Atif R. Lodhi is the Notre Dame Fund director at NDPMA, effective May 1, 2017.
Atif R. Lodhi, a longtime advocate and supporter of Catholic education, has joined the Notre Dame Preparatory School and Marist Academy’s advancement department as Notre Dame Fund director. In this position, which began for him on May 1, 2017, Lodhi will plan and manage the annual-giving component of advancement as part of a coordinated overall fundraising effort.
NDPMA Director of Advancement Gregory Simon said he is pleased to welcome Lodhi to his staff.
“We are very excited to have Atif on our team,” Simon said. “He joins us already possessing a wealth of fundraising, admissions and communications experience at schools located both here in the Archdiocese of Detroit and in New York. We first met while representing our respective schools at admissions events. I was always impressed with Atif's approach to families, communication skills and passion for Catholic education. We are now happy to call him ‘Irish!'”
Lodhi comes to Notre Dame from Fordham Preparatory School in New York City where he served as communications manager in the school’s engagement, development and communications department. In this position, he directed all strategic communications and media relations efforts at Fordham, a Jesuit, Catholic high school for boys founded in 1841.
Prior to Fordham, Lodhi was director of admissions/public relations officer for more than seven years at University of Detroit Jesuit High School and Academy where he was responsible for school marketing and enrollment efforts in addition to heading U-D Jesuit’s social media activities. Before this, he served in a number of positions in the admissions and athletic departments at De La Salle Collegiate High School in Warren, Mich.
Lodhi holds a B.A. in history from the University of Michigan and an M.B.A. in marketing and management from Wayne State University. He is a 2000 graduate of De La Salle Collegiate.
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About Notre Dame Preparatory School and Marist Academy
Notre Dame Preparatory School and Marist Academy is a private, Catholic, independent, coeducational day school located in Oakland County. The school's upper division enrolls students in grades nine through twelve and has been named one of the nation's best 50 Catholic high schools (Acton Institute) four times since 2005. Notre Dame's middle and lower divisions enroll students in jr. kindergarten through grade eight. All three divisions are International Baccalaureate "World Schools." The Marist Fathers and Brothers sponsor NDPMA's Catholic identity and manages its educational program. Notre Dame is accredited by the National Association of Independent Schools, the Independent Schools Association of the Central States and the North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement. For more on Notre Dame Preparatory School and Marist Academy, visit the school's home page at www.ndpma.org.