Douglas M. Lanpher, Gamma/Vanderbilt '77, Interim Executive Director

Doug graduated from Vanderbilt with a degree in American History, and worked for the DKE headquarters out of New York City for three years, including one year as Executive Secretary. Doug then embarked on a career in sales and sales management in the Direct Marketing industry, starting in the non-profit industry, with a later focus on financial, insurance, retail, and catalog companies.

Doug also owns a direct marketing services company in the Chicago suburbs called Direct Response Marketing.

His involvement with DKE has been at the international and local level. He re-started the Gamma Alumni Association in 2003, and is currently its President. Brother Lanpher served on the DKE Board of Directors until his appointment as Interim Executive Director.

On a personal level, Doug is married and has two children ages 23 and 21; is an avid runner (16 marathons) and officiates high school baseball as an umpire and basketball as a referee.

Sarah Christensen, Administrative Director of DKE

Sarah has been with DKE since April of 2006. Hopefully many members have had the opportunity to meet Sarah at the convention in New Orleans or at the golf tournament this past August. If not, you may have spoken with her on the phone. Sarah is the daughter of Paul Kuzdrall '66, Omicron / Michigan, and has many childhood memories of events at the Shant - the current headquarters for DKE and the Rampant Lion Foundation.

Sarah lived in several diverse regions of North America as a child; from west Texas to London, Ontario. She has settled in Ann Arbor since coming to Michigan for college. Sarah is a graduate of the University of Michigan where she was a member of the marching band. She has an MSW degree from Wayne State University. Her career has taken her from work within a variety of nonprofit social service organizations to providing organizational and systems management for DKE and RLF.

Sarah and Sara Katherine Manning-Beavin, DKE's business manager, are in the office on East William Street in Ann Arbor throughout the week. They are the people who handle everyday questions and unusual requests, and work to maintain strong and effective communications with the chapters. While you may not see them at a chapter meeting, they are willing and available resources to the chapters. They work to keep and provide accurate and current information and records. This year in particular they are forming a consistent manner for collecting chapter rosters and fees for actives and pledges. Their goal is to have a uniform process in place for the academic year 2008-2009. Sarah and Sara Katherine are eager to work with each member and each chapter to maintain the strength of the fraternity and its traditions.

Chase Treadway, Chi / Ole Miss ‘08, Chapter Consultant

Charles G.C. Treadway Jr., is currently serving as chapter consultant for the southern region. Born at an American air base near Madrid Spain, Chase grew up in a military family and lived throughout Europe and the U.S. Following graduation from St. Stanislaus in Bay St Louis, Mississippi he attended Ole Miss and became a proud member of the Chi chapter where he served as pledge class president and later as pledge trainer.

Following graduation with a degree in Hospitality Management, Chase became a member of the DKE International staff where he has been instrumental in the recent creation of the Tau Chi chapter at Texas A&M. Although currently recovering from a severe spinal cord injury, he has resumed his responsibilities for DKE to include a new, motivational role.