John Ghingo ’94 credits the ethical approach to his company, Whisps, to his time as a student in Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business. #WeAreND // go.nd.edu/9301f3

Darren Dochuk '05 Ph.D., who earned his doctorate in history from Notre Dame, now advises graduate students on a similar path. #WeAreND // go.nd.edu/142fb8

Lyric Medeiros '22, a first-year law student, is also a current contestant on Season 21 of American Idol. #DomerDiaries // go.nd.edu/87a3c4

Metaya Argaw Tilahun '20 M.Arch is recreating urban spaces based on the needs of the people who live there. #WeAreND // go.nd.edu/8848b6

Dr. Okanlami '15 M.S. suffered a cervical spine injury in 2013, leaving him paralyzed from the chest down. Now, he is making sports more accessible for individuals with disabilities. #WeAreND // go.nd.edu/65a112

Janet McNally '05 MFA is an accomplished author of three books. Her favorite writing aesthetic? The "funny-sad." #DomerDiaries // go.nd.edu/95c0b7

Raquel Dominguez '16, a creative executive at OBB Media Production, was named a Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree in Hollywood & Entertainment. #DomerDiaries // go.nd.edu/5c28f6

Mike Flanigan '15, CEO of Sea Seats, helps create solar-powered boats that are cost-effective and environmentally friendly. The idea started in the summer of 2011, when he and his friends tried to send a message in a bottle to Spain. #WeAreND // go.nd.edu/8e10dd

South Bend native Andrew Wiand ’11, M.S. ’12 wants to help his hometown thrive. Executive director of enFocus, he pairs recent ND grads with existing startups, keeping young talent in the region. #WeAreND // go.nd.edu/8abb7b

In the aftermath of the 2012 massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary, Scott Buchanan ’79, a long-time resident of Newtown, Conn., helped to start a local nonprofit that offered creative therapies to struggling community members. #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth // go.nd.edu/1d309f

Elaine DeBassige '92, a licensed therapist, found private practice isolating. Returning to ND to serve as the rector of Farley Hall, she found herself intimately involved in the lives of the young women she mentored. #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth // go.nd.edu/21998a

Robert Latiff ’71, ’73 M.S. ’74 Ph.D. teaches ND ROTC students about ethical challenges in warfare technology in his philosophy course, The Ethics of Emerging Weapons Technology. #WeAreND // go.nd.edu/25fba1

As a filmmaker, Sophia Costanzo '19 hopes to bring more Latina representation to the screen, bringing to life her family’s experience of leaving Cuba and her own identity as a Latina woman. #DomerDiaries // go.nd.edu/dd412b

Cameron Compton '10 started making beer as a hobby after graduation. Now, he is the co-founder and head brewer at Midwest Coast Brewing in West Town, Chicago. #DomerDiaries // go.nd.edu/94882f

Stephen Ziegler ’20 MNA purchased the historical Kizer House in South Bend from Indiana Landmarks in 2022 and plans to make the house a community project, preserving space where people can host events and meetings. #WeAreND // go.nd.edu/64910b

Founder and CEO of Victory Farms Ltd, Joe Rehmann '06, has ambitious goals: He wants to restore the endangered tilapia population in Africa’s Lake Victoria using sustainable aquaculture, otherwise known as fish farming. #WeAreND // go.nd.edu/5d388f