Bill Hunnicutt
Archon President
(Texas Arlington 1981)
Brother Hunnicutt was elected Archon President by the 174th Ekklesia in Washington, DC, in August 2022. Previously, he was elected Archon Vice President by the 172nd Ekklesia, in August 2020, and Archon Councilor by the 170th Ekklesia in Dallas, in July 2018. Bill served the Fraternity as a Section Leader for eight years, first in North Carolina (2010-15) and then in Texas (2015-18). In 2015, he received the Haynes Award as Phi Gamma Delta’s most outstanding Section Leader. He was appointed to the Section Leader Executive Committee (SLEC) in 2014 and was chairman of the SLEC from 2016-18. Bill works in corporate logistics and operations, having worked in sales, marketing and operations within the polymers/plastic industry for more than 30 years. He has also been involved as a Scouting volunteer for over 30 years.
Tim Kilduff
Archon Vice President
(Kent State 1968)
Brother Kilduff was elected Archon Vice President by the 174th Ekklesia in Washington, DC, in August 2022, after being elected Archon Councilor by the 172nd Ekklesia in August 2020. Prior to his election, Tim served the Fraternity as a Section Leader for 10 years, also serving on the Section Leader Executive Committee. He was also a key member of the 2016 Boston Ekklesia Host Committee. Following his graduation from Kent State, he worked as the Fraternity’s Assistant Executive Secretary under Bill Zerman (Michigan 1949). Tim has 40+ years of experience in corporate affairs, organization management and internal/external communications with focuses on crisis communications, media and marketing. Tim is the founder of the 26.2 Foundation, which supports marathoning, and he has also served as the Boston Athletic Association Marathon Race Director.
Don Herman
Archon Treasurer
(Calgary 1984)
Brother Herman was elected Archon Treasurer by the 172nd Ekklesia in 2020. Prior to his election to the board, Don served on the Board of Directors of the Phi Gamma Delta Educational Foundation of Canada since 2009 and as President from 2016-18. He has also served on the U.S. Foundation Board since 2012 and as a member of its Investment Committee. Professionally, Don is a portfolio manager at a leading investment firm. Don is involved in the Calgary community as a board member for the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra Society and with the Centre for Entrepreneurship & Family Enterprise at the University of Alberta. He is also a 35-year veteran basketball official at the high school and collegiate levels.
Matthew Amend
Archon Secretary
(Iowa 1987)
Brother Amend was elected Archon Secretary by the 174th Ekklesia in Washington, DC, in August 2022. Previously, he served eight years on the Phi Gamma Delta Educational Foundation Board of Directors, most recently as serving as Chairman. Matt has also served the Fraternity in a variety of other roles including Field Secretary, Director of Redevelopment and Section Leader. He has a Bachelor’s degree in business from Iowa, as well as an MBA from Pepperdine University. Professionally, Matt has had a distinguished career in the oil and gas industry, having worked for BP Oil for 25 years, where he served in roles including as Vice President of Finance and Vice President of Corporate Planning. He is currently Director of Strategic Transaction and Transformation for Lyondell-Bassell Chemical, another Fortune Global 500 company. Matt’s dad, Ralph (1952), uncle, Richard (1955), and brothers, Steve (1977) and David (1981), are all members of the Mu Deuteron Chapter at Iowa. Matt and his wife, Renee, a proud member of Chi Omega, reside in Sugar Land, Texas.
J.C. Neilson
Archon Councilor
(Akron 1991)
Brother Neilson was elected Archon Councilor by the 174th Ekklesia in Washington, DC, in August 2022, after being appointed Archon Councilor in July 2021. He has served Phi Gamma Delta as a Section Leader, member of the Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee and Field Secretary. Professionally, J.C. has more than 28 years of experience in human resources and human capital experience in a variety of industries. Today, he serves as the leader of Human Resources for CivicEye and is the Managing Partner, Owner and Founder of Driving People Operations (DPO), a boutique business coaching and human capital management (HCM) consulting firm. He is also passionate about serving his community, including as a board member of The Plus Collective, a giving program and foundation that awards grants to organizations that support the LGBTQ+ community in the greater Charlotte, North Carolina area. He and his husband, Mike, live in Charlotte, where they cultivate partnerships with community allies.
Robert Siedell
Archon Councilor
(Mississippi State 1974)
Brother Siedell was elected Archon Councilor by the 174th Ekklesia in Washington, DC, in August 2022. He has served the Fraternity as a Section Leader, House Corporation President and Co-Chair for his chapter’s house capital campaign. He has three degrees, including an MBA from Harvard University. Professionally, Robert had a long and successful career with American Express International, serving as President of Japan and Head of the Japan, Australia and New Zealand region before retirement. Outside of his career, he served in several board positions, most recently including board member and president of the Charleston Symphony and board member of Temple University, Japan. He also has three brothers, Lee (Louisiana State 1977), Ken (Southern Methodist 1981) and Tod (Mississippi State 1983), who are Phi Gams from three different chapters. He currently lives in South Carolina with his wife, Helen, who is a member of Delta Delta Delta.
Jon Yates
Archon Councilor
(Texas A&M 1991)
Brother Yates was appointed Archon Councilor by the 174th Ekklesia in Washington, DC, in August 2022. He has served the Alpha Mu Chapter at Texas A&M as House Corporation President for 20 years, and he has served in several roles on the Chapter’s BCA. Most recently, he served the Fraternity on the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee. Professionally, Jon has had a long career with the Boy Scouts of America and has served as the CEO of the Capitol Area Council of the Boy Scouts in Austin, Texas for the past 11 years. He is also heavily involved with the Rotary Club of Austin in addition to his Church. He and his wife, Shelly, live in Round Rock, Texas.
Zach Berard
Archon Councilor
(Kansas State 2024)
Brother Berard was elected Archon Councilor by the 174th Ekklesia in Washington, DC, in 2022. Currently, he is the Chapter President of the Chi Deuteron Chapter at Kansas State, where he studies computer science. He has also served his chapter as Scholarship Chairman and has attended two Fiji Academies. Outside of his chapter, Zach is a member of the rugby team, Dean’s List, the University Honors Program and the Computer Science Scholars Program. He also serves as vice president of the chess club and programming chairman of the K-State motorsports team.
Aaron Greve
Archon Councilor
(Rose-Hulman 2025)
Brother Greve was appointed as an Archon Councilor by the Archons in August 2023. Aaron is double majoring in mechanical engineering and engineering design at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, where he joined the Rho Phi Chapter. Currently, he serves his chapter as Chapter Historian. Additionally, Aaron attended the Academy in January 2022, The Leadership Institute in June 2022, the 174th Ekklesia in August 2022 and the Academy in January 2023.
Joe Weist
Curator of Archives
(Rose-Hulman 1987)
Joe preserves and catalogs all Phi Gamma Delta memorabilia and historical records. He oversees the museum at the International Headquarters and Archives Weekend.
The Curator of Archives can be a resource to your chapter if you are interested in preserving archives and other important historical records.
DeVere Kutscher
Director of DEIB
(Davidson 1997)
As Director of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging (DEIB), DeVere advises the Archons and staff on matters related to DEIB, as well as on the implementation of the Fraternity’s DEIB initiatives. He also works with the staff in the development of undergraduate chapter and graduate volunteer-focused DEIB resources, partnerships and educational opportunities.
John Ziza
Director of Housing
(Ohio 1978)
John advises the Archons and staff on issues related to housing. He serves as Chairman of the Housing Advisory, leading efforts to provide guidance and resources to the formation of new house corporations, and he helps chapter without a house chapters acquire housing.
Amelious Whyte
Educational Director
(Minnesota Faculty)
Amelious advises the Archons and the Ekklesia in matters relating to the scholarship and educational programming at each chapter. He obtains the scholastic standing of each undergraduate chapter on its campus and certifies to the Archons all instances when chapters are delinquent in scholarship.
The Educational Director is a resource to undergraduate chapters wishing to improve their academic and/or educational programming.
Jim Boyers
General Counsel
(Hanover 1994)
Jim is an attorney who advises the Archons and the Ekklesia in matters relating to the formulation and interpretation of the Constitution, Bylaws of the Fraternity and other legal matters affecting the Fraternity.
Towner Blackstock
Historian
(Davidson 1994)
Towner collects, records and perpetuates all statistics and facts of interest pertaining to the Fraternity, its chapters and its members. During this process, he is encouraged to revise or add to the volumes of our Fraternity history books.
The Historian can serve as a resource to chapters wanting to document and preserve their own chapter history.
Mike Sacks
Public Relations Director
(James Madison 2004)
Mike protects and promotes the good name of Phi Gamma Delta by playing a leadership role in publicizing good works of the Fraternity and its chapters and handling crisis situations.
The Public Relations Director can be a resource to chapters on public relations matters.
Josh Laufenberg
Ritualist
(Illinois 2008)
Josh is fully versed in every phase of the Fraternity’s ritualistic ceremonies. It is his duty to answer all communications regarding the Ritual, to prescribe their use and to interpret their meaning. He is also responsible for enforcing uniformity among all chapters in their observance of the ceremonies.
The Ritualist can be a resource for chapters wanting to improve their performance of the Ritual.