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FRATERNITY
STRUCTURE
One Triangle for All Members
One Triangle
Triangle Fraternity’s success depends on a strong organizational structure supported by dedicated volunteers, staff, donors, and collaboration between Triangle Fraternity, the Triangle Building & Housing Corporation, and the Triangle Education Foundation. Together, they support members and plan for the future.
Triangle is governed by a National Council made up of eleven elected alumni volunteers and one undergraduate Active Advisor. The Council sets strategic direction and ensures decisions align with Triangle’s founding principles.
The Headquarters staff puts strategy into action, oversees daily operations, and supports members through education, risk management, events, dues collection, resource development, and alumni engagement. Staff are always available to assist chapters, undergraduates, and alumni.
To learn more about the Triangle Building & Housing Corporation, click here. To learn more about the TEF's support of Triangle Fraternity, please visit their website at www.triangleef.org.
National Leadership
From the beginning, Triangle has been led by extraordinary men. Because of that leadership, we have prospered in good times and persevered during difficult ones. In 1909, Founder McCoy became the Fraternity's first National President - a distinction held by 75 men since.
Today's presidents serve two-year terms and are assisted by eleven national officers that make up the National Council. The National Council is responsible for directing the national staff and an extensive roster of volunteers. And as we strive to "create a better world," we continue to be lead by better men.
The role of National Council is ever evolving. In the past, National Council monitored the day-to-day operations of the Fraternity. Today, National Council acts in a strategic capacity.
Within Triangle's national organization, National Council is responsible for setting strategies and measuring progress toward strategy-level goals that affect all of Triangle. In its role of leading the Fraternity, National Council always strives to act in a way that represents the founding principles of Triangle. It values and strives to properly protect the physical and mental health and safety of Triangle members. National Council acts to foster the financial stability and growth of Triangle and acts to continuously improve the amount of member participation and investment in Triangle.
Since National Council is responsible for defining, setting, and maintaining a strategic direction for Triangle Fraternity, Council members are responsible for evaluating the needs and desires of Triangle Brothers, chapters, and associations. Councilmen are expected to learn about Triangle, its operating environment, and business policies related to operating and improving the organization.
Pete Satre os89
President
Pete Satre was initiated into the Ohio State chapter in 1989, where he went on to in serve multiple officer positions, including chapter vice-president. Upon returning to the Columbus area in 2000, Pete served on the chapter alumni board and as an active adviser. He was elected to serve on National Council in 2017. He currently serves as the National President, and Chairman of the Communications Committee and is a member of the Finance Committee. Brother Satre graduated from Ohio State, earning a B.S in Metallurgical Engineering. He was employed by Ford Motor Company in Cleveland, OH for 7 years before joining Allied Mineral Products, Inc. in 2000. His current position is Manager of Corporate Engineering. He and his wife Maria live in Columbus, Ohio. They have 3 children.
Bob Goehring is76
Vice President
Education: Iowa State University, BSCE 1978, MSCE 1981 Co-Major in Structural and Geotechnical Engineering. Rollins College – The Crummer Graduate School of Business, 1989 (The Management Program) Employer: ECS Southeast, LLP Occupation/Position: Consulting Engineer, Chief Engineer, Executive Vice President Goals for Triangle: Serve on the National Council and help anyway I can to support the active chapters and enhance brotherhood within the alumni. Through recent experience as a chapter adviser for the GA Tech Colony and extensive experience leading both for-profit business groups and various non-profit groups I hope to offer a slightly different perspective and add value.
Curtis Bakle tol89
Treasurer
Darrell Messer lou03
Secretary
Ryan Sunyak tol10
Immediate Past President
Ryan was initiated into the Toledo Chapter of Triangle in 2010. He graduated from the University of Toledo with a Bachelors of Science in Electrical Engineering in 2011 and from the Georgia Institute of Technology with a Masters of Science in Electrical Engineering in 2015. After graduating, Ryan joined the Energy business of General Electric in Greenville, South Carolina. He is currently employed by GE Renewable Energy as a Senior Engineering Manager leading the Systems Engineering team for the Onshore Wind business. As an Alumnus, Ryan served as President of the Alumni Advisory Board for the Clemson Chapter, held multiple positions on the Toledo Alumni Board, and was a facilitator for the Leadership and Training Weekend. Ryan joined the National Council of Triangle in 2016 serving on its Standards Committee, Finance Committee, Growth Committee, Educational Programs Committee, and as the National President. He was also the founding Chairman of the Council of Emerging Leaders. Ryan currently is serving as the Immediate Past President of National Council and Chairman of the Standards Committee.
Kevin Fong ucla84
Councilman
Kevin Fong was initiated into Triangle at the UCLA Chapter in 1984 and served as Active Organization President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer before graduating with a B.S. in Computer Science and Engineering. In 1994, he created Triangle Fraternity’s first web page and was also appointed National Historian, a position he continues to hold today. He previously served on National Council from 1997 to 2016, including 15 years as National Secretary. He received the Triangle Service Key in 2003. Kevin hopes to use his experience and skills to serve as a knowledge resource for the Triangle family, help keep the leadership accountable to the membership, and offer illumination to chapters and members on their individual journeys. He is proud to show by his presence that Triangle welcomes and supports its members who are part of the LGBTQ community. He lives in New York City and works as a Systems Administrator for Omnicom Health Group, a marketing and communications agency.
Jake Hoppert msu10
Councilman
Jake Hoppert msu10 graduated with a B.S. in Chemical Engineering in 2013, after graduation, he joined Black & Veatch as a Chemical Engineer in their Power Generation Business line where he designs power plants. While working full-time, Jake received his Master’s degree in Engineering Management and is currently a licensed Professional Engineer in the State of Michigan where he lives. As an undergraduate, Jake held multiple positions in the chapter including President and Member Educator. Additionally, Jake recruited the members of the Alpha class of Phi Sigma Rho at MSU and coordinated with Phi Sigma Rho’s national council to find volunteers to mentor and eventually install them as a chapter on campus. As an alumnus, Jake has served as Chapter Adviser and Chairman of the MSU Triangle Membership Development Board and was a founding member of the MSU Alumni IFC. Currently, Jake serves as President of the MSU Triangle Alumni Association and on the Approved Courses Committee. Jake has also previously served as Chairman of the Council of Emerging Leaders. Finally, Jake has facilitated at more than 10 national events including facilitating Leadership and Training Weekend more than 8 times, and serving as a facilitator and lead Facilitator at Herb Scobie Leadership School. When not volunteering for Triangle, Jake serves on the Board of Trustees at his church and spends time with his two daughters and his lovely wife, who has been incredibly supportive of his volunteerism with Triangle.
Fareed Dibazar ucsd12
Councilman
Fareed John Dibazar joined the UC-San Diego Chapter of Triangle Fraternity in the Fall of 2011 (on a dare) and was initiated Winter of 2012. While at UC-San Diego, Fareed served in a number of roles including Vice President-External, New Member Educator, and Director of Philanthropy in the undergraduate organization. As an alumnus, Fareed has served as the Active Chapter Advisor for 8 years and Vice President of the Alumni organization, including during the recent recolonization efforts at UC-San Diego. Fareed’s desire to serve on council stems from witnessing the growth and leadership development in his own chapter’s brothers firsthand. As a warm start chapter, UCSD Triangle went through a number of growing pains and rapid expansion followed by a near-total dissolution of the chapter in just 8 years since its 2009 founding. Having rushed late in his college career (as a Junior), Fareed helped grow his chapter to successive double-digit classes in his time as an active, though not without learning harsh truths on chapter sustainability, the importance of transitions, and internal stability and development of chapter culture. With the Chapter nearly dissolved in 2017, Fareed and a number of local alumni were able to help maintain Triangle’s presence on-campus at UCSD while recruiting what would become the recolonizing classes (with further lessons learned such as the limitations and benefits of having late 20/early 30-year-olds recruiting undergraduates). In 2022, after 4 years of attempts at a restart and starting the school year with just 1 new member, UCSD’s active colony boasted 700% growth by year’s-end. Fareed has also been integral in maintaining an alumni presence and formalizing an alumni board for the San Diego region (building one from scratch). At convention in 2019, Fareed presented a formal plea to Nationals to assist with the Southern California chapters, particularly spurred by UCSD’s then-likely disappearance. Since then, Fareed has been plugged in with the National organization at a higher level of engagement than he himself personally expected (forgetting that he had joined the Council of Emerging Leaders in 2017). From these experiences, Fareed hopes to pass on what he has learned to help chapters prevent common mistakes of the past while also linking the greater national organization to some of the problems currently facing chapters on-the-ground.
Lucas Wallace kan11
Councilman
Lucas pledged the Kansas Chapter of Triangle in the fall of 2010 and was initiated in spring of 2011. He attended his first national event (Convention) in the summer of 2011 and gained an entirely new understanding of what Triangle was and could be. He returned to his chapter where he served as treasurer for the chapter in 2012 and 2013, along with continued attendance and participation in national events. After graduation from KU, he worked for Union Pacific Railroad for two years in the KC area where he continued to help advise the Kansas Chapter. He then relocated to Wisconsin where he stayed for 1 year before leaving to attend grad school for Construction Engineering Management at The University of Colorado. He has been working for Shaw Construction since graduating at the end of 2018. During his time since becoming a Triangle alumnus, he has been fortunate enough to continue to meet new brothers from different chapters along with maintaining relationships with brothers from his own chapter and several others that he met since the first national event he attended 12 years ago. Nationally, he has served as the chairman of Triangle’s Council of Emerging Leaders, and looks forward to contributing what he can to National Council.
Stuart Masuda uci07
Councilman
Stuart first became involved with Triangle in Winter 2007 helping to establish Triangle as an interest group at UCI. Following official colonization in Fall 2007, he was initiated as a founding father of the UCI colony that same quarter. He served as the colony’s first Internal Vice President before graduating in Spring 2008. After graduation, he joined the organizing effort to build an alumni board and advisory team. As Alumni Secretary, he continued supporting the active organization as an advisor, all the way through to the formal installation of the UCI Chapter in Fall 2012. Stuart has a B.S. in Chemistry. He is currently employed in the Quality Control Lab at Nitto Avecia Pharma Services in Irvine, California.
Tyler Moore tol09
Councilman
Tyler graduated from the University of Toledo with a Bachelors of Science in Bioengineering in 2013. He has been working for Anheuser-Busch InBev at the Houston Brewery for the past five years. There he works as a Quality Analyst overseeing the production of making beer, ranging from when grains first arrive, all the way to when pallets of beer depart the brewery. Tyler was initiated into Triangle Fraternity at the Toledo Chapter in the Spring of 2009. While at the Toledo Chapter, Tyler first served as the Undergraduate Treasurer, before going on to serve as the Undergraduate President for nearly two years. During his time at the University of Toledo he spent a year with General Mills, Inc as a co-op, working in their Tostino’s plant in Wellston, Ohio. Upon graduating, Tyler joined the Toledo Alumni Board as the Membership Development Board President, before becoming the Alumni Secretary, holding that office until his nomination to National Council. After arriving in Houston, Tyler began working with the Houston Chapter Alumni association, joined Triangle’s Council of Emerging Leaders, and then served as the CEL representative to the Triangle Education Foundation. Tyler’s goals as the National Treasurer are to expand financial best practices to each Chapter of Triangle, and to work towards ensuring that no Triangle Chapter is lost to financial hardship. He believes this is possible through open and honest communication and diligent fiscal budgeting. Tyler adamantly believes in the mission of One Triangle, and hopes to continue working with the Triangle Education Foundation and the Triangle Building & Housing Corporation to foster the success of Triangle Chapters nationwide. Contact Tyler at treasurer@triangle.org.
Kyan Kotschevar-Smead waz25
Active Councilman
Kyan is a founding member of the Washington State Chapter of Triangle Fraternity, where he served as its first President and helped lay the foundation for the chapter’s growth and culture. He will graduate from Washington State University in 2026 with a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science. During his undergraduate years, Kyan gained significant industry experience as a Software Engineering Intern at a Spokane-based software company, where he worked from 2024 through 2026. In May 2026, he will begin his professional career with Boeing Defense, Space & Security as an Embedded Systems Software Engineer, contributing to advanced aerospace and defense technologies. As an undergraduate, Kyan has been deeply engaged in national leadership for Triangle. He currently serves as an Undergraduate National Councilman, representing the interests of chapters across the country and supporting the strategic direction of the fraternity. His commitment to leadership and development continues to shape both his chapter and the broader Triangle community.
Past Councilmen
Throughout the history of Triangle Fraternity numerous brothers have been elected to Triangle's National Council. Below is the list of all National Councilmen since the Fraternity's founding in 1907. We thank all Councilmen for their hard work, dedication, and unwavering commitment to Triangle Fraternity.
Adriansen, John R. Marquette 1941 1947-51 Agarwal, Deepansh MSOE19 2023 Albright, Gifford H. Penn State 1952 1982-85 Allison, H. Jack Oklahoma State 1964 1969-72 Amerman, Daniel J. Michigan Tech 1995 2001-03 Armstrong, Nick Washington 2018 2019-20 Bagwell, Brandon W. Oklahoma 2004 2013-14 Barbour, Charles S. Penn State 1943 1978-86 Bauer, Edward E. Illinois 1916 1928-29 Beaubien, Richard F. Michigan 1964 1974-79 Beggs, C. Norman Illinois 1918 1926-34 Bell, Raymond O. Penn State 1934 1941-42 Benson, Ikel C. Minnesota 1925 1948-55 Berninger, John F. Armour 1955 1967-72 Berns, Max A. Illinois 1908 1912-14 Bischoff, Charles E. Ohio Stat 1925 1937-39, 1955-57 Bischoff, Edward Alan Northwestern 1953 1966-68, 1971-75 Bodnar, Gary N. Purdue 1976 2014-2018 Blazek, James V. Northwestern 1956 1970-72 Borntrager, Karl A. Ohio State 1913 1920-22 Bowman, Robert N. Penn State 1987 2000-02 Boyle, Paul D. Tri-State 1987 2005-10 Brown, Rufus A. Mississippi State 1971 1979-85 Bruch, Louis W. Purdue 1909 1909-16 Bruner, H. Samuel Kansas 1976 1983-87 Bulman, David H. Clarkson/Cornell 1954 1961-65 Burgess, Harry H. Illinois 1908 1909-12 Burt, Ryan Louisville 2015 2017-18 Campbell, C. Alfred Ohio State 1914 1922-23 Caplan, Frank Jr. Cornell 1942 1956-61 Cerrato, Joseph M. Ohio State 2005 2011-13, 2014-2023 Clark, Patrick J Marquette 1954 1961-64 Clicquennoi, Irving M. Purdue 1909 1913-15 Coller, James Michigan 2013 2016-17 Cottage, John Penn State 2004 2014- Cottrell, Jeffrey D. Michigan Tech 1994 2007-15 Cress, Eldred E. Illinois 1916 1923-26 Cross, Early T. Kentucky 1920 1924-25 Cunningham, C. Carl Purdue 1912 1922-24 Czyzewski, Matthew A. Toledo 1989 1995-99, 1999-2001 Darbo, Howard H. Wisconsin 1929 1950-56 Davis, Daniel E. Ohio State 1911 1916-18 Deas, William G. Cincinnati 1939 1951-53, 1954-55 Deen, Robert C. Kentucky 1948 1965-70 Dibazar, Fareed UCSD 2012 2023- Diedtrich, Shawn G. Minnesota 1990 1997-2000 Drew, Randall E. Rose 1967 1971-77, 2009-2019 Drygoose, Earl D. Purdue 1919 1920-21 Duncan, Franklin Dee Kansas State 1964 1967-71 DUnning, William B. Illinois 1907 1914-16 Eiler, Tomothy L. Minnesota 1987 1991-2000, 2009-11 Eklund, Jonathan E. MSOE 1999 2016-20 Ersted, Gordon T. Minnesota 1941 1967-73 Evon, Albert J. Armour 1988 1996-2000, 2002-04 Fagerstrom, William B. Wisconsin 1959 1974-76 Fay, James E. Iowa State 1970 1994-97 Feger, Bret T. Louisville 1986 1996-2005 Fong, Kevin Y. UCLA 1984 1997-2016, 2021- Fullenwider, Charles V.R. Purdue 1909 1909-12 Gargani, John C. Pittsburgh 1982 2004-2014 Gaston, Lindon S. Purdue 1917 1934-41
Gellhaus, E. Harlan South Dakota Mines 1957 1964-68 Glass, Leo Nebraska 2003 2013-14 Godfrey, Kyle Penn State Behrend 2016 2018-19 Goss, H. Andrew Louisville 2000 2007-12 Greene, John W. Iowa State 1973 1980-83 Guido, Daniel J. UWM 1996 2002-06 Haggard, George W. Ohio State 1960 1972-75, 1976-77 Halgren, Robert G. Michigan 2005 2015-16 Hamlett, RObert M. Kansas State/Armour 1961 1991-96 Handley, Thomas L. Kansas 1968 1972-75 Harris, Richard P. Kansas State 1982 1993-95 Harvey, George H. Ohio State 1911 1918-19 Hatfield, Donald S. Michigan State 1988 2000-09 Heitert, Steven M. Missouri Mines 1981 1990-96 Herbol, Wesley C. Armour 1952 1990-92 Hernandez, Omar G. Northwestern 1975 1989-96 Hett, Charles L. Kansas State 1964 1985-91 Hettrick, Robert N. Cincinnati 1949 1970-74, 1975-78 Hicks, Michael D. Kansas State 1976 1988-90 Hoel, Robert D. Armour 1967 1988-93 Ilg, George M. Illinois 1907 1909-11 Jakubowski, Gerald S. Toledo 1974 1976-86 Jarman, Brian K. Purdue 2001 2012-21 Jenkins, Douglas P. Northwestern 1942 1954-57 Jordan, David C. Rose 1969 1981-87 Kaiser, Frank A. Wisconsin 1918 1922-23 Keller, Bradley N. Nebraska 1969 1979-81, 1992-94, 2021-2023 Kennedy, Harold Marquette 1943 1950-55 Kennedy, Jerry L. Louisville 1971 1977-79 Kerns, Randy G. Missouri Mines 1971 1978-84, 1987-90 Kincaid, James M., III Colorado State 1970 1984-86 King, Paul Toledo 1977 1993-95 Kingston, William J. Cornell 1948 1954-63 Kleinknight, Luster R. Purdue 1916 1922-26 Knapp, Willard A. Illinois 1908 1911-17 Kumar, Neel Minnesota 2019 Lantz, Raymond L. Penn State 1951 1970-72 Larson, Edward Cincinnati 1922 1947-50 Layritz, Harold H. Cincinnati 1921 1929-47 Lenz, Harry E. Cincinnati 1947 1952-55 Leonard, Theodore Jr. Ohio State 1911 1919-20 Lindstrom, Richard F UWM 1971 1987-89 Little, Charles R. Purdue 1923 1931-34, 1945-48 Lommel, George E. Purdue 1912 1918-22 MacDowell, Rollin F. Ohio State 1911 1917-20 Manock, Wilbur R. Illinois 1909 1919-20 Marshall, James R. Purdue 1965 1976-81, 1986-89 Martin, William C. Kentucky 1946 1973-75 Masuda, Stuart J. UC Irvine 2007 2015- Maudlin, Cecil V. Purdue 1914 1921-22 Maxon, Bruce E. Cincinnati 1921 1927-29 Mayer, Irwin D. Purdue 1914 1921-22 McCoy, Milton H. Illinois 1907 1909 McDonnell, Michael D. Michigan 1964 1969-70 McGovern, William R. Marquette 1955 1975-82 McIntosh, Fabian C. Wisconsin 1913 1917-18 McNaughton, Lewis J. Michigan 1963 1981-83 Meglan, Carl P. Ohio State 1956 1986-88 Mercer, John W. Ohio State 1924 1939-47 Mercer, John W. Ohio State 1924 1939-47
Mitchell, Ned E. Northwestern 1943 1948-51 Moe, Christopher A. Iowa State 1992 2001-04 Morrison, Benjamin F. Armour 1923 1934-35 Mosborg, Robert J. Illinois 1845 1969-74, 1977-80 Mullins, Marcus Toledo 2019 2020-21 Murphy, Bryley K. Kentcuky 2012 2018-20 Newlon, Merle III Louisville 1973 1988-95, 1998-2004, 2019-2023 Newman, Ryan E. Kentcuky 2004 2011-12 Ohman, Warner Purdue 1939 1947-49, 1951-52 Ott, Alexander J. Michigan Tech 2011 2015 Over, Kurt W. Pittsburgh 1982 1995-2001, 2003-07 Overman, Richard L. Purdue 1965 1991-93 Pereira, Michael A. Marquette 1975 2005-08 Pierre, Seth Iowa State 2019 2021-2022 Potter, C. Vernon Ohio State 1911 1911-13 Quayle, Kenneth W., III Colorado State 1971 1983-88 Rather, Max F. Wisconsin 1913 19115-17 Rathmann, Daniel P. Cornell 1953 1966-71 Reichard, E. Paul Cincinnati 1923 1937-46 Renner, William D. Purdue 1937 1949-51 Reutter, Carl, J. Armour 1924 1942-45 Rezabeck, Eugene J. Armour 1947 1957-66 Robertson, Kevin P. Marquette 1992 2004-11 Rockwood, Alan C. Iowa 1922 1924-27 Rogers, Michael F. Armour 1979 1996-97 Rosenbaum, Ray V. Purdue 1909 1901-11 Rossander, Harry V. South Dakota Mines/Purdue 1978 1990-94, 2006-10 Sachs, Benjamin H., Jr. Louisville 1941 1947-51 Sands, James A. Ohio State 1980 1994-96 Sargent, H. Jack Purdue 1955 1986-91 Schlenk, John J. Minnesota 1922 1940-47 Schryver, Howard F. Ohio State 1911 1914-18 Schustedt, Frederick N. Wisconsin 1913 1918-22 Schwerin, Arthur Illinois 1907 1926-47 Scobie, Herbert F. Minnesota 1932 1946-47, 1969-78 Scott, Jeffrey P. Wisconsin 1987 1994-2002 Scott, Stephen W. Colorado State 1974 1991-94 Serpa, John R. VPI/Pittsburgh 1978 1988-90 Sharp, Robert G. Purdue 1951 1992-98 Sheets, Frank T. Illinois 1911 1916-19 Sikkema, William F. Illinois 1942 1947-48 Smith, Rodney R. Louisville 1961 1969-70 Smith, William H. Penn State 1928 1935-40 Snagel, Glenn W. Purdue 1945 1972-74 Snider, Randy, J. Oklahoma State 1964 1974-76 Spears, Sholto M. Kentucky 1920 1922-24 Stamp, Allen L. South Dakota Mines 1983 1989-91 Stocco, Marcos D. Oklahoma 1993 2010-16 Stoebe, Rolland W. Minnesota 1927 1936-37 Stoesser, Raymond A. Kentucky 1921 1925-28 Sudheimer, Richard H. Minnesota 1952 1972-76 Sunyak, Ryan M. Toledo 2010 2016- Swihard, William L. Purdue 1945 1959-67 Taylor, Oliver G. Purdue 1909 1909 Thompson, Culin A. Kansas 2013 2015-16 Thorp, James A. Rose 1988 1996-97 Thwaits, Howard G. Wisconsin 1913 1918-19 Turley, R.E., Jr. Illinois 1911 1920 Vogt, Frank W. Illinois 1917 1920-24, 1957-61
Vogt, Robert A. Missouri Mines 1943 1954-59 Waid, Robert N. Ohio State 1911 1912-14 Wallace, Lucas Kansas 2011 2023- Wakeland, Ray W. Purdue 1909 1934-35 Weed, John Merrill Ohio State 1921 1963-69 Weikinger, Jeffrey T. Toledo 1997 2010-2019 Wheatley, Mark W. Oklahoma 1990 2004-06 Wiepking, Chris A. Wisconsin 1918 1924-31 Wyatt, John R. Michigan 1976 1985-92 Yick, David H. Penn State 1963 2013-17
Standing Committees
Committees are a critical part of the fraternity structure and are used in numerous ways. Each committee is comprised of a councilman, staff member, active, and alumni member and can consider and shape the vast majority of the fraternity's vision. A majority of committees are formed for specific purposes, often to study a particular issue. Committee members are intended to serve as the voice of their constituency so that the best interest of our membership is considered. A number of standing committees have been established to assist in the fulfillment of the Strategic Plan.