Dads' Club

The Dads' Club Board of Directors comprises 40-plus Bellarmine dads, approximately 10 per class year, who do a fantastic job of leading the wide variety of Dads’ Club events, programs, and volunteer opportunities.

Given the responsibilities of the Board, the ask of Board members is to serve a four-year commitment, beginning when a son is an incoming freshman. We welcome both new and current dads with incoming freshman to apply to be a Board Member. Some exceptions are made for dads of sophomores who may have future incoming freshman.

The expectation of Board members in their first year or two is that they be active in shadowing current activity chairmen, and volunteering or participating in many of the activities we manage. As both they and their sons matriculate through Bellarmine, Board members are then asked to continue their participation and also become chairmen themselves and/or join the Executive Committee, made up of the President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, and Marketing Chair.

The Board meets monthly (typically the first Monday evening of the month) during the school year to facilitate our current work, develop future plans, learn from Bellarmine faculty and staff speakers, and build the camaraderie among our team. Board members are expected to attend all meetings, although we recognize personal and professional scheduling conflicts.

If you have an incoming freshman and are interested in applying to this incredible team, please complete a Dads' Club Board Application and email the 2026-2027 Board President, Chris Laine, at parahelion@me.com. Your questions are also welcome.

Dads' Club Board ApplicatioN 2026-2027   

Board applications for the 2026-2027 academic year should be received no later than June 30th, 2026.

News

The Dads' Club Board is excited to welcome new members to its ranks for the 2025-2026 school year! Ajay Bolina, Tony Mata, Brian Kelly '94, David Amos, Hery Ramilson, Jon Hicks, Louis Lucero, Oscar Ochoa, Sal Saglimbeni '86 & Shane McLaughlin were selected from a record pool of outstanding candidates who all demonstrated a willingness to give of themselves and model “Men for and with Others”.

We and Bellarmine are grateful for the time and talents that these new Board Members will contribute to our community over the next 4+ years.

Events & Registration

The Dads' Club looks forward to the following events each year.

16th Annual Suds for Duds

A social and charity event for ALL Bellarmine Parents, Alumni, and Friends!

• Thu Nov 20
• 5:30pm - 8:00pm
• Location: Samuel A. Liccardo Center

Register for Suds for Duds

Event Communications

To receive communications on Dads' Club activities, dads should complete this short form. Dads should also keep their eyes on the Bellarmine Weekly Connect that comes via email and check BLUE.

Questions?

If you have any questions about the Dads’ Club, send an email to dads@bcp.org.

Volunteering with the Dads’ Club

Throughout the year, there are multiple opportunities for dads and students’ father figures to volunteer as part of their automatic membership in the Dads’ Club.

If you are interested in pitching in with other dads and modeling what it means to be “Men for and with Others,” please reach out to the activity volunteer chairs below.

Visit the Booster Program page here