Letter from the Board Chair

Dear Friends of Notre Dame Schools,

As an alumna of Notre Dame Academy, I value the gift of an excellent education in a faith- filled environment. I am proud to lead our talented, dedicated, and generous Board. The Notre Dame Schools (NDS) Board of Directors, formed in 2015, was a vision of the Sisters of Notre Dame (SND) to ensure the sustainability of the SND Educational Vision and Principles here on campus. It is our duty on the board through our committees to work with school leadership to plan development and to steward and secure ample resources. Though we are keenly aware of the operations of the school, it is our duty to open wide our vision far into the future.

During this past school year, the Board of Directors set in motion a dream of many years – the creation of Notre Dame Middle School, a joint venture between Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin and of Notre Dame Elementary School. In space provided by the Sisters of Notre Dame, 180 6th-8th graders now have a distinct space where their minds are challenged and they are called to belong, believe, and become all that they are called to be. We are grateful, particularly, to our dedicated faculty and staff who worked so selflessly on behalf of our students and schools, each and every day.

As I reflect upon the past seven years since the formation of Notre Dame Schools, I am very glad to report that both Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin School and Notre Dame Elementary School are financially strong and most importantly continue to provide an excellent contemporary, challenging and faith inspired education to our students. This has been manifested as NDCL and NDES is each recognized as a National Blue Ribbon School.

For me, it is an honor to serve on the NDS Board of Directors whose work it is to ensure the mission of the schools thrives for years to come. I wish for you and your families continued safety and well-being.

Lynne Ernes ‘74 Chair Board Committee Members

2022-2023

EXECUTIVE Lynne (Gorse ’74) Ernes, Chair Michael Bates, Ed.D. Frank Cappello Joe DuBois Roger Gingerich Mary (Dever ’76) Legerski Dave Payne Sr. Kathleen Ryan, SND

AUDIT Frank Cappello, Chair Geoffrey Jacobson Terry Searles

BOARD OPERATIONS Mary (Dever ’76) Legerski, Chair Janet Poponick ‘77, Co-Chair Dan Garey Kate Kraus Sr. Frances Murray, SND

ADVANCEMENT Jackie (Preston ’01) Franck, Chair Josephine Ambrose Terri Cain Dominic DiMarco ’69 Deborah Feller Megan (Golden ’10) Ganser Chris Hart ‘01 Keven Krajnak ‘98 BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS David Payne, Chair Paul Boehnlein ‘96 Greg Consolo Sr. Debra Doig, SND Joe Nista ’64 Michael Smith Rich Washington

FINANCE Roger Gingerich, Co-Chair Matthew Keefe, Co-Chair Matthew Dailey ‘94 Connie (Melito ’76) Eyman Maria (Jukanovic ’99) Injic Geoffrey Jacobson Robert Kingsbury ‘99 Daniel Mullinger Joe Williams IV

INVESTMENT Joe DuBois, Chair Marty Burke Jen (Liebenauer ’01) Cavolo George Collins ’65 Michael Moskal Robert Westropp ‘69 John Zaller ‘03 Mary (Ursu ’02) Zenker

401k BENEFIT Sr. Mary Frances Murray, SND, Chair Sr. Patricia Garrahan ’65, SND Kevin Kocsis ‘02