BOARD OF DIRECTORS
What good is a mission and vision without people to see them through? Our volunteer board of directors provides direction for the Fraternity.
The executive and administrative authority of the Fraternity is vested in the Board of Directors. This volunteer board of members manages the affairs of the Fraternity. Eleven alumni members are elected by the Assembly of Trustees, while two undergraduate members are elected by the Undergraduate Convention.
For Board of Directors' contact information, please call Delta Upsilon International Fraternity Headquarters at 317.875.8900 or email ihq@deltau.org.
Applications to serve as an Undergraduate Director for the 2025-2026 academic year are now open and are due July 16, 2025. More information can be found on the Undergraduate Director application.
Thomas F. Durein, Oregon State '92
President
About
Tom Durein was elected as Delta Upsilon’s 42nd International Fraternity President during the Leadership Institute’s Assembly of Trustees on July 28, 2018. Brother Durein served on the DU Educational Foundation’s Board of Trustees from 1998-2015 before transitioning to the Fraternity’s Board of Directors in 2015. He is a former Greek Advisor for the University of California, and a past IHQ staff member having served in a variety of expansion, member development and Foundation roles. Today, Tom is a Vice President of Account Management for NetJets, Inc., and lives in San Francisco.
Brad John, Iowa '96
Chairman
About
Brother John has been in the insurance industry for 20 years and is the Head Of Life Sciences for The Hartford insurance. He served on the Delta Upsilon International Fraternity staff from 1996-1999. He has been a chapter advisor for both the Iowa and Lafayette chapters. He received his BA from the University of Iowa and a BS from DeSales University. Brad currently resides with his wife and three daughters in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Aaron Clevenger, Central Florida '97
Secretary
About
Brother Clevenger serves as Dean of International Programs at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. Before heading up the Daytona Beach Campus' International Programs Division, he spent four years in the Office of Undergraduate Research, five years working in Embry-Riddle Student Affairs as the Director of Student Activities, and three years as the fraternity and sorority advisor. Clevenger received his doctorate in Higher Education and Organizational Change from Benedictine University and his Masters in Student Affairs from the University of Central Florida. Clevenger is a former staff member of both the Educational Foundation and the International Fraternity, and he has held numerous colony, chapter, alumni chapter, and international volunteer positions since joining DU in 1992.
David P. Whitman, Indiana '75
Treasurer
About
Brother Whitman joined the Board in 2014 after a 38-year career at PricewaterhouseCoopers. He served on the Indiana Chapter’s House Corporation Board throughout the 1980s and into the mid-1990s. For five decades, he has been actively involved in leadership roles with a variety of not-for-profit entities, including many with an emphasis on community/social service and the arts. He and his wife live in Indianapolis, and he has two adult sons.
Rod Barleen, Kansas '97
Alumni Director
About
Brother Barleen joined Delta Upsilon's International Fraternity Board of Directors in August 2022 as an Alumni Director. Rod is the Executive Vice President at Pennington & Co., a fundraising council firm tailored for fraternities and sororities. Prior to his work at Pennington, Rod gained extensive fundraising and marketing experience while working within the athletic departments of the University of Kansas and the University of Maryland. He and his wife Angela reside in Leawood, Kansas with their two young children.
Derrick Collins, Carthage '05
Alumni Director
About
Brother Collins joined the Delta Upsilon International Fraternity Board of Directors in 2021. He has over 15 years of experience in higher education fundraising and currently serves as the Chief Development Officer with the Retzky College of Pharmacy at the University of Illinois Chicago. Prior to that role, Brother Collins was a major gift officer at the UVA School of Medicine. Previously, he worked in college admissions and student affairs. Derrick is a former President of the Carthage Chapter Alumni Association, a former chapter advisor to the Carthage DU Chapter, and a longtime volunteer with the International Fraternity, including as a Province Governor and a facilitator at Presidents Academy and other Fraternity educational programs. He earned a BA in Management and Marketing at Carthage and an MBA from the Greehey School of Business at St. Mary's University in San Antonio. Derrick resides in Chicago, IL with his family.
Michael Daley, Western Ontario '05
Alumni Director
About
Brother Daley has over a decade of experience in technology sales and account management. He is currently a Strategic Account Manager for Dropbox and is a founding member of their Canadian operations. He previously worked in the banking industry and was a soldier in the Canadian Forces. Michael previously served as a Delta Upsilon Province Governor and has led the Western Ontario Chapter as its Alumni Board President on two occasions. Outside of work, Michael is the Communications Director for his local Lions Club. He resides in Goderich, Ontario with his wife Kristy and their three young children.
Andrew Martin, Washington State '05
Alumni Director
About
Brother Martin joined the International Fraternity Board of Directors in 2021. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, History, and Pre-Law from Washington State University, and earned his Master of Business Administration with a focus on Entrepreneurship and Customer Experience from Miami University (Ohio). Professionally, Brother Martin leads a team within PwC’s Commercial Technology and Innovation practice, where he is focused on delivering next-generation technology offerings powered by generative AI. In this role, he helps clients harness emerging technologies to drive meaningful business outcomes, overseeing strategy, development, and go-to-market execution across a range of solutions.
John Roberts, Florida '86
Alumni Director
About
Brother Roberts is a seasoned executive with 25 years of academic and corporate experience leading learning enterprises, delivering best practice change management consulting and business advisory services to C-Suite leaders and their teams. His most recent leadership roles have focused on HR transformation and digital disruption in the modern enterprise. He is currently the Vice President, Intelligence - HR Tech for Alium, a buyer intelligence platform for sales and marketing teams. John earned his bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Florida and a Ph.D. in political science from the University of Chicago.
Ryken Adams-Barnes, Purdue '26
Undergraduate Director
About
Ryken was elected to serve as an Undergraduate Director for the 2025-2026 academic year during the 2025 Leadership Institute in Louisville.
Darius White, Western Illinois '27
Undergraduate Director
About
Darius was elected to serve as an Undergraduate Director for the 2025-2026 academic year during the 2025 Leadership Institute in Louisville. He is currently a junior at Western Illinois University, studying Law Enforcement and Justice Administration. As an undergraduate, he is serving his second term as Vice President of External Relations for the Western Illinois Chapter of Delta Upsilon. Darius has held several leadership roles on campus, including Senator in the Student Government Association; President of Minorities in Blue, a student organization supporting underrepresented voices in law enforcement; Resident Assistant; and more. After college, Darius plans to become a police officer and grow as a leader in the field of law enforcement with a passion for creating positive change in the communities he serves. He grew up in Ottawa, Illinois.