Thank you to the following Silver Helmets recipients for their 25 years of dedicated service to Delta Sigma Pi.
Lisa Brown was initiated into Kappa Mu at Cal Poly State University-San Luis Obispo in 1996. She has served as District Director almost entirely through her time as an alumni member (except for when on the National Board of Directors), currently serving as DD for Kappa Mu at Cal Poly -San Luis Obispo. During her tenure, she has served as a District Director for eight different chapters and was named National DD of the Year in 2000. Lisa has also served as the Bay Area Regional Vice President two times, served as Interim Pacific Northwest Regional Vice President, Western Provincial Vice President, National Scholastic Development & Awards Chair, National Professional Development Chair (helping implement the first ever award winning Presidents’ Academy!), and most recently as our National Organizational Development Chair. Lisa has also served on numerous national, provincial and regional committees along with several National Task Force's (most prominently the task force that created our current Chapter Management Program). In addition to all of that, she is a member of the San Francisco Bay Area Alumni Chapter and has attended nearly 100 national events, including 13 Grand Chapter Congresses. She is married to Brother Chuck Brown, San Diego, and they live in the Bay area with their three children. Together, they support the Delta Sigma Pi Leadership Foundation, earning Entrepreneur recognition. Lisa currently serves as the head of enterprise mobility for SAP, a software and technology solution company.
Joseph O'Brien was initiated into Lambda Psi at University of Hawaii-Hilo in 1995. Joe has served as District Director for various chapters including Phi at Southern California, Iota Upsilon at Cal State-Northridge and Hawaii Alumni Chapter, earning the Regional District Director of the Year award three times. Joe has also served as the South Pacific Regional Vice President and was also on the Colony Task Force. Joe is an active member of the Phoenix-Thunderbird Alumni Chapter, is a supporter of the Delta Sigma Pi Leadership Foundation and has attended 25 national events, 10 of which were Grand Chapter Congresses. Professionally, Joe is a senior accountant at Liberty Utilities in Arizona.
Austin Radus was initiated into Nu Sigma Chapter at Roger Williams University in 1996. Austin attended his first event—the OTiS in Wilkes Barre, PA in 1997—attending 30 national events, including 11 Grand Chapter Congresses. Austin has served as District Director for Zeta Phi Chapter at Florida Atlantic University and helped with the reactivation of Alpha Chapter and the establishment of what would become the Kappa Rho Chapter at Adelphi University. In recent years, he has also served on the Bay Area Regional Awards Committee and the National Professional Development Committee. While living in Florida, Austin was active in the West Palm Beach Alumni Chapter, serving as President. He now lives in the Bay area with his wife, Brother Laura Radus, San Francisco State, and their two daughters, where he is in business development and retention for LendingClub.
Matt Temple was initiated into Lambda Sigma Chapter at Cal State University-Fullerton in 1997. He currently serves on the National Scholastic Development and Awards Committee and as the South Pacific Regional Awards Committee Chair. He has previously served as South Pacific Regional Vice President, a Western Provincial Awards Committee member, a National Finance Committee member and as a National Bylaws Reviewer. Matt has also been a District Director for Phi at Southern California, Lambda Phi at Cal State-Long Beach and Xi Pi at Redlands. He supports the Leadership Foundation financially and by having previously served on the Foundation Scholarship and Grant Committee. Matt is currently a member of the Los Angeles Alumni Chapter and has been a member and officer for Long Beach-Pier 9 and Orange County Alumni Chapters. He has also attended more than 25 events, including 12 Grand Chapter Congresses. Matt lives in Long Beach with his wife and their daughter where he works as a senior manager, technology business management for Advocate.
Mike Woolson was initiated into Delta Sigma at Loyola Marymount University in 1988. Mike currently serves on the South Pacific Regional Awards Committee and has previously served as South Pacific Regional Director and as District Director for Phi at Southern California, Delta Sigma at Loyola Marymount, Kappa Mu at Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo and Los Angeles Alumni Chapter. Mike is a member of Los Angeles Alumni Chapter and also currently serves as VP-Finance for North Hollywood Alumni Chapter. He is a supporter of the Delta Sigma Pi Leadership Foundation and has attended a number of national events, including five Grand Chapter Congresses. Mike works as a management analyst, parking division for the City of Pasadena.