Tony Smercina, Texas ‘81
Chief Development Officer
direct: (214) 866-7842

After serving as a district volunteer in the late 80’s, Tony was appointed as the Fraternity’s Executive Director in 1989, a position he held until late 1997. Before joining the Delta Sigma Phi staff, Tony was on the sales team for NCR Corporation for five years.

In 1997, Tony shifted his full attention to the Delta Sigma Phi Foundation to serve as its Executive Director. In this position Tony led the organization to complete its first-ever capital campaign. The Leadership for the Second Century Campaign came to a close at the 2001 Delta Sigma Phi Convention after meeting the goal of $5.5 million.

Today, Tony continues to work with brothers around the country who support the Fraternity’s educational mission through tax-deductible financial support. His firm, Charitable Partners, is the Foundation’s outsourcing partner handling all management and fundraising duties.His focus with the Foundation is now primarily on planned giving.

Tony is a graduate of the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas at Austin, a Certified Association Executive (CAE), as conveyed by the American Society of Association Executives, and a member of the Association of Fundraising Professionals.

Erik Tomalis
Director of Development, Major Gifts
direct: (216) 588-1421

Erik worked over 8 years with Sigma Nu, including 7 years with the Educational Foundation and 4 years as Vice President of the Foundation.  He co-managed the first-ever nationally coordinated capital campaign for Sigma Nu, successfully raising $12.1 million in four years.  During his time with Sigma Nu, Erik traveled the country and met individually with over 2500 alumni and restarted the major giving campaign within the foundation.  Most notably, he was an integral part of the Sigma Nu Educational Foundation’s revitalization and transformation in recent years.

A graduate of Duquesne University in Business Administration and Political Science, he and his wife, Katie, grew up in the Pittsburgh area. They are avid sports fans who enjoy cheering on the Pittsburgh Steelers, Penguins and Notre Dame Fighting Irish.  Throughout all of his travels, he has seen a game at every major league baseball stadium in the country and has visited 49 states.  Erik currently lives in Dallas, Texas with his wife Katie.