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2026-2027 Fellows

Cohort 8 Fellows:

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Heather Alford

Heather Alford

Heather Alford, with nearly two decades of experience in the education sector, transitioned from retirement into a dynamic new role as the office manager of a law firm. She thrives in fast-paced professional environments and brings that same energy to her commitment to local community service. Heather earned a BS in Economics from Centre College and a degree in Computer Programming from Indiana University. Her early career on Capitol Hill as a health care legislative aide for a Kentucky congressman sparked a lifelong passion for civic engagement and community building.

A devoted "family manager," Heather has been married to Hank Alford (ND Law ’93) for 35 years. They are proud parents to three children: Olivia (ND Law ’24), Jackson, and Coleman. In her free time, Heather remains active through running and finds balance in knitting and reading. She looks forward to the ILI program as a way to further refine her leadership skills for the next stage of her community-focused journey.
Joseph Barnicki

Joseph Barnicki

Joseph Barnicki had a 41-year professional career which included extensive experience in leading simulation engineering teams and flight tests to support training systems development for the U.S. Navy, U.S. Air Force, NASA, and others. These systems encompassed proof-of-concepts, operational flight trainers, avionics integration, mission rehearsals, emergency procedures, and operator and maintenance training for the war fighter. While at NASA, he achieved flight status, supporting 27 research flights examining space shuttle tire wear and what might happen if the shuttle had to return with a flat tire.

For relaxation, Joseph enjoys sitting on the beach, sailing, attending concerts, and spending time with his grown children. He is an active member of his church as a parishioner, and serves as an usher and a Eucharistic minister to the sick. Especially interested in developing devices to aid amputees and quadriplegics, he is looking forward to the ILI experience and a service-centered retirement.
Frank Barrett

Frank Barrett

Frank J. Barrett, PhD, is Professor of Organizational Behavior and Faculty Director of the Masters in Positive Organizational Development program at Case Western Reserve University. A former Visiting Scholar at Harvard Business School and Emeritus Faculty at the Naval Postgraduate School, Frank has written and lectured widely on social constructionism, appreciative inquiry, organizational change, jazz improvisation, and organizational learning. Throughout his career, he has consulted for a diverse range of global organizations, including Boeing, the U.S. Navy, Ford Motor Company, Nokia, Price Waterhouse Coopers, and the Cleveland Clinic.

An accomplished author and lecturer, Frank wrote the award-winning book Yes to the Mess: Surprising Leadership Lessons from Jazz, which has been translated into six languages and named Best Leadership Book of the Year by the Business Leaders of France. He also co-authored the best-selling book Appreciative Inquiry: A Positive Approach to Building Cooperative Capacity. His research and writing on metaphor, masculinity, improvisation, organizational change and organizational development have earned multiple "Best Paper" awards from the Academy of Management.

Frank is also an active jazz pianist. In addition to leading his own trios and quartets, he has traveled extensively in the United States, England, and Mexico with the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra. In 2018 he walked the Camino de Santiago and was spiritually impacted by the experience. As a result, Frank took a leave of absence and received his Masters in Divinity (MDiv) from Harvard Divinity School. He has been a hospital chaplain intern in Boston.

Frank holds a BA and MA in Government and English from the University of Notre Dame and earned his PhD in Organizational Behavior from Case Western Reserve University.
Ira Carnahan

Ira Carnahan

Ira Carnahan spent the past two decades at T. Rowe Price, where he served as a vice president in the U.S. Equities division. During most of his tenure, he was an equity analyst covering stocks in the consumer sector (everything from Harley-Davidson to Dollar General to Monster Energy).

Prior to joining T. Rowe Price, Ira spent five years as a writer and associate editor at Forbes. He has written for the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, Slate, and other publications, and appeared on CNN, Fox News, and MSNBC. In addition, he served for two years as editor of The Public Interest, a quarterly journal of public policy.

Ira holds a Bachelor of Science in Economics from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, and a Master of Arts in Political Science from Harvard University.

Ira and his wife, Kitty, live near Washington, D.C., where they volunteer with non-profit organizations in D.C. and beyond. In recent years the two have served together as co-chairs of: Annual Giving at National Presbyterian School, Annual Giving at National Cathedral School, Freedom House's Annual Awards Dinner, and Tulane University’s Family Leadership Council. Stretching farther back, Ira was a Peace Corps Volunteer in Mauritania.
Katherine Carnahan
Associate

Katherine Carnahan
Associate

Katherine 'Kitty' McNamara Carnahan was born and raised in Lafayette, Louisiana, where she graduated from the Academy of the Sacred Heart. She then attended Tulane University, where she majored in American Studies and minored in Art History. From there she moved to Washington, D.C. where she worked on Capitol Hill and met her husband, Ira, who is also participating in ILI.

Kitty and Ira have two children: Callie, a high school history teacher in Houston, and William, an analyst for a real estate development firm in Washington. In recent years, Kitty and Ira have served together as co-chairs of: Annual Giving at National Presbyterian School, Annual Giving at National Cathedral School, Freedom House’s Annual Awards Dinner, and Tulane University’s Family Leadership Council.
Sharon Colby

Sharon Colby

Sharon Colby devoted her professional life to partnering with social benefit organizations at local, national, and international levels in human services; healthcare; education; religion; government; and community development. Her consulting and coaching work included leadership development; organizational transformation; team building; conflict resolution; vision making and strategic planning; and board, staff, and community advancement.

Sharon began in the crucible of group process experiences and went on to obtain an MA in Counseling Psychology from Loyola University with additional training in organizational development, conflict resolution, spiritual direction, and expressive arts.

As a newly published author, she writes creative nonfiction essays and is developing a book on advanced group process facilitation skills and practices. She is committed to developing facilitators and trainers who use those skills as coaches, facilitators, leaders, community organizers, and more.

Sharon's two children, daughter-in-law, and two grandchildren live in the Midwest, where she may return to after living in New Mexico.
Carol DeNatale

Carol DeNatale

Carol DeNatale is a lifelong New Yorker with over three decades of experience on Wall Street. She began her career at Merrill Lynch as an investment banker in the Financial Institutions Group. During her time at Merrill Lynch, Carol held several senior management positions including chief operating officer of Investment Banking across the Americas. Most recently, Carol was the chief operating officer of Global Advisory and Equities at Stifel and was the co-head of the firm’s Women’s Initiative Network.

Carol has a passion for community service and combines her love of travel with volunteering with housing builds across the world, primarily focused on providing housing for vulnerable women and children. In addition to travel, Carol enjoys theater, anything to do with being at the beach, and cooking. She received a bachelor’s degree from Fairfield University and an MBA from Columbia Business School. Carol grew up on Long Island and comes from a large Italian family.
Marguerite Elias

Marguerite Elias

Marguerite 'Margee' Elias, a long-time resident of Chicago, received a BA in Economics from Northwestern University and a JD from Loyola University of Chicago. She enjoyed a 35-year career as an attorney, focusing on corporate and securities law. She spent the last 18 years of her legal career as EVP and General Counsel of Gogo Inc., a publicly-traded technology company that pioneered the use of the Internet on airplanes.

Since retiring in 2023, Margee has enjoyed traveling, cooking, needlepointing, learning Mah Jongg, trying to relearn golf, and spending time with a wonderful network of family and friends. She is a lifelong learner and looks forward to all that ILI has to offer. She also looks forward to spending lots of time with her extended family--all avid ND fans--during her year in South Bend.
Todd Fronckowiak

Todd Fronckowiak

Todd Fronckowiak is a retired automotive executive with over 35 years of global leadership experience in vehicle safety, advanced driver assistance systems, autonomous vehicles, powertrain technologies, and government policy. He most recently served as the Safety Vice President at Cavnue LLC, where he led efforts at the AI-startup to develop and deploy smart and safe infrastructure technologies.

Prior to Cavnue, he spent four years as the Head of Safety at Argo AI, an autonomous vehicle developer. There he served as the senior safety executive and built a world-class safety team, established a robust corporate safety culture and foundational safety management system, and navigated complex global regulatory landscapes with senior government officials in the United States and Europe.

Todd’s career began with a distinguished 30+ year career at the Ford Motor Company, including serving as the global head of Ford’s Automotive Safety and Compliance Office. There he was responsible for regulatory developments, vehicle safety compliance, and safety investigations around the world.

Todd holds two M.S. degrees in Engineering from Wayne State University and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Michigan State University. He resides in Michigan where he prioritizes time with his wife of 34 years, Debbie, their four children and their spouses, and four grandchildren.
Marian Hoffman

Marian Hoffman

Marian Hoffman is a Chattanooga native who earned her B.S. in Industrial Management from Clemson University. She began her career in Human Resources and Training with CBI Industries in Chicago and later with CIGNA, managing training initiatives and employee benefits programs for a decade. A career pivot led her to Le Cordon Bleu, where she completed an Associate’s Degree in Culinary Arts before relocating to New York City for her husband Mike’s career.

After the arrival of her three sons, Marian dedicated herself to raising her family, including significant advocacy and leadership within special-education communities. As her children grew, she expanded her service work, chairing major fundraisers and serving on the University of Notre Dame’s Library Council and Cavanaugh Council mentorship program. In 2021 she became a professional coach, supporting individuals navigating life transitions. She looks forward to returning to Chattanooga after completing ILI.
Michael Hoffman

Michael Hoffman

Michael Hoffman practiced law at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP from 1989 to 2026, managing the firm’s Investment Management Group from 2015 to 2025. His practice focused on the representation of public and private investment funds, business development companies, investment advisers, underwriters, and investment banks in connection with the structuring and distribution of financial products in U.S. and cross-border transactions.

Michael graduated from Duke University Law School in 1989 and from the University of Notre Dame with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1986. He is married to ILI Fellow Marian Hoffman. They have three sons: Michael (ND, 2022), Matthew, and Walter (ND, 2027).
Brendan King

Brendan King

Brendan King spent nearly 30 years in corporate finance roles across healthcare staffing, valuation consulting, technology, manufacturing, and aerospace and defense. Along the way he discovered that while his college interests began in science, his career passions ultimately centered on finance, leadership, and helping organizations grow through periods of complexity and change.

Brendan holds a Bachelor of Arts in Biological Sciences and Environmental Studies from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and later earned his MBA in Finance and International Business from the University of Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business, where he met his wife, Christy. He is also a CFA charterholder.

Brendan and Christy have three sons in their early twenties who are launching careers across the country. He looks forward to mentoring undergraduate students, supporting financial literacy and advocacy for low-income individuals, and enjoying books, music, coffee, and helping their two golden retrievers adjust from Northern California to Midwestern winters.
Hans Klemm

Hans Klemm

Hans Klemm is a member of the Board of Councilors of the U.S.-Japan Council, an organization that seeks to develop and connect global leaders to create a stronger U.S.-Japan relationship. Concurrently, Ambassador Klemm serves as vice president and governor of the American Chamber of Commerce in Japan.

From 2022-2025 Hans was the Japan representative for the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, leading their government, policy and public affairs in Japan. During the same period, he was a member of the bilateral U.S.-Japan Fulbright Commission. Until 2019, Ambassador Klemm worked for nearly four decades as an American diplomat and was appointed as U.S. ambassador to Romania and to Timor-Leste. In addition to serving as chief human resources officer for the U.S. Department of State, Ambassador Klemm worked at U.S. embassies in Japan, Afghanistan, Korea, Germany, and Trinidad and Tobago. He is a graduate of Stanford University (M.A.) and Indiana University (B.A.).
Mary Mazanec

Mary Mazanec

Dr. Mary Mazanec was born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio. She earned her B.S. from the University of Notre Dame and received her M.D. and J.D. from Case Western Reserve University (CWRU). She completed her Internal Medicine residency at the University of Michigan and her Pulmonary Medicine fellowship at CWRU. She was appointed to the medical staffs of University Hospitals of Cleveland and the Louis Stokes Veterans Administration Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio.

In 1999, Mary participated in the Robert Wood Johnson Health Policy Fellowship and worked on the Senate Subcommittee of Public Health. Subsequently, she held senior positions at the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Most recently, Dr. Mazanec provided executive leadership as the Director of the Congressional Research Service and Senior Advisor to the Librarian of Congress. In 2025, she “retired” from the Federal Government civilian service.
Mary Schaffner

Mary Schaffner

Mary Schaffner, born and raised in Indianapolis, Indiana, has been married to John Schaffner for 44 years. Together they raised five children and now also enjoy 11 grandchildren. Mary attended Indiana University, where she studied accounting, and subsequently worked as a CPA for the then Arthur Young Accounting Firm.

In order to spend more time with her growing family, Mary stepped out of public accounting to work part time as an accountant at the Catholic Parish of which they were members. At the invitation to substitute teach in the junior high religion class at the parish school, Mary stepped into the classroom and took an interest in theology and spirituality. Subsequently, she transitioned into ministry. As her children grew older, Mary went back to school and received her Master of Theological Studies degree from St. Meinrad School of Theology as well as a Graduate Certificate in Spiritual Direction and Directed Retreats from Creighton University.

From there, Mary continued in ministry, holding various positions within the Catholic Church for over 35 years. She served as a Parish Life Coordinator at St. Agnes Parish in Nashville, Indiana, and the Associate Director of Spirituality Ministries at Our Lady of Fatima Retreat House where she offered spiritual direction, the Ignatian Exercises, and various opportunities for retreats. Mary also ministered as a religion teacher, high school campus minister, young adult minister, director of religious education, pastoral associate, and most importantly throughout it all, she experienced encountering God’s grace in her own and others' lives. Mary is currently self-employed, serving as a spiritual director and retreat leader in the Archdiocese of Indianapolis.
John Schmidt

John Schmidt

John Schmidt began his career in governement, working for Congresswoman Millicent Fenwick, and then worked for public-private partnerships including serving as president of the NJ Shore Foundation with Governor Kean as honorary chair.

Following some time off to raise his young children, John switched to a career in education, teaching at The Peck School in Morristown, New Jersey, and the Norwood School in Bethesda, Maryland. John’s primary volunteer work has been to serve as board director, president, and chair of the Nominating Committee of Agawam Council for nearly 30 years, which runs Camp Agawam--a boys summer camp in Raymond, Maine.

When he is not visiting his adult children and grandchildren, John can be found at home in Bethesda with his wife, Liz, or on Panther Pond in Raymond.
Kevin Simpson

Kevin Simpson

Kevin Simpson was born and raised in and around Wichita, Kansas. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Notre Dame and his medical degree from the University Chicago. Kevin continued his education at the University of Chicago completing a Residency in Internal Medicine and Fellowship in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine.

Kevin then joined the faculty of Loyola University Medical Center where he has practiced Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine for over 30 years. In addition to clinical practice and research, he served as the program director of the Loyola Internal Medicine Residency for 29 years, during which time he is proud to have facilitated the education of over 1,000 physicians in training, serving as a lifelong mentor to many. A skilled educator who has received numerous teaching awards, Kevin is committed to lifelong education.

Though he's a passionate Notre Dame sports fan, Kevin also enjoys cheering for both the Chicago Cubs and Kansas City Chiefs. He can be found hacking his way around a golf course as the self-proclaimed “worst golfer who owns a set of clubs.”
Carla Spanier
Associate

Carla Spanier
Associate

Carla Spanier has had a winding career path in a variety of service-oriented fields flexing her career choices based on family needs and circumstances. She has been a middle school Language Arts and History teacher, corporate trainer, health coach, stay at home mom, caregiver, and volunteer at her parish and kids' school. She also served as a peer-to-peer volunteer for the American Cancer Society.

Carla grew up in southern Indiana and is a graduate of Indiana University, where she met her husband of 35 years, Mark (ILI Cohort 8). Carla and Mark have two adult sons and a daughter-in-law.

She enjoys reading, cooking, theater, travel, games, spending time with friends, and cheering on her beloved Indiana University Hoosiers. (We love Notre Dame and always cheer for the Irish, unless they are playing the Hoosiers!)
Mark Spanier

Mark Spanier

Mark Spanier grew up in the Chicago area and has an undergraduate degree from Indiana University Kelley School of Business and an MBA from University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign. Mark spent the majority of his career working in Supply Chain Finance and Accounting, with emphasis on financial reporting, process improvement, system implementation, and cost reduction. Mark recently retired from Williams Sonoma as the Vice President of Finance–Supply Chain.

While in undergrad, Mark met the love of his life, Carla. They have two adult sons and a daughter-in-law who all live in the Chicago area. Mark is an enthusiastic volunteer who has served as a school board president and provided financial direction to parish and schools. Mark is a member of the Indiana University Transportation and Supply Chain Executive Board and volunteers as a mentor to IU students. He has been an avid runner all his life and has completed ten marathons. After completing the ILI program, Mark and Carla will be moving back to Bloomington where they first met.
Elizabeth Vogel

Elizabeth Vogel

Elizabeth 'Liz' Vogel was born in Long Island and holds a BS in Business from Albany State University and an MBA from Fordham University. She lives in Bethesda, Maryland, with her husband, John Schmidt (also a member of the 2026-2027 cohort).

Liz spent her career in the global IT industry working with large, matrixed technology solutions organizations in sales, sales leadership and strategic roles. Liz led worldwide initiatives that fostered collaboration across engineering, sales, marketing, and product groups. She is recognized for her ability to see the big picture, translate strategy into execution, and build high-performing teams. A champion of mentorship and talent development, she launched programs to cultivate the next generation of technology leaders. Liz also contributes to the broader community through advisory roles and nonprofit service.

Liz is most proud of raising four kind and loving human beings--Sarah, Maggie, Emily and William. Her passions include spending time with grandkids, reading, swimming, and skiing.
Mitch Werner

Mitch Werner

Mitch Werner first came to Notre Dame from rural Kansas, earning degrees in filmmaking and business. He honed skills in marketing communications and management at corporations in Chicago and Los Angeles.

With a love for wild landscapes, he changed gears to become a park ranger for the National Park Service in Arizona. As a writer for the Bureau of Land Management in Idaho and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in Denver, he helped develop government policy to preserve and restore an expanding national monument and several wildlife refuges.

Afterward, he wrote (as-yet-unpublished) novels of intimate reflection that advocate for sensitive environments and people. A move to a remote, traditional town in Sonora, Mexico, strengthened Werner’s cultural awareness. Now an avid traveler, most recently to Asia, he seeks new ways to be of service to the world. He and his husband live in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Dave Wurzer

Dave Wurzer

Dave Wurzer is a senior executive and consultant with over 45 years of experience in finance and investments. He has served as the chief financial officer of two public companies and one private company, and has served as chief investment officer of CT Innovations, overseeing a portfolio of over 250 start-up companies.

Dave is actively engaged in entrepreneurial mentorship and currently serves as a Yale Entrepreneur in Residence (EIR), supporting technology company formation by Yale students and professors. A Notre Dame graduate, he is an active participant in his church and non-profit organizations in his community.
Michael G. Zink

Michael G. Zink

Michael G. Zink is a retired Citigroup Managing Director, who spent his 28-year career overseas in nine countries across Africa and Asia. His early years in Africa and Russia focused on corporate banking, while during the later years in Asia he held executive leadership roles in corporate and investment banking, and in country management. Since retiring in 2016, Michael has focused on volunteer roles in education and community service. He currently serves as chair of the board of directors of America Media Inc., the Jesuit media ministry for Canada and the United States.

Michael earned a B.S. degree in chemical engineering from Case Western Reserve University, and spent his junior year abroad at the University of Edinburgh. He also holds an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.

Michael and his wife Betsy met in Kenya in the mid-1980s while they were both serving as Peace Corps volunteers. Married 39 years ago, Michael and Betsy have four adult children and five young grandsons. Since 2016 they have called Boulder, Colorado home. Betsy is a qualified doula and a certified nurse assistant who works with homebound and hospice patients.

ExteND Fellows

The ILI ExteND Program is a pilot program opportunity for fellows who have completed the formal ILI program to return to campus for one additional academic year—taking courses, advancing academic projects, and continuing to work on their next act in a more independent fashion. Below are the names and bios of the ExteND fellows participating in the 2026-2027 academic year.

David Bruscino

David Bruscino

David Bruscino was born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio, and is a proud graduate of the University of Notre Dame (1984, B.A. Economics). His career has spanned the legal, business, and civil society sectors, including more than 15 years living and working in Latin America, Asia, Europe, and Africa. Dave was a partner at a major law firm and held senior executive positions with AOL Latin America and Hewlett-Packard. Most recently, Dave worked in South Sudan as Deputy Country Director for BRAC, an international development NGO. Dave currently dedicates his time to consulting and mentoring, construction projects, traveling, and sports.

Dave also holds a J.D. degree from the University of Michigan Law School, an M.B.A. degree from the Fundação Instituto de Administração (Brazil), a Master of Fine Arts degree from the New York Studio School, and studied part-time for several years at an interfaith seminary in New York City.
Jim Carlsen

Jim Carlsen

Jim Carlsen is a former US Marine who served as an infantry Company Commander and Judge Advocate at Camp Lejeune and as Senior Appellate Counsel for the Marine Corps in Washington, D.C.

Upon leaving the Marine Corps as a Major, he became a litigation attorney with McGuireWoods, a large international law firm, and later became Assistant General Counsel and Senior Counsel at Northrop Grumman Corporation. He subsequently ran two of Northrop’s major business units and retired after 25 years as a Northrop Grumman executive in 2015.

He obtained his doctorate of law degree in 1981 from the University of Notre Dame attending law school on a full scholarship under the Marine Corps’ Funded Law Education Program. He attended a postdoctoral program in Taxation at Georgetown Law School, and completed executive education at Harvard Business School.

Since retirement, Jim has served as General Counsel for the National Association of Veteran Service Officers and as Director of The Veterans Consortium Pro Bono Program providing legal and business advice and counsel to both organizations. He has two children, Kathryn–a high school theatre teacher, and Christopher–an aerospace engineer working for Blue Origin in Seattle. His wife, Carrie Carlsen, will be accompanying him to ILI.
Michael Jhin

Michael Jhin

Michael Jhin was born and raised in Hong Kong until the age of eight when his family immigrated to America. Michael survived Brooklyn and NYC to then live out, and thrive in, his American dream. He came to Notre Dame to be a “trailing supporting spouse” to his wife Susan, an ILI C6 fellow, in gratitude for the enormous support Susan had given to their family and to him (for his career). Susan and Michael so enjoyed their first year at ND, Michael applied to be a C7 Fellow. Now they will both continue to grow and learn at the University which all three of their children attended and love, so that maybe their kids would stop thinking they’re smarter than their parents.

After fourteen exceptionally fulfilling years with the St. Luke’s Episcopal Health System (Houston, Texas) as its President & CEO, Michael retired and was named CEO Emeritus. It was recognized by Fortune Magazine in 2003 for the second time as one of the nation’s 100 best companies to work for, being one of only four U.S. non-profit health entities earning that recognition. The Hospital was also recognized as a Magnet Hospital for its compassionate and unexcelled nursing and patient care; it was one of only 82 (of 6,000 U.S. hospitals) and the first hospital in Texas with such designation.

An industry leader in advocating fuller community stewardship, Michael believes true stewardship has mission performance [doing good] as its “ends” with its corporate performance [doing well] as the “means to enable and enhance that end.” He led the creation of the first-of-its-kind St. Luke’s Episcopal Health Charities to solely expand its mission investments in the health of all people, especially Houstonians.

Michael Jhin has long had a passion for healthcare and the industry’s ability to help and heal people of all ages, and enhance their wellness. He actively contributes to not-for-profit as well as corporate boards, both locally and nationally.
Susan Jhin

Susan Jhin

Susan Cho Jhin, a cultural ambassador for South Korea, has dedicated thirty-five years to promoting Korean heritage. Passionate about her birth country, she uplifts the Korean-American community through various initiatives. Susan curated an eight-city touring exhibit on Korean children's lives with the Children's Museum of Houston, fostering cross-cultural understanding. Additionally, her role as an interpreter at the 2018 PyeongChang Olympics supported global cultural exchange.

Educated at Smith College and graduating Magna Cum Laude from the University of Pennsylvania, Susan's career in international marketing led to significant contributions, complemented by an MBA from Yale University. She serves on numerous Houston boards alongside her husband, Michael, cherishing the city they call home. Susan is proud of her three children – Chas, Jackson, and Lauren – alongside daughter-in-law Allison, all University of Notre Dame graduates. Susan's passions include hiking the Camino to Santiago de Compostela and aspiring to become a spiritual director, embodying a journey of purpose and discovery.
David McMahon, Jr.

David McMahon, Jr.

David J McMahon, Jr. graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 1984, with a BA degree in Economics. He also graduated from the Northwestern University, Kellogg Graduate School of Management with a Masters of Management and Finance degree in 1993. He was employed by a number of Wall Street firms for 34 years, specializing in Institutional Fixed Income sales, trading, marketing and management, predominantly at Morgan Stanley and most recently, Pacific Investment Management Company (PIMCO). Mr. McMahon is single and currently resides in Montauk, New York.
Jock Mutschler

Jock Mutschler

Jock has spent the past 18 years coaching soccer at both the club and high school levels, combining his passion for the game with a dedication to mentoring student-athletes in life skills. His leadership experience spans military service, business franchising involvement, head coaching roles, and board involvement.

Jock earned a BA and MBA from the University of Notre Dame, where he captained the soccer team, and an MA in Coaching Education from Ohio University. He holds a “B” National Soccer Coaching License through the United States Soccer Federation.

An avid outdoorsman, Jock enjoys hiking, gardening, and beachcombing. He is a certified Master Gardener and Master Naturalist, with board service in environmental and arts organizations.

Jock and his wife Linda live in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where they raised their two adult children.
Linda Mutschler

Linda Mutschler

Linda spent nearly two decades as an equity analyst on Wall Street, specializing in wireless telecommunications, ultimately leading Merrill Lynch’s Global Telecom Equity Research team. Driven by her passion for nutrition, health, and the environment, she transitioned to dietetics before becoming Executive Director of the Cedar Lakes Conservation Foundation (CLCF), a non-profit land trust. Over the past nine years, she has played a key role in transforming CLCF from a volunteer-led group into a professional organization.

Linda holds a BA from Harvard College, an MBA from Wharton's Executive Program, and an MS in Dietetics from Mount Mary University. She and her husband, Jock Mutschler (also a Cohort 7 fellow), have two grown children. In her free time, she enjoys land restoration, running, hiking, and biking.
Julielynne Shiner

Julielynne Shiner

Julielynne Shiner is a transformational leader, joyful life participator, and passionate spiritual seeker devoted to awakening joyful wholeness, holiness, and oneness in herself and others. A former Division I volleyball captain at Ohio State University, she later supported U.S. Air Force training programs, led military family initiatives, and founded nLIGHTn Programs and Retreats to help others uncover and passionately live their soul’s purpose.

An ordained interfaith/interspiritual minister, Julielynne created experiential workshops, retreats, and sacred journeys that integrated movement, mindfulness, and spiritual meaning. She is certified in JourneyDance™, Kundalini Yoga, Chakra Therapy, and Soul Coaching®, and has walked thousands of miles on sacred pilgrimages worldwide while actively working to remove the blocks to love within herself and others.

Known for seeing what’s missing and filling it with compassion, creativity, and light, she joins the Inspired Leadership Initiative eager to deepen her impact, grow in community, and serve from a place of sacred purpose and joy.