Theta Chi is thrilled to announce its exciting lineup of keynote speakers for the 156th Anniversary Convention and 35th School of Fraternity Practices.
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Undergraduates who are planning to attend the Convention can also apply for a Slivinske Scholarship, provided by The Foundation Chapter.
Dennis Cardoza
Alpha Psi/Maryland 1982
United States Representative
Since his election on Nov. 5, 2002, Congressman Dennis Cardoza (D-Merced) has established himself as a strong and effective leader who reaches across party lines in order to deliver results for his constituents in California’s Central Valley. He is dedicated to fighting for the pressing issues that affect, not only his constituents, but the nation as a whole. Cardoza represents the 18th Congressional District which includes Merced County and portions of San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Madera, and Fresno counties.
Dennis Cardoza is proud to have grown up in the valley in which he serves. Raised in Atwater, he attended California State University-Stanislaus in Turlock before transferring to the University of Maryland-College Park where he earned a bachelor of arts degree in 1982.
Presentation: Success as a Man
Anthony "Tony" D'Angelo
Zeta Omega/West Chester 1994
Founder and Chief Visionary Officer, Collegiate Empowerment
As founder and CEO of the nationally recognized educational firm, Collegiate EmPowerment, Brother D'Angelo and his team have served over 1.5 million college students from over 2,250 colleges and universities throughout North America. He has authored six books, including the New York Times Bestseller Chicken Soup for The College Soul. Tony has been featured and cited in hundreds of national media outlets including CNN, SPIN Magazine, Woman’s Day, Real Simple and Oprah’s O Magazine. D'Angelo has created The Rich Grad Project and RichGrad.org to help elevate the financial well being of today’s college students.
Presentation: Success as a Student
John Hanes
Beta Omicron/Cincinnati 1976
President, Effectiveness Dimensions
John Hanes has always had a missionary zeal to help leaders and organizations improve their effectiveness. He is one of the nation’s most dynamic facilitators, known for his fast paced, hard hitting delivery. John is a sought after consultant to executive groups and is noted for his "real world" application of concepts. Since 1986 he has been president of Effectiveness Dimensions International, a southern California based leadership development and consulting firm.
John has personally trained over 24,000 managers from over 800 organizations in his nationally acclaimed 3 day seminar, Team Top Gun. He has conducted over 1,500 executive candidate assessments and is the author of 11 psychological instruments and 7 training simulations. John previously served Theta Chi as a Field Representative.
Presentation: Success as a Leader
Steve Maeda
Beta Alpha/UCLA 1984
Hollywood Writer and Producer
Steve Maeda is a Hollywood television writer and producer. Steve is working under a multi-year overall deal at Sony Pictures and was most recently the Executive Producer/Showrunner for the Sony/ABC series Pan Am. Prior to that, he executive produced Miami Medical and Lie to Me. Brother Maeda previously served as a Co-Executive Producer on Lost and Day Break and also worked on CSI: Miami for three years. He has worked with Chris Carter on both The X-Files and Harsh Realm.
Presentation: Success in Your Future