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Sara Seely Chacon, Gamma Alpha, University of Northern Colorado is the national president. She provides direction and leadership toward the sorority’s purpose, strategic plan and various goals and objectives of the organization and partners with the Sorority executive director to oversee operations of the organization. Since graduating from the University of Northern Colorado, she has served as national vice president for extension, national vice president for membership, director of extension, new chapter recruitment coordinator, district recruitment coordinator, local advisor, and leadership consultant. Sara holds a Bachelor of Science in business administration with an emphasis in marketing and minor in communication. Professionally, she manages business development throughout Colorado for the Wholesale Banking Group at First National Bank. Sara enjoys volunteering for various organizations she is passionate about, including serving as a Trustee for the Sigma Kappa Foundation, a board member for United Way of Weld County, and chair of the Community Impact Council. She was recognized as one of Northern Colorado’s Forty under 40 emerging leaders and Volunteer of the Year for United Way of Weld County. Sara enjoys cooking, traveling, golfing and spending time with her husband, Jarrod.

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Ann O'Connell Adams, Theta, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign is the national vice president for alumnae. She is responsible for all matters pertaining to the promotion, organization and general welfare of the alumnae membership, and performs the duties of the president in her absence or at her request. Ann has been a Foundation trustee for 12 years and previously served as the executive vice president of the Sigma Kappa Foundation, director of collegiate alumnae relations, advisory board supervisor, recruitment supervisor, and leadership consultant. Ann is a member of the National Capital Region Alumnae Chapter. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in speech communication and political science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a Juris Doctor from The George Washington University Law School. Professionally, Ann is an attorney for the U.S. Department of Justice in the Office of the Solicitor General. She has argued 20 cases before the Supreme Court of the United States. In her spare time, Ann teaches yoga classes at CorePower Yoga and is newly married to her husband, Doug.

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Malana Hartzog Salyer, Alpha Theta, University of Louisville is the national vice president for collegiate chapters. She is responsible for all matters concerning the conduct and functioning of collegiate chapters and colonies, oversees the selection and training of field officers in charge of collegiate chapters, and directs all field officers engaged in chapter work. Malana has previously served Sigma Kappa as a collegiate district director, collegiate province officer, recruitment supervisor, alumnae chapter co-president, and corporation board president, overseeing a major chapter house renovation. Malana serves on the risk management committee, regularly facilitates workshops for the Sorority, and has been on presentation and colonization teams, national workgroups and task forces. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in political science and communication from the University of Louisville. She owns her own consignment company, Malana’s Closet. Malana enjoys spending time with her husband, Neil, and their children Reece and Reagan Shea. She volunteers for her children’s Little League and serves as the president of their school’s PTA. 

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Kathleen Brangan Held, Xi, University of Kansas is the national vice president for membership. She is responsible for the strategic planning, promotion and organization of all matters pertaining to collegiate recruitment and oversees the work of the national volunteers responsible for recruitment supervision. She shall strive to continuously improve national awareness of recruitment to the membership. Previously, she served as a Panhellenic coordinator, leadership consultant, RFM coordinator, and director of release figure methodology (RFM). She serves NPC as an RFM specialist and total consultant. She is a member of the NPC recruitment and expanded membership think tank and the NPC measurable outcomes committee. She holds a Bachelors of Science in community health from the University of Kansas. Professionally she is a Therapeutic Specialist for Gilead Sciences. She enjoys cooking, reading, and golf. Kat lives in Chicago, Illinois with her husband, Steve and their rescue dog, Maggie.

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Meaghan Miller Thul, Theta Eta, University of Nevada, Las Vegas is the national vice president for extension. She oversees the planning, promotion and organization of all matters pertaining to collegiate chapter extension of the Sorority, is responsible for the extension process of colonies including the cultivation, presentation, colonization and installations, and supervises the work of the field officers responsible for collegiate extension. She previously served as extension development coordinator, director of new chapters, national vice president for programming, director of training, risk management team member, collegiate province officer, and leadership consultant. She served on numerous extension presentations, colonization teams and installation teams. Meaghan holds a Bachelor of Arts in communication studies and a Master of Education in educational leadership in higher education from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Meaghan is the director of the Parent & Family Program at the University of Minnesota and has experience in student leadership development, first-year student programming and program development, and other student support services. She serves on leadership committees for AHEPPP (Association of Higher Education Parent & Family Professionals) and NASPA. Meaghan loves attending barre classes and entertaining friends. She is a true hockey mom, taking her son, Owen, to practice, watching her husband, Brian, referee college hockey games, and hosting the neighborhood kids in her backyard ice rink. 

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Christian Gamm, Alpha Theta, University of Louisville is the national vice president for programming. She is in charge of the leadership development of Sigma Kappa’s membership which includes the planning and supervision of the regional leadership conferences and national convention. She has previously served Sigma Kappa as a collegiate district director, advisory board chair, collegiate province officer, new chapter province officer, recruitment supervisor, alumnae chapter officer and national trainer.  Christian is a member of the Cincinnati alumnae chapter and serves on the risk management committee and assists on extension teams. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Communication, Master of Education in College Student Personnel, and Doctor of Philosophy in Educational Counseling & Psychology from the University of Louisville. Professionally, she is the Director of Graduate Education at Northern Kentucky University, overseeing all academic affairs related to graduate and online students.  She is a member of Leadership Northern Kentucky and serves on various boards in her community, including Vice President for River Cities Relay, a non-profit relay race benefitting local charities. Hobbies include spending time with her husband, Scott, reading, and being a dance mom for her six-year-old daughter, Claire.

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Pamela Mosher, Theta Tau, Kansas State University is the national vice president for communication. She oversees the communications, public relations, and recognition programs to ensure all Sorority communications are consistent and convey the strategic direction of the Sorority. She also maintains an accurate record of the proceedings of national conventions, records minutes of national council meetings, attends to all national correspondence, and keeps current all actions and standing rules as adopted by the national convention. Previously, she has volunteered as a collegiate district director, the director of new member education, president of the Spirit of St. Louis Alumnae Chapter, collegiate province officer, advisory board supervisor, chapter advisor, recruitment supervisor, and worked for Sigma Kappa Sorority as a leadership consultant. She is a member of the Greater Kansas City Alumnae Chapter. Pam holds a Bachelor of Science in Human Ecology and Mass Communications with an emphasis in apparel marketing, interior design, and public relations with a minor in textiles from Kansas State University and a Master of Business Administration from Baker University. Professionally, she is the inside sales manager and created the inside sales department at Reliance Label Solutions. Within the Kansas City community, Pam has served as a mentor at Blue Hills Community Incubator, was a member of Entrepreneurs Partnering in the Community, past member of the Leawood Chamber of Commerce, and co-founded the Kansas City Women’s Advisory Network. Pam was named the Greater Kansas City Alumnae Chapter Sigma Kappa of the Year, past member of Institute for Professional Development’s (IPD) President Club and Leadership Circle, and earned the Above & Beyond award from the IPD. She enjoys traveling, spending time with friends and her nephews Jackson and Ben.

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Jennifer Challender Rainey, Alpha Gamma, Washington State University is currently serving as the national vice president for finance. She is the chief financial officer of the Sorority. She is responsible for all matters pertaining to the finances of the organization as well as the management of non-participator corporation boards. Jennifer has previously held Sigma Kappa positions of collegiate finance coordinator, collegiate programming coordinator, national vice president for programming, director of scholarship, director of new member education, collegiate district director, collegiate province officer, advisory board chairman, and collegiate chapter advisor. She is a past TAPA president, vice president, and committee chair. Jennifer holds a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering and a minor in business from Washington State University, and a Masters of Engineering in Environmental Engineering and a professional certificate in Systems Engineering from Johns Hopkins University Whiting School of Engineering. Professionally, she is a senior systems engineer at Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory working on Department of Navy programs and has held project manager positions overseeing unmanned aircraft system programs. She is a certified systems engineering professional from the International Council on Systems Engineering. She enjoys travelling (especially Disney cruises) with her husband Bill and son Jack, walking her black Labrador Rex, volunteering at Jack’s school, and reading.

Sarah has been a member of the Sigma Kappa Foundation for four years, serving currently as President and previously as Vice President for Administration. She served the Sorority as Vice President for Extension for six years, extension development coordinator, member of the nominating committee, advisory board chair and recruitment advisor for Delta Tau, University of Central Arkansas, and past president of the Central Arkansas Alumnae Chapter. She is a recipient of the Pearl Court Award and when serving as an advisor for Delta Tau, she received recognition as a Distinguished Advisor. Sarah has a Bachelor of Science from the University of Central Arkansas and Master of Science in education from the University of Central Arkansas. Professionally, she was a teacher and administrator, in the Pulaski County Special School District in Arkansas. After retiring from the district, Sarah worked 10 years for the International Literacy Association as a Leadership Development Associate. Outside of her volunteer work with Sigma Kappa, she is involved with the Arkansas Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association, Arkansas Leadership Academy as a coach, and serves as Publicity Chair for the women’s coordinating team at Park Hill Presbyterian Church. Sarah has been married to her husband, Joe, for 52 years. She has a son, Jody, daughter-in-law, Paige, and two grandchildren, Josh and Chloe.

Dawn has served as a Foundation trustee for the past five years and currently serves on the executive committee in the executive vice president role. Prior to that she served as the Foundation vice president of finance for 4 yrs. She served the Sorority as the Sigma Kappa 2016-2018 nominating committee chairman. Her previous volunteer roles with Sigma Kappa are across the spectrum. Dawn served the Sorority on national council from 1999 – 2008 as the national vice president for programming and national vice president for finance. She also has served as a board member for the National Housing Corporation. Over the years, her other roles have included: alumnae district coordinator, national trainer, director of training, panhellenic alternate delegate, corporation coordinator, and nominating committee member. She just completed a ten year volunteer role as panhellenic coordinator for district 1. Dawn is employed by Ford Motor Company as a Senior Quality Analyst supervising a team of quality analysts and inspectors working at the Sharonville Transmission Plant near Cincinnati, Ohio. She is Six-Sigma Black Belt certified and has trained many technicians in Green Belt classes. Dawn lives in Mason, OH, with her husband, Tom O’Connor. They love to spend time with their family – daughter Molly and her husband Todd, and son Mark.

Cheri is currently a Sigma Kappa Foundation trustee, serving also as the vice president for finance as well as serving for the sorority as director of government relations. Previously, she served as national president for the Sorority, national vice president for finance, national vice president for administration, and Sigma Kappa Foundation trustee, where she was chairman of the scholarship committee. Cheri has also served the Sorority as director of recruitment, district recruitment coordinator, and leadership consultant. She is also a past president and current board member for the FSPAC (Fraternity Sorority Political Action Committee) and board member of the FSAF (Fraternity Sorority Action Fund. Cheri holds a Bachelor of Science degree in agricultural business management from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, and a Master of Business Administration from Tarleton State University. Professionally, Cheri works full time as the chief financial officer/owner for AgriVision Farm Management, a company that manages over 25 “De Jong” family owned farming operations. One of their owned farms, Natural Prairie Dairy, is the largest organic dairy farm in the country. She is a finance council member and Eucharistic minister of the St. Anthony’s Catholic Church. She also serves as a director on the Amarillo Area Foundation, Dalhart Education Foundation, Dalhart Economic Development Committee, and is a member of the Farm Foundation Roundtable and the National Association of Professional Women. Cheri lives in Dalhart, Texas, with her husband Donald De Jong (Alpha Gamma Rho). They have three grown daughters: Ashley (Delta Zeta), Allison (Kappa Delta), and Alexandra (Delta Zeta).

Susan is serving as Sigma Kappa Foundation vice president of administration. She also serves as a trustee for the National Panhellenic Conference Foundation for the past 5 years. Other Sigma Kappa volunteer roles include collegiate district director, collegiate province officer, national trainer, advisory board chairman and nominating committee member. Susan is senior manager of product marketing at Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. Previously, she held product marketing and marketing communication positions at Eastman Kodak and Hewlett-Packard. Susan earned her undergraduate degree in psychology from the University of Southern California. In her community, she is actively involved with fundraising for STEAM+ learning for Del Mar Schools Education Foundation, Torrey Pines High School Foundation, and academic scholarships for University of Southern California. Susan lives in San Diego with her husband, Jeff, and plays dance mom for their two Sigma Kappa legacies, Lauren and Rachel.

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Sara Seely Chacon, Gamma Alpha, University of Northern Colorado is the national president. She provides direction and leadership toward the sorority’s purpose, strategic plan and various goals and objectives of the organization and partners with the Sorority executive director to oversee operations of the organization. Since graduating from the University of Northern Colorado, she has served as national vice president for extension, national vice president for membership, director of extension, new chapter recruitment coordinator, district recruitment coordinator, local advisor, and leadership consultant. Sara holds a Bachelor of Science in business administration with an emphasis in marketing and minor in communication. Professionally, she manages business development throughout Colorado for the Wholesale Banking Group at First National Bank. Sara enjoys volunteering for various organizations she is passionate about, including serving as a Trustee for the Sigma Kappa Foundation, a board member for United Way of Weld County, and chair of the Community Impact Council. She was recognized as one of Northern Colorado’s Forty under 40 emerging leaders and Volunteer of the Year for United Way of Weld County. Sara enjoys cooking, traveling, golfing and spending time with her husband, Jarrod.

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Ann O'Connell Adams, Theta, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign is the national vice president for alumnae. She is responsible for all matters pertaining to the promotion, organization and general welfare of the alumnae membership, and performs the duties of the president in her absence or at her request. Ann has been a Foundation trustee for 12 years and previously served as the executive vice president of the Sigma Kappa Foundation, director of collegiate alumnae relations, advisory board supervisor, recruitment supervisor, and leadership consultant. Ann is a member of the National Capital Region Alumnae Chapter. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in speech communication and political science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a Juris Doctor from The George Washington University Law School. Professionally, Ann is an attorney for the U.S. Department of Justice in the Office of the Solicitor General. She has argued 20 cases before the Supreme Court of the United States. In her spare time, Ann teaches yoga classes at CorePower Yoga and is newly married to her husband, Doug.

Carolyn has been a Foundation Trustee since 2014 and has served as Chair of the MarComm and Pulse Committees, as well as Co-chair of Sigma Kappa’s Capital Campaign. A Washington, D.C. communications veteran, Carolyn spent more than three decades in the nation’s capital, serving in Congress, the executive branch, the Reagan White House, two international public relations firms, and as an owner of her own business. A partner at Porter Novelli, she ran the firm’s D.C. office and its worldwide public affairs practice for more than 10 years. She also spent a decade with Burson-Marsteller, building its D.C. office and chairing the firm’s worldwide environmental practice. She was an owner of the highly successful firm Goddard Claussen, which she and her partners sold to Porter Novelli. Carolyn’s career has focused on tough legislative issues, corporate and industry crises, litigation and issues management. Among her major achievements are serving as the communications campaign manager for the major legislative efforts that secured national class action reform and permanent normal trade relations with China. Carolyn is a recipient of the John Holliman, Jr. Lifetime Achievement Award from the University of Georgia’s Grady College of Communications and a 2008 Colby Award for Lifetime Achievement in Public Relations from Sigma Kappa. She is currently owner of Tieger Public Affairs, LLC, an independent consulting firm. She resides in Naples, Fla. with her husband, Elliott Brown, and their Welsh terrier Miss Kirbie.

Jordan has remained active in Sigma Kappa since her graduation including serving as a leadership consultant, collegiate province officer, collegiate alumnae relations coordinator, extension team member, local advisor, and new chapter coordinator for Tau Chapter. Jordan works in development at the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, pairing her experience in nonprofit fundraising with her personal interest in advancing treatment for blood cancer patients. Jordan graduated from the University of California, Berkeley, and has a Master’s in education from Harvard University. She enjoys running half marathons (and sometimes appropriately training for them), vegetarian cooking, reading, and spending time with her very spoiled but very cute puppy, Eleanor Roosevelt.

Julia is a passionate continuous improvement and data analytics leader with significant experience across a variety of industries (healthcare, energy, mining, manufacturing, financial services and consulting) and functions (business improvement, operations, procurement/sourcing, logistics and actuarial consulting) in the United States, Australia/New Zealand and West Africa. Her previous Sigma Kappa roles include finance advisor, advisory board chair, collegiate province officer and alumnae chapter president. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Management Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and her Master of Business Administration from the Australian Graduate School of Management. She lives in Houston, Texas, and enjoys triathlons (except the running), being harassed by her three dogs, and international travel.

Since 1987, Karyn has been a leadership and organizational development consultant, author, association senior-staff member, and higher education administrator. Through her Carmel, IN based consulting practice, Npower, she partners with her “A-team” comprised of several facilitators, strategists, consultants, and speakers. In 2018 she was recognized as a Fellow for the American Society of Association Executives, an honorary recognition for less than 1 percent of ASAE's membership. Those who are named ASAE Fellows are called to continued service to the community—as authors, mentors, conference facilitators, and leaders.

Karyn is very committed to the fraternal experience. She has served as the interim executive director for the National Panhellenic Conference, senior staff member of the North American Interfraternity Conference, and campus fraternity/sorority advisor at Wichita State University. In Sigma Kappa she has held various leadership positions over the years including Regional Leadership Conference lead facilitator, national vice president for programming (2008-2010), and interim executive director (2006).

Lisa joins the Foundation after 14 years of dedicated service to the Sigma Kappa National Housing Corporation including fulfilling the roles of president, vice president of property management, and vice president of programming. Her Sigma Kappa volunteer experience encompasses roles in the both the Sorority and NHC, including positions in collegiate management, recruitment, and programming. She served as a member of Sigma Kappa’s national council from 1996-1999 as national secretary and national vice president for programming. She also represented Sigma Kappa as a board member for the Fraternity Sorority Political Action Committee. Lisa holds a Master’s degree in public administration with a concentration in nonprofit management and leadership. She is the executive director of Waunakee Neighborhood Connection, a social service and volunteer engagement hub for rural areas north of Madison, Wisconsin. She and her husband, John, live in Madison and have two adult children, Brian and Lauren.

Marsha has served Sigma Kappa in many capacities – national council from 1998-2004, alumnae district director, alumnae expansion coordinator, national trainer, alumnae chapter officer, and advisor to Theta Delta, University of Delaware. She previously served as a Foundation Ambassador. Marsha helped to establish the Foundation’s scholarships for Theta Delta and the European Alumnae Chapter, and she established the Sorority’s investment committee and investment policies. Marsha is a member of the Northern Delaware/South Jersey and European Alumnae chapters. Marsha has a Bachelor of Arts in political science from the University of Maine and a Master of Science in computer science from West Chester University. She is employed part time at Garnet Valley School District having retired from a career as an IT project manager. She volunteers for Forgotten Cats, a rescue shelter with adoption centers at various pet stores in the greater Philadelphia area.

Teresa has served as a Foundation Trustee since 2016. She has served as the chairman of the scholarships and grants committee since 2016 She has served as an advisor to the Kappa Zeta chapter for 20 years, twelve of those years she served as the ABC. She has also served as an ABS for Epsilon Alpha, a collegiate province officer, a foundation ambassador and scholarship evaluator. She has also served as a facilitator at RLC for the past two years. Teresa received her bachelor's degree in nursing from Indiana University, but currently does not practice. She is a member of the Triangle Alumnae Chapter. Teresa has served on several local and state non profit boards. Teresa has been married for 30 years to her husband Jim and they have three sons and two daughter-in laws. She enjoys traveling, reading, Pilates and running.

Susan Willis, Epsilon Epsilon, the University of Georgia, is the president of the Sigma Kappa National Housing Corporation. She chairs the board of directors and serves as its primary representative, oversees strategic planning and implementation, and leads collaborative efforts with the Sorority and the Sigma Kappa Foundation. She has previously served as the NHC vice president of property management, president and treasurer of the Epsilon Epsilon corporation board, and as a corporation liaison and corporation coordinator on the Sorority housing team and NHC, respectively. She has a bachelor’s degree in family and consumer science with an emphasis in hotel/restaurant management and is the general manager of a local restaurant in the Atlanta area, as well as a realtor. Susan volunteers for Angels Among Us Pet Rescue, is an avid league bowler and loves college football, especially cheering on her Dawgs. Vice President of Programming

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Michelle Fleer, Theta Mu, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, is the vice president of programming for the Sigma Kappa National Housing Corporation. She is responsible for planning educational programming and conferences for national and local housing volunteers. Previously, she served as the NHC training coordinator, the Sorority as collegiate district director, collegiate province officer, risk management team member, alumnae chapter officer for the Triangle Area alumnae chapter, and recruitment supervisor, advisory board chair, corporation board member and chapter advisor for Gamma Phi, North Carolina State University. Michelle has a Bachelor of Science from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in criminal justice with a minor in political science. Professionally, she is proud to be a woman in STEM, working in the biopharmaceutical industry. Outside of her volunteer work with Sigma Kappa, Michelle is involved with several non-profit organizations, including the Eastern North Carolina chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association. Michelle enjoys traveling, cooking, reading and being a soccer mom. She lives with her husband, Mike, and teen son, Ethan. 

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Roxanne Evans, Delta Tau, University of Central Arkansas, is the vice president of housing operations for the Sigma Kappa National Housing Corporation. She oversees the operation and governance support for Sigma Kappa’s local house corporations. Roxanne previously served as a housing coordinator for the NHC and as past chairman of the Beta Xi property committee. In addition, she is a past president of Sigma Kappa’s Greater Mid-South alumnae chapter. Professionally, she is the operations director for a financial services branch office. Roxanne is also the operations director for a private art gallery near Memphis, as well as being the social media coordinator for the gallery owner's studio.  She and her two sons, Evan and Jett, are a dog family - they have five in total, three of which were rescued. She is an active volunteer for StreetDog Foundation in Memphis. In her spare time, she enjoys running, gardening, and home decoration and renovation.

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Ann-Marie Fontaine, Phi, University of Rhode Island, is the NHC vice president of property management. Her responsibilities include overseeing and advising local renovation and decorating projects, coordinating property assessments and long-range planning, maintaining data on chapter house facilities, and monitoring student housing trends. Her previous volunteer roles for Sigma Kappa include president of the Phi corporation board, corporation coordinator, and currently serves as the finance coordinator for Districts 2 and 3. Ann-Marie also previously served as an NHC board member as the vice president of finance from 2010-2014. She holds a bachelor of science in Business Administration concentrating in accounting and is a Certified Public Accountant. Having retired from full-time work in 2015, Ann-Marie currently provides financial support services for a small base of business customers. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her husband, David, following the professional sports teams that call New England home (including witnessing the greatest comeback in Super Bowl history in person), as well as spending time with their adult children, Amanda and Dan.

Julie Napper, Alpha Theta, University of Louisville, serves the Sigma Kappa National Housing Corporation as vice president of finance. Her responsibilities include financial planning and monitoring, oversight of investments, and providing financial technical assistance to local house corporations. Her previous volunteerism for Sigma Kappa includes serving as president and treasurer of the Alpha Theta housing corporation, a NHC finance coordinator, financial advisor, recruitment supervisor, and a member of the Sigma Kappa Foundation audit committee. She is a Certified Public Accountant and Certified Global Management Accountant with a Bachelor’s degree in accounting and finance. Professionally, she is the manager of financial and operational reporting for Humana in Louisville, KY, and she volunteers locally for Junior Achievement. She and her husband, Drew, welcomed their son, Will, into the family in 2016 and daughter, Emily, in 2018. Julie loves sports, travel, and reading and is a University of Louisville football and basketball season ticket holder. 

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Emily Shepard, Alpha Theta, University of Louisville, serves the Sigma Kappa National Housing Corporation as vice president of communication. Her responsibilities include developing and distributing all publications and communications of the corporation, keeping accurate record of all actions and meetings of the corporation and board of directors, and delivering general correspondence on the corporation. Prior to joining the board of directors, Emily previously volunteered for Sigma Kappa as president and member of the Alpha Theta housing corporation for 4 years. Professionally, she is the Graphic Design Manager in the Marketing department at Churchill Downs and the Kentucky Derby in Louisville, KY. When she is not designing for "the most exciting two minutes in sports," Emily enjoys cooking, shopping, running with her dog, Lupo, and tailgating for University of Louisville football games with her husband, Phil.

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Jennifer Challender Rainey, Alpha Gamma, Washington State University is currently serving as the national vice president for finance. She is the chief financial officer of the Sorority. She is responsible for all matters pertaining to the finances of the organization as well as the management of non-participator corporation boards. Jennifer has previously held Sigma Kappa positions of collegiate finance coordinator, collegiate programming coordinator, national vice president for programming, director of scholarship, director of new member education, collegiate district director, collegiate province officer, advisory board chairman, and collegiate chapter advisor. She is a past TAPA president, vice president, and committee chair. Jennifer holds a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering and a minor in business from Washington State University, and a Masters of Engineering in Environmental Engineering and a professional certificate in Systems Engineering from Johns Hopkins University Whiting School of Engineering. Professionally, she is a senior systems engineer at Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory working on Department of Navy programs and has held project manager positions overseeing unmanned aircraft system programs. She is a certified systems engineering professional from the International Council on Systems Engineering. She enjoys travelling (especially Disney cruises) with her husband Bill and son Jack, walking her black Labrador Rex, volunteering at Jack’s school, and reading.

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As the senior director of communication, Diane maximizes Sigma Kappa's position in the fraternal market by creating and executing integrated marketing and communications programs for each entity. Programs include multi-channel mediums utilizing website, social media, digital and print publications, and email as well as a methodologies with focus in brand management, public relations, marketing and strategic communications. Diane attended Indiana University and is a member of the Tau Chapter. 

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As the senior director of operational strategy Meredith is a member of the executive leadership team and is responsible for driving staff culture necessary to support the strategic growth of the Sorority. She identifies staffing levels necessary for effective and efficient execution and works with the finance and information systems teams to implement the strategic plan while facilitating integration across teams. Meredith is a Pi Beta Phi from the University of New Mexico and has a dual-masters in Human Resources and Management.

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As the Sorority’s legal counsel, Julia assists the national organization with legal issues, including risk management, trademarks and licensing, insurance and contracts, and provides guidance regarding issues involving Sigma Kappa Sorority governing documents. Julia is a member of Tau Chapter, Indiana University and earned her J.D. at Loyola University Chicago School of Law.

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As a collegiate services manager, Anna oversees leadership consultants who are traveling from chapter to chapter on a weekly basis and residential leadership consultants who work and live with our newest chapters. Together the collegiate services managers train the leadership consultants, create their travel schedule and provide support to collegiate chapters in all areas of chapter operations. Anna is a member of Kappa Pi Chapter, Clemson University and earned her master’s degree from Indiana University’ School of Public and Environmental Affairs.

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As a collegiate services manager, Sara oversees leadership consultants who are traveling from chapter to chapter on a weekly basis and residential leadership consultants who work and live with our newest chapters. Together the collegiate services managers train the leadership consultants, create their travel schedule and provide support to collegiate chapters in all areas of chapter operations. Sara attended Elon University and is a member of the Kappa Zeta Chapter. 

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As the collegiate support manager, Molly directs, teaches, advises, and consults with chapter members and volunteers in all areas chapter operations. She oversees the activities and development of specialized and good to great chapters as well as providing resources and guidance as needed. She collaborates with volunteers and staff to implement and execute chapter programming efforts. Molly is a member of Alpha Tau Chapter, Michigan State University.

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As the program specialist, Brooke assists in creating and maintaining the member development strategy that drives collegiate chapter programming, ensuring the Sorority is providing relevant, replicable and appropriate support, education and training to its chapters and members. She also oversees the RESPEKT movement and assists collegiate chapters and volunteer efforts in all areas relating to the National Panhellenic Conference. Brooke received her bachelor and master degrees from Southern Illinois University and is a member of the Gamma Kappa Chapter.

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As the program specialist, Karlee assists in creating and maintaining the recruitment education strategy that drives collegiate chapter programming, ensuring the Sorority is providing relevant, replicable and appropriate support, education and training to its chapters and members. She also assists collegiate chapters and volunteer efforts in all areas relating to recruitment. Karlee earned her bachelor degree from the University of Nebraska at Kearney where she was initiated as a member of Gamma Phi Beta Sorority, and earned her master’s degree from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

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As the meeting and events specialist, Gina coordinates all aspects of the planning and execution of national conventions and Regional Leadership Conferences. She also assists in the planning and execution of other national, regional and local events throughout the year. Gina is a member of Delta Gamma Fraternity. She is a graduate of Butler University and holds a master’s degree from Eastern Illinois University.

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As the collegiate support specialist Jessica is responsible for supervising activities of assigned collegiate chapters; partnering with volunteers and staff to implement and execute chapter development efforts; and directing, teaching, advising, and consulting with chapter members in the areas of recruitment and chapter operations. Jessica is a member of the Epsilon Tau Chapter at the California State University.

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As the chapter finance specialist, Madison supervises all efforts to ensure chapters are in compliance with national financial policies and IRS guidelines; oversees all collegiate chapter finances utilizing Billhighway; manages chapter supply inventory processes; tracks Affinity royalties and markets new licenses items through publications and advertisements; and assists with ritual program. Madison is from the Kappa Eta Chapter at Texas Christian University (TCU).

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As the Sorority’s operations assistant, Darla responds to all incoming emails and phone calls related to member log-in, general information and questions/concerns. She also maintains the membership database, updating address changes and other information as requested by members. Darla also prepares member/parent mailings throughout the year. Darla is a member of Tau Chapter at Indiana University.

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Lisa is chief executive for the Foundation and responsible for overseeing the implementation of the strategic plan of the Sigma Kappa Foundation. She also oversees the capital campaign, planned giving, major giving, legal and financial areas of the foundation. Lisa is a member of the Theta Omicron Chapter at the Arizona State University.

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Rachel is the staff member who is responsible for the PULSE annual fundraising efforts including the execution of a year-round fundraising calendar and enhancing the Ultra Violet campaign efforts of our chapters. She works with the Foundation district directors and oversees the Walk to End Alzheimer’s. Rachel is a member of Theta Eta Chapter at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

tglassman@sigmakappa.org

As the director of donor relations, Teresa directs efforts related to donor recognition and administers the scholarship and individual grant programs (collegiate emergency, Sister to Sister Disaster Recovery and Alumnae Heart Fund grants). Teresa is a member of the Gamma Lambda Chapter at East Tennessee State University. 

Caren is the point of contact for the mechanics of chapter fundraising efforts, specifically Ultra Violet events. She assists in setting up CrowdChange fundraising pages and confirming the receipt of gifts. In addition, she implements the 1874 Giving Circle Grant program. Caren oversees the processing and acknowledgement of gifts. Caren is a graduate of Michigan State University and a member of Alpha Omicron Pi. 

mjeffreys@sigmakappa.org

Michelle’s role for the Sigma Kappa Foundation is to process chapter fundraising donations, prepare acknowledgements and support donor stewardship. Michelle is a graduate of Indiana University School of Journalism and is an alumnae initiate of the Kappa Gamma Chapter at the University of Dayton.

donorservices@sigmakappa.org

As the donor services coordinator, Pattie’s role for the Sigma Kappa Foundation is to process individual’s donations, prepare acknowledgements and support donor stewardship. She is a graduate of Ball State University.

awillis@sigmakappa.org

As the finance administrator of the Foundation, Ann’s primary responsibility is to properly account for all donations and expenses. Her duties include preparation of monthly reports and for yearly audit performed by an outside accounting firm. Ann is a member of Alpha Chi Chapter of Alpha Chi Omega, Butler University.

ckeller@sigmakappa.org

As the executive director, Casey is responsible for leading and managing the staff in implementing the organization’s strategic plan and in providing outstanding services to the local house corporations, property committees, and participating chapters. She also supports the NHC’s board and team of volunteers with resources and information relevant to their work with the organization and its participants. Casey received her bachelor’s degree from Ball State University and is a member of the Lambda Alpha Chapter, Spring Hill College.

cwarren@sigmakappa.org

As the director of operations, Claude is responsible for key functions of the NHC including information technology, collections, and communications and also manages human resources support for both the NHC and local house corporations. He received his bachelor’s degree from DePauw University where he was initiated into the Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity and earned his master’s degree from Indiana University.

pcook@sigmakappa.org

As the director of HOMES and project management, Peggy is responsible for managing the properties in the HOMES program (Housing Operations, Management, and Employee Services), coordinating housing for new chapters, and managing the loan and project processes for new housing, renovations, and/or decorating. Additionally, Peggy is responsible for establishing new and maintaining procedures for said programs and creating efficiencies within where needed. 

bruiz@sigmakappa.org

As the director of finance, Brian is responsible for the NHC’s financial operations and the provision of financial services to local house corporations and participating chapters. Brian received his bachelor’s degree from Marian University.

fss1@sigmakappa.org

As a financial services specialist, Aundria is responsible for accounts payable and receivable duties for the NHC and designated local house corporations. She also serves as the main point of contact for corporation volunteers. Aundria is a graduate of Kaplan University.

fss2@sigmakappa.org

As a financial services specialist, Kris is responsible for accounts payable and receivable duties for the NHC and designated local house corporations. She also serves as the main point of contact for corporation volunteers. Kris earned her bachelor’s degree from DePauw University where she was initiated into Alpha Omicron Pi Fraternity.

lcallahan@sigmakappa.org

As a financial services specialist, Lu is responsible for accounts payable and receivable duties for the NHC and designated local house corporations. She also serves as the main point of contact for corporation volunteers. Lu is a member of the Gamma Gamma Chapter, Indiana State University.

nhccontroller@sigmakappa.org

As the controller, Jeff is responsible for ensuring the organization’s fiscal integrity by overseeing the organization’s accounting functions including financial statements, general ledger, journal entries, account reconciliations, budgeting, tax compliance, and various special analyses. He received his bachelor’s degree from Ball State University where he was initiated into the Phi Sigma Kappa Fraternity.

kwadsworth@sigmakappa.org

As the operations specialist, Kelsi is responsible for daily assistance with NHC operations, human resources management, and communications. She received her bachelor's degree from Indiana University.