MEMPHIS, TN – Kappa Delta Sorority is pleased to announce it has hired 21 leadership development consultants for the 2016-2017 academic year, the largest traveling consultant group in Kappa Delta history. The group includes 16 collegians who will graduate this spring and five current leadership development consultants who were promoted to senior LDCs.

“By increasing our consultant force to 21, we are able to provide greater assistance to our collegiate chapters and experienced mentors to first-year consultants,” said Kirstin Barry, associate director of extension and consultants.

Current LDCs returning as senior LDCs for 2016-2017 are:

Cristina Attard (Theta Alpha-Quinnipiac)
Maribeth Broussard (Epsilon-Louisiana State)
Robin Brown (Eta Zeta-North Florida)
Hannah Ranowiecki (Sigma Kappa-Ohio State)
Gretchen Seeling (Zeta Mu-Towson)

Graduating seniors hired as 2016-2017 first-year LDCs are:

Maggie Bowman (Epsilon Iota- Missouri)
Madison Condon (Phi Epsilon-Colorado State)
Caisey Dotson (Delta Iota-Murray State)
Meredith Duncan (Alpha Iota-California/Los Angeles)
Chelsea Ehalt (Zeta Omega-Memphis)
Taylor Farmer (Beta Kappa-Tennessee/Chattanooga)
Madeline Hardy (Alpha-Longwood)
Olivia Hirt (Theta Delta-Dayton)
Ashley Merkel (Sigma Phi-Georgia)
Shannon Mooney (Alpha Iota-California/Los Angeles)
Kate Schade (Eta Phi-Boston)
Alexis Soares (Sigma Kappa-Ohio State)
Jenna Strader (Epsilon Zeta-North Carolina/Pembroke)
Savannah Strayer (Kappa Alpha-Florida State)
Natalia Toccoli (Zeta Rho-San Diego)
Alexa Wood (Delta Mu-Newberry)

“There isn’t a better group of young women to build confidence in our collegians and inspire action in chapters across the country,” said Kappa Delta National President Alison Jakes Argersinger.

The consultants will travel from August 2016 through April 2017 working to establish new chapters as well as aiding Kappa Delta’s current chapters in operations, recruitment and leadership development.