National Council

(for the 2023-2025 Biennium)

BANG T. CO (he/him) is currently the 49th National President of Kappa Kappa Psi, having been unanimously elected at the 2023 National Convention in Orlando, FL, marking his distinction as the first Asian American Brother to assume this role. Throughout his presidency, Bang’s vision for the 2023-2025 biennium is centered around the theme of “THE KAPPA KAPPA PSI JOURNEY.” The logo uniquely highlights “OUR” in JOURNEY, symbolizing both individual and collective paths on The Road to Wisdom. This concept encourages Brothers to honor our past, celebrate our present, and strive for a better future. Bang has spearheaded initiatives like the reintroduction of the “Strive for Five” and the institution of “Months of Focus,” which include National Months of Service, Musicianship, Leadership, Brotherhood, and Celebration, thereby fostering a growth-focused experience leading to the 2025 National Convention in Lexington, KY.

Since his initiation into the Alpha Zeta chapter of Kappa Kappa Psi at Indiana University in 2012, Bang has held numerous significant roles within the fraternity. As an alumnus, he started his leadership journey as a curriculum advisor and then advanced to become the chair of the North Central District Alumni Association (NCDAA). He was a Speaker for the Founders’ Circle Leadership Development Program and served as the National Vice President for Student Affairs (NVPSA) during the 2019-2021 biennium, followed by his role as the National Vice President for Membership & Expansion (NVPME) during the 2021-2023 biennium. In addition to these roles, Bang has been honored with several awards, including the prestigious J. Lee Burke Student Achievement Award in 2016, recognizing his dedication and impact within the fraternity.

Bang earned his Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees from Indiana University in 2014 and 2016, respectively, and complemented his education with a Certificate in Non-Profit Executive Management from Georgetown University’s McCourt School of Public Policy. His involvement at IU extended beyond academics into the Marching Hundred, where he served as Drum Major and Piccolo Section Leader, earning several recognitions, including the “Most Outstanding Band Member” award. In 2024, he was proud to receive the Newell Hillis Long Award at the IU Homecoming, awarded to alumni who exemplify the highest professional standards.

Professionally, Bang is the Assistant Director of Alumni Relations & Individual Gifts at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. He is also a board member and fundraising chair for The Musicianship in the DC Metro area and has recently taken on a board member role with the IU API Alumni Association. Additionally, he serves as one of the Assistant Directors of the Crossroads Drum Major & Leadership Clinic, where he has been on staff since 2013 and has spent the past few years as a Leadership Clinician. These roles reflect his ongoing commitment to education, community involvement, and leadership.

Outside his professional and fraternal duties, Bang’s life is filled with travel, music, and cultural exploration. He loves discovering new bookshops, visiting temples worldwide, attending concerts and cultural events, and enjoying meals like hotpot and KBBQ with friends and family. A proud KPOP fan, particularly as an original ARMY of BTS, he celebrates his heritage through food, language, music, and fashion. At home, he’s a devoted dog dad to Lilo, Lily, and Louis, who are his joy and companionship.

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

DANIEL R. MILLER (he/him) 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.

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 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.

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 that 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 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 for AABOD position, which allowed Kappa Kappa Psi Alumni Association members to choose their Board of Directors for the 2019-2021 biennium.

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 since 2004, and they live in Sewickley, Pennsylvania with their three children, Beatrix, Harris, and Dahlia.

ARUPA GOPAL-CAMPBELL (she/her) is honored to serve as National Vice President for Student Affairs of Kappa Kappa Psi. She is a Life Member of the Kappa Tau Chapter at the University of South Florida where she was initiated in the Spring of 2004. While active she served as Chapter President, Vice President of Membership, and represented the chapter as Delegate at District (serving as Chair of the Nominations Committee in 2006 and KKPsi Chair of the Convention Site Committee in 2007) and National conventions. She was also honored to be a member of the National Intercollegiate Band in 2005 and 2007.

As a student at USF Arupa participated in the Symphony Band, Wind Ensemble, Symphony Orchestra, Opera Orchestra, and served as Drum Major of the Herd of Thunder Marching Band. She also gave two recitals, performed in various intercollegiate bands, and was a Finalist in the USF Concerto Competition. Additionally, she served as Administrative Coordinator for Festival of Winds, an annual recruitment event bringing hundreds of high school students from around the state to play in one of three ensembles, participate in masterclasses, and attend performances.

After she developed an interest in Arts Administration Arupa expanded her education into the College of Business and added an internship with The Florida Orchestra. She graduated in 2007 with a Dual Major in Music and Management and continued her journey at New York University where she attained a Master of Arts in Performing Arts Administration in 2009. While in New York she worked for the Brooklyn Philharmonic in both the Education and Production departments, Distinguished Concerts International New York as Executive Assistant and then Production Associate, and On Stage at Kingsborough as Company Manager. As she worked for an independent performing arts organization, a concert production company, and a performing arts center, she developed skills in the areas of event planning, programming, production, artist relations, marketing and outreach, development and fundraising, and general office management.

Upon returning to Tampa Arupa began working in the Dean’s Office of the College of the Arts at the University of South Florida. She reconnected with her home chapter and helped start the Tampa Bay Local Alumni Association. After a few years she explored new opportunities in the fraternity and served on the Chapter Officer Resources & Training Committee from 2017-2019, and was designated as Sponsor of the Kappa Tau Chapter in the Fall of 2018, a capacity in which she still currently serves. She was also appointed as Southeast District Governor in 2018 and served until 2024. Additionally, she was a member of the Centennial Alumni Band in Stillwater in 2019, served on the Sponsor & Director Task Force from 2021-2023, and holds Honorary Membership for the Southeast District and National Chapter of Kappa Kappa Psi, and the Southeast District of Tau Beta Sigma. In 2022 she was very excited to move from the Dean’s Office into working as Administrative Specialist in the USF School of Music where she engages students, faculty, and staff to accomplish their goals.

Aside from her fraternal and professional work, Arupa is Co-Chair of the USF Music Alumni Society where she spearheads planning events for Music Alumni throughout the year and has been serving in that capacity since 2008. She helps organize social events and service projects, including their biggest gathering at Homecoming each year culminating with the Alumni Band on the field at the game. Additionally, she is Operations Manager for the Florida Wind Band, a semi-professional wind ensemble serving the Tampa Bay Area. Along with coordinating logistics for a season of five full band concerts and several chamber performances each year, she also assists with planning for the youth bands made up of middle and high school students from around Hillsborough County.

Arupa enjoys reading, playing cozy games, exploring new foods and cultures, and spending time with her husband, Aaron, and their three cats Korra, Blake, and Cheddar.

DR. WILLIAM L. LAKE, JR. (he/him) is the newly appointed Director of Concert Bands at the Reva and Sid Dewberry Family School of Music at George Mason University for the upcoming academic year. In this role, he will conduct the George Mason University Wind Symphony and Symphonic Band. He will also teach conducting and wind literature classes.

Before his tenure at George Mason University, Dr. William L. Lake, Jr., served as Associate Director of Bands and Assistant Professor of Music Education at the Crane School of Music (SUNY-Potsdam), where he was co-conductor of the Northern Symphonic Winds, principal conductor of the Crane Concert Band, and guest conductor of the Crane Wind Ensemble. In addition to these responsibilities, Dr. Lake taught undergraduate conducting, Secondary Wind Practices, Wind Literature, and the preservice Practicum in Beginning Instruments Course.

Dr. Lake earned his Doctor of Musical Arts Degree in Instrumental Conducting from The University of North Carolina at Greensboro under the mentorship of Drs. John R. Locke and Kevin Geraldi. As a graduate student, he was the principal conductor of The University of North Carolina University Band and guest conductor of the Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Band, Casella Sinfonietta Chamber Ensemble, and Symphony Orchestra.

Dr. Lake is the recipient of two master’s degrees, the first from Boston University in Music Education (2011) and the second from the University of Maryland, College Park in Wind Conducting (2014) under the mentorship of Dr. Michael Votta, Jr. In May 2006, Dr. Lake received a Bachelor of Music Liberal Arts -Jazz Studies Piano Performance Degree from the University of Maryland, College Park as a student of Jon Ozment and Christopher Vadala.

Dr. Lake maintains an active performance and clinic schedule as a guest conductor and lecturer throughout the country. He was a finalist for the 2017-2018 Ernst Bacon Memorial Award for the Performance of American Music and the Band Conducting Division of the American Prize. Recently, Dr. Lake served as a collaborating author for two books, Teaching Instrumental Music: Perspectives and Pedagogies for the 21st Century (Oxford University Press) and Music Education on the Verge: Stories of Pandemic Teaching and Transformative Change (Lexington Books), both to be published in 2022.

As a passionate advocate for diversity, equity, and inclusion, Dr. Lake is the co-founder of I See You: Affirming Representation in Music. In this capacity, Dr. Lake has presented over twenty seminars across the United States on inclusive practices in music education and performance. With co-founder Dr. LaToya A. Webb, Dr. Lake has been invited to present on diversity, equity, and inclusion concepts and practices at the 2021 Midwest International Band and Orchestra Clinic, the 2021 Virginia Music Educators Association Professional Development Conference, the 2022 Texas Music Educators Association Conference, the 2021 National Association for Music Education National Conference and the 2022 National Association for Music Education Music Leaders Forum.

Dr. Lake is a member of the College Band Directors National Association, Kappa Kappa Psi (Gamma Xi), National Honorary Band Fraternity, Inc., Pi Kappa Lambda, and Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. He is also honored with membership in Tau Beta Sigma National Honorary Band Fraternity, Inc. (Beta Eta), and Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia.

JESSICA LEE (she/her) currently serves on the National Council and Board of Trustees as the Immediate Past President. She was initiated into the Eta Alpha Chapter of Kappa Kappa Psi at Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania on November 22, 2003 and as an active Brother from 2004 – 2008, she served her chapter as Social Director, Vice President of Service, Central Precinct Chair, and Chapter President, where her chapter won the 2007 Northeast District John P. Ross Governor’s Cup for Most Improved Chapter. She also served the Northeast District as District President from 2007-2008. While at Lock Haven, Jessica performed as a percussionist with the LHU Marching Band, Symphonic Band, and Percussion Ensemble. In May of 2008, Jessica graduated cum laude with Bachelor of Science degrees in Special and Elementary Education.

Following graduation in 2008, Jessica continued to work with Kappa Kappa Psi on the district and national levels. Jessica served as the petitioning group advisor to the Nu Delta chapter at McMurry University. She has also presented workshops over leadership, fraternal values, and membership education at district and national conventions for the last 15 years, including facilitating sessions at the Kappa Kappa Psi National Leadership Conference for District and National Leadership. Jessica has served for 8 years on the National Curriculum Development Committee, as one of the authors of The Road to Wisdom and 6 years on the Ritual Education and Performance Committee,as one of the author’s of the The Inner Circle Ritual Education program. Jessica also serves as one of the Keynote Speakers of the fraternity’s Leadership Development Program, The Founders’ Circle.

Jessica has served for the last 6 years on the National Council, as 2017-2019 National Vice President for Student Affairs, 2019-2021 National Vice President for Colonization & Membership, and in 2021-2023, served as the 48th National President of Kappa Kappa Psi. As National President, Jessica worked to reCHARGE Kappa Kappa Psi by centering programs and initiatives on the values found in our ritual and expanding chapter officer and other development resources available to our Brothers. A champion for students, she has worked to elevate all voices within the organization through expanded committee opportunities and appointments, refreshing the fraternity’s mission statement, updating the Road to Wisdom to include an Our Diversity Matters lesson, and facilitated work for an accommodations handbook for the Ritual.

A life member of the Eta Alpha chapter, Jessica is also an honorary member of the Southwest District, National Chapter and the Gamma Nu chapter of Tau Beta Sigma, as well as an honorary member of the Delta Sigma and Kappa Upsilon chapters of Kappa Kappa Psi and Southwest, Northeast, North Central, Southeast, Midwest, and Western Districts and the National Chapter of Kappa Kappa Psi.

Jessica graduated in August of 2013 with a Master’s Degree in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies from the University of Texas at Arlington. Since then, she has consistently held leadership positions in her professional life. Currently, Jessica is the Director of Curriculum & Instruction in Bullard Independent School District, a 4A school district in East Texas. Previous to this position, Jessica has been a principal, assistant principal, instructional coach, and a special education teacher. Jessica currently resides in Bullard, TX with her husband and Past National President, Jack, 13 year old son & Euphonium player, Jackson, 10 year old daughter, Emmy, and their dogs, Holly and Muffy.

DR‭. ‬MALINDA M‭. ‬MATNEY served as National President from 2007-2009‭, ‬National Vice President for Colonization and Membership from‭ ‬2005-2007‭, ‬and National Vice President for Programs from 1995-1997‭. ‬She served as an elected Trustee from 2011-2019‭. ‬She served‭ ‬as Governor for the North Central District from 1997‭ ‬to 2005‭, ‬and the Midwest District from 1992-1995‭. ‬Dr‭. ‬Matney serves as the‭ ‬Chapter Sponsor for Nu Chapter at the University of Michigan‭.‬

Dr‭. ‬Matney is Managing Director for the Center for Research on Learning and Teaching at the University of Michigan‭, ‬and is on faculty of the Center for the Study of Higher and Postsecondary Education at UM‭. ‬Dr‭. ‬Matney earned her Ph.D‭. ‬in Higher and Postsecondary Education from the University of Michigan‭. ‬She holds an Education Specialist in higher education administration from the‭ ‬University of Missouri at Kansas City‭, ‬a Master of Music in Music History from the University of Colorado at Boulder‭, ‬and a bachelor’s degree in music from Wichita State University‭.‬

Her work involves leading a 14-person unit focused on developing faculty in their teaching roles‭, ‬and serving on the central team for UM’s university-wide accreditation‭. ‬Her research has included work on generational demographics‭, ‬hazing behaviors‭, ‬social networking‭, ‬and campus climate‭.‬

Dr‭. ‬Matney is a Life Member of both Kappa Kappa Psi and Tau Beta Sigma‭. ‬She was initiated in 1984‭ ‬into Alpha Mu Chapter of Tau Beta Sigma at Wichita State University‭, ‬and served as Chapter President and District President‭ (‬for District V and the Midwest District‭). ‬She is an Honorary Member of Kappa Kappa Psi’s National Chapter‭, ‬Midwest‭, ‬North Central‭, ‬Northeast‭, ‬Southwest‭, ‬and Western Districts‭, ‬and Nu‭, ‬Zeta Chi and Alpha Iota Chapters‭; ‬and an Honorary Member of Tau Beta Sigma’s North Central and Southwest Districts and Lambda Chapter‭. ‬

Dr‭. ‬Matney is a member of multiple national associations‭. ‬She has served on the Board of Directors of HazingPrevention.Org‭, ‬and‭ ‬the University of Michigan School of Education Board of Governors‭. ‬She has served as associate editor for Oracle‭: ‬The Research Journal of the Association of Fraternity/Sorority Advisors and on the editorial board for the Journal of Student Affairs Research‭ ‬and Practice‭. ‬

MARINA PEÑA GUIOT (she/her) is a Life Member of the Kappa Mu chapter at the University of Georgia, the Nu Alpha chapter at Georgia State University, and an honorary member of the Southeast District of Kappa Kappa Psi. She was initiated into the Kappa Mu chapter in Spring 2008 before transferring to Georgia State University in Fall 2010. During her first year at Georgia State, Marina marched baritone in the inaugural Georgia State Marching Band and helped lead the way by chartering the Nu Alpha Chapter as the founding president for two terms. As an active brother, Marina was awarded the inaugural 2012 Georgia State University Marching Band Outstanding Service Award, the 2013 Nu Alpha Chapter Leadership Award, and the J. Lee Burke Student Achievement Award at the 2014 Southeast District Convention. She graduated from Georgia State with a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science.

As an alumna, Marina has continued her contributions to the Fraternity by serving as a Curriculum Advisor, the 2019 – 2021 Membership Director on the KKPsi Southeast District Alumni Association Board of Directors, an Advising Team member for multiple petitioning groups, Chair for the KKPsi Alumni Association Awards Committee, and most recently as the 2021 – 2023 KKPsi Alumni Association Board of Directors Vice Chair for Member Engagement. Currently, Marina serves as the 2023-2025 Kappa Kappa Psi Alumni Association Board of Directors Chair and as an ex-officio member of the Fraternity’s National Council.

Professionally, Marina has previously worked as the Parent Liaison at both an elementary school and at La Amistad Inc., a nonprofit organization that serves the Hispanic community throughout Metro Atlanta. She is currently in an alternative teacher certification program and is beginning her teaching career as a Kindergarten teacher. As a Mexican immigrant and naturalized U.S. citizen, Marina is passionate about serving immigrant communities and being a voice for those who are underrepresented both in her community and Kappa Kappa Psi.

During her spare time, you can find her playing various Pokémon-themed games, from Pokémon Go to those on Nintendo Switch, watching Marvel movies with her husband Jon Guiot, an Alpha Sigma Chapter alumnus, and their cat named Maya.

National President & Board of Trustees Member (Ex-Officio)

About Bang

National Vice President for Membership & Expansion

About Dr. Rorrer

National Vice President for Programs

About Daniel

National Vice President for Student Affairs

About Arupa

National Vice President for Professional Relations

About Dr. Lake

National Immediate Past President

About Jessica

National Board of Trustees Chair (Ex-Officio)

About Dr. Matney

National Alumni Association Board of Directors Chair (Ex-Officio)

About Marina