About Us
Mission
Our mission is to provide support to LGBTQ and Ally employees, to positively influence the campus community, and to serve as a resource to the University of Notre Dame. We will also assist the University in achieving its diversity and inclusion plan by creating awareness of our ERG, hosting events and networking opportunities, and providing innovative ideas for employee recruitment and retention.
Membership
Membership is wholly voluntary and open to all employees of the University who identify as LGBTQ, an Ally, or are otherwise interested in and supportive of the community.
For more information, visit our Membership page.
Steering Committee
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Christine Becker Chris is an Associate Professor in the Department of Film, Television, and Theater at Notre Dame who joined the faculty in 2000. She has been active in trying to support LGBTQ students via such previous endeavors as the 4 to 5 Movement and in providing connections back to campus for alumni in the GALA-ND/SMC group, and she looks forward to now helping LGBTQ employees and allies work together to foster greater diversity and inclusiveness on campus for all who work at ND. |
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Heather Buelow Heather is a laboratory manager in Biological Sciences, who joined ND staff in 2018. She's excited an LGBTQ & Ally group for staff exists on campus, and is eager to continue building the group and an inclusive campus community. |
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Christopher A. Hillak Christopher Hillak is the Registration Management Specialist in the Office of the Registrar. He previously worked in the Mendoza College of Business where he volunteered as co-chair of the Mendoza Staff Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Council and advisor for the Mendoza LGBTQ+ and Allies Club. In addition to Notre Dame, Christopher works as the Missioner for Communications and Operations for the Episcopal Diocese of Northern Indiana where he organized their first Pride event in June 2019. He is a former member of The LGBTQ Center Board of Directors, where he laid the foundation for the first Pride Week in South Bend, and was part of South Bend Equality, a grassroots organization that successfully pushed the South Bend City Council to add sexual orientation/gender identity to the city's Human Rights Ordinance in 2012. Christopher and his husband were married on St. Patrick's Day (2018) at the Cathedral of Saint James and reside in the South Bend area. Connect with Christopher on LinkedIn. |
