
It’s always a thrill to find my name in our beautiful Wabash College alumni magazine. But THREE times?! I nearly fainted from joy.
Thank you, Kim Carter Johnson, for including my thoughts on how my alma mater influenced my perspectives on the importance of #community building. I continue to benefit greatly from the foundation Wabash provided me.
And to be pictured alongside my beloved Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity brother, mentor, and friend Marc Nichols, when we both presented last year at the National LGBTQ+ Bar Association #LavenderLaw conference, is a lovely full circle moment for us both.
(Oh, how my late mom Susie Sexton adored Marc … I’ve told the story too many times how she marched up to him during freshman orientation when he was president of the house and inquired, “Can my son move in here right now?” 😅)

And thank you for the shout out for my Corp! Magazine recognition as one of their 2024 #MostValuableProfessionals in Michigan.
(Jennifer Deeb Kluge, I know I now live and work in Metro Chicago, but Metro Detroit will always be #home!)
My musings on community from the magazine:
“I learned at Wabash – through my fraternity, my faculty mentors, the theatre program – how collaboration and community were key to success and fulfillment. I’ve tried to expand those lessons learned in every professional and personal endeavor since. Most recently as international president of the Legal Marketing Association – LMA International, coming out of the pandemic that created pockets of isolation alongside self-discovery, it was crucial for me to lead with authenticity, humor, visibility, and quite frankly ubiquity. For our 4,000 members, I couldn’t be a leader that hid behind pre-packaged messaging, but one who shared the journey, warts and all. I guess that’s what I learned most at Wabash – be honest and let people see the mechanics behind decisions. With context, people feel connected and that they are part of something larger than themselves. It also doesn’t hurt to show up at the opening session of your annual conference at 8:30 am in the morning, wearing sequins head to toe, singing #BornThisWay, alongside drag queen #AthenaDion in front of 1200 screaming attendees … in Florida at the height of drag-phobia. Go big or go home!”









































