Jimmy McMikle, 35th Grand Polemarch

Indiana University, the Alpha Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., Spring 1991

Jimmy McMikle is a Spring 1991 initiate of the Indiana University Chapter, the Alpha of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.  He is a proud Grand Chapter and Northeastern Province life member of the fraternity and currently a member of the Hartford (CT) Alumni Chapter.

​Brother McMikle was elected at the 85th Grand Chapter Meeting in July 2021, to serve the fraternity as the Senior Grand Vice Polemarch. In this role, he chairs the Council of Province Polemarch's and Council of Senior Province Vice Polemarch's, where he provides a high level of direct support, direction and oversight for the senior leadership of Kappa Alpha Psi. Since his election to this position, Jimmy has worked to raise the bar of operational excellence and set a new standard as it relates to leadership expectation. He has also worked tirelessly to forge new partnerships and relationships that benefit the brand and financial well-being of our fraternity.  

Jimmy was appointed the fraternity’s National Director of Organizational Effectiveness in 2019, a role in which he developed Kappa Alpha Psi’s five-year strategic plan (for years 2021-2025). He chairs Kappa’s COVID-19 Task Force Committee, charged with developing the operational “way-forward” to guide the actions and protect the membership and growth of our fraternity throughout the worldwide COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.   

Brother McMikle also created and chairs Kappa Alpha Psi’s National “Learn 2 Live” Community Policing Initiative, a collaborative effort with the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE).  The initiative is designed to educate and train young persons of color with regards to police encounters and interactions. His committee has performed 140+ forums in over 100 cities, training more than 65,000 students.  The Learn 2 Live Initiative was featured in the Spring 2020 issue of The Journal. 

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