foundation board of trustees
foundation board of trustees
foundation president
Peggy Black Meyer
Chapter: Epsilon Nu, Vanderbilt
Peggy has been a leader in the Dallas nonprofit and health care community for more than three decades. Professionally, she has been a member of the leadership team at the pediatric orthopedic specialty hospital Scottish Rite for Children for 34 years, serving as both the director of community relations and vice president, public relations.
A volunteer leader with Kappa Kappa Gamma since the 1990s, Peggy has served as Chairman of the Kappa Kappa Gamma Tablescapes event and Advisory Board Chairman of Gamma Phi Chapter, SMU. She also generously lends her time to numerous civic organizations, including the Crystal Charity Ball, Junior League of Dallas, Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas, and the Dallas Symphony Orchestra League.
Peggy resides in Dallas with her husband, Dr. Dan Meyer, and they are the proud parents of son Ben and daughter Margot.
foundation vice president
Tiana Fowler Ronstadt
Chapter: Epsilon Zeta, Florida State
Enabling women to succeed is Tiana’s lifework and passion. She founded Power Women Investing (PWI) in 2006 with a mission to empower individuals to gain financial independence and help them pursue their most ambitious dreams. She is a sought-after mentor and speaker in the financial industry and in Tucson, Arizona.
Tiana is a vibrant lecturer, workshop facilitator, and educator with over 25 years of financial planning experience. Tiana has helped clients through times of serious change in their lives, including pre- and post-retirement strategizing, pre- and post-divorce financial counseling, income planning, and estate planning.
Within Kappa, Tiana has served as the President of the Tampa Bay and Tucson alumnae associations.
She is married and has two children: Mia and Larry.
foundation treasurer
Amanda Brown Lang
Chapter: Epsilon Iota, Puget Sound
Amanda currently serves as senior vice president with Alvarium Tiedemann (AITi), one of the largest independent investment and wealth advisers for high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, foundations and endowments. She brings extensive financial experience and knowledge to the board. Her expertise includes private foundations, investments, impact investing, estate planning, tax planning and performance reporting. Amanda holds a master’s in financial analysis and is also a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ and a Certified Trust and Fiduciary Advisor.
Amanda started volunteering with Kappa in 2004 and has since served as a chapter adviser, President of both the Portland and Seattle alumnae associations, Province Director of Alumnae, Assistant to the Director of Alumnae, and Regional Director of Alumnae. She currently is a member of the Foundation Finance Committee and Foundation Investment Subcommittee. In addition to her Kappa volunteer roles, she serves on the board of Financial Beginnings Washington, a nonprofit dedicated to providing accessible and unbiased financial education to youth and adults to empower them to take control of their financial futures.
Amanda resides in Seattle with her husband, Phil, young daughter, and two stepsons.
foundation trustee
Elizabeth Bailey
Chapter: Delta Rho, Mississippi
Elizabeth Bailey brings more than 25 years of volunteer experience to her roles in Kappa. She currently serves as Fraternity President and is on the Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation Board of Trustees. Previously, she has served as Leadership Development Director, Fraternity Vice President, and Director of Membership, to name a few. From grassroots interactions with chapters and alumnae to strategic oversight, Elizabeth is recognized for her unique ability to make complex initiatives approachable and manageable. Elizabeth’s commitment to Kappa is matched by her dedication to effective communication and change management.
Professionally, Elizabeth served as vice president of workers’ compensation & safety at Waffle House, where she gained significant business acumen and honed her strategic-thinking skills over a career that spanned 25+ years. Her passion for driving ideas into action has been instrumental in her leadership roles both within and outside of Kappa.
Elizabeth resides in Atlanta, where she contributes her wisdom and experience to the Fraternity. In her spare time, she enjoys travel, photography, and reading.
foundation trustee
Jessica Coffield
Chapter: Epsilon Pi, UC Riverside
Jessica Coffield brings a deep commitment to her role as Fraternity Council Vice President and as a Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation Board of Trustees member. Previously, she excelled as the Standards Director, where she guided chapters and members with a fair and principled approach, always keeping the best interests of the Fraternity at heart. Jessica’s many roles in Kappa have shaped her into the leader she is today. She values communication and transparency, believing open dialogue is key to building trust and achieving shared goals.
Professionally, Jessica is an attorney, a role that complements her volunteer work by providing her with a strong foundation in ethics, analysis, and strategic thinking.
In addition to her dedication to Kappa, Jessica is actively involved in her local community in Sacramento, California, where she resides. When she’s not volunteering or practicing law, she enjoys exploring the vibrant cultural scene of her city and spending time with her family and friends.
foundation trustee
Candy Kaelin Deemer
Chapter: Upsilon, Northwestern
Candy has over 15 years of experience coaching executives in nonprofits ranging from large-donor organizations to smaller startups and more. She has coached senior leaders and many midlevel managers as part of the student coaching work in the executive MBA program at Loyola Marymount University. Her coaching expertise focuses on communication, team leadership skills and executive presence. She has supported onboarding new executives and helped leaders build a values-driven culture.
Candy was an instructor in the executive MBA program at Loyola Marymount University for 13 years, where she taught professional growth planning and gave midcareer executives tools and strategies to better assess themselves and their career choices.
With 22 years in client services and agency management under her belt, Candy worked with DDB Worldwide Communications and became the highest-ranking woman at the Los Angeles office, serving as the co-managing director/COO.
She has served on the boards of directors of the American Advertising Museum, Northwestern University Alumni Association and Students in Free Enterprise. Additionally, Candy is a founding partner and board member of Social Venture Partners Los Angeles, a diverse group of professionals who donate resources and expertise to help local nonprofits accelerate their growth and expand their impact.
Candy holds a Bachelor of Science and Master of Science from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism and has served on the Board of Advisors of Medill. She is a charter member and former chair of the Council of One Hundred, a small group of distinguished alumnae who are selected to be career role models and mentors to the university’s alumnae.
foundation trustee
Barb Adams Goettelman
Chapter: Beta Tau, Syracuse
Barb brings a wealth of nonprofit and volunteer experience to her role as Vice President. Additionally, she represents Fraternity Council on the Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation Board of Trustees. Barb previously served as District Director and Advisory Board Director.
At Kappa’s 74th Biennial Convention, Barb received the Loyalty Award, the Fraternity’s highest honor bestowed on a volunteer who has made a lasting impact on the organization. When she is not volunteering with Kappa, Barb is active with P.E.O. International, Daughters of the American Revolution and National Charity League Inc.
Barb resides in Englewood, Colorado, with her husband, Scott.
foundation trustee
Michelle Jackson
Chapter: Delta Kappa, Miami
Michelle is a senior vice president and private wealth adviser at Capital Group Private Client Services. She is passionate about helping clients achieve financial clarity and feel empowered to make smart money decisions. She breaks down complex issues into simple terms, often working with multiple generations so that clients’ children also gain a deep financial understanding to become good stewards of their family’s wealth. Prior to joining Capital Group in 2019, Michelle was an executive director and regional sales manager at Morgan Stanley, a managing associate at John Hancock, and a financial adviser at Prudential Securities.
Michelle received her BBA from the University of Miami and has earned the CFP®, CPWA® and CIMA® designations. She is very active in her community. She sits on the board of trustees for the Fernbank Museum of Natural History and on the board of directors of Goodwill of North Georgia, where she serves as treasurer. She also serves Kappa Kappa Gamma in many roles, including Investment Committee Chair for the Foundation. As an adjunct professor, she has taught investment courses at several colleges, including Cooper Union and Baruch College.
Michelle is based in Atlanta with her three children: James, Oliver, and Chau; and her two dogs: Theo and Mickey.
foundation trustee
Amelia McCormick
Chapter: Gamma Alpha, Kansas State
Amelia has a 20-year history of volunteer service to Kappa Kappa Gamma, serving in multiple roles, including Leadership Education and Development (LEAD) Committee member, Strategic Planning Chairman, Philanthropy Chairman, General Education Trainer, Leadership Academy Facilitator, Leadership Consultant, and Chapter Council Adviser. Her diverse experience has given her a strong understanding of the Fraternity’s mission and operations.
The Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation has been at the heart of much of Amelia’s formative Kappa experiences as well — from providing educational and leadership development programs as a General Education Trainer, to being a scholarship recipient herself during graduate school, to attending Leadership Academy as a facilitator. “Women supporting women” is a guiding mantra for her volunteer focus both in and outside of Kappa thanks to these experiences.
Professionally, Amelia is senior vice president of program development and delivery at Decker Communications. She oversees the Decker program experience, which includes managing the training team, updating core curriculum, developing new programs, and customizing client experiences. Amelia also leads strategic keynotes and programs, serves as an executive coach, and loves the opportunity to have a direct impact on the communication skills of others.
Prior to Decker, Amelia’s professional background was in advertising and strategic communications, working with a variety of regional and national clients on message development and communication strategy. She also served as the director of marketing and fundraising for a countywide nonprofit in Southern California.
Amelia holds a master’s degree in strategic communication from the University of Kansas and dual bachelor’s degrees in journalism-public relations and communications from Kansas State University. She and her husband reside in beautiful Asheville, North Carolina, with their busy twins and active Rhodesian Ridgeback pup. In her spare time, Amelia enjoys cooking, traveling, and staying active through a variety of athletic pursuits.
foundation trustee
Alex Campion Young
Chapter: Epsilon Kappa, South Carolina
Alexandra Young is a leadership coach, professional development facilitator, and speaker who works with organizations to develop both leaders and teams. Alex empowers leaders to grow in their development while focusing on leading from the heart and engaging their teams.
Before pivoting her career during the pandemic, Alex was the director of a corporate university that specializes in providing leadership, project management, and technical training opportunities to all staff.
Alex’s love of leadership and her subsequent founding of a nonprofit, the Center for Girls’ Leadership (CGL), which focuses on empowering women and girls through leadership development activities, has been inspired by her time at Leadership Academy.
After graduating and serving as a Leadership Consultant, Alex returned to the Twin Cities to attend law school. About halfway through law school, Alex realized she didn’t want to pursue a traditional career in law. One day, she stumbled upon her Leadership Academy journal with her note about her big dream of starting a leadership camp like Leadership Academy in Minnesota and the rest is history. During her third year of law school, Alex attended a class on nonprofit law. By the time she graduated and passed the bar, the CGL was born.
From starting as a Leadership Consultant, to being a scholarship recipient to attend law school, to working in nonprofit law, and to now leaning into leadership development and coaching again, the constant in Alex’s life and career has been the Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation. She is honored to serve as a trustee of this incredible organization.
Alex received her undergraduate degree in journalism and mass communications from the University of South Carolina and her law degree from the University of St. Thomas School of Law in Minneapolis.
She lives in Minnesota with her husband, two boys, and their big Mack, a 1.5-year-old, 115-pound Newfypoo (Newfoundland/poodle mix). Alex is a lifelong learner who often has her nose in a book or her hands in the dirt in her garden.
foundation trustee
Jill Lansing Lucken
Chapter: Delta Omicron, Iowa State
Jill has a deep affinity for Kappa and a strong commitment to the mission of the Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation. With over 25 years in nonprofit leadership and donor engagement, Jill works with dedicated donors and volunteers to support Kappa’s vital initiatives, including educational programming, grants, scholarships, and the preservation of Kappa’s rich history. Jill is uniquely positioned for her leadership role. After graduating, she served as a Leadership Consultant, and as she furthered her career in nonprofit leadership and member organizations, she continued to support Kappa in a variety of volunteer positions. Jill hails from Minnesota, but you’ll often find her at Kappa Headquarters in Dublin, Ohio.