Rev. Dr. J. Marshall Shamell has served in the Gospel Ministry since 1991, serving as a youth pastor at several churches and as an associate minister. He has served as an event/meeting planner for several non-profit organizations. He has worked in the hospitality industry as a Sales Manager, where he worked for two major hotel companies. He has earned a Bachelor of Business Administration from Marian University, Indianapolis, IN, a Master of Divinity from The Morehouse School of Religion at the Interdenominational Theological Center, Atlanta, GA, and a Doctor of Ministry at United Theological Seminary, Dayton, OH. He is a father of the late James Allen Propes.