Meet the New ΤΒΣ Trustees by Patsy Hejl

Meet the New ΤΒΣ ΤΒΣ ΤΒΣ ΤΒΣ ΤΒΣ Trustees

by Patsy Hejl ΤΒΣ Board of Trustees Chair Stacy Sabraw Stacy Sabraw Stacy Sabraw Stacy Sabraw Stacy Sabraw Alan Harriet Alan Harriet Alan Harriet Alan Harriet Alan Harriet

Stacy Sabraw lives in New York City, on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. Stacy is a freelance magazine copy editor and writer who works for such publications as In Style, Psychology Today and Fitness. Stacy was initiated into the Zeta Delta Chapter at the University of Kansas and is a Life Member of ΤΒΣ. As a student she served as Chapter Treasurer and four years as a District Officer including two years as Midwest District President. Since graduation, she has served as Midwest District Counselor, followed by a move to California and appointment as Western District Counselor, followed by a move to New York and appointment on the Strategic Planning Marketing Team and as a Colony Advisor for Marist College. Stacy was granted Honorary Membership in Kappa Kappa Psi by her brother chapter at KU, Eta Zeta, in 1989.

While in school Stacy played flute and piccolo with the Marching Jayhawks and the Concert Band. When she moved to California, she joined the L.A. Pierce Community College Band and got to be a part of such projects as recording a CD of Ragtime music and a music track for the Miss America Pageant.

Prior to her current employment, Stacy worked at Shape and Living Fit magazines in California and Conde Nast’s Women’s Sports & Fitness and eFit.com in New York. She makes health and fitness an important priority in her personal life as well.

In addition to serving in Tau Beta Sigma, Stacy volunteers for an agency for chronically ill and disabled children. She also enjoys reading, traveling, cooking, arts (concerts, movies, plays, museums), sports (go Jayhawks! go Packers!), taking visitors on tours of “the city,” trying new things (like an authentic fish & chips shop in the Village or a scuba diving class), and doting from afar on her four-year-old niece, Isabella.

Says Stacy: “The essence of Tau Beta Sigma is love. A love of music, service and people. All three of these elements touch our hearts. The music elevates us, the service rewards us with feelings of worth and accomplishment, and the people encourage, challenge, teach and reward us. As a new Board Member I hope to help keep and build on the foundation of the sorority for many music programs and members to come.”U Alan Jeffrey Harriet, a native of Cumberland, Rhode Island, was initiated into the Gamma Epsilon Chapter of Tau Beta Sigma at the University of Miami during the fall of l 983. He has advised the Ways and Means Committee at the last three national conventions after chairing a committee at the 1989 National Convention. At the local level, Alan was President and Sergeant at Arms of the South Florida Alumni Association and Alumni Advisor of the Gamma Epsilon Chapter.

Alan began playing the trombone at the age of six and played in his first community band at the age of eleven. His high school music career included several honors. He was selected to the Rhode Island High School All State Band as a sophomore and the Rhode Island All State Jazz Band as a junior and senior. During his senior year of hig,h school, Alan also auditioned and was selected to play in the All New England Band Festival.

Alan marched five seasons with the University of Miami Band of the Hour and played in the University of Miami Symphonic Band. Besides being the trombone-baritone section leader during 1984-1985, he was selected as the 1983 Outstanding Marcher of the Year. Alan currently is the principal trombonist for the Greater Miami Symphonic Band and also plays trombone and baritone in several community bands and church groups.

Alan received a Bachelor of Business Administration Degree from the University of Miami in 1985 and a Master in Business Administration from Barry University in 1991. He has held a certified public accountant’s license in the State of Florida since 1990. After working five years in public accounting, Alan made a career change and has been with the Internal Revenue Service since 1991

Alan currently owns a home in Hollywood, Florida. He is single with no children. Besides working and playing in bands, Alan enjoys working out, going to the movies, making public speaking appearances on several topical areas, and watching TV Land and Nick-at-Nite. He is also on the University of Miami Band of the Hour Club Board of Directors. Alan has assisted bands by playing, teaching music, moving equipment, and helping out in several other ways for over thirty years. He plans on doing the same for another sixty years. U