MABLSA Member of the Month

Kwadwo A. Yeboah-Kankam

University of Richmond School of Law

Kwadwo A. Yeboah-Kankam is originally from Ghana, West Africa, where he spent the first ten years of his life. In 1995, he migrated to the United States with the rest of his family, in search of a better life and in pursuit of the American Dream. He remembers having to share a bedroom with his three brothers in a small apartment and many nights dreaming about a day when he would have a bedroom to himself. In 2002 this dream was realized, when after many years of hard work and saving, his family purchased its first home in Stafford, Virginia. He would spend his senior year of high school in Stafford, where he participated and excelled in the Governor's school program, graduating with numerous honors.

The following year, he would attend Virginia Tech, where he attained a B.A. in Business Management in December of 2007 and another B.A. in Political Science in May of 2008. In 2004, Kwadwo became a proud member of the Theta Iota Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. He would serve as the Chapter President from 2006-2007, leading his chapter to historic heights and laying the foundation that would propel his chapter to national prominence just two years later. In 2009, The Theta Iota Chapter would win the Mid-Atlantic Regional Chapter of the year, and place third at the National stage amongst all Alpha Phi Alpha undergrad chapters nationwide. Kwadwo conducted over 500 hours of community service during his undergrad tenure, and he credits his vast undergrad experience and especially his membership in Alpha Phi Alpha, for making him the man he is today.

After Virginia Tech, Kwadwo successfully ventured into different business roles in marketing, sales and management. In 2010, he returned to school in pursuit of his law degree. Kwadwo currently serves as the historian and community service chairman of the BLSA Chapter at the University of Richmond. In this capacity, he works diligently to ensure that his chapter is not only one of the best organizations on campus, but that it is also one of the best BLSA chapters in the nation. Kwadwo has excelled inside and outside of the law school, landing an internship with Williams Mullen, studying abroad at Cambridge University (UK), serving as a new associate on The Journal of Global Law and Business, and mentoring his peers. In the spring of 2012, Kwadwo hopes to publish an article he has been working on, and he also has plans to apply to the MBA Program at the University of Richmond.