Anne Stricherz
Anne Stricherz is Assistant Athletic Director for Mission and Engagement at Saint Francis High School in Mountain View, California, where she also teaches theology and serves as the varsity girls' golf coach. She is the author of Pray and Practice with Purpose: A Playbook for the Spiritual Development of Athletes and speaks nationally about ministry through sports. In 2009, Anne created a senior-year elective and blog titled “Sports and Spirituality.”
Anne believes sports can build community and reveal the beauty of the human spirit. With her students and athletes, she hopes to instill a deep and real love for God.
An alumna of the University of Notre Dame, Anne serves as a Regional Director for Notre Dame Women Connect Board. She is also an active committee member at the Olympic Club in San Francisco. Anne is grateful to live in a city where she is able to play golf year round and occasionally thankful for the lessons in humility it affords.
Haley Scott DeMaria
Haley is an author, speaker, wife, mother, and educator. She is a proud Notre Dame (Swimming) alumna who strives to use her triumph over tragedy to make a difference in the lives of others. A convert to Catholicism, Haley’s faith has been defined by her life experience as well as the goodness of others.
In 2008, Haley wrote What Though the Odds - Haley Scott’s Journey of Faith and Triumph, chronicling her physical, emotional, and spiritual journey back from paralysis. Haley has spent over a decade sharing her story with audiences across the country, and has been the commencement address at three Universities, including her alma mater, Notre Dame (2012).
In 2020, Haley and Diane Hopkins, a healthcare executive, published Advice From a Patient, Insights From Those Who Needed Care, for Those Who Provide Care, as a companion to the compassionate care workshops they facilitate for medical professionals.
Haley and her husband, Jamie, live in Annapolis, Maryland. They have two boys, James and Edward, and two crazy dogs, Zane and Bruno.