Mary Rattenbury is in her fourth year as a member of the community relations/external affairs staff in the athletics department at the University of Notre Dame. She was promoted to Manager of the Rockne Heritage Fund in September 2010.
Before coming to Notre Dame in January 2008, Rattenbury was an instructional assistant in special needs education for eight years. Her work focused on cognitively impaired and physically handicapped students from 16-26 years of age.
Prior to her devotion to special needs students, Rattenbury worked with her husband, Thomas, for 11 years, running their own business, Hearthstone Builders, in Niles, MI.
A 20-year resident of Niles, Mich., Rattenbury is dedicated to giving back to the community by volunteering in numerous community organizations especially the Pink Zone with women's basketball at Notre Dame. She enjoys spending time with her family enjoying music, theater, traveling. Mary loves reading, walking (sometimes with golf clubs) and Irish and West Virginia University sports (but not together, of course).
The Morgantown, W.Va., native received a bachelor of fine arts degree from West Virginia University in 1979. The Rattenburys have been married for 30 years, and have three children: daughter, Jordan (Butler '03); son, Evan (Grand Valley State '10), and son, Michael is attending Lake Michigan College.
