A LIONS welcome to Dominic DiMarco

1969 Cathedral Latin graduate joins Notre Dame Schools Board of Directors

Dominic DiMarco sums up his newest venture in one simple phrase: An opportunity to serve. The 1969 graduate of Cathedral Latin School and Kent State University alumnus has held wideranging leadership positions over the last 40+ years.

“Notre Dame Schools is such an outstanding institution, and one whose core values are consistent with my own,” DiMarco says. “The school’s focus on loving, educating, and respecting one another is very familiar to me, and the mission living the truth in love is what Cathedral Latin stood for. It’s a true honor for me to serve the school in this capacity.”

DiMarco and his wife Erin live near Detroit, Michigan. He made his mark at Ford Motor Company serving in a number of international and leadership roles, largely in South America and Asia. After leaving Ford, he steered his career towards education. From 2008 to 2021, DiMarco was in multiple leadership positions at the Cranbrook Educational Community in Michigan, the last 9 years as its President. In his career at Ford and at Cranbrook, he leaned on his Catholic school foundation many times.

“It’s about caring for each other, caring for our fellow human beings,” he says. “I spent many years working with people overseas with little education and training, but they wanted to be part of the Ford Motor Company family. The education is important, but life skills and how we treat one another is so important for schools to teach and foster. I learned that at Latin. I use that in my career, and now I look forward to serving the Board of Notre Dame Schools.”