What is your favorite APO memory? Anything having to do with conferences. There's nothing better than being able to step outside your own chapter and see APO working on a bigger scale. I loved exchanging ideas and hearing about what works for other chapters and seeing the larger impact APO has on the community. It all adds up to what we like to call the "APO conference high," which is an amazing feeling.  

Name one person who has been an inspiration to you and why. In respect to APO? Or just in general? What the heck, I'll answer both. APO - My chapter had very strong leadership when I pledged, and I became close with the president in particular. He remains a close friend and was a tremendously valuable resource when I became active and eventually served as president. He never tired of giving me the guidance and support I needed, and that gave me a great deal of confidence. In general - My parents, naturally, since they've constantly been supportive and have encouraged me in all pursuits, even if they didn't totally understand them. But also a professor I had at Drake named Keith. I took his class on a whim just for credits, even though it had nothing to do with my major. But he took an interest in me as a student anyway and genuinely wanted to help guide me and point me in the right direction, no matter what I needed. He encouraged me to channel my need to explore and helped me find the courage to make tough decisions in my last year of school.  

Why were you interested in a job as a field representative?  Well, first it’s a paying job with APO. I didn't realize those existed at all. When I was president of my chapter, I would spend my evenings caught up in APO stuff thinking "I wish I could do this for my job," and magically that worked out. It’s also an opportunity for me to continue my involvement with an organization I love and have been deeply committed to for four years. Plus, I wasn't warming to the idea of getting some desk job just after graduation. I'm feeling restless, like I want to go and do and see things, and this will give me an opportunity for that while meeting other brothers along the way. Also, toward the end of my APO experience in college, I began to reach out to other chapters in my section and had the opportunity to lead workshops at conferences. That introduced me to a whole new aspect of involvement that I really enjoyed, so I'm excited to be able to continue to do that in a more official capacity.  

Do you have any advice to graduating APO seniors? After graduation, you'll always be a brother. Just let those magical principles we love guide you in all aspects of your life and you really can't go wrong.   

Favorite Quote: Do all the good you can, by all the means you can, in all the ways you can, in all the places you can, at all the times you can, to all the people you can, as long as you ever can. - John Wesley, Theologian  

Favorite Book: Asking an English major to pick a favorite book is like asking a mother to pick her favorite child. But I think I'd have to say To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. I have a literary crush on Atticus Finch.   

Fill in the blank: I could never leave home without Pants. Definitely pants. They say you're never fully dressed without a smile, but you could have the prettiest smile in the world and still not be able to distract people enough for them to not realize you're not wearing pants.