Board of Directors

Timothy W. Daniels

Chair

Tim is the President and CFO of Accurate Biometrics, a leader in fingerprint-based background checks. Tim directs all levels of the operation for more than 20 national and local government fingerprint programs, including Medicare and Medicaid Services, the Chicago Board of Education, and the California Department of Insurance. In his role, Tim is responsible for defining the company’s long-term corporate strategy and allocating resources to achieve the company’s goals, including technology, capital, and staff.

Tim holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Indiana University with concentrations in accounting and finance, and an MBA from the University of Notre Dame. Tim was initiated by the Beta Gamma Chapter at Indiana University, where he held positions as President and Vice President of Membership. As an alumnus, he has supported the fraternity as a chapter advisor for various chapters, a case competition judge at PBLI, and as an alumni board member at the Beta Gamma Chapter.

Timothy W. Daniels, Indiana University ’06-Life

Alison J. Jennings

Vice Chair

Alison is currently the Controller for SoapBox Soaps, a position that allows her to combine a love of numbers, with a company that’s mission is focused on giving back. With a mix of industry and non-profit experience, she has found a company that allows for the best of both worlds. Originally from Michigan, Alison with initiated by the Mu Nu Chapter at Oakland University. Graduating with a degree in Finance, she went on to complete her MBA at the University of Massachusetts. Prior to joining the Foundation Board, Alison served as chapter advisor, regional manager of finance, and has been active in the Motor City, Chicago and Capital Area Alumni Chapters. Outside of Alpha Kappa Psi, she is enjoying all that the metro DC area has to offer, including being a season ticket holder to the Washington Ballet and taking up the mic as part of DC’s only competitive karaoke league.

Alison J. Jennings, Oakland ’02

Mat D. Johnston

Treasurer

Mat D. Johnston, Boise State ‘12-Life

Stephen E. Smith

Secretary

Since 2004, Steve has been a lecturer at the Faculty of Information and Communication Technology at Mahidol University in Bangkok, Thailand. His international education career spans over two decades, starting with the Japan Exchange and Teaching Program in Fukuoka, Japan in 1995. Prior to moving to Asia, Steve worked in retail for 10 years, as well as spent some time in the hospitality and telecommunication industries. He has a B.S.B.A. in marketing as well as a certificate in Latin American studies from the University of Florida. He has also completed numerous graduate courses at the College of Management, Mahidol University. Steve was initiated into the Alpha Phi Chapter in 1986, where he served in several leadership positions including executive vice president, professional committee chair, and alumni secretary. An AKPsi-Life member, Steve is a recipient of the first and second degree Silver Distinguished Service Awards, was a founding brother or four alumni chapters – Florida Gold Coast, ASEAN, Greater Gator, and Hong Kong, and served the fraternity as an alumnus for several regions in a variety of roles, including district director, section director, regional manager, and College of Leadership speaker. He is passionate about alumni relations and the alumni experience as well as international fraternal outreach.

Stephen E. Smith, Florida ’86-Life

Eliza Hernandez

Director

Eliza serves as Chief of Staff for the National 4-H Council, America’s largest youth development organization. Prior to this role, she served as chief of staff for the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (USHCC) an organization supporting minority business communities nationwide. She currently volunteers with the University of Notre Dame Alumni Association Diversity Council and as an Advisory Council member for the Hispanic Scholarship Fund. Eliza was initiated by the Eta Omega Chapter at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in 2009, where she held the positions of chapter president and executive vice president. She is a Silver Distinguished Service Award recipient and has supported the fraternity in a variety of roles such as chapter advisor and section director.

Eliza Hernandez, UNC – Charlotte ’09-Life

Lea S. Goodwin

Director

Alpha Kappa Psi is pleased to announce the appointment of Lea Goodwin, Louisiana State ’99, as the Southern Delta Regional Director. The appointment takes effect immediately. Lea was initiated in 1999 at Louisiana State University’s Beta Chi chapter as a re-chartering founder and is also a founder of the Crescent City Alumni Chapter in New Orleans.

Before her appointment as Regional Director, Lea, a Silver DSA recipient, served as a Fraternity Manager, on the Southern Delta RMT as Section Director for Louisiana since 2014, and as the Chapter Advisor for LSU intermittently for a total of eight years.

Professionally, Lea is a Project Management Professional (PMP) in the healthcare industry, focusing on healthcare analytics/business intelligence and business development. Lea has over 25 years of experience in information technology and over 15 years of project/program management experience in overseeing diverse and complicated tasks with a track record of success in implementation of complicated deliverables.

The regional director is a volunteer position that is charged with the specific responsibility of ensuring a quality student experience through effective chapter operations. Working in conjunction with appointed section directors, the regional director is the first line supervisor of chapters, chapter officers and chapter advisors in a specific geographical area.

Lea S. Goodwin, Louisiana State ’99-Life

Rodney C. Turner

Director

Rodney was initiated into the Kappa Phi Chapter at Alabama State University. Since that time he has served in a number of fraternity roles including various Regional CABS, committees, Chapter Adviser, Section Director & Regional Director. He is a recipient of the fraternities First Degree Silver Distinguished Service Award. Rodney lives in Montgomery, AL and is employed by OASIS Systems Inc as a Senior Software Engineer where he architects and designs Continuous Integration/Development pipelines for various Air Force business systems for deployment into multiple cloud environments. In his free time, Rodney enjoys traveling, shopping, spas, beach vacations, Pittsburgh Steelers games, and whitewater rafting.

Rodney C. Turner, Alabama State University ’93-Life

Jacqueline M. Ginarte

Director

Jacqueline was initiated as a Brother to the Xi Sigma chapter Spring 2004. She graduated from Florida International University with a Bachelors in Business Management and her Masters of Science in Human Resource Management. She currently works for Apple and has been with the company for 2 years. Jackie’s involvement with Alpha Kappa Psi didn’t end as a student member. She has held several positions as a volunteer including her previous role as regional director for the Atlantic Gulf Coast Region. Jackie’s favorite part about Alpha Kappa Psi is how she gets to see the future of business through the development of principled business leaders. She currently lives in Miami, Florida. Jackie enjoys travel, dance and most of all, Disney.

In 1951, the Alpha Kappa Psi Foundation was established as a public, charitable and educational foundation.

The foundation is guided by a nine member board of directors who seek to expand and support educational programs of Alpha Kappa Psi that develop leadership and professional development skills.

View the foundation’s latest annual report.

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Board of Directors

In 1951, the Alpha Kappa Psi Foundation was established as a public, charitable and educational foundation.

The foundation is guided by a nine member board of directors who seek to expand and support educational programs of Alpha Kappa Psi that develop leadership and professional development skills.

View the foundation’s latest annual report.

Alpha Kappa Psi Foundation

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Timothy W. Daniels, Indiana University ’06-Life

Alison J. Jennings, Oakland ’02

Stephen E. Smith, Florida ’86-Life

Lea S. Goodwin, Louisiana State ’99-Life

Jacqueline M. Ginarte, Florida International ‘04

Lea S. Goodwin, Louisiana State ’99-Life