State of the Kappa Alpha Psi ® Foundation I t is an honor and a pleasure to bring to you the State of the Kappa Alpha Psi ® Foundation under the Strategic theme of this Administration, “A New Way Forward” for the year 2019. We appointed a new general counsel, O’Kelly E. McWilliams, Esq. (Alpha Phi 1988) to our team, and welcomed Direc-
I again want to acknowledge our new Foundation Executive Director who was installed at our 84 th Grand Chapter Foundation Board Meeting, Brother Anthony G. Stepney (Winter Park (FL) AL 2015). He has worked with us over the years with our “Building the Dream Klassic Event “and with our Scholarship Committee. He has earned the oppor- tunity to serve us now as our face to the public on behalf of this Foundation. I want to thank again Brother L-Mani S. Viney (Chi 1993) for his leadership over the years in helping us to grow and to focus on our young people. His passion as an educator and mentor for young people is infectious and respected. Our year was blessed in so many ways which gave us the capacity to bless oth- ers across this country and internation- ally as well. Let me now mention the impact of those gifts.
tor Evan Jackson, our newly elected Junior Grand Vice Polemarch of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc., to the board. We also welcomed Director Rhen Bass, the newly installed Grand Keeper of Records and Exchequer for Kappa Alpha Psi, to our board. I also want to give a special acknowl- edgement and welcome back to the board in his new capacity as the Grand Polemarch of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc., Director Reuben A. Shelton III, Esq., and to welcome our 33 rd Grand Polemarch Thomas L Battles, Jr. to the board as a Director. Appreciation and congratulations go to Director Linnes Finney, Esq. on his recent election as the new Sr. Grand Vice Polemarch of Kappa Alpha Psi Fra- ternity Inc. I also want to thank him for his past several years of service as our former Foundation General Counsel.
Your Kappa Alpha Psi ® Foundation con- tinues to grow and move in a positive di- rection serving our largest donor, Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity. We were pleased to support its service and undergraduate programs both domestically and interna- tionally in 2019. In 2019, we again grew with a fiduciary responsibility in managing the assets of this Foundation. Our partners, this board, and our contributors all played a key role in the success of our giving ef- forts in 2019. We expanded our board by adding four new members to enhance our reach and influence across the country. Our board now represents the best of the best of leadership in Corporate America that are members of our noble clan.
We started the year with awarding Scholarships across all 12 Provinces
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