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of Black Engineers, and a member of Metro Aggies, which is a group of North Carolina A&T students who all reside in the DC Metro Area. Brother White has served with World Vision as a missionary. World Vision is a Christian Humanitarian Organization. As a youth ambassador, Brent had the opportunity to partic- ipate in projects that partner with children, families, and their commu- nities to reach their full potential by tackling the causes of poverty and injustice. He served for two weeks in two summers in Peru bringing children to Christ. TRAYLYN L. BALL Grand Strategus Brother Tralyn L. Ball is a second-year business marketing student at Troy University. He is a native of Birming- ham, Alabama, where he lives with his parents and his brother. Tralyn is a Spring 2022 initiate of the Troy University Chapter, the Theta Phi of Kappa Alpha Psi. He currently serves the chapter in a leadership capacity as the Keeper of Exchequer. Brother Ball is also a Kappa Fellow of the 2022 Undergraduate Leadership Institute, the Kappa Class. Aside from being an officer in the Theta Phi Chapter. Brother Ball is in numerous organizations around campus. His favorite two organizations in which he participates are 101 Elite Men and Habitat for Humanity. 101 Elite Men is a mentoring organization that teaches young black men how to carry themselves in a professional manner. Habitat for Humanity is a community service based organization.
He also participated as a member of Troy University’s 2022 Welcome Week Committee. He is also a member of the Black Student Union and the NAACP. He also works with the C6 Foundation, a mentoring organization in which he has served since 2019. Tralyn is a God fearing man who values family and loyalty. RYAN I. JOHNSON Grand Lt. Strategus Brother Ryan I. Johnson is a third year Business Management student at the Illustrious Hampton University. He is a native of Richmond, Virginia where he resides with his mother and sister. Ryan was initiated into the Hampton University Chapter, the Beta Chi of Kappa Alpha Psi in the Spring of 2022. Ryan is also a Kappa Fellow of the 2022 Undergraduate Leadership Institute Kappa Klass. In addition to being a part one of the largest undergraduate chapters in the Eastern Province, Ryan is an active member of various organizations on his college campus. He serves as a
member of the Student Government Association, where he served as a senator for his sophomore class. He serves as member of the Business Bigs, the Men’s Caucus and The Freddye T. Davy Honors College. Ryan is also a part of the Greer Dawson Student Leadership program, a leadership program at Hampton University. His is also a member of the Phi Eta Sigma Honors Society. MICHAEL F. BROWN Grand Chapter Nominating Committee Chairman Brother Michael F Brown was initi- ated on December 14, 1996, into the Raleigh (NC) Alumni Chaptercof Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. In 2017, Brother Brown was appointed the 23rd Polemarch of the Middle Eastern Province. Prior to that role he served as the Senior Province Vice Polemarch for the Middle Eastern Province, where he had the honor of serving as the Vice Chairman of the Council of Senior Province Vice Polemarchs.
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