(MEMPHIS, TN) – Kappa Delta Sorority is pleased to announce it has hired 16 leadership development consultants for the 2017-2018 academic year. The group includes 12 collegians who will graduate this spring and four current leadership development consultants who were promoted to senior LDCs.

“Hailing from 11 states and every region of the country, our leadership development consultants bring a multitude of experiences and skills to the organization,” said Kirstin Barry, director of extension and consultants.

Current LDCs returning as senior LDCs for 2017-2018 are:

Caisey Dotson (Delta Iota-Murray State)
Meredith Duncan (Alpha Iota-California/Los Angeles)
Kate Schade (Eta Phi-Boston)
Alexis Soares (Sigma Kappa-Ohio State)

Graduating seniors hired as 2017-2018 first-year LDCs are:

Anna Andruzak (Sigma Tau-Washington State)
Erin Di Leva (Beta Rho-San Diego State)
Sam Elder (Alpha Xi-Louisville)
Lucy Fulliton (Epsilon Iota-Missouri)
Sarah Johnson (Sigma Kappa-Ohio State)
Ryan Murphy (Theta Eta-Old Dominion)
Hannah Oswalt (Beta Sigma-Southern Mississippi)
Libby Rice (Zeta Mu-Towson)
Karlie Rowley (Gamma Kappa-Louisiana/Lafayette)
Leigh Sheppard (Epsilon Pi-Virginia Tech)
Jordan Webb (Delta Gamma-Western Kentucky)
Megan Worley (Eta Zeta-North Florida)

“This impressive group of young women exemplifies the best of Kappa Delta. I look forward to seeing how they build confidence and inspire action in our collegians across the country,” said Kappa Delta National President Alison Jakes Argersinger.

The consultants will travel from August 2017 through April 2018 to establish new chapters as well as aid Kappa Delta’s current chapters in operations, recruitment and leadership development.

CONTACT: Heidi Roy, Director of Communications
901-748-1897
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Kappa Delta Sorority is a national organization for women with more than 250,000 members, 165 active collegiate chapters and more than 500 chartered alumnae chapters nationwide. Kappa Delta is active in a number of philanthropic endeavors, including the prevention of child abuse and confidence-building programming with the Girl Scouts of the USA. In 2009, the sorority created the Confidence Coalition, an international movement committed to promoting confidence in girls and women. In 2010, Kappa Delta established International Girls Day to empower girls to reach their potential. It also created International Women’s Friendship Month for women everywhere. Kappa Delta’s national headquarters is in Memphis, Tennessee. For more information, visit www.kappadelta.org.