Alpha-Sigma of Kappa Sigma Education Foundation

 

President/Treasurer – Walt Shuler
Initiated Spring 1975. Served as Grand Master (1976 – 77) and Pledge Rush & Education Chairman (1977 – 78).  Received BSBA from The Ohio State University (1979). Treasurer – National IFC/PHC Conference held at OSU (1978). Assistant alumni adviser to Alpha-Sigma Chapter (2003 – 2004;  2013 – 2015; 2017); Founder and alumni adviser to Omicron-Eta chapter (NOVA SE University) 2004 – 2006. President of Kappa Sigma Ohio State alumni association (2012 – present). Director at HNS Sports Group in Dublin, Ohio since 2009.

Vice President/Secretary –  Darryl Niven
Initiated in January of 1983, Darryl served as Kitchen Steward in 1984, House Manager in 1985, and Pledge Educator in 1986. He joined the Alpha Sigma chapter of Kappa Sigma Hall of Fame Committee in 2018. Darryl graduated in 1986 with a BS in Mechanical Engineering and got his MBA from Michigan State University in 1999. He helped initiate new members when Alpha Sigma was recolonized in 2004. Darryl was an Alumni Advisor for Kappa Sigma at the University of Michigan from 1989 to 1991. He worked at Ford Motor Company for 18 years with positions in Manufacturing and Product Engineering, Business Strategy, Operations Leadership and Business Leadership, including expatriate assignments in London, England and Budapest, Hungary. Currently, he is the Chief Manufacturing Officer for Park-Ohio Corporation in Cleveland, Ohio with 64 manufacturing and 70 supply & distribution facilities worldwide. Darryl has been married to his wife Kelley for over 30 years. She’s a Chi Omega alumna at Ohio State. They have two children, their daughter graduated from Hope College and their son will graduate from Western Michigan University in the spring of 2020.

Board Members

John Hart
Initiated into Alpha Sigma in the fall class of 1980, John served as Pledge Educator in 1981. In 1982, he served as Grand Master of the chapter, achieved ritual proficiency in the same year, and graduated in the spring of 1983. John graduated with a BS in Civil Engineering and is currently the Senior Director of Business Development at Matrix Service Inc., an energy and industrial engineering as well as a construction company based in Houston, Texas. John is also currently Scholarship Chairman for the Ohio State Alumni Club of Houston.

Doug Kinsey   
Initiated in Spring of 1980. Served as Pledge Educator and Grand Master of Ceremonies in 1982. A recipient of the Henry Worley Scholarship and Leadership Award in 1983. Graduate in the class of 1983 with a B.A. in Political Science. Currently working on a Master’s Degree in Management at Harvard University. Has worked in commercial. Insurance, investment management, financial planning and tax. Past employers include Bower Insurance, Morgan Stanley and Fifth Third Bank. Currently the Partner and founding member of Artifex Financial Group with offices in Columbus, Dayton and Cincinnati, Ohio. Was on the board of the Dayton Art Institute, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Oakwood Rotary Club, A Special Wish Foundation and Wegerzyn Gardens. Doug and his wife, Rebecca, have four children who attend Ohio State University and Ohio University. 

Zachary Parkins
Initiated in 2004. A member of the Founding Father class which re-chartered the Alpha-Sigma Chapter in ’04. Served as Grand Procurator and then Grand Master during the years 2004-2006. Received his B.S. in Economics in 2006 and his J.D. from The University of Miami in 2012. A 4-year letterman for the Ohio State Fencing Team; 3-year scholar-athlete; 3-time All-Big Ten Conference Academic Team member. Currently is Vice President in the Disputes and Investigations Practice at Duff and Phelps, focusing on providing expert reports and forensic accounting in large corporate matters. Previous employed by Mesirow Financial Consulting (Sr. VP) focusing on bankruptcy reorganization consulting.  Zachary serves on Kappa Sigma’s National HQ Conduct Committee organized to streamline potential code of conduct violations for the DGMs and the SEC’s Worthy Grand Procurator.

Matthew Schilling 
Matt was initiated into the Alpha Sigma chapter of Kappa Sigma in 2004. He served as Grand Master a year later in 2005 and is Alpha Sigma's first master of the ritual. He also served as recruitment chair at the chapter. He graduated from Ohio State in 2008 with a BA in Political Science and Economics. Schilling has worked for the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio for 12 years, is currently the Director of the Office of Public Affairs, and lives in Columbus.   

 

Meeting agendas and past meeting minutes can be found here. For the password, please contact Matt.Noble@fmgtucson.com.