North Dakota
About Us
The three organizations that make up Kappa Psi in North Dakota operate with different purposes. However, all have the same mission of advancing the profession of pharmacy through social and professional development. At the core of this is the collegiate Beta Sigma Chapter of Kappa Psi, where future pharmacists receive a well rounded scholastic and social education. They create relationships and memories that last a lifetime.
The North Dakota Graduate Chapter of Kappa Psi provides the opportunity to continue the friendships of one's college days while forming new bonds with those who came before and after. It also serves to further the social and professional goals of Beta Sigma through mentorship.
The Kappa Psi Alumni Group and Kappa Psi Alumni Group Foundation serve to foster an environment for Beta Sigma to succeed. They provide for the maintenance and improvement of the chapter house and financial assistance for the Brothers of Beta Sigma.
OUR 2025 LEADERS
Brett Lessard
Beta Sigma Grand Council Deputy & KPAG Chair, Class of 2019
After being initiated into Beta Sigma in November of 2013, Brett served as House Manager, Social Chair, Vice-Regent of Fundraising, and Vice-Regent. After graduation Brett has worked as a retail Pharmacist, first with Gateway Pharmacy in Bismarck, and currently with Medical Pharmacy Moorhead. He has held the position of Grand Council Deputy (Alumni Advisor) for Beta Sigma since his return to Fargo in 2020. Brett joined the KPAG Board of Directors and was elected Treasurer in 2021, added Vice-Chair duties shortly thereafter, and has served as the Chair since 2023. He actively participates in ND Grad meetings and social activities and was elected Vice-Regent in 2023 and again in 2025. Brett also volunteers with Kappa Psi at-large as a member of the International Graduate Chapter Development Committee. Outside of Kappa Psi, he enjoys golfing, hockey, and time at the lake.
Mark Dewey
Faculty Advisor, Class of 1999
Mark Dewey, Pharm.D., BCGP, FASCP, was initiated into Beta Sigma in 1995. His pledge father was the late Tony Godfrey, who we all miss so very much. He graduated NDSU in 1999 and then was a pharmacist at Iverson Corner Drug and Progressive Health Care in Bemidji, MN for 4 years before starting his current faculty position at NDSU. Mark is an Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice at NDSU School of Pharmacy, consultant pharmacist with Consultant Pharmacists Inc., and is a clinical pharmacist at Lake Region Healthcare in Fergus Falls. He serves as the Residency Program Director for the ASHP PGY1 Residency that is based at Lake Region Healthcare in Fergus Falls. He is a long-time member of the pharmacy organizations ASCP, MPhA, ASHP, and NDSHP. He and his wife, Chelle, live on Tipsinah Mounds golf course outside of Elbow Lake, MN and have 3 children. He has coached multiple youth baseball & basketball teams for his kids (fittingly they are best at golf) and now gets to be a spectator. He serves on many local boards and committees. Other outside activities include camping with the family and helping with harvest on the family farm.