Community Awards Spotlight: Hayley Berrisford Mueller '06 and Sam Dougherty '09
December 18, 2024
The annual Cretin-Derham Hall Community Awards celebrate several alumni and friends from Cretin, Derham Hall, and Cretin-Derham Hall, honoring their significant achievements and contributions.
Each month, we will spotlight one or two of these award recipients. The full list of 2024 Community Award winners can be found on our website. Please consider nominating members of our community for a 2025 Community Award. To learn more about the criteria for each award and the previous recipients, please visit our Awards page.
The Signum Fidei Award
The following alumni both received the Signum Fidei Award in 2024. The Signum Fidei symbolizes ‘Rising Star’ and this award is presented annually to one or more individuals who reflect the ideals of the Christian Brothers and the Sisters of Saint Joseph of Carondelet. This award recognizes the recipient’s outstanding eminence in their particular field of endeavor and their outstanding service in the community.
Hayley Berrisford Mueller '06 (click for video)
Hayley Berrisford Mueller attended the College of St. Benedict; later, she earned a Masters in Nonprofit Management from Hamline University.
Hayley’s career in philanthropy began in college before returning to Cretin-Derham Hall. She worked as a major gift officer at Catholic Charities and was involved in the capital campaign for the Dorothy Day Center in downtown Saint Paul. Hayley returned to work in a school setting as the Director of Development at Cristo Rey Jesuit High School in Minneapolis. Later, she went back to Catholic Charities as the Director of Major and Planned Gifts and moved into the interim Vice President of Development role in January 2020. Hayley served as the Chief Development Officer at the YWCA Minneapolis. Currently, she is the Executive Director role at Park Nicollet Foundation, one of eight foundations at HealthPartners, where she works with generous donors and organizations to provide the best healthcare experience for patients and the community.
When reflecting on her experiences working in philanthropy, Hayley notes that she has seen first-hand the impact of people's generosity on students, people experiencing homelessness and poverty, young women and children, and patients seeking access to high quality healthcare. She believes that philanthropy turns dreams into reality every day!
Sam Dougherty '09 (click for video)
Sam attended Boston College earning a degree in political science and history. After working in politics for a few years, Sam went to law school back at Boston College, where he wrote for the Boston College Law Review. While completing his JD, he worked with the Anti-Terrorism and National Security Unit of the United States Attorney’s Office and studied at Bucerius Law School in Hamburg, Germany, one of the premier law schools in the country. In 2018, Dougherty started working for Hogan Lovells, where he is a senior associate specializing in complex litigation and international arbitration.