Chief Council
The supreme governing body of Phi Sigma Nu is the Chief Council – an elected body of the Fraternity’s national officers. The Chief Council has general supervision of the affairs of the Fraternity; members are elected to two-year terms during Chief Convention. Listed below are the 2024-2025 Chief Council and Regional Advisors.
Chief President
Bryan Hunt
Email: chiefpresident@phisigmanu.com
Brother Bryan Hunt (Alpha Chapter, Omega Class), a citizen of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina and the Seminole Tribe of Florida, is a probation and parole officer, specializing in security risk groups (gangs), for the North Carolina Department of Public Safety. Brother Hunt received a Bachelor of Arts in criminal justice and sociology from The University of North Carolina at Pembroke.
Chief Vice President
Vacant
Email: chiefvp@phisigmanu.com
Brother Tyler Blue (Alpha Chapter, Psi Class), a citizen of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, received a Bachelor of Social Work and minor in substance abuse from The University of North Carolina at Pembroke. He is enrolled in the Master of Social Work program at UNC Pembroke.
Chief Secretary
Mickey Jacobs
Email: chiefsecretary@phisigmanu.com
Brother Mickey Jacobs (Nu Alpha Chapter, Delta Class – National Alpha Class – Spring ’21), a citizen of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, is the VP of Network and UC Operations for State Employees’ Credit Union in North Carolina. Brother Jacobs earned a Master of Business Administration and a Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies (Applied Professional Studies) – both from the University of North Carolina at Pembroke. Brother Jacobs is also a veteran of the U.S. Navy.
Chief Treasurer
Brantley Oxendine
Email: chieftreasurer@phisigmanu.com
Brother Brantley Oxendine (Alpha Chapter, Upsilon Class), a citizen of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, earned a Bachelor of Arts from The University of North Carolina at Pembroke.
Chief of Communications
Joel Hernandez
Email: chiefofcommunications@phisigmanu.com
Brother Joel Hernandez (Iota Chapter, Charter Class), a citizen of the Navajo Nation, is the president and chief executive officer for the Haskell Alumni Association at Haskell Indian Nations University. Brother Hernandez is enrolled in the Ed.D. program in leadership in higher education at Baker University. He earned a Master of Business Administration from Baker University and a Bachelor of Science in business administration with an emphasis in management from Haskell Indian Nations University.
Chief Dean of Ma’enos
Harlen Chavis
Email: chiefdean@phisigmanu.com
Brother Harlen Chavis (Alpha Chapter, Alpha Iota Class), a citizen of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, received a Bachelor of Arts from The University of North Carolina at Pembroke.
Chief Elder Brother
Ryan Dial-Stanley
Email: chiefelder@phisigmanu.com
Brother Ryan Dial-Stanley (Gamma Chapter, Theta Class) is a citizen of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina and works at UNC Medical Center in Chapel Hill, NC as a medical laboratory scientist. Brother Dial-Stanley graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a Bachelor of Science in clinical lab science with a minor in American Indian and Indigenous studies and a Master of Clinical Lab Science at the UNC School of Medicine.
Chief Historian
Rocky A. Locklear
Email: chiefhistorian@phisigmanu.com
Brother Rocky Alexander Locklear (Nu Alpha Chapter, Beta Class), a citizen of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina and resident of Maxton, NC, is a nationally certified, licensed professional counselor with the Scotland Family Counseling Center in North Carolina. Brother Locklear’s career path includes serving as a fourth-grade math and science teacher for the Public Schools of Robeson County (NC) and working with the Center for Student Success at The University of North Carolina at Pembroke while attending graduate school. He received a Bachelor of Arts in elementary education and a Master of Education in clinical mental health counseling, both from UNC Pembroke.
Chief of Undergraduate Membership Development
Jamison Lowery
Email: chiefofmembership@phisigmanu.com
Brother Jamison Lowery (Gamma Chapter, Theta Class) is a citizen of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina and from Pembroke, NC. Brother Lowery works at The Hunt Institute as the Internship & JMB Impact Fellowship Program Coordinator. He graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a Bachelor of Arts in American Indian and Indigenous studies and a minor in education and from North Carolina State University with a Master of Education in higher education administration. He is passionate about understanding how culture impacts media, working on issues related to Indigenous peoples in North Carolina, and supporting underrepresented postsecondary students. In his spare time, Brother Lowery enjoys video games, reading, spending time with loved ones, and advising/mentoring members of the fraternity.
Chief of Expansion
Jaylon Romine
Email: chiefofexpansion@phisigmanu.com
Brother Jaylon Romine (Iota Chapter, Omicron Class), a citizen of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation of Oklahoma and descendant of the Kiowa Tribe of Oklhoma and the Chickasaw Nation of Oklahoma, earned an Associates of Arts in Social Work and a Bachelor of Arts in Indigenous and American Indian Studies from Haskell Indian Nations University.
Chief of Alumni Engagement
Cameron “Cam” Mathis
Email: chiefofalumni@phisigmanu.com
Brother Cameron “Cam” Mathis (Alpha Chapter, Lambda Class), a citizen of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, is the Chief of Alumni Engagement.
Regional Advisors
Phi Sigma Nu’s chapters are organized into seven regions: Great Lakes, Northeast, Northern Plains, Northwest, Southeast, Southern Plains, and Southwest.
Each region is under the supervision of a Regional Advisor, appointed by the Chief Council, who is responsible for: providing interim reports to the Chief Council; serving as a resource for chapter members he serves; advising the faculty, staff and alumni in the region he serves; and, performing other duties as prescribed by the Bylaws.
Great Lakes Region
Vacant
Email: greatlakes@phisigmanu.com
Northeast Region
Warren Griffith Jr.
Email: northeast@phisigmanu.com
Brother Warren Griffin Jr. (Iota Chapter, Kappa Class) is a citizen of the Yup’ik Tribe of the Native Village of Goodnews Bay Alaska. Brother Griffith has been a resident of Boston, MA for over 20 years, attending Boston Public Schools. He received a Bachelor of Arts in American Indian and Indigenous studies with honors from Haskell Indian Nations University. Brother Griffith is a community health worker for Native American Lifelines of Boston, a Title V Urban Indian Health Program focusing on disease prevention and health promotion.
North Plains Region
Joshua Weston
Email: northernplains@phisigmanu.com
Brother Joshua Weston (Iota Chapter, Charter Class), a citizen of the Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe, is the senior gaming director at the Royal River Casino and Hotel in Flandreau, SD. Brother Weston earned a Bachelor of Science in business administration from Haskell Indian Nations University and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Kansas.
Northwest Region
Derreck Wheeler
Email: northwest@phisigmanu.com
Brother Derreck Wheeler (Zeta Chapter, Charter Class), a citizen of the White Mountain Apache Tribe of the Fort Apache Indian Reservation, Arizona, is a grants management specialist for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in Seattle, Washington. Brother Wheeler earned Bachelors of interdisciplinary studies, public administration, and American Indian studies and a dual Master of Science in American Indian studies and Master of Public Administration, all from Arizona State University.
Southeast Region
Vacant
Email: southeast@phisigmanu.com
Southern Plains Region
Vacant
Email: southernplains@phisigmanu.com
Southwest Region
Martin Manuel
Email: southwest@phisigmanu.com
Brother Martin Manuel (Zeta Chapter, Gamma Class), a member of the Hopi Tribe, is a renewable energy enthusiast with industry experience having worked for Tesla, Inc. as a photovoltaic designer for five years and is currently employed as a project manager for the Hopi Utilities Corporation. Brother Manuel earned a Bachelor of Science in electronics engineering from Arizona State University and plans to obtain a Master of Science in sustainable engineering.