2027 NGLA ANNUAL CONFERENCE

Keynote Speakers

NGLA keynote experiences bring the conference community together around timely conversations, personal stories, and practical leadership lessons students can carry back to their chapters and campuses.

GUILLERMO FLORES

@fraternitysocialmedia
fraternitysocialmedia@gmail.com

Guillermo Flores is the founder of Fraternity Social Media (FSM), a resource empowering fraternities and sororities to build stronger online communities through purpose-driven content, and frequently speaks at fraternity and sorority leadership conferences, sharing insights on brand building, digital storytelling, and community engagement.

Flores served as the digital media director for Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity, where he led the organization’s digital storytelling strategy and national social media presence. He has been a fraternity/sorority professional for 12 years, and is passionate about showcasing the impact of fraternity through authentic narratives that highlight leadership, brotherhood and fun. Flores is a proud first generation American, and his parents are from Guerrero, Mexico.

Friday, February 12 – Morning

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MOVING FROM DIGITAL CONNECTIONS TO REAL-LIFE COMMUNITY

In a world dominated by notifications, algorithms, and endless scrolling, fraternity and sorority chapters have never been more visible online, yet creating true, undivided connection offline remains our biggest challenge.

Led by Guillermo Flores, this high-energy keynote will challenge the NGLA community to rethink how we interact with technology and each other. Attendees will explore how to strategically use digital platforms to spark initial engagement, while knowing when to put phones away to foster deeper, more authentic belonging.

Build stronger networks through intentional connection.

Use social platforms to start engagement, not replace it.

Lead chapters that value presence over distraction.

Friday, February 12 – Afternoon

Love, Mom and Dad

MODERATED BY MAUREEN CRAWFORD HENTZ

Tim Piazza dreamed of helping children and veterans through the development of state-of-the-art prosthetics. His parents, Jim and Evelyn, describe him as a loving son who invested deeply in his relationships with family, friends, and loved ones.

Since Tim’s death in 2017 following a fraternity hazing ritual, Jim and Evelyn have worked to stop hazing and strengthen prevention efforts. They were instrumental in passing legislation in Tim’s name in Pennsylvania and New Jersey and continue their advocacy through the Timothy J. Piazza Memorial Foundation.

Understand the real impact of hazing on families and communities.

Reflect on accountability as a leadership responsibility.

Commit to prevention through action, policy, and care.

The Piazzas live in Spring Lake, New Jersey, and their son Mike is a graduate of Penn State. Jim is a retired partner in a large professional services firm and graduated from Rider University. Evelyn graduated from Fairleigh Dickinson University in New Jersey. The Piazzas are the recipients of the 2018 Hank Nuwer Anti-Hazing Hero Award in 2018. They received Honorary Doctorates of Humane Letters from Drexel University in 2021 for their antihazing advocacy and Evelyn received the 2021 NPC Impact Award for her work with sororities and fraternities to end hazing.

TIM AND EVELYN PIAZZA

MODERATOR

Maureen Crawford Hentz

Maureen Crawford Hentz has more than 20 years of talent management & career strategy leadership experience and is currently VPHR of a global manufacturing company. She has led talent functions in a variety of industries, and in companies ranging from Fortune 50 to manufacturing companies to environmental non-profits and museums.

Her expertise covers a range of career topics including networking, disabilities in the workplace, business etiquette, and recruiting issues. She critiques LinkedIn job descriptions for fun, and gives unsolicited networking advice to people in the grocery store, PTA meetings and people power-walking past her house.

She is an Adjunct Professor at the Girard School of Business (Merrimack College) MBA program teaching Talent Acquisition and Performance Management, Strategic Human Capital, and Negotiation and Conflict Management.

She consults and lectures regularly on these topics. Crawford Hentz has been quoted by The New York Times, NewsDay, Elle magazine, The Boston Globe, U. S. News and World Reports and National Public Radio, among others

Crawford Hentz is a Phi Mu ( ΓΔ American University) and holds a Masters in College Student Personnel from Bowling Green. At BG, she was the live-in house director for Kappa and the Panhellenic GA. Later she served on Phi Mu’s National Scholarship Committee and was the Greek Life advisor at Northeastern University. She is a member of Order of Omega and Omicron Delta Kappa.

She has long believed and said publicly that if you can run new member recruitment, you can LITERALLY do anything else in the world.Her expertise covers a range of career topics including networking, disabilities in the workplace, business etiquette, and recruiting issues. She critiques LinkedIn job descriptions for fun, and gives unsolicited networking advise to people in the grocery store, PTA meetings and people power-walking past her house.
She is an Adjunct Professor at the Girard School of Business (Merrimack College) MBA program teaching Talent Acquisition and Performance Management, Strategic Human Capital, and Negotiation and Conflict Management.

She consults and lectures regularly on these topics. Crawford Hentz has been quoted by The New York Times, NewsDay, Elle magazine, The Boston Globe, U. S. News and World Reports and National Public Radio, among others. Crawford Hentz is a Phi Mu ( ΓΔ American University) and holds a Masters in College Student Personnel from Bowling Green. At BG, she was the live-in house director for Kappa and the Panhellenic GA. Later she served on Phi Mu’s National Scholarship Committee and was the Greek Life advisor at Northeastern University. She is a member of Order of Omega and Omicron Delta Kappa. She has long believed and said publicly that if you can run new member recruitment, you can LITERALLY do anything else in the world.

COREY CIOCCHETTI

Connect with Corey on Linkedin
@professorcorey
coreyciocchetti@gmail.com

As the Bill Daniels Professor of Business Ethics and Legal Studies at the University of Denver, Corey Ciocchetti has spent more than two decades helping college students navigate questions of character, purpose, leadership, relationships, and ethical decision-making. Recognized as one of the University’s most popular professors and named one of the Top 50 Undergraduate Business Professors in the nation in 2023, Corey has dedicated his career to understanding how students can build meaningful, flourishing lives.

Beyond the classroom, Corey has delivered hundreds of keynote presentations to fraternity and sorority communities across the country, speaking to tens of thousands of students in more than 350 cities and 47 states. His work consistently explores how authentic relationships, strong character, and intentional choices shape healthy organizations and fulfilling lives. As the author of Inspire Integrity: Chase An Authentic Life, Corey brings an evidence-informed, highly engaging approach that blends research, humor, storytelling, and practical strategies to help students strengthen their sense of belonging, improve chapter culture, and create fraternity and sorority experiences that have a lasting impact long after graduation. 

Saturday, February 13 – Evening

Be A Leader You Would Follow

CHARACTER, CULTURE, AND THE EVERYDAY CHOICES THAT SHAPE BELONGING

Every organization has a culture. The question is whether your leadership is helping create the culture your members deserve. Leadership is about far more than holding a position; it is about shaping a community where people feel welcomed, valued, connected, and inspired to become the best versions of themselves.

Drawing on leadership, ethics, psychology, and student development, Corey challenges students to consider one unforgettable question:

Through memorable stories, practical strategies, and meaningful reflection, participants will discover how their everyday choices shape belonging, communication, ethical decision-making, member engagement, and the overall health of their chapter.

Strengthen relationships and navigate conflict with care.

Model accountability, courage, humility, integrity, and empathy.

Create a chapter culture where members feel supported and connected.