JOSEPH REED Assistant Press Secretary, Congressman Chris Van Hollen Brother Joseph Reed is a native of Fort Washington, Maryland and is a 2002 graduate of Hampton University in Hampton, Virginia. He currently serves as Assistant Press Secretary in the office of Congressman Chris Van Hollen (D-MD). Prior to working on Capitol Hill, Brother Reed worked for the NAACP’s Washington Bureau as a Legislative Assistant. He also is currently seeking a Master’s Degree in Government with a focus in Political Communications at Johns Hopkins University and plans to pursue a Ph.D. in International Relations in the near future. He is a Fall 2006 initiate through the Fraternity’s Iota Upsilon Lambda Chapter where he serves on the Intake Committee. His father, Dr. Joseph Reed, Jr., is a 1963 Fraternity initiate through Nu Chapter at Lincoln University and his mother, Beverly Reed, is a soror of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Recently, Brother Reed got engaged to Gabbrielle Eskridge, his former classmate at Hampton University. Brother Reed enjoys reading, writing and spending time with his friend, family and his Fraternity Brothers.
GREGORY E. SANDERS Defense Legislative Fellow, Office of Congressman Norm Dicks Brother Gregory E. Sanders is a native of Birmingham, Alabama and is the son of Henry and Pecolia Sanders. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Alabama A&M University where he graduated Cum Laude in 1992; and a Master’s degree in Human Resource Management from Central Michigan University where he also graduated Cum Laude in 2001. Brother Sanders is a Spring 1990 initiate of the Fraternity through the
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Delta Gamma Chapter. In addition, he is an active member of the military as an officer in the U.S. Army, thus far achieving the rank of Major. He also had the opportunity in 2001 to complete a Joint Internship with the Secretary of the Defense at the Pentagon. Currently, Brother Gregory Sanders is working as the Defense Legislative Fellow in the office of U.S. Congressman Norm Dicks (WA-6). He is responsible for all legislative issues in regards to the appropriation of money for the Department of Defense, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security. Brother Sanders is a member of the Omicron Lambda Alpha Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity in Washington, D.C. where he served as the Social Committee Chair from 2002-2003. He also is an assistant Boys varsity basketball coach at Potomac High School in Northern Virginia. Brother Sanders has a son, Brenton, who resides in Alabama and a daughter, Danielle, who lives with him.
JAMES SAVAGE III Legislative Director, Office of Congressman Vic Snyder In his capacity as a Senior Aide to Congressman Vic Snyder, Brother James Savage III formulates the Congressman’s overall legislative agenda and strategy in the U.S. Congress and supervises policy staff. A native of Little Rock, Arkansas, Brother Savage created and facilitated the House and Senate passage of H.Con.Res.384, the Congressional Resolution recognizing and honoring the 100th Anniversary of the founding of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. In addition, he conceived and developed the law (Public Law No: 109-146) which created the 2007 Little Rock Central High School Desegregation Silver Dollar. This is the first commemorative coin from the U.S. Mint to honor an American Civil Rights event, and it is available now for a limited time from the U.S. Mint at www.usmint. gov or by calling 1-800-USA-MINT (872-6468). Brother Savage was initiated into the Gamma Delta Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity in 1995 at the University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff.
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