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Journal: What was your major?
Journal: What does Kappa Alpha Psi ® mean to you?
in helping to shape the educational experience of youth by serving on both the Everest College School Advisory Committee and the Orlando Technical College School Advisory Committee. In addition, I volunteer at a number of schools in the community.
Wicker: B.A. – English; M.S. – Educa- tional Leadership.
Wicker: Kappa Alpha Psi ® means achievement, loyalty, brotherhood, and family to me. I have been fortunate that in my nearly 20 years in this wonderful fraternity, I have had the unique privi- lege of meeting brothers from all walks of life from all over the world. In that time, Kappa has been the embodiment of success in its efforts to reshape the landscape of our communities and shift the paradigm of the role that historically Black fraternities play in creating corpo- rate partnerships to advance our national programs and initiatives. I truly enjoy meeting older brothers and getting an opportunity to glean from their wisdom and then getting an opportunity to share that wisdom with younger brothers. In my opinion, that’s one of the corner- stones in the bond of fraternity–sharing what you have with your brother. I am inspired daily by the many achievements of brothers past and present. When I reflect on our 10 Founders and all they endured to achieve and establish a stable foundation for our Noble Clan and to see how it’s flourished over the past 106 years, it makes me proud to say that I am a Kappa Man. Journal: What participation and contri- butions have you made to the planning of the 83 rd Grand Chapter Meeting?
Journal: What is your profession?
Wicker: I’ve been fortunate that my wife and I have been able to work to- gether on a daily basis in our own busi- ness. She is a Board Certified Neuro- surgeon in Orlando who left the hospital just over four years ago to start her own practice. For the past four years I have served as the Business & Clinical Op- erations Manager of the practice. Our patient population consists of approxi- mately 60% pediatrics and 40% adults. As any profession, it has its successes and challenges, but we’ve been fortunate that we’ve been able to be successful while also incorporating family time in what we do. Wicker: I do a lot of volunteer work with the Winter Park Chamber of Commerce for various events like the Winter Park Autumn Art Festival as the Volunteer Coordinator, The Taste of Winter Park, the Winter Park “Ye Olde Hometown” Christmas Parade, the Youth Leaders Program, and Leader- ship Winter Park as a graduate of Class XXVII. Because my background is in education, I also enjoy being involved Journal: Can you discuss other commu- nity service you are involved with?
Journal: What are your hobbies?
Wicker: I enjoy golf, reading, traveling, cooking/baking, firing up the grill on the weekends, fishing with my sons, and an occasional game of pick-up basketball.
Journal: Do you have a favorite book?
Wicker: House Behind the Cedars by Charles W. Chesnutt.
Journal: How did you find Kappa?
Wicker: I was introduced to Kappa by my uncle, Dr. Perry Massey, who is the former Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs at Fayetteville State University and Former Advisor of the Epsilon Beta Chapter (Fayetteville State University). As a young man, I saw him and his friends (also brothers) as the epitome of Kappa Men. Over the years as I watched him “Achieve” personal and professional success, it inspired me to learn more about Kappa Alpha Psi ® . Through my research, it became very ap- parent as an undergraduate that Kappa was the only organization for me.
Wicker: As the Local Planning Com- mittee Co-Chairman, I have had a
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