03/07/2025
So I have mostly just used this professional page the past few years to host some Hot Wheels events... another side hustle business I have (86 MPH Collectibles) in South Bend.
Anyhow... in the past 6 months I have started doing some consulting again. Doing some local coaching on fundraising and strategic planning for other nonprofits. I really like helping, coaching, planning, facilitating, etc....
So shout out today to Veronica Rangel for inviting me to work with Gamma Phi Omega International Sorority, Inc. to kick off the year. Late post... but appreciate you all for helping me get back in the game.
02/02/2021
Excited to be presenting for my fraternity this weekend. Normally my spring is full of campus trips working with MGC members to help with recruitment... glad this is one way I can continue to help and of course support my own fraternity.
We only want quality members. So, shouldn’t that mean we are working to find the best people on campus to join our entities? We must stop waiting for only the ones that come to us... Brother Sam Centellas (Epsilon, 1999), Education Foundation Trustee, will be presenting a LIVE virtual workshop this Saturday! RSVP is open through Friday at 5:00 pm, and the link is below (link in Instagram Bio). If you RSVP AND attend, your entity will receive one $25 discount off of an LI 21 registration! https://linktr.ee/sigmalambdabeta
01/30/2020
On my way to Indy... haven't missed an MGCA/AFLV since 2001... to all my MGC/NALFO/NAPA/NMGC Greeks coming down... here is a blog I wrote years ago to help you connect. Ignore my facial hair in the old pic, but read the text, see you all tonight I will be facilitating the townhall meeting to kick us off! Then three more sessions throughout the weekend. See you in Indy!
Conference Tips for MGC Members
As we enter the conference season... AFLV Central and West, the NGLA Conference, and several other regional conferences I thought I would write some advice for the culturally based Greek members ou...
12/05/2019
Heading to AFA today, first one since Orlando in 2013... when AFA and everyone basically refused to do anything but "talk" about the racist recruitment issue that year at Alabama.
I only thought about going because I was asked to present about working with undocumented students. Said topic was accepted, and I will be presenting on Saturday morning with my good friend Veronica Rangel and new friend Sam (Offtharecord).
I am sharing again this blog... the talk about supporting undocumented students, and working with all marginalized students, must go hand in hand on how we address racism and how it espouses itself (and hides itself) in Greek Letter organizations (I won't honor them with the word fraternity as it means a lot to me).
If you want to chat with me in my downtown there about immigration advocacy, my thoughts on racism and its role in Greek Life, and what we can do about it... hit me up.
Enough Apologies, Right?
I am not sure what to say anymore. About anything, literally about everything. I get asked a lot in my varied roles from Greek Life speaker ...
10/08/2019
Last night got to work again with Lianne Tong Kowiak and discuss stopping hazing with Matt's Mom, Debbie Smith and a room full of a couple hundred Matadors at CSU Northridge. Their questions were thoughtful and they are going to make a difference. Tonight we are off to Cal Poly Pomona to do it again!
09/19/2019
Early morning... Off to SUNY Plattsburgh today to work with their Culturally Based Greek Letter Orgs and then Boston this weekend to visit fam and friends. SUNY Plattsburgh with Sam Centellas
09/17/2019
I often use the world around us to teach, like my paper airplane activity, ordering a cup of coffee or today, I taught myself a lesson looking at what might be the Last Lily of the season.
Remember; it is always your time to shine, take it, use it, be proud, shine.
The Last Lily
I started the fall care of my stella de oro lilies, and I saw what is maybe the Last Lily of the season and it made me think... As usual my ...
09/09/2019
As we approach National Hazing Prevention Week... I am proud to be getting back into Anti-Hazing speaking. Years ago I felt it wasn't making a difference, that it wasn't working, so I stopped taking those gigs... then I met the Piazza's... I am excited to work with them, the Kowiak family, PUSH and other families in the next few weeks at campuses around the country.
Tim Piazza’s Parents Start Coalition To Stop Hazing On Campuses | TODAY
Jim and Evelyn Piazza, the parents of Tim Piazza, a Penn State student who died in 2017 at the age of 19 after drinking dangerous levels of alcohol at a frat...
07/26/2019
As a professional speaker in Fraternity and Sorority Life, I commit to no longer looking the other way, because we can't create change unless we address issue head on. Right?
Enough Apologies, Right?
I am not sure what to say anymore. About anything, literally about everything. I get asked a lot in my varied roles from Greek Life speaker ...
06/30/2019
Spent the day working with Sigma Kappa Sorority. We had a powerful and difficult conversation about Diversity and Inclusion, the future of Greek Life and the reason why we must ensure our doors and hearts, are open to all. Thank you for the amazing conversation.
06/23/2019
Spent some quality time with members of Alpha Psi Lambda National, Inc yesterday. We talked about growing their chapters the right way, through intentional interactions to connect with students who match their ideals and will advance their mission.
Glad you enjoyed the Detroit area this weekend. Proud to have been working with your chapters for so many years!