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 and its more than $450 million in assets.

Nearly 250 staff members serve the Tri Delta enterprise. Approximately 50 professional staff work for Tri Delta Fraternity, Foundation and Housing as part of the Executive Office team, while more than 200 employees work for Park Street Properties in our 124 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.

Careers

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 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.    

Interim 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 Experience Officer

Stefan Strickland, Kappa Alpha Theta

Stefan joined Tri Delta in March 2015 and currently serves as Tri Delta’s Chief Experience Officer. Under her leadership she is responsible for all areas touching the membership experience. This includes collegiate and alumnae chapter operations, programming, development and educational resources. In addition, she is responsible for alumnae relations and volunteer engagement and development. Prior to joining Tri Delta, Stefan served as the Sr. Director, Fitness and Endurance Programs at ALSAC/St. Jude and was responsible for the development, implementation and strategic direction for the Fitness and Endurance Platform that included walks, marathons/ triathlons, endurance challenges, bike rides and other fitness related activities. Her nonprofit experience extends to JDRF and Susan G. Komen for the Cure where she led their national walk and 5k run series for both organizations. Stefan is a graduate of Tulane University where she became member of Kappa Alpha Theta. She has traveled as a consultant and served as a volunteer for Kappa Alpha Theta. She and her family reside in Dallas, TX.

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 about our boards