Executive Office and Leadership

As a premier women’s organization focused on our members’ lifelong journey of personal development and growth, Tri Delta is volunteer-led. The organization is supported by a professional staff that works in support of our more than 250,000 members worldwide.

The Tri Delta enterprise consists of three separate, not-for-profit entities: Tri Delta Fraternity, Tri Delta’s Foundation and Tri Delta Housing, and is supported by Park Street Properties, a property management and employment organization and wholly-owned subsidiary of the Fraternity. Together these entities provide the business infrastructure for Tri Delta to support its more than 240,000 members worldwide.

Nearly 400 staff members serve the Tri Delta enterprise. Approximately 60 professional staff work for Tri Delta Fraternity, Foundation and Housing as part of the Executive Office team, while more than 300 employees work for Park Street Properties in more than 120 chapter facilities across North America.

Tri Delta’s Executive Office, located in Dallas, Texas, is home to the Ginger Hicks Smith Museum and Archives, a beautiful space dedicated to preserving and sharing our rich history and cherished archives.

Chief Executive Officer

Mindy Tucker, Southern Methodist

Mindy has an impressive professional background that serves her well as she leads the Fraternity, Tri Delta’s Foundation and Tri Delta Housing. She has more than 30 years of leadership experience in the corporate, nonprofit, political and government arenas, along with a multitude of accomplishments. Notably, she was the first woman to serve as director of public affairs and chief spokesperson at the U.S. Department of Justice, and she was in that post on Sept. 11, 2001.

She has been immersed in Tri Delta since 2017 serving as Chief Strategy Officer, Vice President of Marketing Communications and most recently Interim CEO. Mindy has been a high achiever in all her roles at Tri Delta, and she was instrumental leading the award-winning kindness initiative, driving the organization’s technology modernization, the creation and execution of Tri Delta’s strategic plan while also managing the organization’s diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging initiatives.

Prior to Tri Delta, Mindy was a partner at Crux Partners, specializing in crisis communications and reputation management. Tucker’s experience also includes serving as Vice President of Strategic Communications at West Health and as a Senior Advisor at Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide. She held senior roles on Gubernatorial and Presidential campaigns, as well as key government positions at the state and federal levels. Mindy earned a BBA degree in Organizational Business and Political Science from the Cox School of Business at Southern Methodist University (SMU), and she attended the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton Executive Education program where she completed a certificate program in Executive Presence and Influence.

Mindy’s passion for Tri Delta began when she joined the Theta Kappa Chapter at SMU, and her deep commitment continues today as a member of the San Diego Alumnae Chapter. She and her two sons reside in San Diego, CA.

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Meet Our Executive Team

Chief of Staff

Ashley VanDewark, Alpha Gamma Delta

Ashley VanDewark, MPA, is a seasoned non-profit leader and champion of the fraternal experience. Ashley has served as the executive director of the Foundation for Fraternal Excellence (FFE) since June 2018, leading the foundation through a transformative period, including a new brand, growth in programs, the addition of a professional staff team and the adoption of a governance model.

Ashley’s leadership brought the FFE Amplifying Sorority Campaign (ASC)—a sorority-led, sorority-focused research campaign in partnership with the National Panhellenic Conference—to life in 2022 following a desire and critical need for more research on the sorority experience from the community. Her work alongside the ASC Research and Campaign Committees has resulted in more than $1.4M raised, as well as three fully completed projects, two projects presently underway and many more on the horizon, equipping our organizations to take strategic action to further strengthen the sorority experience today and into the future.

Prior to joining the staff of FFE in March 2017, Ashley served her membership organization, Alpha Gamma Delta Fraternity, as a leadership consultant and later as director of extension.

Passionate about helping others improve their quality of life inside and outside of the workplace, Ashley became a Gallup-Certified Strengths Coach in 2022. In this role, she helps individuals capitalize on their innate strengths and brings teams together to understand the vital role their strengths play in support of the group’s work.

Ashley has a Bachelor of Science in early childhood education from Brenau University and a Master of Public Administration in nonprofit management from Indiana University. She lives in Athens, Georgia, with her husband Jacob, their two daughters Eliza and Piper—her life’s joy—and their two dogs.

Chief Operations Officer

Dan Duncan, Alpha Sigma Phi

Dan is a graduate of the Max M. Fisher College of Business at The Ohio State University with a specialization in Finance.  He has devoted the last twenty years of his professional career to serving the college fraternity and sorority community, having held a variety of finance, operations and housing roles both for his own organization, Alpha Sigma Phi, and for another national women’s fraternity. He joined Tri Delta as Vice President of Housing and Operations in 2018 and has a proven record of success. In 2023 he was named COO where he leads the day-to-day operations of Tri Delta Housing, Inc., and Park Street Properties, LLC as well as managing the People & Culture and Operations functions at the Fraternity.  He and his family reside in Columbus, Ohio.    

Chief Financial Officer

Michael Bennett

Michael Bennett is a dynamic, operational financial executive specializing in building high growth companies in a variety of industries. Prior to joining Tri Delta Michael served as Managing Partner for Mile High Advisors, a full stack consulting firm supporting clients in Non-Profit, Aerospace, Technology, SaaS, Real Estate, Construction, Mining, Manufacturing, and CPG.

In other notable roles, Michael served as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for Factory Design Labs, an international advertising agency, where he led global expansion and concurrently served as board advisor to Beatport, a digital music platform, where he consulted on multiple funding rounds and a successful exit. Michael was also a founding financial leader of Exclusive Resorts, now the world’s largest luxury vacation club.

Michael began his career with Arthur Andersen and PwC in Silicon Valley, consulting companies in the technology sector. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration, Magna Cum Laude, from California Polytechnic State University – San Luis Obispo and is a CPA.

Michael moved from California to Colorado in 2002 to ski and never left. With his free time, Michael still loves skiing and traveling with his wife and two sons.

Chief Development Officer

Beth Burkes, Wake Forest

Beth joined Tri Delta at Wake Forest University. She has led the organization’s philanthropic arm, Tri Delta’s Foundation, since 2018 and is responsible for leading Tri Delta’s fundraising and granting efforts. A Certified Fundraising Executive with an MBA and MHA and recipient of the Foundation for Fraternal Excellence’s Outstanding Professional Award, Burkes has raised over $131M in her career. She came to Tri Delta from the Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation where she served as Executive Director, managing assets of more than $45 million. Prior to her work at Kappa, she led the development efforts of several non-profits including United Way of Greater Kansas City. She is a past member of Tri Delta’s Foundation Board of Trustees and now lives with her husband in her home state of North Carolina.

Board Leadership

The Tri Delta enterprise is led by the strategic visionaries serving on Tri Delta’s three boards. Their foresight and enduring support ensure Tri Delta’s vitality now and into the future. Learn more about our boards here.

Careers

Who We Are

Our staff is comprised of women and men from all over the United States that have varied backgrounds. For some, a role at Tri Delta is the beginning of a successful career; for others, Tri Delta is the capstone of a career. Roles at Tri Delta are rewarding, fun and challenging. They range from entry-level to senior leadership and span functional areas that include member experience, housing, marketing/communications, IT, finance and fundraising. Tri Delta is a great place to work, learn and lead.

Tri Delta’s employees are called to kindness, appreciate each other’s unique abilities and value a diversity of perspectives. We welcome candidates with a wide range of experiences and viewpoints. At Tri Delta, we don’t just accept differences—we celebrate and support the diverse backgrounds of our employees. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and are committed to a workplace free of discrimination and harassment.

We are committed to transparency and accountability. We have regular All-Staff meetings and weekly update newsletters to ensure that every employee has the information they need to work effectively and support Tri Delta’s mission.

How We Support Our Employees

Tri Delta believes healthy employees are happy employees. We help make that happen by offering:

Comprehensive medical, dental and vision insurance plans
Health savings or flexible spending accounts
Generous paid leave
Twelve weeks of fully-paid parental leave
Short-term and long-term disability coverage
401(k) retirement plan
On-site fitness center

Tri Delta was selected as a “Best Place for Working Parents” two years in a row.
This award was given in recognition of our commitment to supporting working parents through family-friendly policies and practices, including medical/dental benefits, paid parenting leave, flexible working hours, work-from-home opportunities and the employee assistance program.

Employment Opportunities

Take a look at all our open positions posted on Tri Delta’s job board.

For more information about our open house director, dining and housekeeping job opportunities visit our Housing Careers page.