Chez Nous Parent Award

Caroline was born in Brittany, France, and due to her father’s business she lived a peripatetic childhood growing up in Gabon, Cameroon, and the United Arab Emirates. Upon returning to France as a teenager, she got her Bachelor’s degree from Université de Droit, Aix en Provence. She went on to graduate school at Pantheon-Sorbonne University, Paris; and armed with a Master’s in Maritime Law, she then joined a marine insurance brokerage firm in Paris. A chance meeting at the firm with Sunil, who was visiting from New York on business, led to a trans-Atlantic courtship, marriage, and move to New Jersey, where he lived. After her move she continued in the marine industry here in New York, working for major insurance brokers Marsh, Aon, and Starr Marine.

Caroline and Sunil are parents of two beautiful daughters: Anita, who graduated from Notre Dame in 2022 and now is a freshman at Stevens Institute of Technology, following in her dad’s footsteps; and Victoire, who will graduate from Notre Dame in 2024 and is now visiting different colleges in the US and Europe to seek a home for the university phase of her life.

Caroline has always been very involved in her daughters’ education and schools. From being a class parent in their pre-K Montessori school in Manhattan, to President of the Parent Teacher Association at their Middle school, volunteering and fundraising has been the leitmotif of Caroline as a parent. She became part of the Benefit Core Committee here at Notre Dame when Anita was in the 9th grade in 2018, and since then has enjoyed helping the school and meeting other parents.

The decision to join Notre Dame was very easy, as both parents wanted a high level of academics in a secure environment. They are very grateful for the teachers and administration at Notre Dame for helping their daughters grow into confident young women.

Caroline is very honored to be the recipient of the 2023 Chez Nous Parent Award and is looking forward to a successful and delightful Chez Nous Benefit.

We are honored to present the Chez Nous Parent Award to Thom and Julia Roemischer