Catalyst International Convention 2024
by Ben Nash · April 7, 2024
From April 4th to the 6th Chapter President Tammy Monroe, Distinguished Chapter Officer Nominee and Webmaster Ben Nash, star first-year Chapter Advisor Dr. Therese Revlock, ten year serving internationally recognized most distinguished Chapter Advisor David Sigmund, and our guest Stark State Engineering Instructor Cristina Kyle attended the 2024 Phi Theta Kappa Catalyst International Convention. This year Catalyst was held at the Gaylord Palms resort in Kissimmee, Florida, just a stone’s throw from Orlando and Disney World.
Our first keynote speaker this year was American Ballet Theatre Principal Dancer, Philanthropist, and author Misty Copeland.
Our second keynote speaker was former secret service special agent and multimedia journalist Evy Poumpouras.
Beta Gamma Epsilon Chapter President Tammy Monroe, Chapter Advisor Dr. Therese Revlock, guest Cristina Kyle, Chapter Advisor David Sigmund, and Chapter Webmaster Ben Nash.
Beta Gamma Epsilon Chapter Advisor, David Sigmund won an international award as a Distinguished Chapter Advisor!
Ohio Region Officers: Rachel DiScipio Ketler – Vice President, April Hubbard – Northern District Representative, Stacy Jarvis – President, Abigail Jordan – Recording Secretary/Newsletter Editor, and Ben Nash – Eastern District Representative from Stark State. (Not pictured Sean Allen – Western District Representative)
Ohio Region Officers April Hubbard from Lakeland Community College and Ben Nash from Stark State Community College Bring Phi Theta Kappa to Disney and the Pirates of the Caribbean.
Our New International Student President, from Clark State College, Ohio’s own,
Annalise Smith!
Our new International Vice President Division I, from Cuyahoga Community College – Westshore, Ohio’s
Alyssa DeFlorentis!
Our new International Vice President Division II, from Northeast Texas Community College,
Monserrat Rivero Sánchez
Our new International Vice President Division III, from Ivy Tech Community College – Bloomington,
Britney Khan
Our new International Vice President Division IV, from Great Basin College
Karissa Sena-Fadenrecht