Excell La Fayette, Jr.

Excell is a native son of Tulsa, Oklahoma. He has raised two adult sons and serves as a dedicated mentor for several other youth here in Oklahoma. Excell currently resides with his wife in Bristow, Oklahoma, where he enjoys being a small-scale farmer and rancher in his rural conservation district with a personal passion for photography and an occasional motorcycle ride in the country.

Excell serves as a board member and as treasurer of the Creek County Conservation District in Bristow, Oklahoma. In his post-corporate life, he has dedicated much of his time and talents toward the conscientious growth, fiscal responsibility and development of his city, his rural community and the people in it. Excell is a community leader who specializes in community and corporate relationship building and business consulting. He is an effective communicator skilled in collaborating with diverse individuals at all levels and is committed to building trusting relationships through integrity and professional character. Excell holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in broadcast journalism from historic Langston University in Langston, Oklahoma; he is a Certified Professional Life Coach trained at the Certified Life Coach Institute–(ICF); president of La Fayette Enterprises, LLC; and is a graduate of Faith Bible Institute of Monroe, Louisiana.

Excell’s professional journey has been a culmination of 18+ years of progressive responsibility, effective corporate management and business development. As Director of Supplier Administration Supplier Diversity Initiatives, he also served as Director of Supplier Diversity, where he led procurement oversight for over $3 billion from diverse suppliers. Previous positions include manager of Walmart Stores, Inc. Television Network International and Domestic Markets.

Prior to joining Walmart Stores, Inc., Excell’s earlier career was built through the ranks at Oklahoma-based Phillips Petroleum as a video production representative producing public affairs, safety, executive and legal presentation videos; and at KTUL-TV-Channel 8 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, as studio operations supervisor, electronic field production producer, photograph and news photojournalist.