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Our Team
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Titilayo Florence Adeyemo,
Piscataway , New Jersey, USA
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Julius O. Akinyemi,
Greenwich, Conneticut, USA
President /Founding Member – EDESC (akinyemi@media.mit.edu)
Julius is the Resident Entrepreneur at Massachusetts institute of Technology, Media Lab in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Julius mission at the Media Lab is the commercialization of Technology Innovation most especially to continuously shape and leverage existing and future technologies at MIT to empower people in developing nations in a networked “always-on/always connected” information economy, with an entrepreneurial spirit. Most recently, Julius initiated the “Unleashing the Wealth of Nations” project at MIT that leverages the emerging technologies to empower developing nations citizens to understand the value of their assets in a new way that complements their traditional understandings; this concept will help them build the local economy, and achieve a higher standard of living. Prior to his residency at the MIT Media Lab, Julius was Global Director of Emerging Technologies for PepsiCo Inc responsible for global innovation and liaison with global best in class R&D institutions to the benefit of PepsiCo and for competitive edge. Prior to PepsiCo, Julius was the Senior Vice President of Wells Fargo Bank, for Emerging Technologies and Wireless Business Technology. Julius was also, the Director of Finance and MIS for Pan American World Airways Western Europe Region based in Paris, France where he was a key member of the finance team that effected the first Pan Am / Airbus contract negotiation. The Pan Am purchase of Airbus aircrafts opened the American market to the Airbus product and ultimately to the rest of the word. Julius has consulted for several global enterprises, he founded Applied Technology Solutions providing low cost internet access in developing countries as well as co-founding the ICT4Africa based in Sweden. He was a member of the working team for ICT to eliminate poverty at the UN –Julius has an MBA from Ohio University.
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Anthony O. Ayodele,
Denver, Colorado, USA
Secretary / Founding Member – EDESC (Ekiti in Diaspora for Economic and Social Development).
Anthony is a native of Ido-Ajinare (Ile) Ekiti. Born into the family of Late Bishop Joseph Ayodele .
Anthony is a Senior Consultant with International Business Machine (IBM), Headquarter in Armonk, New York, USA.
Anthony currently consults for many companies (small, medium and large) across the world through IBM, offering Technology based solutions that help government and non governmental organizations to create competitive advantage by doing business in a whole new way and provide better services to their clients. He also provides thought leadership, strategic insights with unique perspectives and recommendations that address critical business challenges, powered by innovative ideas.
Anthony holds a master’s degree in Computer Science Information Technology, with emphasis in Systems Engineering from Regis University Denver, Colorado, USA. Anthony is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) and Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA). He is the CEO of First Technology Solutions, a USA based technology consulting company.
Anthony is a PhD student at University of Colorado at Colorado Spring, USA.
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Ola Jobi,
Kent , Washington, USA
Certified Project Management Professional - Independent Consultant
Ola is a native of Ayede Ekiti. His father, Julius and mother, Felicia have their deep roots in Ekiti. Ola holds a master’s degree in Electrical Engineering from Polytechnic University, New York, New York.
Ola is a Certified Project Management Professional (PMP). Delivering cutting-edge technical solutions for companies including Fortune 500 leaders Microsoft and AT&T has been his forte as an innovative IT leader. With specialties including subject matter expertise in software development lifecycle and project management tools and methodologies. Ola resides in Kent, Washington, USA with his two children and wife.
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Ben Bamidele, CISM, CISA
Columbus , Ohio, USA
Ben is a minister in RCCG. He is currently the President (board) of Godian Amerisys LLC USA , and a Consultant Architect with HP – a fortune 10 company in the USA , and prior to this position, he has been a Senior Auditor/Risk Management with KPMG USA , Senior Project Champion with Lagos Government, and Systems Support Person with Nigerian Breweries Plc.
He holds a bachelor in Computer Science with Mathematics and MBA degree from the University of Lagos and currently seeking a Master of Liberal Arts in General Management at the Harvard University. He is a Certified in the Governance of Enterprise Information Technology (CGEIT), Certified Governance, Risk and Compliance Manager (CGRCM), Certified Information Security Manager (CISM), Certified Sarbanes-Oxley Professional (CSOXP), Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA).
He is a proven Leader with strong expertise,and has made outstanding contributions to practice excellence and body of knowledge with over fifteen years of combined experience in Governance, Audit/Risk Management and Compliance.
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Olubodunde Olorunfemi, PhD
Cooksville, Maryland, USA
Olubodunde Alex Olorunfemi hails from Ikere Ekiti. He is currently the VP of American Solar Energy Corporation based in Baltimore, Maryland and a director at InternationalEnergyAcademy, a renewable energy training school located in Lagos, Nigeria.
Olorunfemi, who is married with two sons, lives in Cooksville, Maryland
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Segun Omooba,
Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
Segun is a native of Iyin-Ekiti. He is a full time minister of God with Fountain of Life Church and currently attending Rhema Bible Training center (Kenneth Hagins Ministries) , Tulsa Oklahoma .
Prior to his call into full time ministry, Segun worked with Lyods investment banc , Royal Strides Investment limited at the Export division.
He holds a bachelor degree in Agriculture from Obafemi Awolowo University , Ile-Ife Nigeria. Segun is an Old student of Christ school Ado-Ekiti.
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Tope Aderiye,
Chicago, IL, USA
Tope is a native of Ado-Ekiti. Tope lives in Chicago, Illinios
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Babajide Alabi ,
London, UK
Media Consultant/COO DeGBT Concepts.
Babajide is a native of Ikere Ekiti (half Aiyede). 'Born, bred and schooled' in Ekiti. Babajide has lived in so many Ekiti towns as a result of his father's profession, school principal. Babajide holds a master’s degree in Journalism from Napier University, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.
A seasoned journalist with work experiences with (but not limited to) The Guardian Newspapers, Comet Newspapers, Lagos, Tell Magazine, Nigerian Television Authority (NTA). He is a member of the National Union of Journalists (NUJ), United Kingdom. Babajide lives in London with his wife, Abi, two boys and girl.
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Yemi Ayeni,
Birmingham, UK
Yemi Ayeni was born into the family of Ayeni Orimekun in Oye-Ekiti.He had both his elementary and secondary education in Ekiti before proceeding to the University of Ilorin for his Bachelor of Science in Sociology, he later had his Masters degree in Business Management with Human Resources from Edinburgh Napier University, UK and due to his quest for legal profession, he proceeded to the prestigious University of London for his LLB (Law).
Yemi Ayeni has presented papers at different platforms namely: Commonweath Business Council (African Business Forum) London, International Leadership Global conference, Los Angeles, California to mention but a few. Member of Amnesty International-UK, Junior Chamber International, United Nations Association-UK, Young Professional Network-UK, Australian Human Resource Institute, Human Resources Association of Manitoba-Canada, and Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) USA.
Yemi Ayeni is the CEO of Embim Resources UK and also the founder and General Coordinator of Campaign for the Betterment of Ekiti.
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Sunday Adegoke Adebiyi Fadeyi , P.E
Denver , Colorado, USA
Born in Otun Ekiti to the family of Late Pa Joseph Ajifowobaje Fadeyi and Madam Comfort Asunle Fadeyi, I attended Moba Grammar School Otun Ekiti. When I finished my primary school education in 1963, I could not go to a secondary school because there was no secondary school in the whole of Moba land in 1964 and my parent, though willing, could not afford to send me to a secondary school at the same time as my older brother, John Fadeyi. Therefore, I had to wait for six (6) long years until 1969 when enrolled at Moba Grammar School. Though my natural inclination was science, unfortunately as at that time, Moba Grammar School was not approved for any science but for Mathematics and Biology. So I had to do GCE London in Class IV. Subsequently, I enrolled at the University of Ife, Ile-Ife (Great Ife) in 1977 in the Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Technology. I graduated in 1982 and did my National Service at the same institution. My first job was at Ikun Dairy Farm as a Site Engineer. I joined Oluwa Glass as a production Supervisor in 1987. I was there until 1990 when I migrated to the United State of America. I joined the State of Colorado as a Permit Engineer in the Air Pollution Control Division. I am currently a Professional Engineer with the Division and I hold a master degree in Engineering from University of Colorado, Denver. My specialization is in Management. I'm married with three children.
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Olufemi Boyede ,
Lagos, Nigeria
Olufemi Boyede is a native of Ijurin Ekiti. Mr. Femi Boyede is an expert consultant on international trade and domestic export development with twenty five years cognate experience. He is the Managing Director/Chief Executive officer of Koinonia ventures.
Between June 2007 and May, 2009, Mr. Boyede worked as Senior Special Assistant on Enterprise and Economic Development to the Governor of Ekiti State and was subsequently appointed as Director-General of Ekiti Enterprise Development Agency.
A graduate of the University of Ife, Ile Ife, (1983), he is also an alumnus of Universite ’ de Dijon, France and a PhD scholar of International Trade and Strategy at the Rushmore University USA.
He is a Fellow of the Institute of Export of Nigeria, Founding Director of the Institute of International Business and Logistics (Nigeria) and the Centre for Export Development. He is also the Founder and Convener of the KVL Export Round Table, a not-for-profit Platform for Public-Private sector dialogue on non-oil exports in Nigeria.
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Oluwagbenga Ogungbe,
Minnesota, USA
Native of Oye-Ekiti in the Northern senatorial zone of Ekiti state but was born in the ancient city of Ibadan, Oyo state. I was later to relocate to Akure, Ondo State with my family following the creation of Ondo. I had both primary and secondary education in Akure where I attended Acquinas College, Akure before I later moved to Ilorin, Kwara for my medical education to graduate in 2003 with M.B.,B.S. degree.
Following my graduation from medical school, I worked at State Specialist Hospitals in Ikare-Akoko, Akure and Ado-Ekiti before I later went to Abia State for my N.Y.S.C. Upon my return from youth service, I was employed at the Federal Medical Centre, Owo, Ondo State where I was till late 2007 when I relocated to the USA with my family.
I have enjoyed and still enjoy the grace of God to be relevant in any environment I find myself. I am a member of the International Association for Volunteer Efforts (IAVE) and currently the secretary of the African Christian Fellowship (ACF), Minnesota chapter having volunteered with a lot of NGOs while in Nigeria.
At the moment, I am doing a Masters program in Public Health at the University of Minnesota while also working on some other things. I am married with three kids.
Volunteer physician with the Association of Nigerian Physicians in the Americas (ANPA), Ejayes Charities Inc, New York and NEF.org, MD on many medical missions (2005-2007)
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Julius Owolabi,
Chicago, IL, USA
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Bamidele Arowolo ,
New York, USA
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Abiodun Adebayo,
Columbus, Ohio , USA
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Ayodeji Olaleye,
Ayodeji grew up in the Ootunja Township and in the Ikole Ekiti environs.
Ayodeji enjoyed Iyan Oko and watching egungun festivals in neighbouring towns of ikole, isaba, igbona, orin odo because in Ootunja we do not have egungun. I also enjoyed inter-house sports of schools which at the moment I am in support of reawakening it and other competitive sports in Ekiti.
Ayodeji attended Unity Secondary School, Oye Ekiti and finished in 1993. Ayodeji spent 1993 to 1998 on other pursuits and finally settled for a Bsc degree in Chemistry in 1998 which he finished in 2002 at Unilorin.
Ayodeji Served (NYSC) at the Eterna-castrol Oil in Shagamu till August 2003.
In September 2003, Ayodeji began an 18 month Hotel Management Trainee programme under a Collin Martin Walterton Hospitality Industries Consultant company in Valencia Hotels Abuja after which I functioned in cost control, Audit & customer service. That led to exposure in Hotel and Hospitality Management.
In January 2006, Ayodeji relocated to United Kingdom where he picked up a career in health and social care management specialising in Children and families and has since assumed the highest qualification in management, training and assessment in the sector in UK.
At the moment Ayodeji is a freelance trainer and assessor of work force in health and Social care and registered Manager. Ayodeji is a Member of Chartered Management Institute CMI.
Ayodeji is currently studying towards specialisation in Project management and Masters in core management.
Married to Oluwatoyin Eniola Olaleye (nee Olowa of Igogo Ekiti)
Expertise
Health and Social Care Registered Manager.
Health and Social Care Trainer and Assessor.
Hospitality and customer service Assessor and Consultant.
Member Chartered Management Institute(CMI).
Specialist in children and Families development Projects.
Qualification
BSc Chemistry, University of Ilorin
PGD Greenwich School of Management
MA Management (2010 in view)
Proposed Projects and Interests
Development of health and social care in Ekiti Nigeria
Empowerment of children and families as the nucleus of the society to maximise opportunities and minimizing risks in EKITI.
Establishment of day centres for less privileged people in the EKITI society.
Improvement of living standard of Special people in needs through residential care schools for children, artisan and basic skills for less able young adults and care and valuing of the elderly.
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Tomi Davies,
Tomi is a native of Efon- Alaaye. TD is a Senior IT Executive with experience from FTSE 100 level companies in the UK, US and Africa. A dynamic mentor, consummate networker and public speaker whose personal goal is to keep working with individuals and teams that "maximize the creation of social and economic value using digital technologies".
Background
•CoronaSchool, KingsCollege & St Gregory’s College, Lagos
•Student Senator, Alpha Phi Alpha
•Miami-Dade Community College -Business Data Processing, 1981
•Who's Who in American Junior Colleges, 1981
•University of Miami -BSc, Systems Analysis, 1982
•President Miami Apple Users Group
•University of Miami –MSc, Operations Research, 1983
•Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Greater Miami
Owner at StrikaEntertainment
Supastrikasis a Fantasy Football League comic and Africa’s biggest publication.
Chief Executive at One Laptop Per Child, Nigeria
OLPC Nigeria was created to enhance education in Nigeria with technology by providing one laptop to each Nigerian child of school age as a learning tool. http://www.laptop.org
Chief Operating Officer at Alteq.ict
Alteqis a Public sector IT Consultancy, which has over $500m of projects under management
Owner & CEO at Richardson & Briggs
This niche public relations consultancy successfully filled a gap in the marketplace to service multinational corporations operating in West Africa.
Director of Business Strategy at Sapient
Designed, developed and managed IT systems for Clients such as the UK Government, Vodafone, BT, Hutchison3G and Siemens in Munich Germany.
Executive Consultant at Ernst & Young
Devised and implemented "clicks & mortar" eBusinessStrategies for clients such
as ABB, Legal & General, ExxonMobil, Novartis and others while developing E&Ys
Europe-wide eCommerce competence and capability.
Head of Research & Development, IT Group at Marks & Spencer Plc
Provided Research and Development for IT at M&S, commissioning and sponsoring academic and corporate research into retail-related information technologies from Oxford University, MIT Media Lab, Southampton University, IBM, Microsoft, Oracle, Apple and others.
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Architect Ayodele Ayeni,
Dublin, Ireland
Ayo is a native of Emure - Ekiti and currently resides in Dublin. Practise Architecture and planning in the republic of Ireland
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Sir John Ayeni, was born and bred in Ikere Ekiti, Ekiti South of Ekiti state I had my elementary and secondary schools in Ikere Ekiti St. Joseph’s Cath. Primary school and my Secondary Education in Annunciation High School respectively. I had my higher school certificate in ido Ekiti and University Education in University of Ife, Ile Ife, Osun state of Nigeria. Certificate of Education in youth entrepreneurship in Torino, Italy. and post graduate Diploma in youth work in University of Guyana, South America Sir Ayeni started his working career as a teacher. I worked in a primary school in Ijebu Ode in 1971-72; secondary school in Ise Emure Grammar school, Ise Ekiti as a French Teacher in 1974. After graduation in University of Ife in 1978, I worked in Moba Grammar school, Otun Ekiti as Economics Teacher. In Oct. 1979, Sir Ayeni travelled to Lagos for Federal civil service Job. There I worked in various capacities from social work, to youth development work, youth employment matters, project management and policy formulation and execution. This spanned through a period of 30 years. In course of this service years, I travelled to many countries such as China, West Germany, Italy, USA and few other West African countries on international youth work and exchange programs. I voluntarily retired from service in the year 2000. I belive in the principle of build the man and build the nation.
He was a member of the following organizations
- Federal civil service recreation clubs
- Port Harcourt clubs in Port Harcourt
- Owena club of Nigeria
- Church Associations such as Catholic Men Organization, Sacred Heart of Jesus and Immaculate Heart of Mary etc
- A knight of St. John international (K.S.J)
- A Fellow of Chattered Institute of Administration of Nigeria (FCAI)
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