Our team

Founders and Advisors

Jim Lefebvre

Executive director

Sports historian, speaker and award-winning author of Coach For A Nation: The Life and Times of Knute Rockne and Loyal Sons: The Story of The Four Horsemen and Notre Dame Football’s 1924 Champions

Luther Bradley

A starter on two of Notre Dame’s national championship teams, Luther is Senior Market Relations Representative at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, and serves as Chairman of the Board of the Youth for Christ organization.

Karen Phelps Moyer

Karen co-founded The Moyer Foundation with a mission to provide comfort, hope and healing to children and families in the areas of grief, addiction and suicide. A 1987 Notre Dame graduate, Karen is a devoted mother of eight.  

Jim Augustine

“Augie,” a lifelong South Bend resident, is the founder and proprietor of Augie’s Locker Room, the premiere store for Notre Dame football memorabilia. He has also served as a teacher, counselor and coach at local schools.

Dr. Greg Cloyd

Greg, a 1978 Notre Dame graduate and medical professional who spent nearly three decades as an attending anesthesiologist, is a student of Notre Dame football history with an impressive collection of unique artifacts. 

Dr. Joe Harmon

Joe is a 1985 Notre Dame graduate in microbiology and practicing OB/GYN in Michiana. His grandfather was the backup center on the national championship 1924 Notre Dame football team.

Mike Nead

Mike, a 1991 Notre Dame graduate, has a number of credits in the film industry, where he has served as Chief Operating Officer for Indiewood Pictures and as a producer and development officer for Origin Entertainment.  

Founding Sponsors

  • Art Decio
  • Mike Leep Sr. and the Gurley-Leep Automotive Family
  • Karen Phelps Moyer
  • Chris & Clare Tayback

Founding Members

  • Jim Augustine 
    South Bend, Indiana
  • David Burkart
    Portland, Oregon
  • Tim Burkart
    Carlsbad, California
  • Tom Burkart 
    Mishawaka, Indiana
  • Dr. Greg Cloyd 
    Hudson, Ohio
  • Frank Criniti 
    Granger, Indiana
  • Mike Daugherty 
    St. Paul, Minnesota
  • Debi Dell
    North Palm Beach, Florida
  • Haley Scott DeMaria
    Annapolis, Maryland
  • Dorais Family 
    Detroit, Michigan
  • Dennis Doughty 
    Osprey, Florida
  • Richard Elmore 
    Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey
  • Bill Farmer 
    South Bend, Indiana
  • Cappy Gagnon 
    South Bend, Indiana
  • Mike & Patti Gehring 
    Perrysburg, Ohio
  • Tom Gibbons 
    Wescosville, Pennsylvania
  • Dr. Joe Harmon 
    South Bend, Indiana
  • David Harris 
    Stow, Ohio
  • Joe Hession 
    Carmel, Indiana
  • Jim & Kriss Humbert
    South Bend, Indiana
  • Kathleen Keifer 
    Manhattan Beach, California
  • Phil Krause
    South Bend, Indiana
  • Jim Lefebvre 
    St. Louis Park, Minnesota
  • John Lium
    Rye, New York
  • Jerry McKenna 
    Boerne, Texas
  • Chris Meehan 
    South Bend, Indiana
  • Joe & Barb Mendelson 
    Santa Barbara, California
  • Len Moretti 
    South Bend, Indiana
  • Patricia Jones Mullin
    Stow, Massachusetts
  • Mike Nead 
    Shoreview, Minnesota
  • Tony Nelson
    Fenelon Falls, Ontario
  • Brian O’Connor 
    Summit, New Jersey
  • Richard Panther 
    Naples, Florida
  • Katie & Ara Parseghian
    Granger, Indiana
  • Dr. Sean Quinn
    Brookfield, Wisconsin
  • Dr. Katie Rashid
    Northville, Michigan
  • Jim Rashid
    Northville, Michigan
  • Tom Reynolds 
    Wilson, Wyoming
  • Tony Roberts 
    Gainesville, Virginia
  • Knute Rockne III 
    Midvale, Utah
  • Nils Rockne 
    Burneyville, Oklahoma
  • Mark Rolfes 
    South Bend, Indiana
  • Pat Sarb 
    Lisle, Illinois
  • Todd Stroup
    Roswell, Georgia
  • Brian A. Sullivan
    Fogelsville, Pennsylvania
  • Michael and Sheila Witous
    Vandalia, Michigan
  • Ron Waytula
    McHenry, Illinois
  • Marc Wolnitzek 
    Fort Wright, Kentucky