now a PA after graduating from Eastern VA Medical School. Kent Willett graduated from USC with his MBA. Matt Kavanagh came in clutch to win the 2024 Championship Series in overtime for the Premier Lacrosse League Boston Cannons. Brother Pat ’23 will soon join him on the team. Christian Koerwer ran the Brooklyn Half. He works as a compliance manager at Current in NY but also is a photographer, specializing in concert photography. Cari Roccaro and fellow Chicago Red Star player Jameese Joseph threw – er, kicked – out the first pitch at a Chicago Cubs game in May. Kathryn (Ruffalo) Allen was promoted to senior manager of business value at Tableau for Salesforce; husband Phillip is a cardiothoracic surgical resident in MA. Kevin Andres works as senior manager and lead data scientist with RevenueShift. Meghan Ball bought a house in Des Moines and started as an associate with BrownWinick this summer. Ben Guerin works in PA as a financial rep for Northwestern Mutual. Michael McClean started a new job this summer as an environmental consultant at Aeterra in Chicago. Nathan Parisi is staying on after his residency with Ohio State Wexner Medical Center as an internal medicine and pediatrics primary care attending physician. Andrew Petrisin works as the deputy assistant secretary for multimodal freight for the US DOT. Jessica Zic matched with UT Southwestern and has started a pediatric anesthesiology fellowship. Congrats to our recently engaged couples! Cheers to Colleen Benson and Vincent Dour ’15, Maddie Bray and Mike Olentine, Noreen Fischer and Tim Laylock, Catie Hjerpe and Patrick Saunders, Sydnee Holland and Noah Wilson, Evelyn Huang and Nick Lenard, Abby Lesko and Jake Ellis, Sneha Need and Pavan Patel, Kailee Pilotti and Erik Siegler, Caroline Scheid and Jack Capodice, Cait Smith and Ben Rachunok, Rebecca Rogalski and Matthew Hughes and Alyssa Ruiz and Michael Link. Love to our newlyweds: Patricia Bartlett and Devin Martin, Laurie Breed and Ben Schoenleber, Pat Carrique and Michael Schmutter, Caroline Deehan and Cameron Ivey, Michelle Feeney and Aroh Pandit, Katie Heussman ’16, ’18MEd and Alex Gomez, Lauren Hochstedler and Matt Greene, Tara Hodges and Ted Liu, Alyson Houk and Ryan Bowers, Alexis Mirkski and Charlie Russell, Kaya Moore and Declan Sullivan, Brynne Naylor and Griffin Carroll, Cara O’Brien and Jack Sheridan, Kathleen Pallante and Robert Kleinert, Cat Perino and Justin Yuen, Mel Ricker and Ben Bouche, Krista Roberts and Ryan Kelly, Anna Rowland and Rich Hidy, Rachel Thomson and Landon Wike, Emmy Popovich and Luke Duffy, and Glory Williams and Chris Owen. So proud of our classmates raising babies, great job to Cecelia (Heffron) and Killian Brackey, Elaine and Matt Boomer, Megan (Hooven) and Chris Brownschindle, Crystal (Avila) ’17 and Bernie Floeder and their family of soon-to-be 6, Caitlyn Bryski and Joel Hensel, Veronica (Feliz) and Trever Kruger, Caitlin (Beauchamp) and Nick Holuta, Annie (Ekman) and Joe Langley, Jacqui (Riemersma) and Casey Leary ’15, Kelly O’Shea and Jared Miller, Claire (Haney) and Keith Padgett, Erin (Rice) and Hunter Smith, Emma (Borne) and Stuart Streit, Annie (Mangano) and David Surine and Elizabeth (Weir) and Robert Uhl. Thanks to Marwan Bishtawi ’16, ’20MTS, Tim Bradley ’16, ’20JD and Jake Grefenstette for your FaithND reflections. Hope you feel this birthday love year round. XO! Let me know what’s up. — Bridget (Doyle) Hanle; bdoyle@alumni.nd.edu
16MBA Congrats
Jennifer and Kevin Hanrahan welcomed Rory in July. Big sister Josie loves her new brother! In February, Ines and Guillermo Amengual welcomed their third son, Joaquin. The family is doing great! Congratulations to the Hanrahan and Amengual families! — Claire Kenney; ckenney2@alumni.nd.edu; Kelly Rubey; kelly.rubey@nd.edu
16JD Class Secretary — Mack Watson;
mack.watson@pm.me
17 Falling Fast into Job, Marriage, Family
Classmates are making career moves: John Linehan is a director of acquisitions at Mitsui Fudosan America; Connor Yakish is a VP at Rubicon Technology Partners; Sydney Hockett was interviewed by Authority Magazine; Caroline Cheney completed her residency at Cleveland Clinic; Ryan Jones is a senior project manager at Kin Insurance; Mark Egan is an assistant professor of naval science at USD; Leah Very is director of accounting at Northwood Hospitality; Gabrielle (Davis) Lyons graduated with her MD, MPH from Vanderbilt; Maeve Donovan is a product marketing manager at Dremio; Jessica Merdes is a manager of technical accounting at FTI Consulting; Anna Dotson is a board-certified behavior analyst; Amber Bryan graduated with her MAIR from SAIS; Hannah Dakin Kovar is chief resident of dermatology at LSU; Sofia Moreno is the CFO at Hello Media; Vanessa Solórzano graduated with her MBA from Duke; Tiffany Nguyen is an associate director at Eli Lilly; Zach Llorens is on the corporate finance team at Alphabet; Annie O’Brien is a senior associate at The Vistria Group; Michael Romano is a regional operations lead at Power Distributing LLC; Courtney (Lefevre) Sturgeon, Marybeth Carson, Christina Kappil and Kelly Whitney graduated with their MBA from Kellogg; Kendall Kovalik is a music associate producer at NBCUniversal; Arantxa Garcia Escobar Plascencia is a finance/ HR manager at Médecins Sans Frontières; Kiely Wilcox is a hardware product manager at Formlabs; Jane Coughlin is a program manager at MongoDB; Anne Busse is starting at Foley & Lardner; Erica Tabor is a consulting manager at Huron; Lauren Janek is a principal at Five Elms Capital; Cat Beer is a pre-doctoral intern at San Diego VA Health Care System; Wai Yeng Wong is an associate director of finance META at Eli Lilly; Michelle Galarneau is a principal scientist at Medtronic; Emily (McCusker) Szegletes is a manager of estimating and pre-construction at Core Spaces; Maddie McCormick is a VP at Vitruvian Partners; Karley Wester is a key account executive at Gallo; Kelly Janakiefski is a finance manager at Johnson & Johnson; Catherine (Lombardo) Power is a senior technical program manager, robotics at Amazon. We saw the marriages of Maddie (Miller) and Ray Wang; Christine Zavakos and Cody Perlaky; Elizabeth Fenton and Alex Jordan; Mary White and Ben Chipkin; Claire Veselik ’17SMC and John Richardson; Hannah Dakin and Ethan Kovar; Haley Rosenbach and Aidan Dore; Allison Marren and Aaron Sauer; Alex Joyce and Josh Deane; Mikki Jaramillo and Andrew Incandela; Aly Anton and Wynn Stoxen; Kathleen Albert and Jack DiCanio; Natalie Noland and Austin Jasper; Hannah Sagel and Jake Grabowski; Claire Sinnott and Andrew Kelley; Sarah Linesch and Michael Griffin ’18; Allison Shlemon and Andrew DeSantis ’17, ’18ESTEEM; Elizabeth Vista and Daniel DeToro; Sarah Haley and Matt Noone; Monica Boyle and Tyler Shiber; Eva Niklinska and Spencer Seipt; Mary (Gring) ’17SMC and Jack Riedy; Megan Pogue and Liam Henighen; Hannah Capponi and Justin Jellinek; Katherine Eilers and Beau Palin; Eoghan Flanagan and Brooklynn Garrett; Julia (Tombari) and Jimmy Schaefer; Faelyn (Sheridan) and Sean Mooney; Lauren Barr and Phillip Wilson. While we wait for the weddings of: Chelsy L. Van Overmeiren and Jackson Fox; Maddie Felts and Dan Eipp; Lucia Sanchez and John Miller; Alyssa VanDoorne and Nick Pettegrew; Catherine Young and Ryan Pachuta; Kristen Hawes and Donovan Willcox; Mark Waguespack and Lauren Kasoff; Emily Leyden and Thomas Seitz. Congratulations to all the new parents: Elena (Silla) and Zack Crafton; Victoria Pereira and Christopher Leitten; Nicole Wardeberg and Connor Funk; Sinead (O’Donovan) and Craig Chval ’15. Mary (Driewer) and Zach Gonzalez, and Margaret (Carswell) ’17SMC and Mike Pohl ’17, ’18MSM are each expecting baby two! Finally, for those of you headed to the Army game at Yankee Stadium in November, our classmate and head Army basketball coach Kevin Kuwik invites you to watch Army play Manhattan College the night before – he’d love to see the Class of 96 there! — Celanire Flagg; cflagg@alumni.nd.edu
17MBA Cheers
Hello to all of my classmates from the 2017 MBA. By the time you read this update, the ND football season will be underway; I am always nostalgic for the many fun tailgates we had. This season will be extra special to me as it happens to be my daughter’s first. My husband, Bill, and I joyfully welcomed our first child on Jan. 1, a beautiful girl named Ella Teresa. To say she is the apple of our eyes is an understatement. Needless to say, I’m thrilled to start teaching her the many ND football cheers. In other baby news, Kaitlyn and Chris Faulkner welcomed their second baby, Christian James Faulkner. Emily (Cook) and Henry King ’18MBA welcomed their second child, Madeline Clare, in April. The Kings also continue to enjoy life and work in the Queen City. Nick Marineau and his wife are also expecting their first child soon. He works at Nike as a finance manager in the supply chain group. I also heard from Allison (Paddock) Gustafson, who married Daniel Gustafson on Oct. 13, 2023. She recently became the comptroller of Barksdale Air Force Base in Shreveport LA. Heena Purohit recently started a new job at Microsoft as the director of AI startups. Finally, Michael Adams shared that he moved out to Teton Valley ID after the MBA program. Most recently he started his own company, Ponderosa Builders, focusing on land development and residential construction. He, his wife and their five children have absolutely loved the area, becoming actively involved in sports, church and community activities. Mike loves skiing in the winter and mountain biking early in the morning during the summer months. Even that far west, he will occasionally find an ND alum or fan; it’s an amazing reminder that as ND alumni, we are part of a very large family that spreads the country and globe. I was delighted to hear from so many of you; please feel free to send me any and all life updates. Cheers to the Class of 2017 MBA. — Mary Tomasik; mtomasik@alumni.nd.edu
17JD Job and Personal Updates
Chad Davis practices commercial real estate and land use law in Tampa FL at Phelps Dunbar LLP and married his now wife, Amanda Noesen, at St. Benedict’s Parish in Chicago on May 18. Congrats, Chad! Lauren (Nottoli) Schwabe started a new position as legal counsel at AgReliant Genetics LLC. Jim Schwabe has been promoted to vice president and assistant general counsel at Pacers Sports & Entertainment. — Lauren (Nottoli) Schwabe; laurennottoli@gmail.com
18 Kickball Champs
Howdy folks. It was a busy summer for the Class of 2018 so let’s get to it. Paul Stevenson and Paige Hamilton got engaged and are now accepting wedding hashtag recommendations. Current ideas include #TwoP’sinaPod #PaigingMrsStevenson #PlayingForKeeps (they met playing soccer). Matt Kobunski and Regan Edwards got married at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Albany NY on June 8. Not to be deterred by the nearby relocated Belmont Stakes, their reception was held in beautiful Saratoga Springs NY, with the evening kicked off by heartfelt speeches from Micaela Powers (maid of honor) and Tyler Newsome (best man). Other graduates of the Class of 2018 in the wedding party included Sophie Brown, Marisa Brigati, Erin O’Malley, Annaleis Giovanetti, Stefan Page, Matt Ogburn and Luke Mobley. Their wedding was attended by many ND alumni and I think that I can safely speak for all of us in attendance when I say that this was a perfect celebration for our two friends and we wish nothing but the best for the Kobs. Congratulations also to Stephanie Mellert and Will Dufour, who got engaged in February on a trip to Cartagena, Colombia. Their wedding is planned for February 2025 in Vero Beach FL. Rachael Mullin and Nick Palutsis got married in Cleveland on June 1. Andrew Munch married Taylor Deacon at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart on June 15. Emily Rourke (Cav) and Nick Olmanson (Steds) are engaged and getting married in September. Emily Silver earned her Ph.D. in psychology from the U of Chicago and also got engaged to Jack Kent, who is finishing surgical residency at UChicago. Sarah Herzog and Stephen Hicks welcomed their son, Edward Andrew Hicks, on March 6. Sarah will also defend her Ph.D. on Sept. 30. In further career news, Rachel Davis graduated from Harvard Business School this spring. Her family and friends are extremely proud of her! Maggie Rogers is moving to NYC to be closer to family and, per reports, is killing it as the VP of compliance at Wellington Management. Christopher Boldt finished medical school at UC Irvine in the spring of 2023 and is now starting his second year of internal medicine residency at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. Move over, Cubs and White Sox, Chicago’s got a new hometown (kickball) team. “Star pitcher and Cy Young winner” Matt Ogburn is excited to report that his team of largely Class of ’18 members won the Chicago Kickball Championship at Jonquil Park. Players included Megan Sharp, Katie Eilert, Dillon Keefe, Matt Kobunski, Regan Edwards, Sean O’Brien, Andrew Meisenbacher, Josh Byrne, Cole Mitchell, Kelley Heaslip and Martha Murphy. — Matthew Peters; mgpeters96@gmail.com
18MBA Welcome
Welcome Ruby! Brock Reneer and wife Amanda are happy to share that there is a new addition to the family: Ruby Reneer was born in February. Congratulations, Reneer family! — Patrick McHail; pmchail@alumni.nd.edu
19 Major Milestones
Love was in the air for many of our former classmates. Megan Gibbons and Danny Crooks were engaged this summer in Italy. Fellow Dillon Hall alum Tim O’Connell proposed to Caitlin Murphy in Alexandria VA in May. Looking further back to the fall, Sarah Marturano “said yes” to Luke Dawahare in Chicago. We are so thrilled for each of these couples and we wish them the best of happiness! We are also thrilled to announce that multiple members of the Class of 2019 were married since our last update. On July 20, Cooper Klaus married Hannah Birky in one of our favorite places, South Bend, where several Class of 2019 members were among the bridal party and those attending. Earlier in June, Katie McHugh tied the knot with Patrick McAuliffe in a beautiful ceremony in NJ, similarly attended strongly by the Class of 2019. Emily DeRubertis and John Horlander married at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart on June 15. Several members of the Class of 2019 were part of the wedding party — John Villaflor, Chris Hickson, JJ O’Malley, Mac Graven, Jen Nugent, Erica Boyd, Marissa Kivi, Alecca Como and Kiera Dwyer — and many others traveled back to South Bend to celebrate with them. Margaret Shannon and Jonathan Kotek were married May 11 at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart. They were joined in celebration by many other members of the Class of 2019. Congratulations to all of the couples on their weddings! In keeping with sharing the best news of Class of 2019, the Notre Dame family grew when Emily (Okawara) and Daniel Cohen ’18 welcomed their first baby, Elizabeth Mary, in May! The Class of 2019 also achieved major professional milestones over the past several months. Morgan Williams started an emergency medicine residency at the U of Utah, Lexi Green started an internal medicine residency at Duke, and Hannah Ray started a family medicine residency at the U of Wisconsin. Additionally, Claire Boyce started her family medicine residency at the U of Wisconsin this summer after graduating from the U of Missouri School of Medicine earlier this year. Best of luck to each of these remarkable alumni! Finally, the Class of 2019 celebrated its five-year Reunion on campus in June. Nearly 200 members of the Class of 2019 returned to play pickleball, hang out on the quad, enjoy live music outside Hesburgh Library and celebrate Mass together. We cannot wait for our next Reunion in 2029, and we are looking forward to celebrating our accomplishments with even more classmates! Please continue to share your life updates with your Class officers. — Michael Conlon, Dan Hopkinson, Jane Driano and Eddie Griesedieck; classof2019@alumni.nd.edu
19JD Class Secretary — Katherine Miller;
miller.a.katherine@gmail.com