Employees

Phyllis Bowie joined the Administrative Office as receptionist and assistant to the archivist in November 2001. Her duties include office communication, database management, building reservations, contributor to The Beta Theta Pi magazine, correspondence for the Fraternity’s archivist and ...

Judson A. Horras, Iowa State '97, CAE, has been with the Administrative Office since 1997 when he served as an education consultant and later as director of expansion (1998-2000), director of chapter operations (2000-04) and director of chapter services (2004-07) prior to his appointment ...

Joseph E. (Joe) Budde, Jr., Miami '05, was appointed director of business operations & finance in October 2009. His responsibilities include overseeing Beta’s financial accounting, membership services, property management and technology services. Budde joined the Administrative ...

Dan Fogle, Miami '07, joined the Administrative Office staff as the associate director of business operations in June 2012. Dan works closely with the Business Operations team to develop and manage business processes. This includes leading the effort to ensure compliance with the Chapter ...

Peter R. (Pete) Hanlon was appointed director of information technology in May 2011. His responsibilities include the management and implementation of Beta’s technology initiatives. Hanlon brings to the Fraternity over 20 years of technology industry experience as a consultant, developer, ...

Kye Hittle, Kansas State '99, was appointed director of information technology in May 2006. His responsibilities include overseeing Beta’s technology initiatives, information and technical infrastructure. Hittle joined the Administrative Office staff in April 2005 as director of ...

Kathy Plummer has worked with the Administrative Office since July 1997, assisting with the accounting department’s accounts payable and the Fraternity’s 990s, 1099s and annual audit. Plummer manages the Fraternity’s membership database and writes code for various chapter reports and online ...

Thomas Martin, Loyola Marymount ’08, joined the Administrative Office staff as the colony development coordinator for the University of the Pacific in June 2012. Martin oversees the recruitment and education of new members and volunteers. He is a liaison for the Fraternity’s Men of Principle ...

Bradley G. de Wet joined the Administrative Office staff as a leadership consultant in June 2011. He works closely with chapters in the South Central region in the areas of leadership, scholarship, recruitment, risk management, alumni relations and new member education. De Wet meets with university ...

Frederick G.C. Myrtle, San Diego '11, joined the Administrative Office staff as a leadership consultant in January 2012. He currently serves as director of chapter operations and manages, coaches and directs half of the leadership consultants, drives the operational initiatives and standards ...

Jimmy Balough, Cincinnati '11, joined the Administrative Office staff as a leadership consultant in June 2012. He works closely with chapters in the Northwest region in the areas of leadership, scholarship, recruitment, risk management, alumni relations and new member education. Jimmy ...

Kevin Bohm, Puget Sound '12, joined the Administrative Office staff as a leadership consultant in June 2012. He works closely with chapters in the Mid-Atlantic region in the areas of leadership, scholarship, recruitment, risk management, alumni relations and new member education. Kevin ...

Nick DeHaas, Maine '10, joined the Administrative Office staff as a leadership consultant in June 2012. He works closely with chapters in the West Great Lakes region in the areas of leadership, scholarship, recruitment, risk management, alumni relations and new member education. Nick ...

Daen J. Ekpa, Loyola Marymount '10, joined the Administrative Office staff as a leadership consultant for the North Central region in June 2011. In May 2012, he transitioned to his current role as colony development coordinator for Beta’s colonization at the College of Charleston. ...

Anne Emmerth joined the Administrative Office staff as director of the Cornerstone Housing Program in March 2012. Anne holds an undergraduate degree in Finance and a graduate degree in English, both from Miami University. Prior to joining Beta Theta Pi, Anne served as the Senior Director of ...

Philip R. Erford, Dayton '11, joined the Administrative Office staff as a leadership consultant for the Southwest region in July 2011. In January of 2012, Erford became the colony development coordinator for Beta's expansion at the University of the Pacific. In May 2012, he began ...

Jason Gangwer, William and Mary '12, joined the Administrative Office staff as a colony development coordinator in June 2012. He works closely with the new colony at Ohio University in areas of leadership, scholarship, recruitment, risk management, alumni relations and new member ...

Alex Gardner, Puget Sound '11, joined the Administrative Office staff as a leadership consultant for the Mid-Atlantic region in June 2011. In June 2012, he began serving as the colony development coordinator for Beta’s recolonization at Baylor University. Currently, Gardner is an ...

Kellen LaVigne, Washington State '12, joined the Administrative Office staff as a leadership consultant in June 2012. He works closely with chapters in the North Central region in the areas of leadership, scholarship, recruitment, risk management, alumni relations and new member ...

Kip Mountjoy, Eastern Kentucky '12, joined the Administrative Office staff as a leadership consultant in June 2012. He works closely with chapters in the South region in the areas of leadership, scholarship, recruitment, risk management, alumni relations and new member education. Kip ...

Tylere Presley, Central Michigan '12, joined the Administrative Office staff as a leadership consultant in June 2012. He works closely with chapters in the Southeast region in the areas of leadership, scholarship, recruitment, risk management, alumni relations and new member education. ...

John A. Reineke, Central Michigan '09, II joined the Administrative Office staff in June 2010 as the leadership consultant for the Great Lakes region. He currently serves as director of chapter operations and manages, coaches and directs half of the leadership consultants, drives the ...

Jeffrey S. Rundle, Kansas State '03, joined the Administrative Office staff as a leadership consultant in May 2003, working with chapters in the Mid-Atlantic region. After a year of travel he served as director of chapter operations for the eastern half of North America’s Beta’s ...

Tristan K. Sopp, Washington in St. Louis '11, joined the Administrative Office staff as a leadership consultant in June 2011. He works closely with chapters in the East Great Lakes region in the areas of leadership, scholarship, recruitment, risk management, alumni relations and new ...

Trevor J. Voss, UCLA '10, joined the Administrative Office staff in February 2011 as business operations analyst. During his first months on staff, Voss worked primarily on the General Fraternity’s Billhighway partnership and online reporting processes. In June 2011, he became the ...

Paul Winterbotham, San Diego '12, joined the Administrative Office staff as a leadership consultant in June 2012. He works closely with chapters in the Northeast region in the areas of leadership, scholarship, recruitment, risk management, alumni relations and new member education. Paul meets ...

Cobb, who earned his certificate in fund raising management from Indiana University’s Center on Philanthropy in 2000, personifies the Fraternity's goals as he enlists support for the Foundation’s award-winning Men of Principle initiative and leadership development programs. He also works to ...

Kyle A. Grand, Wabash '11, joined the Administrative Office staff in June 2011 as the executive assistant to the administrative secretary. In October 2012, he transitioned to his current role as associate director of communication. His responsibilities include content creation and ...

Jenna Noah joined the Administrative Office staff in June 2011, as a graphic designer in the Communication Department. Her responsibilities include creating marketing materials and collateral, and assisting with the Fraternity’s annual productions such as The Beta Theta Pi magazine and the Beta ...

Mike Roupas, Iowa '10, joined the Administrative Office in September 2011 as the Communication Department’s associate editor, and became the managing editor in May 2012. His responsibilities include managing the production of and writing for The Beta Theta Pi magazine, coordinating ...

Sarah Shepherd joined the Administrative Office staff as graphic designer and production manager in January 2005. Her responsibilities include assisting with the production of the Fraternity’s quarterly magazine, The Beta Theta Pi, including graphic process, magazine circulation and proofreading. ...

Robert T. Umstadter, San Jose State '05, joined the Administrative Office staff as a leadership consultant in February 2006, became the associate director of communications in May 2007 and is currently the director of digital media and brand management. His responsibilities include video ...

Jonathan J. Brant, Miami  '75, is the director of the Beta Theta Pi Foundation and has been with the Administrative Office since August 1999. Previously, he was executive vice president of the North-American Interfraternity Conference (NIC) for 17 years. Brant has served as a facilitator ...

Matthew J. Brawner, Truman State '07, joined the Administrative Office as a leadership consultant in June 2007. He was appointed Director of Operations and Education in May 2008, and rejoined the staff in 2011 as director of advancement for the Beta Foundation. His current responsibilities ...

Philip S. Fernandez, Miami '06, joined the Administrative Office staff as a leadership consultant in May 2006, working with chapters in Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas. He then spent a year at the University of Virginia where he managed and oversaw the recolonization of the Omicron ...

Ryan E. King, Southern Illinois '01, was named director of advancement for the Beta Theta Pi Foundation in May 2009. In this role, King is responsible for enlisting support for the Foundation’s award-winning leadership development programs and for promoting the advancement of ...

Laura L. Lednik serves as director of development for the Beta Theta Pi Foundation. Working with the Administrative Office since March 1993, she first served as receptionist, then in the Foundation as research/administrative assistant and later as assistant director of development. Lednik oversees ...

Erin Lawson joined the Administrative Office in 2012 as an Associate Director of Leadership and Education (Pursuit Production). Her primary responsibilities are to build the interactive and visual design of all eLearning content and she is also the Learning Management System (LMS) Administrator for ...

Megan Latchford Morgan joined the Administrative Office staff as an instructional design consultant in 2012, and currently serves as assistant director of leadership and education. Her duties include researching and designing e-learning, local lead and hybrid educational resources for the ...

Megan Vadnais joined the Administrative Office staff as co-director of leadership development in May 2009 and currently serves as director of leadership and education. Vadnais graduated in 1996 with a Bachelor of Science degree in corporate communication and diversified studies from Buena Vista ...

Scott J. Allen, Ph.D., Minnesota '95, was elected as a Vice President on the Board of Trustees of Beta Theta Pi Fraternity in August 2008, and was re-elected to another term at the 172nd General Convention of 2011. He is serving a second three-year term on the ten-member board, which ...

Christopher M. Conabee, Utah '88, was elected as a Vice President on the Board of Trustees of Beta Theta Pi Fraternity in August 2011. He is serving a three-year term on the eleven-member board, which guides the activities of more than 8,000 undergraduate members on 122 campuses in ...

Douglas G. Houser, Willamette '57, was appointed General Fraternity President of Beta Theta Pi Fraternity in 2011 at the 172nd General Convention. He is serving a three-year term on the eleven-member board, which guides the activities of more than 8,000 undergraduate members on 122 ...

Lynn C. Maddox, Georgia Tech '64, was appointed to the Foundation Board of Directors of Beta Theta Fraternity in 2005 and again in 2007. In August 2012, he transitioned to the Fraternity Board of Trustees and was named General Fraternity Treasurer. He is serving a three-year term on the ...

Jeffrey N. Newton, Miami '77, was elected as a Vice President on the Board of Trustees of Beta Theta Pi Fraternity in August 2009. He is serving a three-year term on the board, which guides the activities of more than 8,000 undergraduate members on 120 campuses in the U.S. and Canada, as ...

Vincent E. Mikolay, Bethany '00, was elected as a Vice President on the Board of Trustees of Beta Theta Pi Fraternity in August 2010. He is serving a three-year term on the eleven-member board, which guides the activities of more than 8,000 undergraduate members on 122 campuses in the ...

Michael R. Okenquist, Villanova '94, was elected as a Vice President on the Board of Trustees of Beta Theta Pi Fraternity in August 2009 and was re-elected to another term at the 173nd General Convention of 2012. He is serving a second three-year term on the eleven-member board, which ...

David E. Schmidt, South Florida '92, was elected the 30th General Secretary of Beta Theta Pi Fraternity at 171st General Convention in Washington, D.C., in August 2010. He previously served as a Vice President on the Board of Trustees since 2005. Schmidt leads the eleven-member board, ...

Benjamin M. Swartz, Connecticut '05, CPA, CFE, was elected as a Vice President on the Board of Trustees of Beta Theta Pi Fraternity in August 2012 at the 173rd General Convention. He is serving a three-year term on the eleven-member board, which guides the activities of more than 8,000 ...

Paul B. Swartz, Kansas State '64, has served as a Vice President of the Beta Theta Pi Fraternity Board of Trustees since August 2007. He is serving a three-year term until 2013 on the eleven-member board, which guides the activities of more than 8,000 undergraduate members on 122 campuses ...