Katie Clark Breck
Alpha, DePauw University

• Katie has served Alpha Chi Omega for many years.
• She trained recruitment directors, served on colonization and recruitment teams.
• Katie created the Rush Revue for the Centennial, which more than 1,000 members attended.
• She also created two PACE presentations for Convention in 1994 and Leadership Academy in 1995.
• She served as a Foundation trustee and worked for hours on the Pathway to the Future garden at Headquarters.
• Katie has traveled to Alpha and other Indiana chapters to assist in recruitment training.
• Her pledge class contributed (and Katie spearheaded) the fundraising and woman power necessary to turn the Alpha house’s basement, from a true basement, to a gorgeous chapter room. She made it a place fitting for the Fraternity’s first chapter.
• She has helped Alpha time and time again, always behind the scenes.

Amanda Thorpe Causey
Theta Sigma, University of North Florida

• Amanda is currently the Province Collegiate Chair for Florida.
• She was the Chapter Advisor for Theta Sigma from 2005-2009.
• During her tenure as Chapter Advisor, Theta Sigma won numerous awards on campus including multiple Chapter of the Year awards and the chapter won its first national awards from Alpha Chi Omega.
• In addition, she has been a facilitator for several years during Florida State Days, is active in Alpha Eta Alpha, Jacksonville, Florida alumnae chapter and is a member of the Jacksonville Panhellenic Association and served as its recording secretary from 2008-2009.

Juana Fagot Bordas
Gamma Iota, University of Florida

• After graduating from the University of Florida, Juana joined the Peace Corps and assisted low income women develop small businesses in the barrios of Santiago, Chile.  Juana later served on the board of the National Peace Corps Association.
• She received her Master’s in Social Work from the University of Wisconsin.
• Juana, with other women, founded Mi Casa Women’s Center and served as its Executive Director for ten years.  Mi Casa is recognized as a national model for Women’s Empowerment.
• She is the founding President and CEO of the National Hispana Leadership Institute, the only program in America that prepares Latinas for high level leadership.  As the NHLI’s president, she forged partnerships with Harvard’s JFK School of Government & the Center for Creative Leadership.
• Juana received the Wise Woman Award from the National Center for Women’s Policy, the Leadership Legacy Award from Spelman College, the 2009 Unique Woman of Colorado Award by the Colorado Women's Foundation and Denver Post, the Franklin Willams Award for outstanding volunteers who have made a life-long contribution to minority communitiesand by the US Peace Corps, and was inducted into the Colorado Women’s Hall of Fame in 1997.
• She served as Vice President for the Greenleaf Center for Servant Leadership and is a trustee of the International Leadership Association.
• Juana has designed leadership programs for Chevron Management Program and the National Urban League.  She has also provided leadership services for the Department of Agriculture, Department of Commerce, US Treasury, the FAA, NOA, and the US Drug Administration.
• She was one of 50 leaders chosen by the Colorado Legislature to design the state’s future plan and was selected by Colorado Business Magazine as one of 100 most influential people in the state.
• In 2000, Juana founded the Circle of Latina Leadership in Denver who mission is to “prepare the next generation of Latina leaders.”
• Juana’s first book, Salsa, Soul and Spirit: Leadership for the Multicultural Age, won the 2008 International Latino book award for the best leadership book.

The Honorable Virginia Hernandez Covington
Gamma Pi, University of Tampa

• Virginia has served as the U.S. District Court Judge for the Middle District of Florida since 2004.
• Her appointment made her the first Hispanic district court judge in the Middle District of Florida and only the second Cuban-American woman in the United States to receive such an appointment.
• She previously served as a judge on Florida’s Second District Court of Appeals from 2001-04 and was the first Cuban-American woman to ever serve on one of Florida’s appellate courts.
• Virginia was an Assistant United State Attorney for the Middle District of Florida for more than 18 years.  During that time she received two Director’s Awards, Special Act Awards, Special Commendation Awards, and numerous other recognitions from the law enforcement community.
• Virginia has traveled extensively to Latin America to teach and train colleagues about techniques and practices.  As a result she has received special recognition from the former Attorney General of the Republic of Venezuela, the former National Prosecutor of the Republic of Chile, the government of Bolivia, the National Police of Mexico, and the Federal Police of Argentina.
• She currently serves on the Board of Governors of Georgetown University and served on the Board of Counselors of University of Tampa for 24 years.
• Virginia’s accolades include: Honorary Doctor of Laws from Stetson University College of Law, 2006; Ben Watkins Award for excellence in the legal profession, 2004; Outstanding Jurist of 2005 from the Hispanic Bar Association of Central Florida; Outstanding MBA Alumnus Award, University of Tampa, 2003; Outstanding Alumni Award, University of Tampa 2003; Tampa’s Hispanic Woman of the Year, 2003; Outstanding Alumnus Award, Academy of the Holy Names, 2004; University of Tampa Board of Counselors, Counselor of the Year, 1995, 1989, 1988; the Tampa Bay Federal EEO Award in 1999; and the Raymond E. Fernandez Award for outstanding service to the Hispanic community presented by the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Hispanic Advisory Committee in 1999.

Dr. Jody King Olsen
Beta Nu, University of Utah

• A professor at the University of Maryland School of Social Work, she served as Deputy Director and then Acting Director of the Peace Corps between 2001-09.
• Dr. Olsen's career at the Peace Corps began as a volunteer in Tunisia from 1966 to 1968, teaching English and developing community health programs. In 1979, she was country director for the Peace Corps' mission in Togo.
• In 1981, Dr. Olsen served as regional director for the Peace Corps, managing operations in 17 countries throughout North Africa, Near East, Asia, and the Pacific. From 1989 to 1992, Dr. Olsen was the chief of staff for the Peace Corps. During this time, the agency expanded into 25 new countries.
• Prior to becoming Deputy Director, Dr. Olsen was the senior vice president at the Academy for Educational Development (AED).  From 1992 to 1997, she served as executive director for the Council for International Exchange of Scholars (CIES), the organization responsible for managing the Fulbright Senior Scholar Program.
• Dr. Olsen has traveled to more than 90 countries around the world and is a tireless advocate for the mission of the Peace Corps and the work of volunteers. She is a former president of the University of Maryland Alumni Association and remains active in alumni affairs.
• Dr. Olsen holds a bachelor's degree in sociology from the University of Utah where she was initiated into Alpha Chi Omega; a master's degree in social work from the University of Maryland; and a Ph.D. from the University of Maryland's College of Education.
• Dr. Olsen has received numerous awards for her leadership and public service including: an Honorary Doctorate in International Sustainable Development from Michigan Technological University, the Alumni of the Year Award from the University of Utah; the Alumni of the Year Award and Alumni Hall of Fame distinction from the University of Maryland’s College of Education; and the Marita Houlihan Award (for outstanding efforts and commitment to fostering international exchange) from NAFSA, the Association for International Educators.