35TH ADMINISTRATION GRAND POLEMARCH
represented the fraternity nationally on various speaking stages; at the White House and on Capitol Hill in Washington DC; and in classrooms, corporate boardrooms, and news- rooms on an international scale. He has worked to raise the bar of operational excellence and set a new standard as it relates to leadership expectation. Jimmy has also worked tirelessly to forge new partnerships and relationships that benefit the brand and financial well-being of our fraternity. Some of his fraternal works in roles along the way have been chronicled in previous editions of the Kappa Alpha Psi Journal . Jimmy has an extensive record of accomplished service in the fraternity dating back to his years as an alumni chapter Polemarch, where he led the Hart- ford (CT) Alumni Chapter to three consecutive Province “Chapter of the Year” Awards, a Province “Guide Right Chapter of the Year” Award, “Reclamation Chapter of the Year” Award, as well as the National Jay Crosby Award. Brother McMikle’s national lead- ership resume includes service as the Senior Grand Vice Polemarch; National Director of Organizational Effectiveness; Member of the Grand Board of Directors; COVID-19 Task Force Committee Chairman; National Leadership Training & Development Cluster Chairman; National Co-Chair- man and National Vice-Chairman of the CRWLC Committee. Brother McMikle created Kappa Alpha Psi’s National “Learn 2 Live” Community Policing Initiative, a collaborative effort with the National
The newly installed 35th Grand Polemarch addresses members and lays out his administration’s goals.
Organization of Black Law Enforce- ment Executives (NOBLE). The initiative was designed to educate and train young persons of color with regards to police encounters and inter- actions. The committee has performed close to 200 forums in over 100 cities (domestically and abroad), training more than 70,000 students. The initiative has garnered several national awards and sponsorships. On a Province level, Brother McMikle has served as the Northeastern Province Polemarch (2011-2015). He has also served in a few roles on the North- eastern Province Board of Directors including two years as the Northeastern
Senior Province Vice Polemarch. He has been awarded the Northeastern Province’s highest honor, the James M. Kidd Award A native of Connecticut’s Greater Hartford area, Jimmy graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in 1992 from Indiana University, where he earned All Big-Ten Conference honors as a sprinter for the school’s Track & Field team. As a member of three indoor Big- Ten Championship and two outdoor Big-Ten Championship teams, Jimmy is still one of the current record holders for the University’s 4x100 meter relay team. He also holds a Master of Business Administration degree.
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