Psi Upsilon Beacon, published Fall 2022 Leadership & Service Highlights

2O22 Leadership & Service Highlights

Inside: Spotlight on 2022 Honorary Fellow Dr. John Hatfield

ABOUT THE

Psi U Beacon

The Psi U Beacon is an annual publication of the Psi Upsilon Foundation produced

INSIDE THIS EDITION:

A Word from the Chair Alex Senchak, Eta '06 4

each June and November. This Beacon focuses on the Social Impact Fellows of the year and emphasizes the promising work these men and women are focusing their education and training on. Feedback and suggestions for future content or to sponsor this publication can be directed to jonathan@psiu.org.

Foundation BOA R D OF D I R EC TOR S

Alfred E. Driscoll, Delta Delta '25 Service with Distinction 5

2022 Steering Committee and Fellows 6-12

Honorary Fellow: John D. Hatfield Iota ‘94 7

P R E S I DENT PRESIDENT & CHAIR Alexander C. Senchak, Eta ‘06

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S E C R E TARY Dave Hollis, Gamma Tau ’11

CHAIR EMERITUS Patrick J. Gilrane, Psi ‘83

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TR E A S U RER Timothy Zepp, Chi Delta ’08 A L U M N I TE R M MEM B ERS

SECRETARY

Jay LaPanne, Delta Nu ’89

Martin Brayboy, Gamma ‘84

James Platner, Phi Delta '10

TREASURER John F. H. Ong, Gamma ‘82

Gregor y Rupp, Phi ’81 Jon Szynkowski, Epsilon Nu ’06 L I F E M E MB ERS ( P A S T P R E S I DENT S)

Garrett Gleim, Tau ‘01 Doug Jackman, Omega ‘89 Gar y G. Pan, Eta ‘86

Thomas T. Allan IV, Theta Theta ’89 Mark D. Bauer, Omega ’83 David A. B. Brown, Epsilon Phi ’66 Charles M. Hall, Nu Alpha ’71 Richard A. Rasmussen, Upsilon ’72 James A. Swanke, Jr., Rho ’80

James Volpentest, Theta Theta ‘90

Evan W. Terr y, Epsilon Phi ’93

PAST CHAIRS/PRESIDENTS

H O N O R A R Y L I F E M EM B ERS

Mark D. Bauer, Omega ‘83 Charles M. Hall, Nu Alpha ‘71

The 178th Convention Awards Banquet Keynote: Kevin A. Klock, Chi Delta ’01

V I C E P R E S I D ENT Christian Br ydges, Nu ’95

Matthew J. Eckenrode, Epsilon Nu ‘04

Larr y Rakers, Omicron ‘86

Outstanding Juniors & Griffin Awards

Jeremy McKeon, Eta ’08

VICE CHAIR

DIRECTORS

Psi Upsilon Responds

Executive Council

Bradley R. Corner, Omicron ’72 Murray L. Eskenazi, Lambda ’65 Patrick Gilrane, Psi ’83

Thomas T. Hanford, Gamma ‘62

Charles A. Werner, Omega ’55

Samuel J. Tinaglia, Omega ‘88

William N. Wishard III, Delta Delta ’64 E X E C U TI V E DI RECT O R

DIRECTOR OF MEMBER ENGAGEMENT Jonathan M Chaffin, Gamma Tau ‘00 DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATION

Thomas J. Fox, Omicron ’00 D I R E C TO R O F C H A P TE R S E RVI CES Stephan Oechsle

Bethann Taylor

DI R E C TO R O F GRO WT H

DIRECTOR OF DONOR RELATIONS

D I R E C TO R O F ME MB ER SERVI CES

Clanton Johnson

Keith Willard

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Travis Smith

About our cover. Dr. Audrey Fisch Gamma ‘87 (Amherst) and Gamma Chapter Corporation Senior Fellow poses with beneficiaries of the work done by More Than Bootstraps. Dr. Fisch is on the far right. Inset is brother John Hatfield, Iota '94 (Kenyon) our 2022-23 Honorary Social Impact Fellow.

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CO NTRIBU TORS Jonathan M. Chaffin, Gamma Tau ‘00 (Georgia Institute of Technology) Melissa Coliadis, Theta Pi ‘13 (Georgia State University) Lawrence Tang, esq., Gamma Tau ‘01 (Georgia Institute of Technology) Alexander Senchak, Eta ‘06 (Lehigh)

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Social Impact Fellowship

The Chair

A WORD FROM Alex Senchak Eta '06 (Lehigh) Dear Brothers,

sharing their experiences and talents with others and, most importantly, having fun along the way.

Now in its third year, the Social Impact

This Beacon highlights the myriad great ways our brothers are

Fellowship has surfaced many newer

committing themselves to the values of Psi Upsilon. Doing remarkable

faces from across our membership and re-

things professionally and in their precious volunteered personal time.

engaged some for the first time in several

We are all better because of the work they are doing and it’s an honor to

decades. The exchange of experiences,

showcase it here. Congratulations to our 2022 Social Impact Fellows and

challenges and vulnerabilities while

a sincere thank you to the Steering Committee members who spent hours

celebrating the continued success of each

reviewing the applications and formed a strong cohort.

fellow has been one of the most rewarding parts of serving this Fraternity over the years. We continue to discover

I am a firm believer that we all have something to offer, something to

new activities and honors for the Social Impact Fellows that make this

share and something unique that will inspire another’s. Psi Upsilon,

unique program such a wonderful part of the suite of programs operated by Psi Upsilon.

An emerging trend that is very encouraging, is the number of “throughlines”

“Being of service to others brings us together as a brotherhood in unique, memorable, and impactful ways.”

drawn between programs.

Five years ago, I coined the term “PsiU4Life” a the motto of our program

whether in an undergraduate chapter or far beyond, can be the place that

development with the idea that brothers can flow through different

helps develops that internal inspiration. We welcome everyone into these

programs throughout their life – scholarships, fellowships, committees

programs and hope you will take advantage and support these activities

and events that are meaningful at every stage of life and career. We

for yourself and fellow members of this wonderful organization.

innovated and augmented existing offerings and built new programs that compliment each other to engage around more than nostalgia of our past;

Yours in the Bonds,

but about the promise of the future. Brothers who received undergad scholarships, now receive graduate scholarships and have become fellows years later, and they have gone on to serve on a steering committee; or a speaker in the Speaker Series throughout the country. This is the essence of Psi Upsilon in action -brothers engaging in meaningful programs,

Alex Senchak, Eta ‘06 President and Chair, Psi Upsilon Foundation

ACHIEVEMENT | DEDICATION | PROMISE The Social Impact Fellowship highlights brothers’ commitment to service for the common good of society and provides programs for leadership skills development.

The Fellowship builds cohorts of emerging leaders to support their pursuits and provide a distinguished year-long opportunity to inspire others.

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Distinction

SERVICE WITH Alfred E. Driscoll Delta Delta '25 (Williams College) THE FATHER OF THE TURNPIKE; 43RD GOVERNOR OF NEW JERSEY

A

t the dawn of the 1930’s in a time of corruption and party politics a

young lawyer named Alfred E. Driscoll tossed his hat in the ring for the Board of Education in Haddonfield, New Jersey. The young bachelor professed no interest in politics and only two years prior began his legal career. Recognized as a man of talent, friends urged him to run to prevent the party machine from politicizing a non-partisan body. When local political leaders told him that he could not run because the ticket had already been selected Driscoll replied “Until a minute ago, I didn’t want to run. Now, I’m going to.” (1) Not only did he run but he defeated the party’s choice.

Though born in Pittsburgh, as a child his family returned to Haddonfield where they had roots going back before the revolutionary war. His mother frequently volunteered in the community and established the Peddie school for Girls. Driscoll often cited his mother as a major influence for his drive for public service. After high school, Driscoll attended Williams college where he pledged Psi Upsilon joining the Delta Delta chapter. During college he played football, became captain of the track team, and frequently traveled abroad. “When I was in college, I had a bad case of wanderlust…I used to jus­tify myself by saying that I was building windows out of which I could look after I had settled down.” (1) Despite this wandering spirit Driscoll returned every Thanksgiving to his hometown to

rose to become the Senate Majority leader. His

When he fell short of achieving goals often history

term in the Senate ended with appointment to head

would vindicate him. His initiatives to improve

the State Board of Alcohol. During this time, he

state-to-state cooperation and pooling of resources

garnered a reputation for honesty, integrity, and

bore little fruit in his time but in the 1970’s became

impartiality amid a widespread institution of party

popularized and now serves the norm for state-to-

politics.

state relations. Public goods and conservation were on his mind when during his last year in office he

In 1947, Driscoll resigned from his long-standing

bought the 110,000-acre Wharton Tract in South

county and state offices to run for Governor, which

Jersey for a public park.

he won by a plurality of the vote. While everyone expected changes from a new Governor, the public

After retiring from the governorship, Driscoll

reeled at his proposal at his inauguration for a full

took the position of chairman of the board for the

constitutional convention to resolve New Jersey’s

Warner-Lambert Pharmaceutical Company (now

long-standing constitutional reform needs. This

Pfizer) and served until his retirement in 1967. His

project alone would cement Driscoll in the honors

acts of public service were far from over. Through

of gubernatorial history but his work ethic and

his life Driscoll participated as an active member

passion for policy drove him to achieve much

of the New Jersey Historical commission. Driscoll

more. Driscoll belonged to the “clean government

volunteered with his alma mater Williams College

movement” prioritizing skills and talent over

and received appointment to permanent trustee. In

partisan loyalty. He appointed William Brennan, a

1970 he accepted the position as chairman of the

Democrat, to his first judgeship and later elevated

Turnpike Authority. In 1974 as Fort Hood closed,

him to the New Jersey Supreme Court before

he helped broker a deal for the state to buy the land

Brennan moved on to the U.S. Supreme Court.

and build the Sandy Hook recreation center, the

Driscoll foresaw the need for highway safety and

first of its kind in New Jersey. One year later, he

infrastructure initiating the Garden State Parkway

passed away in his home. At the time of his death

and the New Jersey Turnpike. These projects

Driscoll was survived by his wife, three children,

transformed the state and earned him the nickname

and thirteen grandchildren.

“The Father of the Turnpike.” As governor Driscoll had to combat organized crime and as part of the new state constitution merged law enforcement under one department allowing cooperation across the state prosecutors. He pushed for a clause in the new state constitution for “equal pay for equal work” and established a state labor relations board.

BIBLIOGRAPHY 1. https://governors.rutgers.edu/governor-alfred-driscoll-biography/ 2. http://members.nova.org/~dayalan/Days_of_Yore/Al_Driscoll.html 3. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6434993/alfred-eastlack-driscoll 4. https://www.psiuarchives.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/ The-Diamond-of-Psi-Upsilon_Spr_1975.pdf#search=Alfred%20Driscoll

play an “alumni vs students” football game at his high school. (2) After college he attended Harvard law school and upon graduation joined the firm of Starr, Sumerhill, & Lloyd.

Driscoll’s election to the school board began an extensive career of public service. After serving on the school board Driscoll went on to serve as the county’s Commissioner of Finances and Revenue where he reduced spending and public debt. While still serving as Commissioner, Driscoll ran for and won election to the New Jersey Senate in 1939. In the Senate, Driscoll served two years where he

The History & Archives committee invites you to learn more about Brother Driscoll in this 4 page memoriam published in the Spring 1975 Diamond.

2022 SOCIAL IMPACT FELLOWSHIP OF PSI UPSILON

2022 Steering

Committee

Kevin Klock, Chi Delta ‘01(Duke)

Amb. Robert Beecroft Ret’d,, Tau ‘62 (Pennsylvania)

Dr. Roberta Hunter Epsilon Iota ‘ 94 (RPI)*

Christian A. Klein, Phi Beta ’92 (College of William & Mary)

Dr. Elise Walton, Kappa ‘80 (Bowdoin)

Gary Pan, Eta ’86 (Lehigh)

2022 Fellows

HONORARY SOCIAL IMPACT FELLOW

John D. Hatfield • Iota ‘94 (Kenyon) GAMMA CHAPTER CORPORATION SENIOR FELLOW

Dr. Audrey Fisch • Gamma ‘87 (Amherst) GAMMA CHAPTER CORPORATION FELLOW

Dr. Alison Munzer, PhD • Gamma ‘09 (Amherst)

Alex Senchak, Eta ’06 (Lehigh)

Jonathan Chaffin, Gamma Tau ’00 (Georgia Institute of Technology)

Social Impact Fellowship This program has been generously funded by brothers and especially the members of the Gamma Chapter Corporation, Joseph P. Cillo, PhD, Delta ‘61 and donors to the Dr. Sam Fager Fellowship. See the full list of donors online at Psiu.org/social_impact_fellowship and in the December edition of the Psi U Garnet Report

DR. SAMUEL FAGER, TAU ‘81 SENIOR FELLOW

Dr. Elizabeth Andresen • Chi Delta ’04 (Duke) FISHFUND SENIOR FELLOW

Devon Trotter • Phi Beta ’06 (William & Mary) SOCIAL IMPACT FELLOW

Christopher Lawrence Tang ESQ • Gamma Tau ’01 (Georgia Tech) 6

*new steering committee member

2022 HONORARY FELLOW

JOHN D. HATFIELD Iota ‘94

Executive Director at The Axia Institute Michigan State University John D. Hatfield, Iota '94 (Kenyon), is

organizations in the financial and professional

Michigan Bankers Association Perry School of

currently the executive director of The Axia

services industries, where he honed his

Banking Marketing Instructor in 2016. Finally,

Institute, which is part of Michigan State

leadership skills in addition to his extensive

he was a Chair and Board Member at Family and

University (MSU)’s Office of Research &

expertise in marketing and brand building. He

Children’s Services of Mid-Michigan from 2009-

Innovation. In this role, he is responsible

was formerly a Sr. Vice President and Director of

2014.

for development and implementation of the

Marketing at Chemical Bank (now Huntington

Institute's strategic growth plan. He also

Bank) and currently serves as an Advisory Board

John is an accomplished marketing and communications leader with positions of

leads the organization in its efforts to deliver innovative research and value chain solutions to members in the health care, food and agriculture, and advanced manufacturing industries. He is accountable for all Institute

" Service and giving back to others have been crucial aspects of my professional development and I appreciate this important recognition."

outreach with corporate members while working

- John D. Hatfield, Iota '94

toward the Institute's self-sustainability.

John previously served as the director of marketing and communications at the Axia Institute, where he was responsible for articulating Axia’s offering to industry and helped develop the Institute’s consortium-based outreach strategy. As part of Axia’s leadership team, he also worked to define the Institute’s marketplace and competitive positioning.

Prior to joining Axia, John worked at various

Member at Horizon Bank.

After earning his Bachelor of Arts degree in

increasing levels of authority, across multiple industries, including professional services,

history from Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio,

financial services, and most recently, higher

John went on to obtain a Master of Business

education. He served as marketing manager

Administration degree from Kellogg School

at KnowledgeAdvisors, Inc and Watson Wyatt

of Management at Northwestern University

before taking positions of increasing importance

in Evanston, Illinois. He has been active in the

at Blue Canyon Partners, Chemical Bank (now

community of Midland, MI, where he relocated

Huntington Bank), and the Axia Institute at

to in 2007. In November 2020, he was elected

MSU. He combines brand building expertise

to a four-year term on the Midland Public

with corporate communications experience,

Schools Board of Education, where he serves as

and demonstrated leadership in Community

Secretary. He is also a member of the Greater

Engagement.

Midland Community Center’s Operating Board.

The title of Honorary Social Impact Fellow

Previously, he was a Board Member of the

is annually bestowed by the Foundation

Midland Soccer Club and worked on Marketing

board in advisement by the Social Impact

and Communications from 2018 – 2022. Before

Steering Committee. The Honorary Fellow

that, he served on the Grants Committee for

is an accomplished leader at an organization

the Midland Area Community Foundation from

or company focused on serving the common

2015 – 2021, and as a Trustee from 2018 – 2020.

good. The intention of this role is to celebrate

He was an Alumni Development and Reunion

achievement and inspire and motivate others

Planning Committee Member at Kenyon College

within the membership, especially early career

from 1994 – 2020. He was also a Michigan

younger brothers, through this title. Mr Hatfield

4-H Foundation Trustee from 2013 – 2018,

joins AMB. Robert Beecroft RetD, Tau '69

a Michigan Bankers Association Marketing

(Pennsylvania) and Dr. Barbara Hendrie, Kappa

Committee Member from 2008 – 2017 and a

'84 (Bowdoin).

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GAMMA CHAPTER CORPORATION SENIOR FELLOW resources exist to meet their needs. But most first-generation, low-income students attend resource-poor institutions, like NJCU, where they

DR. AUDREY FISCH Gamma ‘87

don’t enjoy these benefits.

In 2018, frustrated with the obstacles students like hers face in higher education, Dr. Fisch

Founder of More Than Bootstraps; Professor of English at New Jersey City University

joined forces with colleagues in K-12 and higher education to found More Than Bootstraps (MTB), a non-profit focused on increasing access to and success in higher education for firstgeneration, low-income students. MTB was born

The daughter of two first-generation college

affordability means students are forced to

out of the frustration of watching students unable

students, one a Holocaust survivor, Audrey

spend many more hours at low-wage jobs. Many

to access the promise of higher education. These

Fisch, Gamma '87 (Amherst), experienced the

first-generation students also shoulder family

young people, Dr. Fisch asserts, “need more than

transformational power of education at Amherst

responsibilities, such as taking care of younger or

bootstraps to succeed.”

College. Not only was Audrey a member of Psi

older relatives or performing translation duties.

The non-profit is in its third year of operations,

U (Gamma), then a co-ed fraternity, but she experienced all the benefits of a small liberal arts college community: intellectually stimulating classes, athletics, amazing mentors,

It’s a lot to balance, and Dr. Fisch has witnessed

"It’s my privilege to lead More Than Bootstraps, but it’s also my job to do the work behind the scenes and get out of the way so that these young people can lead each other. The beauty of our student-centered model is that it is a simple, cost-effective, and sustainable intervention that can and should be more broadly replicated."

and fantastic friends.

- Dr. Audrey Fisch, Gamma '87

After graduation, Fisch received a PhD and began teaching at New Jersey City University (NJCU), where she is Professor of English and has taught for over thirty years. She has

supporting students in the largely Latinx community of Passaic, NJ. MTB employs a near-peer mentoring model: College students from Passaic mentor their younger peers (juniors and seniors in Passaic high schools).

All students in the program receive a stipend, giving them some space to come together to create a community of success. Together, these young people empower each other to succeed on the journey to and through higher education.

As an academic, running a non-profit is well outside Dr. Fisch's core skill set. She has learned from the process of founding and sustaining the operation, but she needs to

the cost: not just in terms of academic success but

continue her own professional development

in the lost opportunity to build the relationships

as More Than Bootstraps grows to meet its

with peers and mentors that underwrite so much

potential. Dr. Fisch has stated that she will

of college success. Without connections, without

use the Gamma Chapter Corporation Senior

authored many books and articles. In addition to teaching and research, Dr. Fisch has had the opportunity to lead a variety of initiatives, including, as Coordinator of Secondary English Education, training a cadre of diverse, firstgeneration college students to become highlyskilled and committed English teachers in urban public schools.

Over the years, however, Dr. Fisch has watched

"Countless books and articles in various academic fields have come to fruition thanks to Dr. Fisch’s support, while many of her mentees have found careers as teachers and administrators."

- Elise Lemire, author of Black Walden and Battle Green Vietnam

many of her smart, ambitious first-generation, low-income students fail to thrive.

As Dr. Fisch explains, the economics of higher education have changed dramatically over the last thirty years. State and federal support for higher education have decreased, and tuition costs have escalated. The challenge of college

a community of support, Dr. Fisch has seen

Fellowship to continue to develop her skills

many promising, talented students get thrown off

in public speaking, fundraising, and strategic

course even by small, surmountable obstacles.

planning. She will also use it to hire additional

Some students continue to find their way

leadership support.

to institutions like Amherst College, where

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DR. SAMUEL FAGER, TAU ‘81 FELLOW planning to ensure patients are stepped down to the appropriate level of supervision. Elizabeth is also instrumental in student and new employee training.

It is Elizabeth's goal to continue developing

DR. ELIZABETH ANDRESEN Chi Delta '04

Adult and Pediatric Neuropsychologist

her ability to provide psychological services in Spanish. To her knowledge, she is the only Spanish-speaking neuropsychologist in the state of Indiana. "Overall, I hope to help society understand mental/neurological illness better, reduce stigma, ensure our most vulnerable patients receive the care they need, serve the

During Elizabeth Andresen's, Chi Delta '04

evidence-based evaluation and treatment for

Latinx community, and participate in policy

(Duke), time at Duke University, she obtained a

patients with the most challenging and complex

change to enable all of the above."

B.A. in Psychology, graduating With Distinction

neuropsychiatric illnesses and moves them more

In the interest of providing these important

and having completed a senior thesis. She held

efficiently into the most appropriate treatment

services to an underserved population, Elizabeth

a number of positions in the Chi Delta chapter of

settings within the community or state mental

says she will use the Dr. Samuel Fager, Tau ‘81

Psi Upsilon, such as Rush Chair and Executive

health system. The NDI is a key component

Fellowship to attend the annual conference of the

Vice President. She was the music director

of the Indiana Family and Social Services

American Academy of Clinical Neuropsychology

for the Newman Center's music program and participated in the Wind Symphony, Symphony Orchestra, Early Music Chorus, and a variety of Hoof 'n Horn Pit Orchestras. Her undergraduate research focused on language perception across languages and the neuroscience of language perception.

Elizabeth earned her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology at the University of Wisconsin

"Overall, I hope to help society understand mental/neurological illness better, reduce stigma, ensure our most vulnerable patients receive the care they need, serve the Latinx community, and participate in policy change to enable all of the above."

– Dr. Elizabeth Andresen, Chi Delta '04

in Milwaukee (UWM), where she worked in and eventually coordinated the Adult

Administration's initiative to modernize and

(AACN) and the associated conference of the

Neuropsychology Research Lab. Her research

reengineer Indiana's network of state-operated

Hispanic Neuropsychology Society (HNS). Both

focused primarily on the assessment of effort

mental health facilities.

HNS and AACN are very focused on expanding

during the neuropsychological evaluation

Elizabeth is the psychologist for one of the adult

access and care to more Americans, particularly

of ADHD and learning disabilities. She was

psychiatric units. She conducts psychotherapy

as the country becomes more diverse. Attending

the student representative to several faculty

groups with patients across the hospital to help

these two conferences will grant her the

committees, was president of the Association

improve insight, social skills, problem solving,

opportunity to network with those who are equally

of Graduate Students in Psychology, and was

attention, and co-leads a cognitive rehabilitation

interested in advocacy, policy change, and serving

group to improve cognition in patients with

the Latinx community. Additionally, she hopes

schizophrenia. She sees patients for individual

that attending this conference will help her to be

therapy when the case is too complicated for a

a better mentor and supervisor to her current

masters-level clinician. As a neuropsychologist,

students.

chosen to develop and teach the first fully virtual course at UWM, helping create a course paradigm that has been widely disseminated and used across the country. After completing her post-doctoral residency at the Cleveland Clinic, Elizabeth settled in Indiana, where she worked in the neuropsychology department at Ascension St. Vincent and later in a group private practice in the area. Elizabeth currently works as a clinical psychologist and lifespan neuropsychologist at the NeuroDiagnostic Institute.

The NeuroDiagnostic Institute and Advanced Treatment Center for Integrative Psychiatry is the newest state psychiatric hospital in Indiana.

The NDI provides advanced, high quality,

she covers all patients across the hospital, providing comprehensive neurocognitive assessments of children, adolescents, and adults to determine their cognitive strengths and weaknesses, help the team understand their capacity for learning, and aid in discharge

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FISHFUND SENIOR FELLOW vision for his future.

Governments and the private sector are pouring resources into the fight to mitigate climate change's progress and impact. The funding from Psi U's Social Impact Fellowship will support Devon’s

DEVON TROTTER

climate change and equity technical assistance and capacity-building consulting capacity. Psi U’s

Phi Beta '06

funding will facilitate Devon’s ability to partner

Equitable Sustainability Coach

with governments, community-based and intergovernmental organizations, the private sector,

Devon Trotter's, Phi Beta '06 (William & Mary),

objectives, including climate change, environmental

leadership journey has been lifelong. From grade

justice, sustainability, green economy, and ESG

school through college, he led student body

technical assistance and capacity-building program

governments, extracurricular groups, and service

development. Collaborating with the President and

activities. Devon honed his adolescent leadership

management team, he helped determine and prioritize

skills as the Archon of the Phi Beta Chapter at William

business and

and Mary, while learning about global leadership as

communications

an International Relations major. Those leadership

strategies for the

skills formed the foundation of his successful career

President and

in leadership roles.

organization.

Acting upon his interests in ecological issues and

Devon led the integration

The Pew Charitable Trusts to work on shark

of cross-

conservation in the Caribbean in 2014. Working with

organizational

community-based organizations, governments, and

work streams,

other local stakeholders for Pew opened Devon’s

provided

eyes to the need to embed equity in the climate

advice and

and conservation discourse, sparking his coaching

organizational

journey.

perspectives, and assisted the President with relationship management, culture building, and

and leader through Co-Active Institute while acquiring

overall organizational change. Devon supported

a Professional Certificate in Diversity and Inclusion

the Institute’s strategic planning process,

from Cornell University. Dissecting systemic and

fundraising, relationship management, culture

structural discrimination within organizations

building, cross-organizational collaboration,

while simultaneously undergoing fundamental self-

workstream development, and organizational change

development unearthed Devon’s life purpose of

management.

Fortified with a fresh perspective and more

Devon's work journey is unique because it has afforded him opportunities to develop a broad range of skills sets - finance,

experience, Devon re-entered the conservation

operations, fundraising,

and climate change fields as the Program Associate

program management,

for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion at the National

equity, diversity, and

Audubon Society. After a little more than a year, he

inclusion, coaching

parlayed that into his most recent role as the

and mentoring, and

Senior Advisor to the President of the Institute for

executive leadership.

Sustainable Communities, an international, equitable

Throughout his career,

climate change solutions nonprofit. Devon recently

Devon has gained a

stepped away from his position at the Institute.

deep understanding

As the Senior Advisor, Devon led the Institute's

of organizational

internal diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives.

structures. These

Devon served as a key thought partner, coach, and

experiences are

confidant to the President and CEO on organizational

invaluable to Devon’s

that benefit all, ensuring resources are directed to the communities hardest hit.

The impacts of climate change plague the Caribbean, making the region a top priority for

- Devon Trotter, Phi Beta '06

In 2017, Devon began to develop himself as a coach

conservation fields.

develop climate change and sustainability solutions

“My work journey is unique because it has granted me the opportunities to develop a broad range of skills - finance, operations, fundraising, program management, equity, diversity, and inclusion, coaching and mentoring, and executive Leadership.”

the growing threat of climate change, Devon joined

transforming the climate change and environmental

academia, individuals, and other stakeholders to

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Devon. Severe storms, flooding, and sea level rise are fatal threats to the island nations. Devon will utilize Psi U’s fellowship funding to re-establish and reignite his Caribbean climate change network.

Devon’s adaptability, reliability, and dedication to equity and climate change make him the consummate colleague. Devon is fair, empathetic, and compassionate; these are the qualities of a good leader.; precisely those Psi Upsilon envisions for their Fellows.

GAMMA CHAPTER CORPORATION FELLOW

DR. ALISON MUNZER, PH.D. Gamma ‘09

Postdoctoral Scholar at UC Irvine School of Education Dr. Alison Munzer, Ph.D., Gamma '09

intellectual engagement, and ser vice to society.

develops more effective teaching practices for

(Amherst), is a Postdoctoral Scholar at the

After graduating from Amherst College, Dr.

our most marginalized students and supports

University of California Ir vine who began

Munzer decided to ser ve society by joining

teachers in our most under-resourced schools.

teaching elementar y school in South Los

Teach for America (TFA), becoming an

Her doctoral program strengthened her

Angeles after she graduated from Amherst

elementar y school teacher in South Central

commitment to educational equity and social

College. She is currently part of the

Los Angeles. The elementar y classroom is

justice while simultaneously training her to

CoATTEND project at UCI.

where she formed leadership skills that would

conduct research that pushes those missions

guide her professional life. Over time, she

for ward.

University of California Ir vine’s School of Education seeks to improve educational

was able to hone her leadership skills in the

opportunities and outcomes for individuals

classroom and share them with colleagues as

across the entire lifespan

With the support of this fellowship, Dr. Munzer plans to share her scholarship and strengthen the leadership skills she brings to CoATTEND and UC Ir vine.

through innovative scholarship, addressing the needs of local schools, and preparing future generations of educators. CoATTEND (Community and Teacher Teams Investigate Equitable Noticing & Dispositions) is a cross-site collaborative

“I am keenly interested in conducting research that develops more effective teaching practices for our most marginalized students and supports teachers in our most under-resourced schools.”

She will use this fellowship

- Dr. Alison Munzer, Gamma '09

to prepare and strengthen

research project that brings together secondar y

research conferences to share CoATTEND's work with fellow colleagues, scholars, researchers, and practitioners.

At these conferences, she will receive feedback on her research which she uses academic publications.

mathematics teachers,

Conferences also provide

community youth leaders, and university researchers to co-create a framework

a Transition Team Leader for TFA and a grade

for noticing equity and a professional learning

level chair and instructional coach at the school

model for expanding teachers’ noticing

she worked for. Her time in the elementar y

to rehumanize mathematics teaching and

classroom was transformative; it cultivated a

learning.

deep sense of civic duty and dedication to social

At Amherst, Dr. Munzer joined Psi Upsilon's

to participate in academic

justice, particularly in the arena of educational

Gamma chapter and was elected fraternity

equity.

president during her senior year. She is

In order to expand the impact she could have

particularly proud of this accomplishment

on students, families, and communities–

because she was the first woman president of

particularly those often underser ved by our

the Gamma chapter. She believes her peers

society—Dr. Munzer decided to earn her PhD

considered her a qualified leader because of

in education, with a focus on urban schooling,

her commitment to the brotherhood and her

at University of California Los Angeles. She is

embodiment of the values of lifelong friendship,

keenly interested in conducting research that

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opportunities for professional networking, which supports Dr. Munzer in strategically advancing her career. Another way she would use this fellowship would be to support a writers' retreat with her advisor, Dr. Beth van Es, who will be on sabbatical in Chicago this fall. They have spent the last year collaborating on CoATTEND and would like to find time dedicated to writing additional academic pieces such as peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters based on their research.

SOCIAL IMPACT FELLOW

CHRISTOPHER LAWRENCE TANG, ESQ Gamma Tau ’01

Chief Editor of the L.I.N.C. Organization and Freelance Writer Christopher Lawrence Tang, Gamma

in this hobby. Eventually they hope to expand

knowledge and understanding of a variety of

these services to other forms of gaming.

diversity, equity, and inclusivity practices.

Tau '01 (Georgia Tech) began Live Action

LINC provides an online directory of people

Role-playing (LARP) as a young hobbyist, and

with diverse backgrounds who can be contacted

Social Impact Fellowship, Chris Tang will

during college was on the staff of various LARPs.

to speak on diversity within LARP, Tabletop,

purchase books, attend conventions, and take

Shortly after switching to law school, he founded

and Interactive Storytelling. The purpose of this

classes to develop his expertise on diversity and

the Forest of Doors LARP and became the chief

feature is to enable more LARPing organizations

inclusion, as well as non-profit management.

director. Under his tenure they gained enough

to employ these speakers and their services to

He has taken advantage of his local library's

notoriety to be featured in the Christian Science

spread the message of inclusion and equity. The

resources and free classes to the extent that he

Monitor and the follow up book Fantasy Freaks

LINC website also features an informative blog,

can. With this money, he can reach above and

and Gaming Geeks by Ethan Gilsdorf. Along

including articles discussing diversity which were

beyond for more specific education to enhance

with his wife, Brother Ann Moormann, Gamma

written by diverse staff, contributors, and other

his expertise and leadership skills. Additionally,

Tau '07, Chris founded another LARP and has

individuals.

he looks forward to attending the Live Action

served as a director of that organization since.

In 2016, Chris began working for OneBookShelf, the largest online seller of tabletop RPGs and LARPs. It was then he began to use his role and platform to speak at various conventions on the importance of diversity and inclusion within the gaming hobby. By 2019, Chris' reputation had grown enough that he was recruited by Lawrence Moore for the founding of the organization LARPing in Color (LINC) to be a board member and chief editor.

LINC is a non-profit organization focused on encouraging diversity and normalizing practices that bring attention to the lack of representation and inclusion in LARP, Tabletop, and other

Most importantly, LINC believes that emotional

With the resources from Psi Upsilon's 2022

Game Symposium and other similar events in

labor should be compensated. This was the

order to promote LINC. A recent LINC campaign

foundation for LINC's NPEL (Normalize Paid

to connect organizations to volunteers saw

Emotional Labor) initiative. Emotional labor is

minimal applications and research indicates this

important to enabling an increased understanding

is primarily due to a lack of awareness of the

of marginalized perspectives and should not be

program. In the Summer of 2022, LINC staff

done for free. LINC offers Creators of LARPs,

attended a local event in-person and that spiked

TTRPGS, and other interactive storytelling

their subscription rates immensely, showing

mediums the option to apply for enrollment to

that in-person events will be a key element in

the NPEL program. For those organizations

spreading their message to show the resources

whose applications are accepted, LINC will cover

they have to offer. Spreading awareness that the

$200 - $500 worth of diversity consulting services

organization exists and refining their offerings is

from within LINC's own network of diversity

a top priority to maximize the impact of their truly

consultants. Accepted applicants also gain free

important work.

access to their seminar series to help grow their

interactive storytelling mediums. It is their goal to proactively educate the creators that build fantasy, sci-fi, and other fictional worlds to create an environment that encourages and supports marginalized groups. LINC empowers gamers to pay attention, get involved, educate themselves and expect higher standards from game organizers with the provision of free resources for representation, a directory of diversity coaches, and quick tips on ways to make any LARP more inclusive. LINC focuses on the LARP

“I aspire to bring the diversity and inclusion that I experience at Psi Upsilon to the interactive theater and game community by developing resources for game creators.”

– Christoper Lawrence Tang ESQ, Gamma Tau '01

community and industry to provide education and resources to improve diversity and inclusion

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PSI UPSILON

Responds

Gregor y K. Mueller, Eta‘87 (Lehigh)...A Man on a Mission During the tumult

The Justice Morris Pashman American Inn of Court accredited Mueller

that challenged every

of civil litigation and raising the professional standard of legal work in

individual in 2020,

New Jersey. The Hudson-Bergen Inn of Transactional Court also counts

Table to Table,

Mueller as a member helping to raise the bar on the quality of legal

NJ’s first and most

practice. Mueller raised three sons and volunteered as an athletic coach.

successful food rescue

He just finished serving his third term as councilman in Cresskill, New

organization, continued

Jersey.

its mission of delivering

as one of their Barristers instructing young attorneys in the finer points

While Mueller worked to build his practice and serve his community in

fresh, wholesome

other ways, Table to Table began with a group of dedicated volunteers and

food--that would

a handful of chefs who realized that unnecessary food waste could feed

otherwise go to waste-

those in need in their community. What began with a single refrigerated

-to hungry neighbors

van serving a handful of food pantries grew in 23 years to a fleet of six

in Bergen, Essex, Hudson and Passaic Counties. Not only did they meet

trucks delivering millions of meals each year.

their goal, but exceeded it by over 40%, bringing 38 million meals to hunger

Prior to his election as Chairman of the Board, Mueller and his family

insecure people living in the state. This success came about under the new

supported Table to Table for nearly 20 years. In 2021 Table to Table

leadership of Gregor y K. Mueller, Eta ‘87 (Lehigh) who took the reins in

collected nearly 25,000,000 pounds of food providing 39 million meals to

May and continues to serve as Chairman of the Board.

those in need. In a letter to their supporters, Mueller thanked everyone

Gregory Mueller grew up not far from where he now resides but left

who contributed to the growing success of Table to Table but also

his hometown to attend Lehigh University in the Fall of 1983 where he

mentioned that there was more work to be done and critical needs to be

pledged as a brother of the Eta chapter. After graduating with top marks

met by their mission.

in International Relations, Mueller attended Rutgers Law school as a Ford Foundation Scholar where he earned an Honors Certificate in International Law in 1992. Following law school Mueller traveled further afield to Austria helping middle-European governments prepare for accession into the European Union.

Returning home in 1993, Mueller founded what became the Mueller Law Group (MLG) where he continues to work as a partner and managing director. During the earlier years of his practice Mueller was named in the “Forty Under Forty” by Business News of New Jersey and he served as chairman of the New Jersey State Bar Young Lawyers Division and then as a State Bar Association Trustee. In 2004 MLG opened offices in Manhattan and continues to grow. Mueller’s relationship with his community reflects in his work and earned the title Distinguished Attorney by Martindale-Hubble.

Brothers of Psi Upsilon know that education and growth are important but fall short when those gifts are not used to the benefit of the community.

Mueller’s life reflects this wisdom through volunteer and public service.

Psi U Responds showcases brothers work around a variety of issues facing our world. To submit an example of a brother doing good, or propose a Psi U Responds categor y, please email Jonathan Chaffin at Jonathan@psiu.org

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Pictured top left: Chef Michel Nischan, Table to Table’s 2022 Chefs Gala Honoree with the organization’s Chairman of the Board, Gregor y Mueller Pictured bottom left & right: Gregor y with his wife, Francis, at Table to Table’s 2022 Chefs Gala and addressing Gala attendees.

2021-2022 PSI UPSILON UNDERGRADUATE AWARD RECIPIENTS GRIFFIN AWARD FOR

S e n i o r Ex c e l l e n c e

The Griffin Award for Senior Excellence was created to recognize members of the Senior class who have shown exceptional dedication and commitment to Psi U in their final year of classes as an undergraduate. Congratulations to those members of the class of 2022 who are being recognized for their dedication to their chapters.

Carol Chin, Delta

Salvatore Albanese, Pi

Adam Ebrahim, Epsilon Nu

Patrick Sprigler, Sigma Phi

New York University

Syracuse University

Michigan State University

St. Francis University

Basile Montagnese, Zeta

Cameron Jefferson, Beta Beta

Drake Witt, Gamma Tau

Miles Clark, Phi Nu

Dartmouth College

Trinity College

Georgia Institute of Technology

Christopher Newport University

John Sullivan, Psi

Michael Port, Eta

Hannah Kubik, Chi Delta

Jackson Collins, Tau Epsilon

Hamilton College

Lehigh University

Duke University

Clemson University

Hasanti Kelly, Xi

Roberto Kern, Tau

Alex Beard, Epsilon Iota

Heather Craker, Delta

Wesleyan University

University of Pennsylvania

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Omicron Provisional

Nicholas Petruzziello, Upsilon

Ryan Korabik, Omicron

Kenny Ryu, Lambda Sigma

Purdue University

University of Rochester

University of Illinois

Pepperdine University

Connor DiMarco, Phi

Aidan Chiu, Zeta Zeta

Richard Nadolski, Alpha Omicron

University of Michigan

University of British Columbia

New Jersey Institute of Technology

OUTSTANDING

Ju n i o r Re c i p i e n t s

The Outstanding Junior Award is decided by each chapter as they choose the brothers, in the junior class as they rise to a senior, that best exemplify the values of Psi Upsilon Fraternity: Lifelong Friendship, Moral Leadership, Intellectual Engagement, Responsible Social Conduct, and Service to Society. Congratulations to the 2022 Outstanding Juniors and thank you for the contributions to Psi Upsilon and your chapters.

Leonard Song, Delta

Kevin Shorey, Pi

Brendan Woodward, Zeta Zeta

Evan Kroeze, Lambda Sigma

New York University

Syracuse University

University of British Columbia

Pepperdine University

Chris Picard, Zeta

Jamie Cher y-Valentin,

Joey Brincat, Epsilon Nu

Vincent Tews, Alpha Omicron

Dartmouth College

Beta Beta, Trinity College

Michigan State University

New Jersey Institute of Technology

Cole Robertson, Psi

Christian Ernst, Eta

Jerilyn Ericson, Gamma Tau

Nicholas Pillot. Sigma Phi

Hamilton College

Lehigh University

Georgia Institute of Technology

St. Francis University

Cameron Williams, Xi

Nicolas Herrerias, Tau

David Johnston, Chi Delta

James "Nate" Laing, Phi Nu

Wesleyan University

University of Pennsylvania

Duke University

Christopher Newport University

James Bentayou, Upsilon

Matt Louis, Omicron

Emma Cohen, Epsilon Iota

Brandon Ahalt, Tau Epsilon

University of Rochester

University of Illinois

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Clemson University

Cole Wohlfiel, Phi

Jacob Kim, Theta Theta

Carl Horkin, Phi Delta

Madelyn Minns. Delta

University of Michigan

University of Washington

University of Mary Washington

Omicron Provisional, Purdue University

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Keynote Remarks as Delivered by Kevin A. Klock, Chi Delta '01 178th Psi Upsilon Convention & Leadership Institute July 24, 2022 The Madison Hotel, Washington, DC USA Have you ever wondered why you stand up and sing with El Halsey when you would never do that at home? Or laugh at a comedy in a theater but not on your iPad? Or why a team with the momentum cannot miss? Behavioral scientists call this ‘emotional contagion,’ that our feelings are profoundly influenced by the mood in the room.

We are social creatures. And when we are together, how we feel is often something done to us.

What does this have to do with leadership? Tonight, I’m going to give you four things – just four things – that I want you to consider. (This is what Bob Jones said yesterday about turning theory into action.)

None of these insights are rocket science but they are not instinctually obvious either.

So get out your pad and pens – or your phones – because I’m going to give you just four things to write down.

LEADERSHIP IS ABOUT CHANGE First of all, understand that leadership is about change. This is where emotional contagion is so instructive. Imagine yourself in the locker room in Lake Placid in 1980. Herb Brooks, the coach of that miracle hockey team, walked in there prior to playing the Soviets and could tell his players were experiencing a collective feeling of doom. He wasn’t immune to it. He thought they had 1 chance in 10 to win.

But despite that feeling, with conviction he told his team that “you were meant to be here” and to “take it.” That is summoning change despite having the same feelings and experiencing the same pull of inertia as everyone else.

Change can happen in private moments too.

Let me give you another story: Jim Swanke [II.], Rho '80 (Wisconsin) fired me from the Executive Council.

He called me, acknowledged I’d missed a few meetings and for good reasons. But said ‘you are always welcome

Kevin A. Klock, Chi Delta ’01 (Duke), delivered the keynote at the 178th Psi Upsilon Convention Awards Banquet; Brother Klock serves the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health as Senior Vice President of Operations and Legal Affairs. His keynote is about leadership and advice he wanted to pass along to our fellow alumni and undergraduates to keep in mind as they lead their chapters next year. here and can come back, but I think it is probably best for now to step down.’

I have worked with many board chairs but Jim did something I have seen so many others, including prominent people, hesitate to do: ask a board member who was not pulling his weight to go. And he did it with empathy and friendship.

He took an action that led the Executive Council through a change in membership and me through a needed change in priority.

Leadership is about change.

REJECT THE FALSE CHOICE BETWEEN LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT Number two: Reject the false choice between leadership and management. You need them both and

with a big title and fanfare. And they go to meetings, and say great things, and attend conferences, and they seem to glide about.

And they get squadoosh done. This is a Chief Go-To Meeting Officer. Don’t be that person.

There are prominent examples we have all seen. The Enron boss who led a culture of extreme risk taking but had nothing real to sell. The Theranos founder, who sold the market on a great idea but had no clue how to build anything.

Leadership without management is an empty bucket of promises and a waste of good will.

Sometimes, you’ve got to get in the boiler with the rest of the team to light it up.

BE PREPARED TO HAVE YOUR JUDGMENT AND INTEGRITY QUESTIONED Third - You are ready to be a leader when you are prepared to make decisions that, no matter the soundness of your conclusion or the inclusiveness of your consultation, someone affected by it will question your judgment and your integrity. (Let me repeat that) A friend who worked for John McCain said that the Senator believed that you weren’t really doing anything unless someone was actively trying to spear you in the back.

This past week, an expert committee at the World Health Organization voted to urge the DirectorGeneral not to declare the monkeypox outbreak as a major international pandemic.

Many are happy to hide behind some other authority to shield themselves and preserve their station.

Director-General Tedros declared an emergency anyway. Inevitably, he was praised in some corners, and attacked in others. We all know that it is easier to advise your friend on a life choice but so hard to make a choice yourself in the same circumstance.

There is a big difference from being the advisor and the one who has to live with the decision; being the person whose can is on the line.

they are equally important despite that they are not equally glamorous.

Harvard Business Review researchers have said “we used to accept that leaders could be either great visionaries or great operators. No longer. Organizations now need their top people to perform both.” 1 John Kotter puts it like this: "Leadership is about But can’t I eventually find the perfect decision that change; management is about complexity" 2. Having everyone will be happy with given enough analysis a plan, generating support, following through on and consultation? Often no. Sometimes you are only your commitments, turning change into results. presented with unsafe or bad choices. That’s real Delivering. life. And people fill in the blanks with their worst We have all ex1 See Paul Leinwand, et al., Reinventing Your Leadership Team, HARV. BUS. REV. (2022), perienced this available at https://hbr.org/2022/01/reinventing-your-leadership-team. story: a person 2 See John P. Kotter, What Leaders Really Do, HARV. BUS. REV. (2001), is brought in available at https://hbr.org/2001/12/whatleaders-really-do.

You can watch the video on our Youtube Channel: https://youtube.com/@PsiUpsilon

Kevin A. Klock, Chi Delta '01 (Duke) Keynote Remarks Continued fears. You may hear that more communication was necessary but often what they are really saying is they want you to explain why they should put the resolution of their anxieties in your hands.

A dear colleague of mine at the Foundation was a huge advocate of making progress on our diversity aspirations. She had terrific ideas. I suggested to her that she should chair one of our workgroups. She had never done that before and you could see the hesitation. Suddenly, being the leader, rather than a suggester, was real. But she was ready.

Leadership is about change.

GET THE RIGHT PEOPLE AROUND YOU My fourth point: you have to get the right people around you. Stephen yesterday asked you to identify who has influenced your journey. Those are the people who have helped you with change.

Someone gave me great advice to identify 3-10 people in your life whose opinions really matter to you.

Only give these people access to your self-esteem.

Everyone else’s opinions are just data.

Now I am not suggesting that you substitute someone else’s judgment for your own. But find the people whom you can ask “am I wrong here?” and if they confirm your conclusion that will give you backbone.

And if they question it, that will give you pause.

HOPE AND LEADERSHIP IN CRISIS A year ago, I witnessed the most astonishing act of leadership and I will remember it always. I debated

sharing it with you because it happened in the midst of sadness. But so many acts of leadership happen during unexpected crisis.

Moments ago, I told you about my dear colleague.

Her boss, an extraordinary African-American woman whom I’ll call Hope, texted me that she needed my attention right now.

I called her.

She told me that our colleague had died suddenly.

their own thoughts, I saw Hope take action to help her friends cope with their new reality.

Their changed reality.

Leadership is about change. *** I see your stunned faces and perhaps you are dismayed I would bring a sad story to our celebration.

Some of you may give me the same talk Jim Swanke did!

We sat for a time. She was coping with awful, piercing change (as was I). Moments later she pivoted and all she could think about was our colleague’s daughter, her mother, the rest of our colleagues whom we would need to inform.

Less than a week later, we attended a moving celebration of life. And this was the moment I cannot forget: We were sitting in rows and I sat quite intentionally behind Hope. To Hope’s left were two other members of her team. On her right was a good friend from another department. Those three colleagues were experiencing their grief outwardly but in overtly different ways.

But you see just there? In your smiles and chuckles.

That was change too.

Without saying a word, Hope put her arms around all three of them, and she comforted them in them in three different ways – all at the same time.

I knew her heart was breaking – I’d seen it. And yet in her grief, with all the emotional contagion in the room, with everyone quite understandably lost in

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Leadership opportunities are presented all the time.

Most of them are subtle. You will have them at your table tonight when I’m done, because you can talk about this. Maybe your conversation will lead you somewhere unexpected. A great friendship, a new opportunity, something insightful to learn.

I will tell you that the research says the feeling with the most potential for emotional contagion is joy. 3 People seek that and they appreciate leaders who can recognize when it is absent and take action to ignite it and make that spread.

Let’s celebrate some of them now. *** 3 See, e.g., Alex Liu, Making Joy a Priority at Work, HARV. BUS. REV. (2019) available at https://hbr.org/2019/07/making-joy-a-priority-atwork.

The Board of Directors of the Psi Upsilon Foundation cordially invites the 2020 - 2022 Social Impact Fellow Cohorts, Steering Committee and all interested brothers to the 2023

Social Impact Fellowship RETREAT & RECEPTION

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MARCH 3, 2023 • BETHESDA, MD Please direct Questions to Jonathan@psiu.org