2O22 Leadership & Service Highlights
Inside: Spotlight on 2022 Honorary Fellow Dr. John Hatfield
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Psi U Beacon
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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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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.
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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.
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MARCH 3, 2023 • BETHESDA, MD Please direct Questions to Jonathan@psiu.org