The national Cardinal Principles team is where all things friendship, leadership, and service live.
Our service team recently split into two roles: National Service Program Coordinator and Chapter Service Program Coordinator. Doing this allows one person to focus more on forming national service based partnerships and creating programming for National Service Week and one person to focus more directly on chapter Service Directors and national service requirements.
Sara McAllister
Cardinal Principles Director
Nu
Activated Fall 2013
Hobbies: Reading, baking, drawing and painting, hiking, and knitting
Favorite Season: Fall
Favorite Holiday: Thanksgiving
Favorite Service Project: Special Olympics Gymnastics
Samantha Miguez Tolliver
Friendship Program Coordinator
Alpha Iota
Activated Spring 2018
Hobbies: Binging movies and tv shows, puzzles, crafts, and all things food
Favorite Season: Fall
Favorite Holiday: Halloween
Favorite Service Project: Baltimore Food Insecurity Lecture and Food Drive
Sarah Lewis
Leadership Program Coordinator
Omega
Activated Spring 2016
Hobbies: Napping, eating healthy food, cleaning, organizing, and listening to Harry Potter audiobooks
Favorite Season: Summer
Favorite Holiday: Christmas
Favorite Service Project: Buddy Ball
Laura Craig
Career Development Program Coordinator
Alpha
Activated Fall 2001
Hobbies: Gardening, cooking, reading, being active
Favorite Season: Spring
Favorite Holiday: Independence Day
Favorite Service Project: Dance Marathon – For the Kids!
Ashley Brady
National Service Program Coordinator
Nu
Activated Fall 2015
Hobbies: Walking my dogs and spending time with my dogs
Favorite Season: Fall
Favorite Holiday: Christmas
Favorite Service Project: BOLT for PCOS
Kristen Brightwell
Chapter Service Program Coordinator
Alpha Xi
Activated Fall 2016
Hobbies: Exercising, gardening, knitting, crocheting, baking, learning, and volunteering
Favorite Season: Summer
Favorite Holiday: Christmas
Favorite Service Project: Miracle League Baseball
All of the members of the Cardinal Principles team agree that one of the best things about volunteering on the Operational Leadership Team is staying connected to Omega Phi Alpha and meeting new people all across the country. As is true for many members of the national team; they wouldn’t have met each other or other national volunteers if they hadn’t joined the team after graduation.
The latest news from the Cardinal Principles team is that the Leadership Development Program (LDP) is available for all members on OPAportal. There are currently 6 modules related to each of our core values with lessons, activities, and quizzes. We invite all of our members to explore the LDP and offer feedback or ideas for future modules.
Additionally, the Cardinal Principles team is excited to announce that we have formed our first long term service based partnership with RAINN (Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network). You can read more about that partnership here. Join us next week to raise money for RAINN and learn more during National Service Week.
More friendship, leadership, and career development events and programming are coming in 2022!
Need to reach the Cardinal Principles team? Email cardinalprinciples@omegaphialpha.org.