Leadership

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About Phi Kappa Phi

The Phi Kappa Phi leadership team—comprised of the board of directors, divisional vice presidents, and council of students—governs Society business between biennial conventions. This committed and accomplished slate of members help guide Phi Kappa Phi's mission "To recognize and promote academic excellence in all fields of higher education and to engage the community of scholars in service to others."

The Society's board of directors consists of 12 members working in conjunction with five elected divisional vice presidents from each of the Society's divisions, and five student vice presidents that comprise the student engagement panel known as the council of students.

* Please note that members are identified by chapter of affiliation.

Leadership

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Dan Sandweiss, Ph.D.
Society President
University of Maine

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Traci Navarre, CAE
Acting Executive Director
Society National Office, Baton Rouge, LA

To read more about Dr. Dan Sandweiss or Traci Navarre, download a high-res headshot, or request either as a speaker at your event, click here.

National Board of Directors

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Dan Sandweiss, Ph.D.
Society President
University of Maine

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Lora Becker, Ph.D.
President-Elect
University of Evansville

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Missy Hopper, Ph.D.
Past President
Mississippi State University

George Randels, Ph.D.
Vice President for Chapter Development
University of the Pacific

Mahalley Allen, Ph.D., J.D.
Director
California State University, Chico

Edina Oestreicher, M.S.
Director
University of Connecticut

June Pilcher, Ph.D.
Director
Clemson University

Sharhonda Rush, MBA
Director
Jacksonville University

Leslie Zenk, Ph.D.
Director
University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Christopher "Neil" Pritchard
Graduate Student Representative
University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Aly Nguyen
Undergraduate Student Representative
University of South Alabama

Traci Navarre, CAE
Society Acting Executive Director
Southeastern Louisiana University

Divisional Vice Presidents

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Jonathan D. Kotinek, Ph.D.
Division I
Texas A&M University

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Jamie Byrne-McCollum, Ph.D.
Division II
University of Arkansas at Little Rock

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Lesley Casarez, Ph.D.
Division III
Angelo State University

Ron Tulley, Ph.D.
Division IV
University of Findlay

Alison Gregory
Division V
Marymount University

To view the divisional lists, click here.

Council of Students

Quinn Mahannah Ceilly

Quinn Mahannah Ceilly
State University of New York at Oswego
B.S. in psychology, cognitive science, May 2022

Caglar Erdogan

Caglar Erdogan
Florida Institute of Technology
Pursuing a Ph.D. in ocean engineering

Tristan Matthew Hightower

Tristan Matthew Hightower
University of Maryland
Pursuing a Ph.D. in political science

Matthew Lee Melton

Matthew Lee Melton
University of Kentucky
Pursuing an M.D.

Alyson Tudong Nguyen

Alyson Tudong Nguyen
University of South Alabama
B.S. in biomedical sciences, May 2021

Vivian Osei Poku

Vivian Osei Poku
South Dakota State University
Pursuing a Ph.D. in biochemistry

Christopher Neil Pritchard

Christopher “Neil” Pritchard
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Pursuing a Ph.D. in computational mathematics

To learn more about our council of students, click here.

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About Phi Kappa Phi

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Divisional Vice Presidents

Council of Students

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