ND Global Spring 2011 The European Edition Volume 7

An official publication of University of Notre Dame alumni in Europe

Connecting with your local ND Club

ach year Spring brings with it new event continues to be wildly popular with possibilities and this is no students and alumni alike. Read more Eexception. This May and June, ND about this successful initiative on page 3. alumni and friends in Europe will have the Also in this edition, we read about the very special opportunity to connect with happenings of the ND Club of and the Glee Club on their 2011 European its wealth of upcoming events. From game Tour. The Glee Club will be travelling watches to student send-offs to lectures to through , , , France sharing Thanksgiving celebrations abroad, and Ireland to give a series of concerts and the club has flourished over the past several will perform in nine different European years and is now continuing to grow under cities during that time. Several ND clubs in new leadership. Planning an upcoming trip Europe have also organized pre- or post- to Paris? Why not connect with the ND concert receptions. Why not take advantage Club of France while you’re there? of this opportunity to attend one of the We hear from Maureen O’Neill ’78, who Glee Club’s concerts and to connect with chronicles her experiences at ND and her your local ND club at the same time? For career path thereafter which took her to more information, take a look at the full the University of Oxford, and from three schedule of concerts on page 2. alumnae in who share their stories I am pleased to announce that the ND on how they came to live abroad. Club of London has received the Alumni Don’t forget to update your contact Association’s Program of Excellence Award information on the Alumni Association’s for the second year in a row for their website, myNotreDame, to stay in the loop robust programming. The club, under the with what’s going on both in the ND Europe leadership of F. Conrad Engelhardt IV, community and back on campus. Please stay has been hosting Alumni/Student Dinners in touch and send your news! for the past several years which offer the opportunity for personal interaction Yours in ND, Top to bottom: (1) Notre Dame Glee Club; between ND students studying in London Kate Ferrucci ’97, Regional Director (2) ND Club of London Alumni/Student Dinner in April 2011 at the home of Maureen O’Neill ’78 and alumni living abroad. Every year, the for Europe, NDAA Board (2009-2012)

In this issue... FEATURES RECURRING ELEMENTS Regional News: ND Women Connect: Germany ..... 6 Glee Club 2011 European Tour...... 2 Domer Travel Tips ...... 7 Club News: Where Are They Now? ...... 8 London Alumni/Student Dinners .... 3 ND Europe Contact List ...... 9 Club Spotlight: Alumni Association Resources ..... 10 ND Club of France...... 4 Social Networking ...... 11 International Careers: Resources/Credits ...... 12 Maureen O’Neill ’78 ...... 5 myNotreDame.nd.edu ND Global / The European Edition Spring 2011 REGIONAL EVENTS

The Spirit of Notre Dame coming to a city near you 2011 Glee Club tour to cross Europe in May and June by Paul Schreier ’73/’74, Switzerland

or alumni in Europe, there’s a special opportunity invited are coming up. Mark your calendars to attend one of host families Fthe concerts being given by the ND Glee Club during who lodge ND its 2011 European Tour. For many of us here “across the students and local pond,” our direct contact to ND is often limited to local faculty, colleagues clubs or watching football games on TV. At these upcoming and friends of concerts, we’ll have an extra special opportunity to envelop the program. The ourselves in the ND spirit. Glee Club has The full schedule is listed here but several regional clubs agreed, logistics La Madeleine, location of June Glee Club concert in Paris have organized additional activities and alums are welcome permitting, to have a small group sing in a retirement home to join in. So break out your ND apparel and let’s give the where current students are doing community-based learning singers a warm welcome to Europe! in conjunction with Paul McDowell’s course. Doing this reinforces the relationship between ND and the residents/ Zurich staff of the nursing home, and everyone is grateful that the Following the early evening concert on Sunday at a church Glee Club is doing what they can to make this possible. in the neighboring town of Adliswil, there will be an (Thanks to Rosie McDowell for her assistance.) informal barbecue reception at the church grounds and reception hall. This is where the local host families will meet As for other stops on the tour, even if there’s not their guests for the next two days, and alumni are warmly any special alumni event planned, take this very special invited to come. Another unusual event is a special concert opportunity and attend one of the concerts—it’s not often tentatively scheduled for one of the next two days at the for us in Europe that ND comes right to our doorstep! Zurich International School, which is located in the same town as the church where the Glee Club will be singing. Notre Dame Glee Club – 2011 European Tour We’re hoping that we can instill some ND spirit into the Times subject to change; please confirm with local club. high school students and use this as a stealth recruiting Rome, Italy: Thursday 26 May, 8pm action. (Special thanks to Salomon Billeter, friend of Glee San Giorgio in Velabro, 19 Via del Velabro, 00186 Rome Club Director Dan Stowe, for his efforts in organizing the church and host families.) Bologna, Italy: Saturday 28 May, 9pm Aula Absidale Università di Bologna, 25 Via de Chiari Paris Zurich, Switzerland: Sunday 29 May, 6pm After the concert on Sunday, June 5, there will be a Reformierte Kirche, Obertilistrasse (Kirchstrasse), reception in the Salle St. Etienne (below the church) to 8134 Adliswil (with reception to follow) which alumni and students are warmly invited. It will feature hot and cold hors d’oeuvres and drinks. The Kempten, Germany: Tuesday 31 May, 8pm reception is being financially supported by the College of Basilka St. Lorenz, Landwehrstrasse 3-5, 87439 Kempten Arts and Letters and the Nanovic Institute for European Munich, Germany: Friday 3 June, 8pm Studies thanks to the generous assistance of Thomas Grosse Aula der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München Kselman, ND History Professor and coordinator of the Geschwister-Scholl-Platz 1, 80539 Munich Paris ND Summer Program, who secured the funding. (Thanks to Jennifer Nemecek and Michael Barrett as well Paris, France: Sunday 5 June, 4pm (reception to follow) as Fr. Brien McCarthy at the Eglise La Madeleine for their Église de la Madeleine, Pl. de la Madeleine, 75008 Paris organizational efforts.) Angers, France: Tuesday 7 June, 8pm Université Catholique de l’Ouest (reception to follow) Angers The concert on Tuesday, June 7, will be part of the Dublin, Ireland: Thursday 9 June, time/place TBD celebration of the 45th anniversary of the ND program Cork, Ireland: Saturday 11 June, time TBD in Angers. All alumni of the program are welcome. Also Honan Chapel, University College Cork

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ND Club of London Alumni/Student Dinners Strengthening our bond with students studying abroad by F. Conrad Engelhardt IV ’02 Ph.D., President, ND Club of London

The Alumni-Student dinners offer ND alumni in London a close and personal way to give back to the University by directly interacting with current undergraduates. For the students, it offers an opportunity to meet alumni who have pursued careers in London he city of London—known for its instantly and to hear of their experiences living abroad. These recognizable black cabs and red double decker dinners have become a tradition for the Notre Dame Club Tbuses—is also the home of Notre Dame’s largest of London and have always been a huge success. Study Abroad Program. Each semester over 130 students During the 2011 Spring semester, alumni hosted a total venture “across the pond” to live and take courses in of 9 dinners with 35 students participating. One of the London. Fortunately, unlike many of the other study more memorable events was hosted by alumna Maureen abroad programs, the students are greeted in English, O’Neill ’78 who invited six students to spend the afternoon but the transition to living in a foreign country is no with her and her family in Oxford, , culminating less challenging. with a meal in her garden. The typical “English weather” which generally consists Over the years, the students have heard about the of a light mist or drizzle, or “mizzle”, a perpetual gray sky, dinners from past London Program participants and now chilled by icy Nordic air can be less than ideal. Couple that look forward to them. It is amazing how some home- with a weak US dollar and you have a student’s nightmare cooked food, a warm home and good company can mean scenario—four months of Ramen noodles and no sun. so much to a young student away from home. Of course, it is not that bad, but a poor British Pound A few days after my wife, Jennifer (Roberts) Engelhardt exchange rate can certainly reduce the students’ ability to ’02, and I hosted our most recent dinner, we received a enjoy the culture, food and arts that the city of London wonderful hand-written thank you note signed by all four has to offer. of our student guests:

An Initiative Enjoyed by Students and Alumni “On our walk home we couldn’t stop talking about Starting in 2007, the Notre Dame Club of London began how much we loved the evening—the drink, the food a new tradition of hosting Alumni-Student dinners to help (please share the recipe), and above all, the conversation. make this transition easier. Each semester, the ND Club Thank you again; it was a night to remember.” of London selects a week in the beginning and/or at the end of the Spring and Fall semesters, and alumni volunteer Photo above: Notre Dame Alumni-Student Dinner during the Spring 2011 semester to host a dinner for several students that are chosen by a hosted by alumna Maureen O’Neill ’78 at her house in Oxford, UK. From left to right: Michael Burnes, Lauren Morehouse, Kelly Kraus, Griffin Naylor, Martin and Timothy lottery system. McGovern, Dan Collins and Christina LaBarge.

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ND Club of France A young club growing strong by Michael Barrett ’07, Co-President, ND Club of France

History of the Club • 29 May at 11:30am, Suresnes: Memorial Day brunch and The ND Club of France has had several iterations over the visit to the US cemetery in Parisian suburb of Suresnes years, with Bethany Heet Burgun having headed operations • 5 June at 4pm, Paris: Glee Club concert and reception at at the beginning before John Fonseca ’70, ’72 M.B.A. took La Madeleine in Paris over in 2004 as president. The first meeting took place on • 7 June at 8pm, Angers: Glee Club concert and reception 19 September 2004 with a turnout of about 35 people. at the Université Catholique de l’Ouest, to celebrate the 45th anniversary of the ND program in Angers, SUNDEF • 9 June at 6:30pm, Paris: Cocktail reception with the US Ambassador Charles H. Rivkin, hosted by the American University Clubs of France at the Hôtel de Talleyrand • Fall 2011: Joint student-alumni event between the Angers program and Paris area alumni

Past Events and Future Development Successful events over the past year have included a barbecue picnic student sendoff in June, participation at the 2010 ND Europe Regional Meeting in London, several football game watches in the Fall, a Thanksgiving dinner at the Fonsecas’ home which brought together students and Chuck Nemecek; Jennifer Nemecek; William Pfaff ’49; Co-President Chris Renner alumni, and a talk by award- ’84; Angers program director Paul McDowell; Co-President Michael P. Barrett ’07; former ND Club of France President John Fonseca ’70, ’72 M.B.A.; current ND Angers winning author and journalist students Tara Lucien ’13, Jason G’Sell ’12 and Michael Fedynsky ’12 William Pfaff ’49 at the Since then, ND France has organized football game American Library of Paris. watches, picnics, happy hours and student send-offs. ND In addition to events, the France also hosted the first ND Europe Regional Meeting club is a central point of from 30 September to 1 October 1 2005. The club also communications between organized a Glee Club concert at Eglise St. Elisabeth in ND, its students in France downtown Paris on 27 May 2007. and alumni both living in and Centralized in Paris, the club has a membership of traveling to France. Last year, about seventy alumni and friends in Paris, Lyon, Grenoble, alumni in France were also Former ND Club of France President John Fonseca ’70, ‘72 M.B.A. who led Nice, La Rochelle, Angers and other parts of France. able to organize last-minute the club for over six years, with his wife After six years of honorable contributions from President accommodations for a Domer John Fonseca, the club has recently welcomed new stranded at Paris Charles de Gaulle airport by the Icelandic leadership: Co-Presidents Michael Barrett ’07 and Chris volcanic ash cloud. Renner ’84, Vice President Dominique Parent ’85 and We will strengthen this communication over the coming Young Alumni/Student Coordinator Amanda Bode ’08. months and years, with stronger connections between Jennifer Nemecek is also a key player from the University Angers and Paris and France and Notre Dame. We believe as the International Admissions Liaison for Europe, Central in alumni-student mentoring and the strength of the ND Balkans and the Middle East, based in Paris. family. We will also be launching a club website to give more visibility the club, available at france.undclub.org. Upcoming Events in 2011 In addition, we will continue to be an active part of the In order to instill new energy in the club, the new team is ND Europe network and will work with other universities planning several events over the coming months, including: as part of the American University Clubs. In the past, the • 15 May, Angers: Talk by Michael Barrett about club has held events both with Cornell and the University attending graduate school and working in France to the of Wisconsin. current students at the Stage Université Notre Dame en If you would like to get in touch, the club’s email address France (SUNDEF) program in Angers is [email protected].

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ND’s Golden Dome to Oxford’s Dreaming Spires Where American Studies can take us by Maureen O’Neill ’78

moved to England for a year in 1990. It was Benjamin caring for 89 boys between the ages of 9 and 12. This sense Franklin’s birthday, 17th January, when I bid farewell of service has followed me to the present day. I to my family at Boston’s Logan airport. My purpose I graduated a year late and with a hunger for travelling was to help establish Earthwatch Europe with a base that would only grow. I lived in Boston surrounded by in Oxford, England. I had worked from the home my family and many ND friends, most of whom had lived organization for two and a half years as their Director of abroad as well. I earned a MSC in Communications from New Ventures (Fundraising). Boston University while working full time for a technical Earthwatch Europe had funded 89 field science projects institute where I first learned my profession as a fundraiser. in 129 countries, so every day brought me in touch with At the age of 28, I took a six-month career break, a different corner travelling the antipodes. Living out of a backpack and of the world. Now, never knowing what the next day would bring made me 21 years later, I more resourceful. I returned to the United States and took have made England the Earthwatch job. my adoptive home. Arriving in England just a few years prior to the “Life sentence, expansion of the European Union was thrilling. I was married to an asked to oversee activities in what was then Eastern Englishman,” I Europe, introducing their scientists to the use of western tell people, but in volunteers. These academics—used to the communist reality, I like being concept of compulsory volunteering—were amazed that an ambassador for westerners would pay to come and help them. There America abroad. was a project in the summer of 1991 that had fourteen As one of the countries represented. Although Russian could have been second class of the common language to most, these scientists preferred women admitted to broken English! Notre Dame, I felt A month after that memorable Earthwatch project, I overwhelmed by my went to what was Czechoslovakia to study the effects of “ND Sisters.” Acid Rain in Bohemia. There—in a team of American, I believe I was the Japanese, Czech, and English volunteers—I met Martin Maureen O’Neill ’78 only one on my McGovern, a computer consultant from East London. floor of Breen-Philips who hadn’t been a valedictorian or Three years later we married and two years after that, we salutatorian of their high school class. These women knew celebrated the arrival of our son, Timothy. no limits, so I adopted their vision. I spent my sophomore Our tradition of teaching our son the joys of year studying in Innsbruck, Austria, and then I returned to international engagement continue as we have a family Notre Dame. competition of the most “sovereign states” visited. Martin At Notre Dame, I majored in American Studies. In those claims 47, I claim 49 and Timothy will soon have a dozen early days, Professor Ron Weber encouraged students to as he travels to , then Finland for the spend a year abroad, emphasizing that the experience gave World Scout Jamboree (www.justgiving.com/Timothy- a fuller perspective on America. With only 56 students McGovern). At 14, Timothy has learned service, stamina in this major, we had broad cross-curricular offerings. and intellectual rigor that may well see him to Notre Dame. This allowed me to think beyond a subject and to see the possibilities of approaching a project from several Maureen O’Neill ’78 is the Director of Development at the angles simultaneously. University of Oxford School of Law. Between my Junior and Senior years, the Center for Social Concerns offered me a summer program working for the orphanage, Nuestro Pequenos Hermanos, outside of Mexico City. After two weeks of living in true poverty, I wrote to Notre Dame asking for a year off to continue

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ND Women Connect Alumnae finding their place in Germany by Linda Tovar Robinson ’98

ND Women Connect is an initiative that the Alumni local and the expat communities. We’ve had a wonderful Association launched in May 2009. There are several time exploring Europe and beyond, and our children have ND Women Connect chapters throughout the United thrived. They have all become expert skiers, and switch States, and the network is growing. The official website is between German and English with ease when speaking womenconnect.undgroup.org. Contact your local club to with their playmates who hail from every continent. learn about how you can unite with other ND alumnae. Though born in Chicago, Matt holds an Irish passport, In tribute to all the amazing women in the world, we’re which “doubles” as his work permit. Most American pleased to introduce you to three ND alumnae who have spouses aren’t permitted to work in Germany, but his EU had enriching life experiences in Germany. status has allowed me to restart my career in molecular biology. My colleagues are mostly German, but we work in Sharing Cultural Traditions English, so my language and science skills grow every day. Sarah Wear ’05 Daily life in Germany isn’t always simple, but it’s been an adventure, and we appreciate every day that we’re In April 2010, I got the opportunity fortunate enough to spend here. to move to Berlin to start a two-year secondment with Ernst & Young. Having Adjusting to a Different Lifestyle never set foot in Germany before and Tanja Loehe ’95 knowing only as much German as I could learn from Rosetta Stone in a month, it was a bit of leap, but now, a In 1995, after graduating from ND, I was year into my assignment, I’m happy I made the move. granted a Fulbright scholarship and came In my role at EY, I serve clients with parent companies to Germany for a year of research. As luck in the US and significant operations in Europe. Whether would have it, I found an interesting object it’s sharing ideas with teams in the UK or the Philippines of research while working at the University in Munich—my working on the same client, or making sure the objectives future husband! of our teams in Chicago, Boston and Atlanta are being At first, finding a job was difficult. I had three hurdles met “on the ground” here in Germany, there are daily to overcome: a Bachelor’s degree was not really recognized, opportunities for collaboration. female engineers were rare, and I lacked a work permit. I’ve had fun taking part in German traditions, from So I returned to the States for my Master’s degree at UC watching the German national team’s run through the Berkeley. Then my husband and I unromantically married World Cup, to sporting a dirndl at Oktoberfest, to sipping immediately so I’d get my work permit. And surprise, I cocoa at the Christmas markets. There are still some found a job quite quickly. traditions from the US that I make sure I hold on to such as I’ve been living in Germany ever since. It’s a hard cooking Thanksgiving dinner and organizing a Super Bowl country to acclimate to. There are rules for everything. watch for my friends in Berlin to share American traditions. Even simple things like grocery shopping can be a challenge. There was a law that all stores closed by 6pm on An Adventure of a Lifetime workdays, 1pm on Saturdays and closed on Sundays—not Erin Foley ’95 exactly friendly hours for people who work! Luckily that law has been relaxed. Stores remain closed on Sundays My husband Matt ’96 asked me in 2009 but I appreciate the fact that we’re given a day without how I’d feel about moving to Munich. It distractions which we usually spend with family or friends. was a bit daunting to think of moving a Living here has given me a greater appreciation of history. family of five to Europe, but the idea of Our house is over 200 years old and is in an old medieval sharing new adventures was too good to pass up. city. We can walk to most everything. Strict zoning laws Munich hasn’t disappointed. While many expat families prevent urban sprawl so the beautiful countryside is easily with children choose to live near one of the international accessible. Plus with many countries within driving distance schools, we opted to live in the city. We fit in with the and six weeks vacation, we really get to travel.

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Domer Travel Tips: Zagreb and Milan Often overlooked, these two European capitals offer a world of surprises by Linda Tovar Robinson ’98

Milan, Italy Zagreb, Croatia A mecca for fashion and food Where east meets west

Known as Italy’s center for Zagreb is a “pocket-size” metropolis, commerce, Milan often gets which combines the best of Western overlooked as a tourist destination, and Eastern Europe. The historical but don’t let this fashion capital fool center was shaped during the you, as it has plenty to offer travelers. Habsburg monarchy so it is often described as a “mini- Vienna”. Yet, the proliferation of art galleries and DJ-filled Sights: “Must-do” sights include: a peek at the famous clubs give it a Balkan vibe. opera house, La Scala; a stroll through the 14th-century Castello Sforzesco; da Vinci’s famed “The Last Supper” Sights: Historically, Zagreb was comprised of two rival (be sure to book well in advance); and the Duomo, a Gothic hilltop settlements, Gradec and Kaptol. In Gradec, or cathedral that took nearly six centuries to complete and Upper Town, there is St Mark’s Church and the Grič stands as the fourth-largest cathedral in the world. cannon, which has been fired from the Lotrščak Tower to mark midday since 1 January 1877. In Kaptol, you’ll find Tip: for a great view, go to the top floor of department Sabor, the Croatian Parliament. store Rinascente. From here you can enjoy a cocktail at one of the bars while getting a birds-eye view of the Today the central point of Zagreb is the main square, Ban Duomo’s rooftop. Jelacic Square, from where everything revolves. Here you’ll find the “must-visit” food market, Dolac, Take a walk around the Brera neighborhood where you’ll along with the neo-gothic twin towers of the Cathedral find plenty of high-end shops and art galleries. You’re likely hovering above. to spot some models, especially near the famed shopping street of Montenapoleone. At night, try exploring the For something fun and different, visit the Museum bustling Navigli (canals) where you’ll find dozens of bars of Broken Relationships or the Museum of Street Art and restaurants, or visit one of the many nightclubs such as located in Kneza Branimira (Lower town). The antiques Plastic, Just Cavalli, or Armani/Prive. market in Britanski Square is a good way to spend a Sunday afternoon. Food/Drink: Two signature dishes of this northern town are cotoletta (breaded calf rib served bone-in with Food/Drink: Sitting down with friends for a kava (coffee) lemon atop) and risotto alla milanese (saffron rice dish). is an essential part of the Zagreb lifestyle. Do as the locals To experience various takes on these classic dishes, head to do and sit at one of the numerous cafes chatting away for La Cotoletteria or 23 Risotto. Stendhal and La Pesa also hours. Visit Flores for the best coffee or Bulldog for some offer great traditional food. great people watching. You can’t go wrong with any café If visiting at Christmas, don’t miss out on panettone, a near Cvjetni (Flower) Square. dome-like cake with candied fruit. Catullo offers some of the best. For gelato, my favorites are Riva Reno, Chocolat To experience typical Croatian food, try Baltazar (best for and Grom. Eataly and Peck are two gourmet grocers not to grilled meat) and Melkior (for fish and seafood). Or venture be missed by foodies. to one of the many trendy, cosmopolitan fusion venues such Finally, a visit to Milan would not be complete without as Apetit or Apetit City. experiencing apertivo, a type of “happy hour” around 6-9pm. Most bars will offer discounted drinks and free Rakija is the typical liqueur of choice. At Cica, they serve snacks (sometimes substantial enough to serve as a cheap more than twenty kinds, from herb and plum (the most dinner). Some popular places include La Tasca, Iguana, common) to blueberry and cherry. Head to Maraschino for Nobu, Da Claudio or Principe Bar—I could go on and on! drinks or Peppermint, a small club with funky music that Try ordering a Spritz or Negroni. makes you want to dance.

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Where Are They Now? SEND YOUR ALUMNI NOTE: Have an update and want to include it in the next issue of this publication? Send your name, class Updates from alumni in Europe year, country of current residence, a brief update about where you are and what you are up to: and the Middle East [email protected]

Antoon Laane ’84 (Belgium) lives near different cultures. He has worked for Crown Toulouse for priestly formation, and presently, Brussels, He is an EMEA Product Marketing Equipment Corporation for the past 14 a licence in theological Anthropology at the Manager at Rockwell Automation. He spent years, and is currently Director of Industrial Carmelite Faculty in Rome. his entire career with Rockwell in various Design Europe for Crown, which is a leading Leah Ashe ’01 (Italy/UK) finished her locations including the United States, the manufacturer of forklift equipment. Masters in History and Culture of Food from and now Belgium since 1999. Mickey Mason ’01 (Kuwait) has lived a joint program between the Universities of He is married and has three children. and worked in Kuwait for the last three years Bologna, Barcelona and Tours with a thesis Mary Ann Hennessey ’90 (Bosnia and with his wife and two boys. He majored in on what people consider healthy. She’ll be Herzegovina) is now in Sarajevo, Bosnia Biology and minored in Anthropology, but at Cardiff University in June as part of the and Herzegovina as Head of the Council of ended up as a Project Manager for SAIC “Purefood” project in food sustainability. Europe Office, after twenty years in France in the C4IT division of their DOD contracts Liz Early ’84 (The Netherlands) has with the Council of Europe working on business unit. He is learning Arabic. been living and working in the Netherlands expanding democracy, human rights and the Bob Connolly ’74, ’77 JD (Ireland) since 1986. She is responsible for Product rule of law on the European continent. lives in Raheny, Dublin. He practices pub/ Development at TNT Express and chairs the Paul DeLave ’92 () restaurant/hotel licensing law. He published TNT International Women’s network. She is does freelance architecture and design The Rise and Fall of the Irish Pub in 2010 married and has two teenaged girls. services in collaboration with Czech and and The Legends: Beginnings applying Irish Peter (née Jim) Heinlen ’71 (Saudi US firms. He is a guest lecturer and teacher tradition and myth which finds the son of Arabia) embarked on a 10-year life as an at Prague College, an English language legendary Irish hero Cuchulainn growing up a itinerant teacher in Afghanistan, Iran, Algeria affiliate of Teeside University. He is also great athlete in the 21st century. and Saudi Arabia. Then, he returned to an International Outreach Coordinator for Joanne A. Davidson ’03 (Ireland) Minnesota and settled into a “gray cube life” ARCHIP, the Architectural Institute in Prague. came to Dublin in 2003 for her Masters in as a project manager in corporate America. Amanda Bode ’08 (France) is the new Environmental Science at Trinity College A few years ago, he returned to the Middle Young Alumni & Student Coordinator for and has been there ever since. She has East to teach project management at Saudi the ND Club of France. She is a consultant worked for the environmental consultants, Telecom Co. (STC) in Riyadh. at Ernst & Young in Paris and has been in RPS Group, for three years and was recently Carl W. Shea ’92 (Saudi Arabia) Europe since 2010. promoted to Senior Consultant. is currently working in Riyadh for Dar Paul Mannino ’91 M.B.A. (France) John Odhiambo Onyango ’99 M.Arch. Al Riyadh Consultants. He works in the has been based in Paris since 2009 and () is a Lecturer in contracts and procurement department of works as Finance Director for Abbott Architecture at Queen’s University Belfast. Rayadah Investment Company Laboratories France. He submitted his PhD dissertation in Caitlin Kennelly ’06 (UAE) does theme Michael D. Smith ’86 (France) works architecture at the University of Glasgow park design and production. She worked as the general manager of a Swiss high-tech in March 2011. He is currently working on on the world’s fastest roller coaster as part company in Paris. He is about to relocate energy performance evaluations in both of Ferrari World Abu Dhabi 2010. She is back to where he has been 17 of the domestic and non-domestic buildings. In currently working on an interactive exhibit 25 years since graduation. August 2011 he will join the University of about sustainable development. Ed Kelin (Germany) is working in Miami as Assistant Professor of Architecture. Jeff Lakusta ’10 (UK) is finishing Germany as the Director of Advertising Brother Anthony Ariniello ’98 (Italy) a Masters in International Marketing for Stars and Stripes, the US military’s of the Transfiguration has arrived at the end Management at the University of Leeds. newspaper/website for service members of a ten-year path of formation as the first Laura Janke Jaeger ’89 (USA) is the stationed overseas and deployed to American brother in the Community of the former President of the ND Club of London. Southwest Asia. Beatitudes. His formation took him through After five years in London, she and her Jim Kraimer ’89 (Germany) has lived in two years in Italy of mostly manual work, two husband Rob moved back to their native Munich for 8 years with his wife, Whitney, years in Israel in the community’s charism NYC. Although they suffer from post- and three children, ages 11, 13 and 14. for understanding Judaism and praying in European withdrawal and miss their friends, They like living in Europe because of the Hebrew, a year in Denver of service at the they’re happy to be back, and have an opportunities for travel and exposure to community’s first American house, time in adorable new Cocker Spaniel puppy, Coco.

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ND Alumni Contacts in Europe Club leaders and country contacts in 37 European countries

Albania Finland Kosovo Entela Josifi ’01 L.L.M. Dr. Peter Kelly ’86 M.B.A. Entela Josifi ’01 Carl Munana ’78 (Madrid) [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] T +855 2321 9814 ext. 6330 T +358 9 451 3089 T +855 2321 9814 ext. 6330 Julian Gutierrez ’02 (Barcelona) C +358 41 503 4508 Andorra Agon Vrenezi [email protected] Ramon Llados-Bernaus ’95 M.S., [email protected] T +34 6 78 57 61 25 France ’98 Ph.D. [email protected] Lithuania Sweden [email protected] Chris Renner ’84 Arunas Leonavicius ’96 Steven Peterson ’06 C +376 35 42 70 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Armenia T +33 (0) 6 71 37 37 31 T +370 37 401099 C +46 (0) 70 279 7993

David Sargsian Michael P. Barrett ’07 Luxembourg Switzerland [email protected] [email protected] Daphne Graham David Schiesher ’80 (Geneva) T +33 (0) 6 79 53 82 21 Austria [email protected] [email protected] T +41 22 345 6512 Christoph Jünger ’96 Georgia Netherlands [email protected] Tamar Tandashvili ’08 Erik Hardick ’09 M.B.A. Paul G. Schreier ’73, ’74 (Zurich) Christian Vohradsky ’91 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] T +995 95 644 393 T +31 65 052 6684 T +41 43 377 5245 T +43 676 948 2206 Ketevan Nozadze ’09 Therese Beckwith ’80 Norway [email protected] [email protected] Belgium Amy Oen ’91 Francois Delvaux de Fenffe Germany [email protected] Kevin Michels-Kim ’93 (Zurich) ’95 M.B.A. Niels Hartermann ’93 L.L.M. T +47 9979 7685 [email protected] [email protected] (Hamburg) T +41 79 758 0319 C +32 (0) 495 242 986 Poland [email protected] Turkey T +49 30 245 66191 Pawel (Paul) Kotwica Marc Royer ’72 [email protected] Isin Canturk ’06 [email protected] Brian Kennedy ’94 (Frankfurt) T +48 602 37 37 47 [email protected] Axel Cogels ’64 [email protected] T +90 212 282 61 39 [email protected] T +49 6196 996 14258 Goncalo Cornelio da Silva Burcu Konakci ’06 Emily Snow ’01 Pete Rijks ’00 (Munich) [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] C +351 91 485 9288 T +90 532 382 8251 C +49 171 692 3159 Pat Lasonde ’77 Bulgaria Antonio Fonseca Greece [email protected] Ivelin Sardamov ’96 M.A., [email protected] ’98 Ph.D. Yannis Koutroulis ’04 T +351 21 790 4805 Ukraine [email protected] [email protected] Oksana Klymovych ’04 L.L.M. T +30 210 277 4398 Romania T +359 28 65 8692 [email protected] W +359 73 88 8495 C +30 694 421 4964 Bogdan Alexandrescu, M.B.A., Ph.D. Anastasia Zimina ’05 Croatia Hungary [email protected] [email protected] Brian Faiola ’96 Oana-Cristina N. Popa, Ph.D. Professor George Arghir ’77 Ph.D. T +380 67 245 0181 [email protected] [email protected] T +36 30 563 8878 [email protected] Yuriy Brazhnik T +385 1 4677 550/856 C +40 264 414 036 [email protected] Iceland T +380 44 295 4067 Cyprus Russia Spurgeon Thompson ’00 Ph.D. Gudrun Gunnarsdottir ’05 Christopher Giles [email protected] Mikhail Moshkov [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] C +357 99 80 4970 Ireland T +7 985 784 1173 United Kingdom Emma Lynch Czech Republic Slovakia [email protected] [email protected] Oldrich Bures ’04 Ph.D. Ivana Sabanosova ’04 F. Conrad Engelhardt ’02 Ph.D. [email protected] Paul McGinn ’84 [email protected] (London) [email protected] T +421 904 246 731 Denmark [email protected] Lise Lotte Bundesen ’81 M.A. Italy Slovenia Kate Ferrucci ’97 (Nottingham) [email protected] Fr. Russell K. McDougall C.S.C., Damjan Kobal ’92 Ms.C., [email protected] W +45 3913 6590 ’85, ’90 MDiv. ’95 Ph.D. C +44 (0) 778 785 5087 C +45 2212 1942 [email protected] [email protected]

Estonia Fr. John Vargas, C.Ss.R. ’94 M.S. John Stewart Wilson ’89 [email protected] [email protected] C +39 (0) 349 328 0217

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ND Alumni Association Resources Your way to stay connected to Notre Dame

myNotreDame Onward: Alumni Career Development mynotredame.nd.edu career.alumni.nd.edu myNotreDame is the secure Whether you are currently data portion of the Notre out of work or simply Dame Alumni Association looking to find something online community. Access to new, the NDAA knows myNotreDame is available to that searching for a job can be challenging. ONWARD: Notre Dame alumni, students, parents of current students, Alumni Career Development provides a series of career and friends of the University. It’s a great way to stay and professional tools and resources to aid you in your job connected to the ND family! search. These resources are designed to focus and simplify Update your information on myNotreDame today. your search, and help you discover and use your own special Your up-to-date contact details will enable you to receive skills and abilities to land that next position. The ONWARD newsletters from ND by post and email. Additionally, ND club program also allows you to network with other Notre Dame leaders worldwide use this system to find new members for alumni, and provides unique career resources to help you be their clubs. successful. Through myNotreDame, ND alumni can: • Connect with friends and classmates Are You a Notre Dame Lawyer? • Use the improved directory to find fellow alumni The Notre Dame Law Association is open to • Find mentors and contacts for career networking lawyers who graduated from the Notre Dame Law School • Discover greater access to Notre Dame news and events as well as lawyers who graduated from Notre Dame, but • Take part in alumni events and volunteer activities attended law school elsewhere. Contact the ND Law School If you have trouble with registration for myNotreDame, External Relations Office at +1 (574) 631-6891 to ask about contact the ND Alumni Association Help Desk at onlinehelp@ joining the NDLA. Membership is free. alumni.nd.edu or +1 (574) 631-1579.

Pray at ND Do You Have an APO Address? pray.nd.edu We want to hear from you! Pray at ND, wherever you are in the world! The living flame of NDAA’s green candle’s burns weekly for all intentions Notre Dame’s club presidents and country contacts in received through the website. Europe do their best to reach out to the alumni, parents and friends living in their countries. To assist them in their ND Women Connect efforts, the Alumni Association provides these volunteers womenconnect.undgroup.org with lists of people living in their countries. Unfortunately, ND Women Connect is a group those of you with APO addresses do not show up in these facilitated through local ND clubs that lists since your country is technically listed as the U.S.A. provides opportunities for women We would love to help you connect with fellow Domers graduates to foster personal and professional relationships, in Europe. You can find your nearest club or country enhance personal and professional development, and make contact by using the International Club Locator at www. valuable contributions to Notre Dame, to their local com­ alumni.nd.edu/intlclubs. Or you can contact the Alumni munities, and to causes that inspire them. Association’s Director of Worldwide Clubs, Annie Mantey at [email protected] and she will connect you with the appropriate club or country contact. The Notre Dame spirit is building in Europe and we don’t want you to miss the opportunity to be a part of the excitement!

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Social Networking Connecting with Notre Dame alumni online

LinkedIn Facebook www.linkedin.com www.facebook.com The Notre Dame Alumni Are you on Facebook? If so, why Association teamed up not join the Notre Dame network with the ND Career Center on Facebook? You can also join to create the official Notre the following country- or region- Dame Alumni Network on LinkedIn. LinkedIn is an online specific Facebook groups of ND alumni. It’s another great way to network of more than 80 million experienced professionals connect with ND alumni currently working and living in Europe. from around the world. This free service is one of the most powerful career development tools available today. When • Notre Dame in Europe you join LinkedIn, you create a profile summarizing your (current students, alumni, parents and friends of ND in Europe): professional accomplish­ments. Your profile helps you find— www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=4755692067 and be found by—former colleagues, clients, and partners. • ND Club of Belgium LinkedIn “ND Alumni Network” Group www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=108195895891065 www.linkedin.com/e/gis/802 • ND Club of France The “ND Alumni Network” on LinkedIn currently www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=186007131494 features more than 17,000 members who are • ND Club of Germany ready to help alumni open doors to opportu­ www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=132397266592 nities using the ND family connections. • ND Club of Greece www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=10078113247 LinkedIn “ND Alumni Abroad” Subgroup • ND Club of Ireland www.linkedin.com/e/gis/2286051 www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=295094455248 The ND “Alumni Abroad” subgroup of the “ND Alumni • ND Club of Italy Network” on LinkedIn launched in 2009. Please consider www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=54478851321 joining and being part of this alumni community. There are • ND Club of London more than 340 members! The mission of this group is to: www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=49472083429 • Strengthen the bond between Notre Dame and its alumni • ND Club of Spain abroad www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=111229362222591 • Help connect and build links between alumni abroad in • ND Club of Switzerland order to support networking opportunities and professional www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=179151623709 career development • Promote mentoring and internship opportunities for Websites for ND Clubs in Europe current ND students who desire to work abroad. Does your Notre Dame Club currently have a website? Check out these club websites in the region: NOTE: Before joining the ND Alumni Network or the Alumni Abroad subgroup, you must first create a profile on linkedin.com • ND Club of Germany: germany.undclub.org • ND Club of London: london.undclub.org • ND Club of Italy: italy.undclub.org • ND Club of France: france.undclub.org (coming soon)

... and coming soon, websites for other clubs in the region, including: Belgium, Ireland, Spain, Switzerland, and more! Would you like to help develop your club’s website? If so, contact your club to find out how to get started.

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Useful Contacts University of Notre Dame contacts on campus and in the region

Alumni Association Kellogg Institute for Volunteer Opportunities University of Notre Dame International Studies W ould you like to be a part of the ND 100 Eck Center kellogg.nd.edu Global publication team? Assistance is Notre Dame, IN 46556 USA Scott Mainwaring, Director currently being sought for writing and +1 (574) 631 6000 [email protected] story development. If interested, please +1 (574) 631 7816 contact the editors. Annie Mantey ’06 Diector, Worldwide Clubs Kellogg/Kroc Information Center [email protected] kkic.library.nd.edu Credits +1 (574) 631 4622 318 Hesburgh Center for ND Global: The European Edition myNotreDame Help Desk International Studies is brought to you by: [email protected] [email protected] +1 (574) 631 1579 +1 (574) 631 8534 Designer/Editor Kate Ferrucci ’97 Admissions Office Kroc Institute for International [email protected] Jennifer Nemecek Peace Studies International Admissions Liaison for kroc.nd.edu Contributing Editors Europe, Central Balkans, Middle East Scott Appleby Michael P. Barrett ’07 12, rue du Printemps [email protected] Linda Tovar Robinson ’98 78230 Le Pecq / France +1 (574) 631 5665 F. Conrad Engelhardt IV ’02 Ph.D. +33 (0) 625 214 150 [email protected] Mendoza College of Business, Senior Editor, Alumni Communications Executive International Education Liam Farrell ’04 Alumni Travel Program Department [email protected] Kate Telesca ’97, Director nd.edu/~execprog/executivePrograms/ mynotredame.nd.edu/travel Tom Dowd, International Program Thank you to the ND clubs and [email protected] Manager individuals who contributed articles +1 (574) 631 6190 [email protected] to this edition. Mike Cloonan ’95 J.D./M.B.A., Office of International Studies International Program Faculty ND Global: The European Edition nd.edu/~ois [email protected] is published twice annually by Kathleen Opel, Director Notre Dame alumni in Europe. [email protected] The Career Center at ND +1 (574) 631-9525 careercenter.nd.edu News items, photos, letters to the editor, updates for the “Where Are Global Internship Initiatives Nanovic Institute for European Studies They Now” section, articles and ideas LoriAnn Edinborough, nanovic.nd.edu for articles are actively sought from Program Director A. James McAdams, Director alumni who wish to contribute to [email protected] [email protected] forthcoming editions of ND Global: +1 (574) 631 5253 The European Edition. Please send Center for Social Concerns your contributions to your ND club centerforsocialconcerns.nd.edu International Student Services leader or to: Rosie McDowell ’93, ’07 M.N.A. issa.nd.edu [email protected] Director, Community-Based Bethany Burgun ’98, ’00 M.A., Director Learning Outreach [email protected] We are ND! [email protected] +1 (574) 631 2702

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