Women for Good 2024

2024 Featured Speakers

Click photos to learn more about each speaker.

Shannon Boxx '99

Three-Time Olympic Gold Medalist, World Cup Champion, and retired American Soccer Player

Dr. Kate Callaghan ‘12

Associate Director, Memorial Family Medicine Residency Program

Adjunct Professor, University of Notre Dame – Hillebrand Center for Compassionate Care in Medicine

Katie Conboy, PhD ‘86

President, St. Mary's College

Marianne Cusato ‘97, ‘17 MBA

Professor of Practice and Director of the School's Housing and Community Regeneration Initiative, University of Notre Dame

Dorene Dominguez '85

Chair and CEO, Vanir, Trustee, University of Notre Dame

Aunjanue Ellis Taylor

Academy Award-nominated actress and lead actress in the movie Fannie

Emily Hikade ‘99

Former CIA Agent and Founder and CEO of Petite Plume

Beth Ann Fennelly '93

Mississippi Poet Laureate and Author

Martie Gillin

Executive Producer, Cabrini & Founder of SpeakerUp!

Alexis Meruelo '16

Chief Vision and Purpose Officer, Meruelo Enterprises

Victoria Nyanjura, MGA '20

Head of School, St. Bakhita Vocational Training Center, Uganda

Jadin O’Brien ‘24

NCAA Champion in Track and Field, Notre Dame Student

Cindy Parseghian '77

President, Ara Parseghian Medical Research Foundation, Trustee, University of Notre Dame

Jim Parsons ‘96

Founder, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer of Junto

Sherry Phillips

Chief Revenue Officer, Forbes

Hannah Simon ‘26

A student with visual impairments who is passionate about finding her family at Notre Dame

Christine Swanson '94

Director, Faith Filmworks, Inc.

Anne Thompson ‘79

Chief Environmental Affairs Correspondent, NBC News, Trustee, University of Notre Dame

John Veihmeyer ‘77

Retired Chairman of KPMG International, Incoming President of University Of Notre Dame Board of Trustees

Mimi Wolfington

Executive Producer, Cabrini

2024 University of Notre Dame Leadership Speakers

Click photos to learn more about each speaker.

Wendy Angst

Teaching Professor and Assistant Department Chair, Mendoza College of Business, University of Notre Dame

Missy Conboy '82

Sr. Deputy Director of Athletics, University of Notre Dame

Ann Firth ‘81, ‘84 J.D.

Vice President and Chief of Staff, University of Notre Dame

Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C., '76, MA '78

President, University of Notre Dame

Lou Nanni '84, MA '88

  Vice President for University Relations, University of Notre Dame

Chrissy Trinter

Acting Director, Institute for Educational Initiatives, University of Notre Dame

Sara Liebscher '91, MBA '93

Associate Vice President, Development, University of Notre Dame

Fr. Pete McCormick, M.Div. '06, MBA '15

 Assistant Vice President of Campus Ministry, University of Notre Dame