Who ARE Those Guys??? (pt 8) Meet the Kappa Kappa Psi Board of Trustees by Ken Corbett Chairman ΚΚΨ Board of Trustees (Editor’s note: Part 1 of this article appeared in the Fall 2000 issue of The PODIUM.)
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o you’ve always wondered who and what the Board of Trustees is? Kappa Kappa Psi is legally chartered as a Corporation in the State of Oklahoma. The Corporation has jurisdiction over all component parts of the Fraternity through the Board of Trustees. It is the Board’s job to consider matters which are referred to it by the National Council. These can include national policy, alumni or public relations issues, legal matters, or internal problems within the Fraternity. Except in cases where there’s a ruling by a court of law, decisions of the Board of Trustees are final. The Board of Trustees is made up of volunteer leaders from within the Fraternity who serve without pay. Four members are elected at large. The Immediate Past National President and the National President round out the Board’s membership of six. Each member of the Board of Trustees must be a member of the Fraternity in good standing and at least twenty-nine years old at the time of election. Board members participate in National and District Conventions, chapter visitations, chapter installations, professional meetings, National Council meetings, and any other capacity needed to conduct the business of the fraternity. In recent years, national officer responsibilities have increased, and the national council simply does not have the time to tackle all the issues and projects before them. The Board has stepped in to support the Council with many of the projects because we all feel the crucial need to move this fraternity forward. As board members we have had the time and the commitment to work on many projects for this Fraternity. Recent and current activities of the Board of Trustees include: mentoring and advising the National Alumni Association, the Archives and History project, investing the Kappa Kappa Psi Trust Fund and Scholarship Fund, strategic planning with the National Council, providing input and acting as resources to the National Council, university administrators, college band directors, and all members. Our most important role and activity is to support the ideals of Kappa Kappa Psi whenever needed. The current Board is comprised of members from varying walks of life, including three University band direc-
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tors, a University administrator, insurance claims advisor, and a corporate attorney. The board members are Chairman Ken Corbett, Vice Chairman Andy Mullin, Robert Fleming, Melvin Miles, Scott Stowell, and Mike Golemo.
Andy Mullin, Vice Chairman Andy Mullin received his B.A. in Political Science with a minor in History from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst in May 1983, and a J.D. from Suffolk University Law School in May 1991. While in law school, Andy achieved Dean’s List honors, participated in the Tom C. Clark Appellate Advocacy Competition, and was listed in Who’s Who Among American Law Students. He currently is the General Counsel & Director of Contracts at ALPHATECH, Inc., Burlington, Massachusetts. He is admitted to practice before the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, the U.S. District Court for the First Circuit, and the U.S. Supreme Court. Andy’s Fraternal experience includes: Board of Trustees (1997-Present), Vice Chair (1999-Present); National Convention Parliamentarian 1999; District IX (now known as Northeast) District President 1982-1983; Northeast District Convention Parliamentarian 1995, 1996, and 2001; Chapter and Joint Parliamentarian, Epsilon Nu Chapter at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst 1982-1983; Chapter President, Epsilon Nu Chapter 1981-1982; Chapter Historian, Epsilon Nu 1980-1981; Joint Treasurer, Epsilon (with Delta Delta Chapter of Tau Beta Sigma) 1980-1981; attendance at National Conventions in 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1997, and 1999; and attendance at District Conventions. He is a Life Member of Kappa Kappa Psi (1983) and a founding member of the District IX Alumni Association (currently Northeast District Alumni Association) which he served as Secretary/Treasurer for two terms.