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Hammond Joins Director of Development
Team
After three years on the Fraternity's
staff, Russ Hammond (James Madison) recently
joined the Foundation as one of three
Directors of Development. Their role:
to travel the country and build relationships
with alumni who have graduated in the
last decade. The "Graduates of the
Last Decade" or GOLD program has
already achieved tremendous success in
drawing support for the Fraternity's educational
programs from younger alumni.
Hammond is excited about his new role
with the Foundation and looks forward
to helping educate
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alumni
about the exceptional programming Sigma Nu offers
its undergraduate members. Oftentimes, he says,
alumni don't realize Sigma Nu offers some of the
best leadership training in the country for fraternity
members. "When they learn about it, they
are encouraged to contribute," he comments.
Hammond came on staff with the Fraternity right
after graduation in 2003, as a Leadership Consultant
for the southeast region. The following year he
served as Director of Expansion and helped re-colonize
chapters at Arizona State, University of Arkansas,
Cal State Northridge and the University of Florida.
His third year on staff he took on the Director
of Recruitment position, in addition to the expansion
position. That year he oversaw all recruitment
efforts across the country as well as participating
in two expansions at the University of North Carolina
and Metro State College of Denver and a re-organization
at the University of Georgia. During this time,
Hammond also worked heavily with the already colonized
groups at Kettering University, University of
Central Florida, University of Arizona and Bowling
Green State University.
As part of his expansion and recruitment roles,
Hammond has spent the last three years promoting
Sigma Nu and the LEAD program at colleges across
the country. "The LEAD program, in conjunction
with strong alumni support, is the backbone of
a successful re-colonization," says Hammond.
"The really strong colonies today are those
groups that heavily implemented LEAD. It is vital
to their success. I hope to raise as much support
as I can for the LEAD program this year. It can
only get better and reach more students with additional
funding," he says.
As an undergraduate member, Hammond was highly
involved with his chapter. Regarding his decision
to take on the Director of Development position
he says, "I wanted to give back to Sigma
Nu what has been given to me, and this position
will allow me to do that."
"I gained a lot from LEAD while I was in
college, and I've shared it over and over again
with new colonies. I'm excited to be on the other
side now, with the opportunity to educate alumni
about this successful program," he comments.
Hammond joins Josh Nay (Gettysburg) and Erik Tomalis
(Duquesne) as the third Director of Development
for the Foundation. Nay and Tomalis began as Leadership
Consultants with Hammond in 2003, and both moved
over to Foundation positions after their first
year. Already having a close working relationship
with these two men and the knowledge of the Foundation
and its supported programs, Hammond says this
was the next natural step in his career.
As of early August, Hammond is already hitting
the road to meet with alumni, covering a territory
almost identical to the area he traveled as a
consultant. Alumni from chapters he assisted in
expansion and re-colonization efforts will also
be included in his territory. "I look forward
to showing our members all the new things going
on with Sigma Nu. The college and fraternity environment
is drastically different than when they were in
school. I want to help reconnect them with the
experience they had in the Fraternity and inform
them of all the ways Sigma Nu is growing and changing
for the benefit of our undergraduates," declares
Hammond.
Territories
for the Foundation's Directors
of Development
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