Monday, January 23, 2017

Meet the #Academy17 Speakers

Registration is officially full for #Academy17, and we are excited to meet everyone in Indianapolis at the end of the month. In the meantime, meet the four speakers who will be sharing their stories during “The Talks.”

Ellen Katherine Rothschild is a senior at Harvard College, majoring in psychology with a minor in economics. Last semester, she concluded her term as chapter president of Alpha Phi, Iota Tau. Prior to that role, she served as the vice president of chapter operations. She recognizes that sorority leadership positions are often thankless jobs, but her experience as chapter president has had a profound impact on her. Her friends consider her caring, ambitious and unstoppable. She was born in Hong Kong, and lived there for the first two years of her life. She loves to travel and hopes to one day move to Singapore.



Will Frakenberger serves as the director of risk prevention and education for Delta Zeta Sorority. His friends describe him as funny, caring and dedicated. His life motto is, “Blessed are the flexible, for they shall not be bent out of shape.” He understands that life is just utterly crazy sometimes, and it’s nice to be flexible. He reminds us not to panic, take a deep breath and often the alternative solution will come to you. When Will is not working he can be found singing to the Patti LuPone Pandora station, attempting to lift weights at the gym -- while still loving McDonalds -- or grabbing a Pike Place® Roast from Starbucks.

Emily Carney is a psychology student at Arizona State University (ASU). Quickly after arriving at ASU, she went through sorority recruitment and joined Pi Beta Phi. She served as the community service chair for her chapter, vice president of internal affairs and interim judicial affairs for the College Panhellenic Council, and now the president. She believes in the importance of listening to advice from others, especially when dealing with difficult situations. She is very grateful for the all the opportunities she has had throughout her collegiate career, including forming relationships with women leaders from all around the country. 


Amber Shaverdi Huston will be performing two roles this year as a facilitator as well as a speaker. She believes wholeheartedly that sorority members can be the people to help all women find their self-confidence. She knows that when we as NPC sisters are truly vulnerable with each other, we can share, learn and find the best versions of ourselves. Her life motto is, “Have courage and be kind.” She is inspired by other people that give freely of themselves. She is motivated by the golden rule: Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.