BrotherLeslieElus

Candidate for 2023 Alumni Brother of the Year Award

Brother Leslie Elus

Candidate for 2023 Alumni Brother of the Year Award

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Leadership Driven by Action, Not Position

Since my initiation into Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. in the spring of 2006, I have worked with fidelity to promote the fraternity’s national programs, initiatives, and objectives on local, district, regional, and national fronts.

" Leaders put their people into a position to do great things without them. The legacy of successful leaders lives on through the people they touch along the way."

— John Maxwell

Leadership in Alpha

17+ Years continuous active membership
Life Member #13015
2012-2017, Associate Editor of the Sphinx, Iota Pi Lambda Chapter
2013-2015, Secretary, Iota Pi Lambda Education Foundation
2014-2015, Editor, Torch Florida District Newsletter
2014-2021, Director of Public Relations, Florida District
2014-2016, Recording Secretary, Iota Pi Lambda Chapter
2014, 2015, 2020, Presenter, Alpha University
2015-Present, College Chapter Advisor, Eta Delta Chapter
2015-2017, Vice President, Iota Pi Lambda Education Foundation
2016-2019, Vice President, Iota Pi Lambda Chapter
2016, Chairman, Belford V. Lawson Oratorical Contest, Florida District

2017-2019, President, Iota Pi Lambda Education Foundation
2019-Present, President, Iota Pi Lambda Chapter
2019, Co-Chairman, South Area Founders’ Day Weekend Celebration Committee
2020, Member, Protect the Vote National Committee
2020-Present, IMDP Presenter
2021-Present, Member, Project Alpha National Committee
2021-Present, South Area Director, Florida District
2021-Present, Dir. of Community Engagement & Strategic Partnerships, Southern Region
2022-Present, Chairman, FOCUS HBCU Fair, Southern Region
2022-Present, Chairman, Heart of Gold Blood Drive, Southern Region
2022-Present, Chairman, Graduate & Career Resource Fair, Southern Region

Community Involvement

12+ Year member of Prince Hall Masonry
Master Mason
Holy Royal Arch Mason
Royal and Select Master Mason
Knight Templar
32° Scottish Rite Mason
Ancient Egyptian Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine
Order of the Eastern Star
13+ Year member of Alpha Phi Omega National Service Fraternity
16+ Years as a Mentor for the I Have a Dream Foundation, Inc.
16+ Year as a Mentor for the 5000 Role Models of Excellence Project

South Florida Ronald McDonald House
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Miami
Boys and Girls Club of Miami Dade
South Dade Branch of the NAACP
Miami-Dade Chapter of the National Pan-Hellenic Council
Chairman, South Dade Divine 9 Pact
ASKColestars, Inc.
Dialysis Visionary Works, Inc.
Miami-Dade Collective Impact Taskforce
Consortium for a Healthier Miami-Dade
AmeriCorps
South Florida March of Dimes Advisory Board

Awards and Recognition

2013 JM Family Enterprises African American Achievers Nominee
2019-2021 Miami Dade County March for Babies Circle of Champions
2019 Man of Distinction Award from the Epsilon Alpha Chapter of Alpha Pi Chi National Sorority
2020 Legacy Miami’s Most Influential and Powerful Black Professionals
2020 Sant La Class V Leadership Fellow
2020-2022 South Florida American Diabetes Association Circle of Champions
2020 Commendation from the City of North Miami
2020 Commendation from Miami-Dade County
2020 Shoutout Miami Feature Article
2020 Florida Federation of Alpha Chapters Charles H. Greene Award of Merit
2021 Catalyst Miami HEAL Spring Cohort
2021 Catalyst Miami Neighbors to Leaders Fellow
2021 Southern Region Charles H. Greene Award of Merit
2021 Catalyst Miami LIGHT Summer Cohort
2021 Top Ten Alpha Phi Alpha Southern Region March of Dimes Individual Fundraisers
2021 Florida Federation of Alpha Chapters Augustus M. Witherspoon Leadership Award
2021 VoyageMIA Feature Article
2021 PhilantrophyMiami Donor Next Door Honoree
2021 Kazah Temple #149 AEAONMS Noble of the Year Award
2022 South Miami Chapter of Jack & Jill of America, Inc. Making a Difference Award
2022 Catalyst Miami Alumni Feature Article
2022 Certificate of Appreciation from the City of Myrtle Beach
2022 Top five fundraiser for the Florida District Tipsy Cookie Fundraiser
2022 Canvas Rebel Feature Article
2022 Florida Federation of Alpha Chapters Outstanding Alumni Brother of the Year