National Office

Dr. Jeremy Sheffield, Ed.D.

Executive Director

Email me: director@bluekey.org

Mr. Byron Thetford

Director of Operations

Email me: bthetford@uwa.edu

Board of Directors

Dr. Thompson M. Faller, Ph.D. National Blue Key President The University of Portland Blue Key Advisor Philosophy, Emeritus Professor Email: faller@up.edu		Mr. Bob Izlar National Blue Key Vice President The University of Georgia Blue Key Advisor Director, Center for Forest Business Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources Email: bizlar@uga.edu
Dr. Sammy Spann, Ph.d National Blue Key Secretary The University of Toledo Blue Key Advisor Associate Vice President and Dean of Students Email: sammy.spann@utoledo.edu		Dr. Abigaile VanHorn, Ph.D. National Blue Key Treasurer North Central College Blue Key Advisor Director of Curriculum Development Sigma Chi Fraternity International Headquarters Email: Abigaile.VanHorn@sigmachi.org
Mr. Alfred Schwalbe Blue Key Board of Directors Member Host Institution: North Dakota State University Email: alfred.schwalbe@gmail.com		Mr. Isaac Gottman Blue Key Board of Directors Member Host Institution: Truman State University Email: tobygottman@gmail.com
Ms. Sarah Jo Martens Blue Key Board of Directors Member Host Institution: Michigan Technological University Email: sjmarten@mtu.edu		Mr. Richard Hester Blue Key Board of Directors ex-officio University of West Alabama Representative Email: rth@uwa.edu

Board of Directors Emeritus

Ms. Michelle Kozel

Colorado School of Mines
Honored with Board of Directors Emeritus on January 19th, 2019
Blue Key Honor Society Board of Directors
2003-2018

Dr. Chris Sieverdes, Ph.D.

Clemson University
Honored with Executive Director Emeritus on January 19th, 2019
Blue Key Honor Society Executive Director
2002-2016

Dr. Chris Sieverdes has served Blue Key for a total of 30 years of which the first twenty were as Advisor to Blue Key at Clemson University. In 2000 he also led a group of advisors and students to administer Blue Key at the national level. He served as Blue Key Executive Director from 2002 through 2016.  He was Professor and Community Development Specialist at Clemson University until his retirement in 2006.  At Clemson he won two of the University’s most prestigious awards: The “1985 Alumni Master Teacher Award (top classroom teacher)” and the 1996 Alumni Distinguished Public Service Award for his leadership of the Palmetto Leadership Program with the Extension Service.  He has three children – Clemson graduates.