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Ja ’ Qualan Ja ’ Mall Keal is a senior from Jeanerette , Louisiana . He is an honors student and a double major pursuing Bachelor of Science degrees in Accounting and Economics with a minor in Management . He is a member of the Earl Lester Cole Honors College .
While at Grambling State University , Ja ’ Qualan has participated in many campus organizations . He is a member of the Grambling State University “ World Famed ” Tiger Marching Band and currently serves as the Drum Major . Ja ’ Qualan is the president of Kappa Kappa Psi National Honorary Fraternity , Incorporated . He is also the president of Phi Beta Lambda Business Fraternity , Incorporated . He participated in the College of Business ’ Student Professional Development Program during the 2015-2016 academic year .
Ja ’ Qualan was selected as one of the University ’ s distinguished Student Ambassadors , an esteemed and essential role for student leaders to assist the Enrollment Management Team with recruitment of future Gramblinites . He is a member of the Favrot Student Union Board ( FSUB ) and a former member of the Student Government Association ( SGA ).
Keal was selected as an intern for the City of Lafayette ’ s Auditing Department during the summer of 2016 .
Martin Lemelle currently serves as the Chief Operating Officer of Grambling State University . In this capacity , his major focus is to lead and improve university operations . Prior to his current role , Martin worked for IRG ( Industry Retail Group ) where he led and developed the Business Administration department . In this capacity , he was responsible for managing client and vendor relationships and ensuring favorable agreements and terms . The Business Administration team manages the prequalification of client sites , generation of sales orders , and analysis of pricing .
Martin is a competent practitioner of fiscal management and transformative business leader . His career began at PricewaterhouseCoopers in the audit practice ; he then transitioned to the consulting field with IBM where he led the development of the cooperative orientation program for the consultant practice . He is a certified Green Belt in Lean Six Sigma and graduate of General Electric ’ s Financial Management Program where he excelled in various finance roles including supply chain , controllership , and financial planning and analysis . Prior to IRG , Martin was the Director of Sales Information and Analysis at Dean Foods and a 2010 recipient of the Chief Executive Officer ’ s award for excellence in finance .
Lemelle is a Magna Cum Laude Graduate of GSU with a B . S . degree in Accounting . While a student at Grambling , Martin served as student body president and polemarch of the Gamma Psi Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity , Incorporated . He earned the Master of Business Administration ( MBA ) in Strategic Management and Public Policy from The George Washington University in Washington , D . C .
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