2023 Kappa Kappa Psi National Elections

Candidate for National President

The sitting VPME advances to the office of National President by simple majority vote at the National Convention

Candidates for National Vice President for Membership & Expansion

Slated: Dr. Nic Rorrer

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Candidates for National Vice President for Programs

No packets were submitted for the office of Vice President for Programs

Slated: Daniel Miller

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Candidates for National Vice President for Student Affairs

Slated: Tar-Shae` Odom

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Candidates for the Board of Trustees

(2 seats with 4 year terms: 2023 – 2027)

Daniel Miller

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Slated: Evan Thompson

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Bang Tho Co (龍威衡) proudly serves as the current National Vice President for Membership and Expansion (NVPME) for Kappa Kappa Psi. Prior to his election in 2021, Bang served as the National Vice President for Student Affairs (NVPSA) during the 2019-2021 biennium and the Chair of the North Central District Alumni Association between 2018 and 2019. In 2012, Bang was initiated into the Alpha Zeta chapter of Kappa Kappa Psi at Indiana University in beautiful Bloomington, IN. During his Active years (2012-2016), Bang served the chapter as President (2014-2016), Joint Co-Chair (2013-2014), and Alumni Secretary (2012-2013). He also had the honor of serving the North Central District (NCD) as President during the 2015-2016 academic term, where he represented the NCD at the 2015 National Convention in Lexington, KY. As a Life Member of the Alpha Zeta chapter, Bang is also an Honorary Member of the Northeast (ΚΚΨ), Southeast (ΚΚΨ), Southwest (ΚΚΨ & ΤΒΣ), and Western (ΚΚΨ & ΤΒΣ) Districts, as well as the National Chapter Tau Beta Sigma.

During his time at Indiana University, Bang was highly involved with the Indiana University Bands, where he participated in the IU Marching Hundred, the Big Red Basketball Band, and the All-Campus Band. In his six years with the IU Marching Hundred, Bang served as the Piccolo Section Leader for two years (2012-2014) and another two years (2014-2016) as the Drum Major. Bang has also held leadership positions in other organizations, including the Epsilon Chapter of the Alpha Chi Sigma Fraternity, the IU Chapter of Global Medical Brigades, and the Blue Stars Drum & Bugle Corps. In May of 2016, Bang graduated with a Masters of Public Health with a concentration in Public Administration and a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology & Exercise Science in 2014 with Minors in Medical Sciences, Psychology, and Coaching.

As the National Vice President for Membership & Expansion and a member of the National Council, Bang is responsible for advancing the vision, mission, and purposes of the Fraternity through various membership and expansion-related initiatives. Throughout the biennium, Bang has worked closely with the National Headquarters staff, the District Governors and Officers, and the National Council to support our chapters and members with their operations and basic functions. On the larger scale, Bang is charged with administering, assessing, and adjusting our national protocols/policies and ensuring that they are effective, meaningful, and aligned with our values. For example, Bang has worked diligently to redevelop our National Expansion process to ensure that new chapters have a stronger support system after they have been installed. In addition, he has worked closely with the National Leadership Team to create a national recruitment initiative to ensure that chapters have the tools and support they need to take in new members effectively and efficiently. Bang continues to represent the Fraternity at various events across the country, including The Midwest Clinic, Honda Battle of the Bands, CBDNA Athletic Band Director Conference, TMEA Conference, and ΚΚΨ/ΤΒΣ conventions.

Professionally, Bang serves as the DC & VA Programs Manager for a local non-profit in the DMV called Asian American LEAD (AALEAD). He is most excited about his work as an advocate for underserved AAPI and BIPOC youth in the DMV area. In his position, Bang works closely with his team members to develop and administer youth-centered programming that focuses on five key outcome areas: educational empowering, identity development, leadership opportunities, mental health awareness, and culturally-sensitive advocacy. In addition, his work allows him to build partnerships with other local organizations to create a positive impact and changes for marginalized youth through meaningful and empowering programming and events.

Bang currently lives in Washington, D.C. where he has enjoyed emerging himself in the city’s diverse culture, beautiful architecture, and amazing BIPOC-owned eateries. Outside of his professional life, Bang enjoys spending his time volunteering and getting involved with other organizations. He has served as the DEI & Community Outreach Director for the DC Chapter of the National Association of Asian American Professionals and a leadership clinician for the Crossroads Drum Major & Leadership Clinic. Bang also enjoys international travel, spending time with his mom and aunties, cooking with his family, attending sporting events with this brothers and friends, and drinking as much coffee as possible.
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Nic Rorrer
Dr. Nicholas (Nic) Rorrer (He/Him) is a Life Member of Kappa Kappa Psi from the Eta Beta chapter at Virginia Tech. Originally, Nic was initiated into the Eta Beta chapter at Virginia Tech on November 29, 2007. While at Virginia Tech, Nic was a member of the Baritone Section of the Marching Virginians and served as the Band’s Operations Officer from 2010 to 2011. Additionally, while Nic was an Active Member of the HB Chapter, he served as Chapter Secretary (2008), Chapter Vice President, (2009), and Chapter President (2010). He also served as the Northeast District Secretary-Treasurer from 2010-2011.

After graduating from Virginia Tech with his Bachelors of Science in Chemical Engineering, Nic went on to the Colorado School of Mines to pursue his PhD in Chemical Engineering with a specialty in polymer science. While there, Nic started to work with the Xi Chapter of the Fraternity and eventually becoming their Chapter Sponsor in 2013, and has served as their Chapter Sponsor since then. Additionally, during his PhD, Nic became involved with the Midwest District Alumni Association, serving on their council for three years with two years as their President.

Immediately after graduating from the Colorado School of Mines, professionally Nic started as a postdoctoral researcher at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory researching recycling and the synthesis of plastics from biomass. Nic has continued his employment at NREL ever since, eventually becoming a Senior Researcher (2020) at the lab. Fraternally, Nic began serving on the Fraternity’s Alumni Association Board of Directors from 2015 to 2021 and served as its Chair from 2019 to 2021. During Nic’s tenure as Chair of the AABOD, he, alongside the other directors, launched multiple programs and drafted the language for the 2021 National Constitution revision that officially recognizes the Kappa Kappa Psi Alumni Association.

Currently, Nic serves as a member of the Sponsor and Director of Bands task force, as a Midwest District Governor, and as a speaker for the Founders Circle program. In his free time, he can often be found wondering the Rocky Mountains either teaching yoga, snowboarding, or hanging out with his partner and dog. Further information on Nic can be found at narorrer.org
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Ed Savoy
Edward Savoy was initiated into the Eta Alpha Chapter of Kappa Kappa Psi at Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania in 2002. During his time at Eta Alpha, he served a term as Recording Secretary, two terms as Treasurer, and a term as President. Under his leadership as President, the Chapter assembled a successful bid to host a regional Northeast District meeting, implemented plans to host the Chapter’s 30th anniversary, and continued the growth that would see it awarded the John P. Ross Governor’s Cup for Most Improved Chapter in 2006. Ed graduated magna cum laude with a B.A. in English in 2005.

During his time at Lock Haven and later during his time in graduate school at James Madison University, Ed served three terms on the Northeast District Council, two as District Secretary Treasurer and one as District President. He was awarded the J. Lee Burke Student Achievement Award at the 2006 Northeast District Convention and had the privilege of addressing the 2003 Northeast District Convention and the 2005 National Convention as a keynote speaker. He graduated from JMU with an M.A. in English Literature in 2007.
As an alumnus, Ed served as the petitioning group advisor for the Mu Nu Chapter at Christopher Newport University. Starting in 2009, he served as a member of the KKPsi Alumni Advisory Committee (known today as the KKPsi-AA Board of Directors) as an Alumnus-At-Large. In 2011, Edward was appointed as the Chair of the Board of Directors. As Chair, he presided over a structural overhaul of the BOD. He also helped to oversee the formation and implementation of the Alumni Giving Program, which continues to enable Brothers to contribute monthly to the Fraternity and earn Life Membership credits, and the Scott Stowell Alumni Excellence Award, which recognizes outstanding alumni. Additionally, he was the first Board Chair to serve as a non-voting member of the National Council.

In 2017, Ed was elected to the Board of Trustees. During his term, he has served as Board Secretary, taking and distributing minutes for all meetings. He twice coordinated the “Boh’s Birthday Bash” initiative, which celebrates the birthday of our Guiding Spirit with a one day only discount of Life Membership to $400. In 2018, he served as the advisor and installing officer for the Theta Tau Chapter at Fayetteville State University. He also currently served on the Curriculum Committee.

In 2021, Ed was elected as Vice President for Programs. During his term, he worked to formally roll out The Founders’ Circle, conducted five online panels designed to highlight Chapters and individuals who have won the Fraternity’s highest honors, served as the co-chair of the Programs Committee, served as the advisor to the Data and Assessment Committee, and assisted in the installation of the Xi Delta Chapter at Stony Brook University.

Today, Ed works at Shogun Labs, Inc. in Philadelphia. In his current role of Business Operations Manager, he manages procurement, administers access to all software tools, and collaborates in the development and vetting of legal documents. In his previous role, he managed the Order Management team, which processed all orders for the Rosetta Stone Enterprise and Education business. He developed processes for the team to operate more efficiently and worked to mentor ten employees. His efforts were recognized in 2016 with the Stela Award, given annually to an outstanding Rosetta Stone employee.
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Daniel Miller
Daniel R. Miller is a Life Member of Kappa Kappa Psi, a Sponsor of the Omicron Chapter of Kappa Kappa Psi at West Virginia University, and a former Chair of the Kappa Kappa Psi Alumni Association Board of Directors (“AABOD”), having served in that role from 2017 to 2019. Professionally, Daniel is a Partner in the e-Discovery Analysis & Technology (“e-DAT”) Group of the international law firm K&L Gates LLP, where he focuses his practice on counseling clients (including Fortune 500 companies, small businesses, large non-profit organizations, and governmental agencies) on matters involving complex records preservation and collection issues, litigation holds, electronic discovery in legal proceedings (including complex civil litigation, government investigations, arbitrations, Congressional inquiries, and internal investigations), and records management, record retention, and information governance, as well as issues related to intellectual property and antitrust law. At his law firm, Daniel has taken leadership roles in its pro bono programs. Daniel formerly served as pro bono coordinator of the firm’s Pittsburgh office, supervising and coordinating the pro bono efforts of dozens of attorneys. His current pro bono work includes serving on the Management Committee for the firm’s Cyber Civil Rights Legal Project (a program providing pro bono representation to victims of nonconsensual pornography) and representing indigent clients who are seeking final Protection from Abuse (“PFA”) orders.

While a student at West Virginia University, Daniel enjoyed performing on trumpet, flugelhorn, and mellophone in his five years as a member of “The Pride of West Virginia” Mountaineer Marching Band. On February 13, 1997, Daniel was initiated as a brother of the Omicron Chapter of Kappa Kappa Psi. While an active brother, Daniel served two terms as Chapter Parliamentarian. He also led the Omicron Chapter’s development of a successful bid to host the 2000 Northeast District Convention at West Virginia University, and he served as Host Chapter Chair for that convention. At this convention, Daniel was elected as Northeast District Secretary-Treasurer.

Daniel graduated magna cum laude from West Virginia University in 2002 with five undergraduate degrees, including a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Biology and Bachelor’s of Arts degrees in English, History, Geography, and Liberal Arts & Sciences. Daniel then earned his Juris Doctorate in Law from the University of Virginia in 2006, where he served as Editor-in-Chief of the Virginia Journal of Social Policy and the Law. After obtaining his law degree, Daniel moved to the Pittsburgh area to practice at K&L Gates LLP.

Since moving to Pennsylvania, Daniel has remained engaged with our fraternity. Along with his wife Kelly (Hooper) Miller (also a Life Member of the Omicron Chapter), Daniel helped to establish in 2008 the Omicron Alumni Association, a local alumni association that supports both the active chapter of Kappa Kappa Psi and the bands at West Virginia University. Daniel and Kelly also served as the colony advisors for the group of students that formed the Nu Gamma Chapter of Kappa Kappa Psi at Robert Morris University in 2012.

In 2015, Daniel was appointed by the Kappa Kappa Psi Board of Trustees as a member of the AABOD, for which he initially served as the Administrative Director. In this role, Daniel helped to develop internal guidelines and practices to improve the AABOD’s operations and accountability, to track the income and expenditures of the Kappa Kappa Psi Alumni Association over the biennium, and to draft and propose the alumni association’s first constitution, which was adopted at the 2017 National Convention.

At the close of the 2017 National Convention, Daniel was installed as the Chair of the AABOD. At the start of the 2017-2019 biennium, Daniel framed a set of twelve ambitious goals for the Kappa Kappa Psi Alumni Association, and these goals served as the foundation for the alumni association’s growth and development over the biennium. In particular, Daniel worked with the other AABOD members to launch a number of new initiatives, including the Max Mitchell Grant Program for National Intercollegiate Band Musicians, the Brent Cannon Music Education Alumni Achievement Award, a structured series of alumni-centered programming at each District Convention, a pilot project for a new alumni mentorship program, and an emerging partnership with the Association of Concert Bands (“ACB”). Also, Daniel led the AABOD in its support of new local alumni associations, its broadened communication strategy using through social media and a revitalized Encore newsletter, and its work to make our alumni association a welcoming home for all alumni, life, and honorary brothers. Daniel also developed and implemented the candidate review and member voting processes for the first-ever elections through which Kappa Kappa Psi Alumni Association members chose their Board of Directors for the 2019-2021 biennium.

More recently, Daniel has served on committees undertaking work for both the national fraternity and the national alumni association. Perhaps most significantly, Daniel has assisted the Omicron Chapter in its recent revitalization efforts. Working alongside active brothers, fellow alumni members, and band directors at West Virginia University, Daniel helped a small group of active brohers and membership candidates restore a fraternal presence at their university, renew a shared appreciation for our values of service and brotherhood, and reignite a sense of passion and excitement about all that motivated band members can accomplish together.

Beyond his fraternity and professional work, Daniel also works in other ways to better his communities. For over a decade, Daniel served as the Secretary of the Board of Directors of the Strand Theater Initiative, a non-profit organization that owns and operates (nearly exclusively through the efforts of unpaid volunteers) a theater and adjoining café in Zelienople, a small town north of Pittsburgh. Daniel also volunteered for several years as a mentor for the African American Achievement Trust Collective Focus, a project founded by the Urban League of Greater Pittsburgh to enhance educational outcomes of the area’s African-American youth.

Daniel and Kelly have been married nearly nineteen years, and they live in Sewickley, Pennsylvania with their three children, (Beatrix (13), Harris (11), and Dahlia (9)) and their dog Miles.
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Tar-Shae` Odom
Brothers I am honored to introduce myself to some of you for the first time, and many of you once again. Tar-Shae` Ra-Jun Odom is a Spring 2018 initate of the Zeta Eta Chapter of Kappa Kappa Psi. As an active brother of the Zeta Eta Chapter I currently serve as the Service Chair. Most recently, I served as the Southeast District President, and prior to that I was the Zeta Eta Chapter President. As an active brother Brother Odom I have served on different committee’s during the Southeast District Conventions. I am currently serving as National Vice President for Student Affairs, serving on one National Committees DEIA, and serving as advisor to Student Advisory & Communication.
My story is a very interesting journey to Kappa Kappa Psi. My journey at South Carolina State University started in the year of 2006 until I paused my matriculation in 2010. During that time away from school I had to take time to find what I truly wanted from life. I continued my matriculation in the fall 2017 and it was then where the current band director asked me to assist with the band. It was at that moment that I started serving the band as one of its managers. During that fall semester I attended Zeta Eta’s Informational Meeting for potential candidates and after that I began my journey of becoming a brother of Kappa Kappa Psi. While working two part time jobs, attending classes, and still trying to live life nothing felt better than striving for what I believed in.
As I enter my final year of school, I will be serving as one of the student conductors for the South Carolina State University Band Program. On campus I serve as Chair of the National Interfraternity Music Council (NIMC), and a proud advocate for student activities on campus. Outside of school and serving the band I currently drive for Amazon Delivery during the first part of the week.. Learning to balance work, school, fraternity life, and just life all together was a challenge that soon became smooth sailing. I am a proud member of New Bethel Apostolic Church of Dillon, S.C. where I serve as an assistant choir director, and the keyboardist.
Additionally, I am a proud member of Delta Phi Delta Dance Fraternity where I served as Chapter President of the Magnificent Mu Chapter, Southern Regional Director twice, and also National Vice President of External Affairs. Serving has played a major role in my life. Since high school I have been drum major, class president, school vice president, and tennis captain. I never run from the opportunity to serve others, and many times you never have to ask me to do it, so it’s going to get done before you know it. I believe the act of serving others is what matters most at the end of the day. I believe one goal of a great leader is to help individuals think a little more highly of themselves.
As I rap up my last semester here at South Carolina State as an undergraduate, I would like to approach my professional career on a positive note. The passion of working with young people has always been a passion of mine, and I can not wait to enter the classroom full time. Brothers thank you for your time and consideration for this National Leadership Position.
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Evan Thompson

Evan L. Thompson, from the University of South Carolina, was elected the 46th National President of Kappa Kappa Psi at the 49th Biennial Convention in Orlando, Florida. He previously served the fraternity as National Vice President for Colonization & Membership (2015-2017), Southeast District Governor (2012-2015), and National Chapter Field Representative (2010-2012). After his term as National President, he served from 2019-2021 as Immediate Past National President and member of the Board of Trustees. Evan is a Life Member of Kappa Kappa Psi and Tau Beta Sigma.

Evan graduated from the University of South Carolina with a Bachelor of Music Degree with emphasis in Instrumental Music Education in 2009. He graduated from Western Governors University with a Master of Science Degree in Educational Leadership in 2016. Professionally, Evan is the Music Teacher and Related Arts Team Leader at Pelion Elementary School in Lexington County School District One in South Carolina. His experience also includes seven years of successful teaching in Sumter School District in Sumter, South Carolina.

Evan presided over the 50th Biennial Convention on the campus of Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, Oklahoma. During the convention, the fraternity’s Centennial was celebrated with a special commission by composer Kevin Walczyk entitled Centurial Exultation. The piece was performed by the Centennial Alumni Band conducted by Oklahoma State University’s Director of Bands, Dr. Joseph P. Missal. The Centennial Celebration included guided tours of campus, National Headquarters, and Fairlawn Cemetery in addition to a special program near the Shrine to commemorate 100 years of leadership and service to college bands. The National Intercollegiate Band was conducted by Professor Jerry Junkin and premiered the commissioned work Fanfares for Friends by composer Joel Puckett.

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