Fola fadero
Fola Fadero M.Ed. is a learning and development professional with the Consumer Talent Development Team at Amazon, Canada. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Sociology, a Master’s degree in Adult Education and Community Development from the University of Toronto and a Neuro-Linguistic Diploma in Life Coaching from the NLP Training School, London, England.
As an immigrant professional who settled into Canada seven years ago, Fola has a passion for giving back and joined TREIC, a mentorship program for professionally trained newcomers, to help others reconnect their careers in a new environment.
Her hobbies include discussing books with her bookclub members and competitive running.
chioma chijuka
Chioma Chijuka is seasoned Human Resource Business Partner (HRBP) / HR Leader with Amazon, Canada. She has over 10 years of experience in driving enhanced performance, engagement, transformational leadership, and architecting high impact people solutions.
She is proficient in implementing a consultative approach to solving complex challenges and operational change. She also has a proven ability to function as a strategic HR business leader, developing and leading teams while implementing people and culture-centric programs to drive business success.
Egbe manners
Egbe is the Product and Proposition Manager (Protection of Life PSGA segment lead PM) at Ordnance Survey in the UK, where she has worked for 13 years. She is a dedicated and self-motivated Product Manager with a demonstrated history of working in the Geospatial industry. Egbe has a BSc in Geography & Regional Planning from the University of Calabar, Nigeria, an MSc in Geographic Information Systems and a PhD in GIS & Remote Sensing from the University of Leicester.
She is the UK zonal chair for her secondary school alumni; Airforce Girls Military School, Jos. Her hobbies are running, working out and attempting craft projects.
Chika nwaochei
She is a graduate of the University of Calabar with a degree in Accounting and has a masters’ degree in Human Resource Management and Development from the University of Manchester. She is a member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel Management, Nigeria.
mandy nanna
Mandy is Project Manager in the UK, with over 10 years’ experience in Project Delivery, Programme Scheduling, Planning, Change Management and PMO Management. She currently provides consulting services to the British Metropolitan Police Service via BMT Group. She has a degree in Business Management from the University of Calabar, Nigeria and is an Agile PM practitioner with MSP and PRINCE2 Project Management certifications.
She works in high-pressure, customer focused environments within both central government and the private sector and have a proven track record of successfully implementing techniques and processes to ensure delivery of major IT projects within large and complex organizations.
She is passionate about volunteering and mentors young people in work/internship programs. Her hobbies are listening to music, dancing, cooking. She stays active by playing badminton and table tennis. She enjoys watching football on TV but gets nervous when offered tickets to watch a live match.
cynthia ezeani
Cynthia Obii Ezeani LL.M, MPP is a Program Manager at The Judicial Institute, Massachusetts Trial Court in the United Staes of America. She specializes in nonprofit management with expertise in program design and implementation with over 20 years of work experience. She has a degree in Law and Public Policy from the University of Calabar, Nigeria.
Her experience spans across research, higher education and government. She is a fierce advocate of equity and opportunity for under-represented groups and has an interest in public interest law.
She founded The Diaspora Circle; a global community of Africans in diaspora. She loves to run and is an active member of the Black Girls Run movement. She also enjoys being outdoors and sampling new foods.
elima jedy-agba
Elima Jedy-Agba is a Public Health Physician and Cancer Epidemiologist with over 10 years of experience in cancer registration in sub-Saharan Africa and research into breast cancer and HIV/AIDS associated cancers.
She is currently the Coordinator of the International Research Center of Excellence at IHV-Nigeria, which focuses on training, research and capacity building to improve infectious and non-infectious disease prevention, care, treatment and research in Nigeria.
Bolaji Sofoluwe
Bolaji is the Managing Director of Enterprise Trade and Knowledge (ETK) Group, which is a leading UK consultancy for helping Global companies make African connections as well as African companies make global connections. She has a Bachelor's degree in Languages and Linguistics from the University of Calabar and a Master's degree in International Business Leadership and Management from the University of York.
She is the non-executive board chair for BGEN International, a guest lecturer at the Goldsmitgs Business School and Sotheby's Institute as well as an Entrepreneurship Expert at the Saïd Business School, University of Oxford. She give back to society by mentoring leaders at the Mandela Mile and is a member of the Strategy Board in her church.
Her hobbies are analyzing organizational strategy, hosting dinner parties, making up new games and drawing. She can make a friend in all of one minute and would love to have a sit down conversation with Viola Davies someday.
Nina Bassey
Nina Bassey is petroleum geologist with over 15 years upstream experience in Canada, US and Nigeria with ExxonMobil. She has a Bachelor's degree in Geology from the University of Calabar, Nigeria and an MSc. in Petroleum Geology and Geochemistry from the University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Nina mentors young Nigerians through a 14,000 member online community she founded. She is a budding blockchain enthusiast and a brown belt karateka. Her other hobbies include dancing to afrobeats, kickboxing and reading biographies.