2000s

00 Fall Fun
We are in the thick of fall, and I hope everyone is enjoying the season! Whether you’re a parent who is excited to send their kids back to school, or a football fan (aren’t we all?) cheering on the Irish, fall is a time where everyone can find something to be happy about. The crunch of a good leaf, the smell of hamburgers on the grill for a tailgate or the start of pumpkin spice season can put a smile on just about everyone’s face. The Class of 2000 was all smiles at the class tailgate for the MSU game. One hundred and thirty of our classmates and friends sat together to watch the game and almost 200 people came together for the tailgate. A big thank-you to Kelly Orsi, Nicole Moye Durham and Mike Fairchild for leading the class tailgate committee this year. And, of course, a huge thank-you to Justin Liu for donating stadium parking passes. We hope all of you had a great time and will come back again for next year’s class tailgate! As we head into winter (dare I even say that?), I hope you all take in every last drop of fall and enjoy it until the last leaf drops. Of course, then we can look forward to snowmen, jingle bells and chocolate Advent calendars (am I the only one?)! Enjoy your holidays; I will write again in the new year! Please send me any brags, updates, news you’d like to share! — Laurie (Strotman) O’Malley; ndbug3@hotmail.com

00MBA Class Secretary — Mike McDaniel; Highland Village TX 75077; mba2000@alumni.nd.edu

00JD Class Secretary — Daniel Hardwick; danhardwick@gmail.com

01 25 and Thriving
Col. Linda Thierauf retired from the US Air Force on July 16, concluding an extraordinary 25-year military career. She celebrated with family, friends and colleagues at the Army Navy Country Club in Arlington VA. Linda entered the Air Force in 2001 after ND’s ROTC program and earned the No. 1 ranking in her cohort year after year throughout her career. A command pilot with more than 3,000 flight hours in the C-17, C-21 and training aircraft, she logged over 400 combat flight hours supporting airlift missions in Afghanistan and Iraq, commanded the Heavy Airlift Wing in Pápa, Hungary — the world’s only multinational C-17 operations unit — and spent her final five years at the Pentagon, where she served as deputy director of regional affairs overseeing more than 3,600 foreign military sales cases valued at nearly $275 billion. Linda’s husband, Joe Napolitano, and their daughters, Ella and Nora, were honored at the ceremony for their support throughout her many assignments and moves. Several classmates attended, including Susan (Fritts) Fiesta, Geoff Heiple, Erin (Cowell) Januszewski, Anton Kemps, Lisa Maier, Alexandra (Wehner) Papantoniou and Kathy (Coates) Stafford. Congrats, Col. Thierauf, USAF (Ret.) — thank you for your service, and best wishes to you and your family as you begin this next chapter! Sarah Ryan Cross checked in: “It was great to be on campus for my first reunion this summer and catch up with Cynthia Turski Kremer, Jenny Hickman Ronquillo, Dave Hartwig and other familiar faces — 25 years goes by so quickly! This is also my first time sending in an update, so rather than recap the last 25 years, I’ll just say that careerwise, I’m an IT manager at Northwestern U working with their HR systems, and after my daughter headed off to college and I found myself with unexpected free time, I decided to go back to school myself — earning my Master of Science in communication from Northwestern this past March.” RJ Wolney shared some exciting news of his own: His company, Detroit-based hospitality firm Elia Group, partnered with country music star Kane Brown to open Kane Brown’s on Broadway in Nashville on May 22. If you find yourself on Broadway, stop by and enjoy! Chris Marvin is the impact producer for the film Row of Life — the story of Marine Corps veteran and Paralympian Angela Madsen’s attempt to solo row the Pacific. The film was the No. 1 streamed documentary on Apple and Amazon for much of June and July. Reunion Recap: A huge thank-you to everyone who made the trip back to campus — we know it’s no small feat juggling school, sports, work and family schedules to make it happen! We had 281 classmates officially registered (the highest turnout for a 25th since the Class of 1989) — not too shabby! We also want to thank everyone who donated to the Rachel Gernerd Endowment, which supports senior class activities — together we raised $19,001! Finally, a huge thanks to the reunion committee and volunteers who made the whole weekend run like a well-oiled machine: Jordan Curnes, Jessica (Johnstone) Eaton, Katie (Leicht) Matsoukas, John Micek, Drew Mitchell, Michelle (Rubner) Olejnick, Gerry Olinger, Jen (Caswell) Schaffler, Paul Sepe and Derrick Shenk, and guest speaker Carl Ackermann. Thanks for all you did — see everyone on campus for No. 30 in five years! Please share photos via @nd2001alumni (via Instagram) or Class Notes via email. — Michael Anselmi; 415-860-7130; manselmi@alumni.nd.edu; classof2001@alumni.nd.edu

01MBA Class Secretary — Dan Hennessy; hennessy50@yahoo.com

01JD Fall Transitions
Amy Gaughran MacDougall is now teaching art for kindergarten through third grade at South End Village Academy, a small private school in Boston. Tricia Hoffman-Simanek shared that she and Brad’s oldest, Killian, is starting at ND this fall where he will study physics with an eye towards law school and patent law. And he’s trying out for the marching band! I appreciate your emails saying you enjoy hearing about our class updates. I’m sure there are more classmates with news to share. — Jonell Lucca; cell 602-677-3266; jonelllucca@yahoo.com

02 Research Recognized, Keynotes, Reunion
The Minnesota Association of School Administrators (MASA) has named Dr. Silvy Lafayette, executive director of assessment, research and evaluation for St. Louis Park Public Schools, as the recipient of the 2026 Richard Green Scholar Award recognizing outstanding scholarly research that contributes to the practice of educational leadership in MN. Her research encourages MN education leaders to broaden how academic achievement is defined and measured, particularly for immigrant students, and highlights the importance of student voice and culturally responsive practices in school improvement efforts. Congrats, Silvy! Adam Russ ’02, ’05JD and Adam Dinnell ’03 joined Bernard Vallejos at the Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia annual conference as presenters. As president of the DTCWV, Vallejos invited Adam and Adam as featured guest speakers. Russ, of the firm Gordon Arata in Houston, wowed the attendees with a compelling presentation on the intricacies of AI and the lengths celebrities are going to trademark their likeness to prevent AI theft. Dinnell, a partner of Hicks Johnson, discussed the complexities of trial law. Using his experience and expertise as both prosecution and defense, Adam simplified the trial experience through his comparison to consumer product selection. Reminder of our upcoming 25-year Reunion June 3 - 6, 2027! Visit reunion.nd.edu for the latest information. Please follow the Instagram Page (@ndclassof22) or join the Facebook page (Notre Dame Class of 2002) for updates. Also check your preferred email on your my.nd.edu profile so you don’t miss important email updates. If you are interested in helping plan the class-specific reunion activities, please contact me or Chad Silker (csilker@alumni.nd.edu). Do you have any updates? Please send so we can share with the community. — Peter Countryman; pcountry@gmail.com

02MBA Class Secretary — Melissa Hurd; hurdmc@yahoo.com

02JD Northwest by Southeast
Fred Rocafort checked in. He is still with Harris Sliwoski, officially based in the firm’s Seattle office, although Fred is working remotely from Tallahassee FL. Sounds like a perfect setup. Fred’s practice focuses primarily on US and international trademark matters. On the family front, Fred is already laying the groundwork for his daughter to become a third-generation Domer. She’s only 3½, though, so we need to make sure she doesn’t get chomped by those Florida Gators or too comfortable around FSU fans. Fred invites any classmates traveling to the FL Panhandle to reach out. He’d be delighted to connect. Speaking of FL schools, I hope to throw a tailgate for the Miami Hurricanes game in November. Look for the pink “Free Britney” flag in the Stadium Lot. — Andy Mayle; amayle@maylelaw.com

03 Accomplishments, Adventures, Gratitude
LCDR Joseph “Joho” Horton, JAGC, USN earned a Master of Arts in defense and strategic studies, with highest distinction (top 5 percent), from the US Naval War College on June 12. He was promoted to commander (O-5) in the US Navy Judge Advocate General’s Corps on Aug. 1 and now serves as senior counsel for operational environmental law in the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Energy, Installations and Environment at the Pentagon. Kristen Byrnes launched the first official ND Club of The Woodlands, TX. Dave Moehrman and his family traveled to Australia in May, including a stop in Fremantle, where Dave studied abroad during the spring semester of 2002. While much had changed over the past 24 years, the lodge looked remarkably familiar. The family toured the common areas and visited with current Notre Dame students, making for a meaningful return to a place that shaped Dave’s Notre Dame experience. Kerry Rissetto and her husband, Jeff, both veterinarians in Charleston SC, recently marked four years since their daughter, Moorea, was diagnosed with high-risk acute lymphoblastic leukemia when she was 2.5 years old. After three years of intensive treatment, Moorea is doing well, and she, her younger brother Hayes and their parents were able to take their first vacation in four years without needing to stay close to a children’s hospital. Kerry shared her deep gratitude for the Notre Dame community, whose prayers, care packages and candles lit at the Grotto sustained their family through the most difficult chapter of their lives. Go Irish! — Josh Gentine; jgentine@alumni.nd.edu

03MBA Class Secretary — Rosemary Guillette; 9 Messenger St., Unit 7, Plainville MA 02762; rguillette@alumni.nd.edu

03JD Class Secretary — Lawrence A. Ward; 206-903-8817; ward.lawrence@dorsey.com

04 ACErs Reunite
Many members of our class who joined the ACE Program after college threw ourselves a reunion in July to celebrate the 20-year anniversary of our completion of the program. We were the 11th cohort of the ACE Teaching Fellows, and are proud to hold the record as the only class in ACE history to finish with a 100 percent completion rate. We celebrated with a gathering in Chicago, followed by a trip to ND, complete with an intimate chapel Mass celebrated by Rev. Lou DelFra, CSC, ’92, ’03M.Div. and our own Rev. Greg Celio, SJ. Of course, we closed out the night dancing at the Backer. After several years of slow news, I’m happy to finally have many updates to share! Father Greg Celio was ordained a Jesuit priest nearly six years ago, and is currently at Bellarmine Prep in Tacoma WA. He is the superior of the Jesuit community, is in charge of the formation of the school’s employees and remains connected with students via retreats and coaching. Sarah Finch lives in Chicago, works as a trial attorney for the Department of Justice prosecuting healthcare fraud, and serves on the board of directors at Chicago Jesuit Academy, where she taught fifth grade for several years after ACE. Colleen Gannon lives in the DC area, and started a new role this fall as the dean of teaching and learning at Georgetown Visitation, her HS alma mater. Lauren (Wons) Bradley serves on the leadership team at Yada Fair Trade & Resale, a nonprofit dedicated to building relationships with women and children impacted by trafficking and exploitation so they feel truly seen, known and loved. Lauren and her husband, Ryan Bradley ’07, live in WI with their daughter, Kate. Nick Williams is the director of assessment for the U of Phoenix, and lives with his wife and three sons in Phoenix AZ, the same city as his ACE site placement 22 years ago. Tai (Romero) Hart lives in the Atlanta suburbs with husband Jason, daughter Greer (10) and son Cohen (8); she works as a design thinking teacher at Westminster. Katie (Perry) and Erik Oswald live in Granger IN with their three boys (12, 7, 7). Both work at Notre Dame: Katie teaches Spanish, and Erik works in the Center for Career Development. Also in attendance for the ACE reunion weekend’s festivities were Aaron Wall, Frankie (Beecroft) Jones, Mike Macaluso, TJ D’Agostino and Paul Daday — I look forward to including updates on these ’04/’06 MEd classmates in a future Class Notes column. Jennifer Morgan became a board member of Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Central Gulf Coast (the largest one-to-one mentoring organization in south AL and MS) in 2024. She has been a Big to her Little Jaykuke for seven years, and the pair were recently selected as the 2026 Big and Little of the year (out of approximately 400 volunteers). Jennifer is a law clerk with the US Bankruptcy Court in the Southern District of AL. Katie Hunter Prater ’04, ’07MFA brought her family to ND for their first football game against Navy last November, much to the chagrin of her Midshipman SIL. This was a big year for the Prater family: Katie and her husband, Jeremiah, celebrated their 15th wedding anniversary; they celebrated the unexpected news and grieved the loss, their third, of a baby at Easter — the family asks for prayers for the repose of his or her soul; their son, Andrew, received First Holy Communion; and both of their daughters, Erica and Hannah, received the sacrament of Confirmation in April, with Erica’s godfather, Nicholas Tonozzi ’06, in attendance. As choir director and homeschool music teacher at St. Charles Borromeo in Gretna NE, Katie is slowly but surely sneaking more ND Folk Choir music into the parish repertoire. — Carol Martino; carolmartino10@gmail.com

04MBA Our Returning Years
Harry Durkin ’53 had a quote that is fitting for our class as most of us are at or just past the half-century mark. “In life you have your learning years, your earning years, and your returning years.” The challenge we face is to weave our returning years into the entirety of our lives. John Huber, chief financial officer at Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, has been appointed to the board of directors of Project Worthmore, a nonprofit organization that provides programs to foster community, self-sufficiency and enhance quality of life for refugees in the Denver area. Huber will help guide the organization through a period of growth and change, bringing his financial expertise to Project Worthmore as a member of the board’s finance committee. He looks forward to contributing to an organization that reflects both his commitment to supporting Denver-based causes and his lifelong interest in and respect for the global community. Keep the updates coming. — Harry Howisen; hhowisen@gmail.com

04JD The Happiest Place on Earth
Shortly after graduating from law school, Greg Garcia returned to Southern CA and resumed his career in municipal government. For the past 20 years, he has worked for the city of Anaheim, currently serving as interim city manager. In this role, he serves as the chief administrative officer, overseeing the city’s day-to-day operations, managing a $2 billion city budget and leading the development and implementation of strategic initiatives. And before you ask — no, he can’t get you free tickets to Disneyland. But I’m sure he wouldn’t mind giving you a tour of his county building, which is almost as cool. Greg and his wife, Michelle, live in Pasadena CA, where they are raising their two sons, Grant and Evan. — Katie (Wharton) DeFerrari; katiedeferrari@gmail.com

05 25 Years of Football Memories
My email was very quiet this quarter. By the time you receive this magazine, I believe our Class of 2005 tailgate at the Stanford game will have been a huge success. Special thanks to Dan Campion and Van Tran Meeks for hosting the tailgate, and the 150+ attendees who helped us celebrate the 25 year anniversary of our first football season together. Follow @ndclassof2005 on Instagram for photos and news of future class football ticket blocks. I’m looking forward to sharing your good news in my next dispatch! Speaking of Dispatch … “The General” is one of those songs that immediately takes me back to my dorm room in 2001. I definitely downloaded it from LimeWire and burned it onto every mixed CD I made. Which song(s) do that for you? Let’s get an informal poll going in my inbox. — Caroline Meehan; ndclassnotes05@gmail.com

05MBA Class Secretary — Himanshu Gosar; hgosar@alumni.nd.edu; ndmba2005-owner@googlegroups.com

05JD The Leaves of Change
Out in Denver, Jeremy Moseley and his team at Spencer Fane obtained a precedent-setting jury verdict against a contractor for fraud arising from an insurance claim on behalf of their client. The case is believed to be the first of its kind in CO involving a claim of intentional interference with the insurance contract for breach of the misrepresentation clause — establishing an important precedent of accountability for insurance fraud. Congrats, Jeremy! In Dallas, Michael Federer returned to his underwriting roots and joined Zion Underwriting as lead underwriter. Zion is a part of Novacore and represents a new transactional risk insurance program for complex M&A transactions. Welcome back, Mike. I look forward to his future trips to Houston. Meanwhile, Jeremiah Coder recently participated in the WUVienna Rust conference as the US reporter, sharing different perspectives on the interaction of turnover taxes in the treaty context. Understand what that means? Neither do I, but it sounds complicated. Based in France, Jeremiah currently serves as the counsellor to the director of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Centre for Tax Policy and Administration. Kudos to new beginnings. Jack Palma has taken on a new senior analyst role at BNP Paribas Asset Management, which has over $1.6 trillion AUM, or roughly the amount of flex points that were spent at LaFortune’s old Burger King outpost (RIP!). Despite the undersigned’s many attempts to convince him to move to the great state of TX, he remains in NY. I will keep trying. Until then, you know where to find him. A final word of thanks for Ryan Fitzgerald ’06JD, a dear friend from the Law School Class of 2006 who passed away Feb. 1 while vacationing with his beloved wife in Key West FL. After law school, we were roommates in Cleveland before our lives and marriages took us to Boston and Houston. We will long remember, and sorely miss, his spirit of adventure and joy for living that he brought to every moment. To quote the great Jimmy Buffett, on our times shared together, it sure has “been a lovely cruise.” Until we meet again, a hearty “Hoya Saxa,” “Go Irish,” and may God bless you, my friend. With heartfelt gratitude, thank you for showing us all the adventure of a lifetime. — Adam J. Russ; Houston TX; adamjruss@gmail.com

06 Thanks for a Great 20th Reunion
Thank you to everyone who made our 20-year Reunion so special. Please mark your calendars for June 2031 for our 25th Reunion! South Bend business and real estate attorney Kyle Chamberlin has founded a new firm, Chamberlin Legal. “The thesis of Chamberlin Legal is to provide focused and efficient business counsel, freed from the constraints of the legacy law firm model and enabled by technology.” Lindsay (Kral) and Artie Walter welcomed a daughter, Anna, on Nov. 8, 2025. Big brother Arthur is thrilled; big sister Alice is on the fence. Brian Prenger and several colleagues were recognized with GE Aerospace’s annual award for outstanding contributions in the field of manufacturing and material science. Over the course of a year, the team worked with suppliers to develop a new coating application process for high-energy rotating parts, leading to significant improvements in product durability and reliability. — Anna (Skoien) Lall; annagracelall@gmail.com

06MBA Happy Graduation Anniversary
Greetings again, fellow classmates of 2026, and happy 20th anniversary since your graduations! We are a little light on submissions for this issue; I suppose summer vacations are in full swing. However, Michael Lloyd (me) has qualified to be on the November ballot for Herndon Town Council again and campaign season has officially begun! I remain involved in animal rescue efforts and plan to participate in the Marshall BioResources demonstrations to free thousands of beagles from their lives of animal testing and forced breeding in upstate NY. If you are unaware of this operation, please take a moment to familiarize yourself with how some of your tax dollars are being used. I continue to work in food distribution in southern WV at the Itmann Food Pantry in Mullens. Donations are always appreciated and can be sent to Itmann Food Pantry, P.O. Box 713, Mullens WV 25882 — your generosity is appreciated by the hundreds of families served every month by this food bank. — Mike Lloyd; 651 Nathaniel Chase Lane, Herndon VA 20170; cell 312-388-0501; mt_lloyd@yahoo.com

06JD Class Secretary — Brian E. Hammell; behammell@yahoo.com

07 20th Reunion on the Horizon
Mark your calendars for our 20th Reunion: June 3 - 6, 2027! Dorm hangouts, dining hall meals and trips to the ’Backer are in sight. More details on Reunion weekend will be rolling out in the months ahead, so please be on the lookout for updates and visit reunion.nd.edu for hotel and dorm information. If you’re interested in joining us with Reunion planning, please email at NDClassNotes2007@gmail.com. I can’t wait to see you all there! — Sheldon Dutes; ndclassnotes2007@gmail.com

07MBA Class Secretary — Tim Ponisciak; timponisciak@gmail.com

07JD Class Secretary — Patrick A. Salvi II; Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard P.C., 161 N. Clark Street, Suite 4700, Chicago IL 60601; 312-372-1227; psalvi2@salvilaw.com

08 Appalachia Seminars and Finding Yourself
The warm embrace of summer now fades into the cool clasp of fall, which means only one thing: flannel, falling leaves and college football. By the time this magazine is mailed, we will have relived the 2006 MSU-ND excitement minus (hopefully) the monsoon — and celebrated our youngest classmates’ 40th birthdays. This fall also marks John Biddle’s first semester as a tenured professor of physics at Holy Cross College. John is smart but lacks the twinkling eyes of his late brother, Steven “Stevie” Biddle ’12. Even so, Fisher Hall, the Class of 2008 and most importantly, Stevie, are incredibly proud of your accomplishment, John. The event of 2026 was held July 18 in Chicago when Kelly Foyle ’10MEd wedded Matt Crimmins in a beautiful ceremony attended by Julia Vogelheim Hudac, Kelsey (Montalto) and George Klupchak ’10MEd, Francisco Castillo-Fierro ’10MEd, Pat O’Brien, Brendan Ryan, and Katie ’10MEd and John Biddle. Cisco and Pat were the ceremony’s eye candy temporarily until Kelly walked down the aisle. Congratulations, Kelly and Matt! PJ Matusiak has been the president of the ND Club of Tucson for over two years, and when not busy with ND activities, she started and owns three real estate investment companies. She acknowledges that she can never be South Bend’s Kramer of Kramer Properties. Nobody can. Cici Zhang spent countless and irregular hours becoming a colorectal surgeon and found time to marry Thomas Rosenberger. Thomas is lucky; lately, Thomas has been taking creatine supplements minus the commensurate workouts, so he has seen no gainz. Speaking of, Brendan Ryan (who still is Spanish-speaking challenged) welcomed the opening of his new law firm in Chicago: Hayden Ryan & Ciullo LLP. Congratulations! Tom Bufalino attended Conor Brady’s 40th birthday party along with Mikey Fogerty, Conor Martin, Caitlin Dunn Conant and Dan Dunne (who actually skipped the party to go on a golf outing but felt bad about it) in Alexandria VA. Tom was there for 18 hours total before his return flight to Chicago (where he coaches his daughter’s Irish dance troupe: the little kickers). Caitlin described the party as the most fun she has had in at least three weeks. Mike Reilly was in Brazil for what seemed like two months. He likes Brazil and you should ask him why. Dr. Andrew Zeiser begins teaching another semester on supply chain this fall at John Carroll U. So does accountancy professor Dr. John Donovan at Notre Dame. Analisa Arizpe switched her old iPod to some of her all-time high school favorites: John Mayer and Juvenile. Different genres, equal effects. Cassie Belek, Chicago’s top mom, wants to take Analisa’s iPod away from her. So do Doug Schlarman and Kait Brown, both attorneys, who have threatened to tell John Mayer that Analisa has neither been to Georgia nor celebrated St. Patrick’s Day. Mallory McMorrow ended her US Senate run in June but has big things planned. She appreciates all the Class of 2008’s support. Likewise with first-time political candidate Nick Albares, who garnered over 25 percent of the primary vote in Louisiana in his US Senate run. Nick partially drew upon his time in Appalachia in 2005 as inspiration for his run — and all the good ND classmates he met, including John Biddle, top human and advocate Megan O’Hara, attorney Katie Miller (she was there but Megan says she was not but Megan is wrong), charming Katie Mancino, East Lansing’s famous Dr. Nicole Crippen Schremp, seriously brilliant writer Maddie Hanna, tall Kyle Bibby, besties Mary Kate Malone and Anna Pursley, and many more. Lawrence Sullivan never went to Appalachia. Nor did Drew Whiting. Speaking of, have you visited Erie PA yet? In 2010, Alicia Burtner graduated with her master’s from Duke. Happy 16th graduation anniversary! In 2012, Erin Mulholland Pozolo explained that she was engaged to a man named Andrew Pozolo. Happy 14th engagement anniversary. In 2013, Frank Guerra noted that “I’m Frank Guerra and I’m not lost anymore.” Frank, you never were. In 2014, Dmitri Martinez wrote to the Class of 2008 email that he would “like to purchase three tickets to the ND-UNC game.” Dmitri, this is not a ticket resale address. Do you like the throwbacks? Great! Then make sure we see you on Sept. 19. — Patrick O’Brien; classof2008@alumni.nd.edu

08MBA Class Secretary — Megan Ulrich; meganlouisefitzgibbons@gmail.com

08JD Happy Couples
Sorry for my lack of updates to share recently, but I wanted to highlight some news stories that you might have missed. The cover story from the January 2026 Notre Dame Magazine, “A Shattered Sanctuary,” about the tragic shooting at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis had a personal connection for our class, as Mike Roaldi ’05, ’08JD and his family were featured in the piece. Thankfully, Mike and his family were OK, but Mike shared that many of his children’s classmates, especially those who were injured, have a hard time getting through the day without some sort of mental health support. The Annunciation Hope and Healing Fund was set up to provide assistance and counseling support for those impacted. Please consider donating: ccf-mn.org/annunciation-hope-and-healing-fund. Shifting gears to more positive news, you might have seen on social media that many of the happy couples of ’08JD were featured in a Valentine’s Day post. The article on the Law School website shared the stories of several of our class couples: Rachel (Luberda) and Steve Copenhaver; Melissa (Patterson) and Brian Romanzo; Krista (Yee) and Kameron Cox; Sarah (Moore) and Ted Seilheimer; Neha (Bansal) and Will Hannan; Nicole (Somers) and Andrew Soukup; Martha (Hamilton) and Rob Staude; Ana (Pere) and Christ Balich; Joan-Claire (Krautmann) and David Gilbert; and Annie (Mulligan) and Jacob Zipfel. It is a great feature piece and a fun trip down memory lane. I think the next story should be the cross-class couples — I’m thinking of Sherene (Awad) and Jared Jodrey ’06JD; Jessica (Niezgoda) ’07JD and Mark Sampson; Stephanie (Wowchuk) ’07JD and Matt McDonald; and Lauren (Moy) ’07JD and Roy Kim. Who am I missing?! Congratulations to Krishna (Thomas) Walker, who has been named The Port of Portland’s chief shared prosperity and legal officer. Most recently, Krishna served as chief legal and corporate affairs officer at CareVet. In November 2025, the US Senate confirmed Josh Dunlap as a judge for the US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, which hears appeals from federal courts in ME, MA, NH, RI and Puerto Rico. Well done, Josh! Jennifer Lamirand was named leader of Bressler, Amery & Ross, P.C.’s new tribal and federal Indian law practice, following the firm’s expansion into Oklahoma City. Jennifer is a citizen of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation and brings a decade of experience in tribal and federal Indian law, serving as an associate justice on the Citizen Potawatomi Nation Supreme Court. Finally, in memory of Kyle D. Smith, the Class of 2008 Mock Trial Award fund has been established at NDLS. Please note the donation method has changed: Donate at giveto.nd.edu/law-fund. Under “Dedicate Donation,” mark “in memory of” and “Kyle D. Smith Class of 2008 Mock Trial Award.” This is an expendable scholarship, meaning that we will be able to award the scholarship as long as we have money in the fund. Please be generous this year and in years to come. Also, please check to see if your company will match your donation. Thank you! — Marie-Therese Mansfield; mt.mansfield1@gmail.com

09 Doing Better than Fine
Michael Scholl was recently named the director of marketing and communications at Father Ryan High School in Nashville TN. Michael most recently served as senior manager of communication and community relations for Penske Entertainment, where he orchestrated public relations, paid marketing and community engagement, particularly for the IndyCar race weekend in Nashville. Notably, Michael has held senior roles at home at Notre Dame and at Vanderbilt, Cincinnati, Providence and Western Michigan. While at Vanderbilt, Michael’s innovative approach to communications contributed to record-breaking website traffic and earned him the College Sports Communications ChangeMaker Innovation Award for a student-athlete mental health awareness campaign. Andrew Matasic and Craig Wiborg helped fight the fires in Canada that caused widespread smoke pollution across the US earlier this summer. Please visit the Notre Dame Class of 2009 Facebook Page to reconnect with members of the class. If you have any additional news or announcements, please contact me. Go Irish! — Megan Flynn; megflynn7@gmail.com

09MBA Class Secretary — Shawn Pulscher; 801-336-7344; spulscher@alumni.nd.edu

09JD Keep Those Updates Coming
No updates this month, but please keep them coming! — Josh Rinschler; josh.rinschler@gmail.com