Aleto Foundation Charity Ball 20th June 2018 Members in Attendance Adelani Adesida Adelani attended the Aleto Foundation leadership session in 2011. This session was highly valuable in his transition from account management into the Sales Executive role. A geek by nature; he currently spends half of his time delivering award winning Risk Management solutions to FTSE 100 clients, with the other half dedicated to avid research into the rise of AI in the gaming industry. Aharoun AdeniyanJordan Aharoun has been part of the Aleto Foundation since 2016. Since completing the annual leadership programme he has served as an Alumni Relations Intern, Lead Buddy for the 2017 Aleto Foundation Leadership Programme and committee member for the charity. He also works day to day as a Technology Consultant for IBM specializing in GDPR, chatbot and AI related projects. Finally, he writes a blog in his spare time and is an avid traveler and basketball player.
Amos Kimani Degree: MSc International Development : Public Policy and Management Profession: Public Affairs and Policy Assistant at The Challenge Network (Leading Social Integration charity in the UK) I am an aspiring policy and political consultant which is a goal that was borne out of my experiences both in the UK and abroad that have seen me facilitate a local youth conference in my hometown prior to starting university, to leading a team of 11 volunteers through a capacity building project for a rural community in India. In between these experiences, I built up my client management skills in the health, education and banking sector which have been instrumental in strengthening my interpersonal skills that enabled me to capitalise on various opportunities. One such example was participating in the British Council Active Citizens exchange programme, where I travelled to Bangladesh and I got to expand my knowledge of social action projects. This opportunity enabled me to network and interact with 30 other delegates from seven different countries, and it culminated in me being chosen to deliver a keynote speech on behalf of our cohort to both local government representatives and the British Ambassador to Bangladesh. Whilst at university, the opportunity to work on a widening participation programme for young people from BME backgrounds in Bristol that enabled them to realise the
Aleto Foundation Charity Ball 20th June 2018 Members in Attendance potential that university education can offer, was an experience that reaffirmed my belief in the value of capacity building. However, I have also come to appreciate that the impact of such efforts are limited if they fail to acknowledge the rules of the game which in this case is where policy comes into play. Hence, I am now focused on exploring opportunities within the education sector that have the potential for high impact whilst also capitalising on policy opportunities. Anthony Onwuli Degree: MEng Materials Science and Engineering, Imperial College London Aleto Delegate 2017 Anthony will be entering his third year of studies at Imperial College London and grew up in Newham. This academic year has seen him been actively involved at his university as he took on the roles of Captain for the newly established Men’s 2nd team for the Imperial Lacrosse team, Publicity Officer for the Royal School of Mines Union (RSMU) as well as setting up a new lacrosse club for the members of the RSMU. In recognition to his commitment and achievements for the RSMU, he was awarded with the prestigious award of Half Colours. Anthony is always passionate to get involved and help people alongside his many responsibilities. He has been a volunteer photographer for the Imperial College African-Caribbean Society (ACS)
for a few of their events and this included being one of the photographers for the University of London ACS Winterball. Coming into the 2018/2019 academic year, Anthony has taken on more responsibilities as he shares the role of Sponsorship and Careers Officer for Imperial ACS and has recently been elected the Vice President of Clubs and Societies for the RSMU. Anthony will be spending four weeks of his summer teaching within the Physics department of his former secondary school/sixth form college, St Bonaventure’s. Anuoluwapo Oladapo Degree: Incoming Masters Student at Oxford University Aleto Delegate 2016 Anu completed the Bachelor of Laws Degree with First-Class Honours at the University of East Anglia and was awarded the Mills and Reeve Prize for Best Academic Performance in her penultimate year and received all three-levels of Bronze, Silver and Gold Skills Award by the Vice Chancellor of her university. Alongside her studies, Anu engages in grassroots activism, youth justice and ventures concerned with the integration of marginalised communities. As a Compère and Speaker at youth and female empowerment events, Anu is passionate about engaging audiences with speeches,
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Aleto Foundation Charity Ball 20th June 2018 Members in Attendance discussions and panel segments on selfdevelopment, employability and spirituality. Her passion for female empowerment inspired her to establish a project called The Sassy Scholar which utilises inspirational conferences and interactive skill-building workshops to raise academic aspirations and bridge the attainment gap in BME female students. Previously, a youth mentor for refugees, asylum seekers and migrants Anu promoted social cohesion and cross-cultural friendships by facilitating an international families club and Homework Support Club. As a youth justice advocate, she delivered awareness-raising presentations to young people from disadvantaged schools on criminal justice, legal rights and responsibilities through the Street Law Outreach Project. Anu aspires to careers in advocacy, academia and social entrepreneurship. Within these spheres she hopes to liberate and elevate many whilst driving the human condition forward. Ashana Kelly Ashana is a recent English graduate from the University of Exeter. After much deliberation, Ashana decided to cease seeking the light in the world and decided to become it instead.
Though this passion is currently manifesting itself in interior design, Ashana is working on a method to combine literature, fragrance and ceramics to ensure that you are able to live a fully embodied life and manifest that which you truly desire.
Bolu Coker Degree: Chemical Engineering, Loughborough University. Aleto Delegate 2017 20 year old 2nd year Chemical engineering student. I enjoy the challenge of entrepreneurship, having started a hat brand @Rfenterprise (Instagram) and I’m currently working on a mobile dating platform which I aim to release later on this year called Winx. I also founded the Loughborough university sign language society which will commence in October to try and bridge the gap between students who are able hearing and hard of hearing.
Ashana is interested in creating experiences that induce optimum peace, joy and serenity.
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Aleto Foundation Charity Ball 20th June 2018 Members in Attendance Cherub Chidowe Degree: BSc Accounting & Finance at the University of Essex. Aleto Member 2018 I have recently completed my undergraduate degree at the University of Essex in Accounting and Finance and look forward to seeing what the future holds! I have enjoyed my three years at the university, making sure to involve myself in as many activities as I could. I was part of the presentation team and led my university to the top 10 Enactus UK finals, in which we had to compete against 50 other competing universities. In my second year, I was a student and engagement ambassador, as well as a peer mentor which included responsibilities such as supporting students in their transition to university life and liaising with relevant staff within student union to organise social, cultural and intellectual activities that students can learn and engage in. For this, my team won an award from the ‘Faculty of Social Sciences celebrating excellence’ for our outstanding work.
always eager to learn by stepping out of my comfort zone and trying out new things. I aspire to work in the finance sector as an Investment banker or within the field of wealth and asset management. Claud Williams Claud is the Aleto Foundation Chief Ambassador. After taking part in the foundation inaugural Leadership Programme in 2011 he went on to take on a number a leadership roles including President of LSU African Caribbean Society, founding the Loughborough Entrepreneurs society and becoming a charity trustee member at the CityHill London and Let Us Learn. Claud is also an award winning serial entrepreneur and creative, he is most known for his social enterprise Dream Nation where is has helped over a thousand young people with their personal development.
I was also events manager for a Christian society called Jesus Alive Fellowship (JAF) in my second year, a role which I was chosen to continue leading in my final year. I am always trying to find ways to better myself so that I can become a better version of me in order to inspire, motivate and help others around me in any way shape or form along the way. I am ambitious, resilient and
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Aleto Foundation Charity Ball 20th June 2018 Members in Attendance Daniel Huf Daniel is the co-founder and COO of The Armitage Foundation, a charity focused on increasing diversity in the medical profession by providing programmes that inspire, equip and increase the self confidence of young people from underrepresented backgrounds who have an interest in studying medicine. The charity has gone from strength to strength, with support or recognition from Her Royal Majesty the Queen, Professor Lord Kakkar, Sadiq Kahn, and Sir Ken Olisa OBE among many others. In 2016, Daniel was a delegate on the Aleto Foundation Leadership Programme, and graduated that same year from Cambridge University with a1st in English Literature, receiving the Caldwell Prize for academic excellence and the title 'Scholar of Corpus Christi'. After completing the Leadership programme he led the process to re-name the Aleto Foundation (formerly Powerlist Foundation), working closely together with the trustees, members and executive team of the Foundation. Currently living in Hamburg, Daniel is a triple-citizen of Germany, the USA and Britain. He is close to completing a 2-year management trainee program at ColgatePalmolive during which he also completed the Harvard Business School CORe programme with 'high honours'. He will return to the UK this September to work for the management consultancy firm Strategy&, at which point he will also join
the Board of Trustees at the Brandon Trust, a charity that helps people with Learning Disabilities “live freeâ€?, with ÂŁ50 million turnover a year and nearly 2000 staff. Daniel Noruwa Daniel is an intellectually curious, and committed individual that is keen to challenge himself to go above and beyond for his community. He was previously an elected member of the British Youth Council, working as a youth councillor to represent the interests of young people in his local borough of Lambeth. He then went on to work as an assistant at London City Hall. Coming from a background where individuals are often limited by aspirational and income related barriers, Daniel has dedicated his time to improving social mobility in impoverished communities. He is a volunteer for IntoUniversity, supporting working class students that are at risk of underachievement, and has worked with upReach, a charity dedicated to helping disadvantaged students get top graduate jobs. He has a strong interest in Politics and representation and as well as currently being the president of the Politics Society at the University of Southampton, he aspires to becoming a member of parliament in the future.
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Aleto Foundation Charity Ball 20th June 2018 Members in Attendance David Adesanya Growing up I strived to develop my capacity so that I could inspire and encourage my society and community, bringing a light to those who always kept their head down and also enlightening my own self to new aspects of life I had never of imagined. This has taken me across the world researching with new bio-technology in Los Angeles, developing conversations between the East and West in Beijing and disrupting the approach to how architecture responds/prevents the influx of refugees to dire environments in Italy. I draw from these works but also bring along the stories of cultures so far removed providing an uncanny perspective to reality and hopefully a truth unrecognised. David Ogunsade Degree: MSc Artificial Intelligence, University of Leeds Aleto Delegate 2017 David is a senior network designer at BT where he uses his software engineering experience in contributing to BT's dynamic network strategy with a focus on networks function virtualisation (NFV) and network service orchestration and automation. Outside work, David is passionate about social mobility, languages and culture. He is
actively involved with organisations like Code Club, CoSpace and BT as a STEM ambassador who supports the next generation of digital talents for Great Britain. He also works with young people between the ages of 14 and 25 in Nigeria and his local community, Ipswich in making effective career decisions as a pathway towards social mobility. He is a fluent speaker of 3 languages and currently on the journey to mastering the 4th - French. He is a member of a select group of young Africans (Scholars sans Frontiers) who combine their language and STEM skills in solving the problem of social, financial and digital inclusion in Africa by helping people who speak local languages access the wealth of opportunities made available by the internet and the information age. To this end, he has contributed towards the ongoing building of a text-tospeech synthesiser for the Yoruba language - a framework for building similar systems for other tonal African languages. Dorcas Matomby Degree: Politics and International Relations, University of Westminster Aleto Delegate 2017 Dorcas believes in the importance of passing on the blessings of opportunities, onto others. She is especially passionate about opportunities for BAME youth and encouraging young people from working-class backgrounds to break through glass ceilings and raise their aspirations
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Aleto Foundation Charity Ball 20th June 2018 Members in Attendance beyond their socio-economic situations. she has experience of working with young people and is navigating to create a platform to mentor BAME secondary school girls and create networks between them and working professionals. She is also a host on a podcast where she discusses identity politics surrounding gender, race, sexuality and the concept of intersectionality. she uses this platform to discuss and raise awareness towards taboo and marginalized issues concerning vulnerable groups in society and create the dialogue to create solutions for these problems. In addition to this, she is the current Vice President of the African and Caribbean society at her university, and alongside her committee, she researches ways to educate and create unity and harmony amongst the Afro-Caribbean community whilst simultaneously creating a welcoming space for all communities to enjoy the culture, heritage and history of those of African and Caribbean descent. Dorcas was a delegate in the 2017 Aleto Foundation Leadership Programme and now continues to work alongside the Aleto community to continue to sharing success.
Ebele Nwangwu Having studied BSc Economics at City University and the Guildhall Faculty for Business & Law, Ebele Nwangwu has gained work experience in investment banking and spent time living in the Middle East. She now works as investment analyst to the Deputy Global CIO for an asset management firm in central London where she also sits on the Volunteering Committee and Diversity & Inclusion Advisory Group. As a 2014 alumni of the Aleto Foundation leadership course, Ebele built on this experience to go on to be named in the Top 100 Future Leaders publication sponsored by HSBC and Oxford University for the UK’s most outstanding African and African Caribbean undergraduates and new graduates. As a crowned Queen for the Miss Africa GB pageant she has raised money for the Grip of Salvation Children’s Orphanage in Nigeria and hopes to contribute to agricultural advancements in developing countries. Having trained with and taught young people in various capacities since 2010 as a semi-professional dancer, Ebele set up Discover Dance in 2015 and has been providing dance lessons in a range of styles from African to Contemporary to dancers with a range of abilities. She is particularly passionate about utilising dance for the Gospel and leads dance ministry at The
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Aleto Foundation Charity Ball 20th June 2018 Members in Attendance Liberty Church, Canary Wharf. She also develops young people through her role as a Sponsors for Educational Opportunity (SEO) alumni ambassador/mentor and utilises her networks to provide opportunities and guidance for those who are starting their careers within wealth and investment management. Henry Prempeh Henry is a member of Aleto Foundation from the 2017 cohort who has volunteered to return and support the Foundation further, having had such a great experience previously. Henry has just finished his second year of degree study at Loughborough University reading Accounting and Financial Management. He is about to commence his placement year at EY this July. His previous experience includes a Spring Week at Barclays in the Front office Banking and Markets division as well as having completed an internship at Lloyds Banking Group in the Commercial Banking Markets Division. Henry is now working as a Senior Mentor for the NCS program helping to inspire groups of young people aged 16-17 years old.
Hew Otubu FRSA Hew studies at Queen Mary University of London and at RAF No 6 Flying Training School, as a serving Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve with the University of London Air Squadron. He is an Associate Fellow of the Royal Commonwealth Society and a Fellow of the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce. With nine years local, regional, national and international leadership experience volunteering on social action programmes, he was – until late spring this year – a youth policy and governance adviser, with executive and non-executive seats on boards, committees and councils across the charity and education sectors. Through his social action, he has contributed to youth and wider public policy development before parliamentary select committee, government departments, independent commissions, and advisory council at Buckingham Palace; drawing upon his academics and advocacy in several countries across Europe and Africa — including: Austria, Czech Republic, France, Lithuania, Nigeria, South Africa, the United Kingdom and Zimbabwe, amongst others. In tandem, he has also featured severally as an analyst and commentator on broadcast and in print — namely: the BBC, Sky News, Al Jazeera, C-SPAN, LBC, the
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Aleto Foundation Charity Ball 20th June 2018 Members in Attendance Guardian, International Business Times, and La Croix, to name a few. For his commitment to holistic and sustainable development, which encompasses education reform, entrepreneurial leadership and economic empowerment, he was a global scholar at the African Leadership Academy (Johannesburg), and similarly at the European Forum Alpbach (Tyrol) and at KTH Royal Institute of Technology (Stockholm). He volunteered with the UK Government International Citizen Service (Harare) and has previously held research and communications internship briefs at Reform Think Tank, Legatum Institute, Goldman Sachs and McDermott Will & Emery (London). Hilda Sekyi Degree: BSc Biology, The University of Nottingham (2016) Hilda is a driven and tenacious IT professional with a first-class Biology degree from The University of Nottingham. During her second year at university, Hilda participated in the Aleto Foundation Leadership programme in partnership with Deloitte back in 2015 and was featured in the Future Leaders Magazine 'Top 100 most outstanding students from an AfroCaribbean background'. A keen advocate for encouraging students from an Afro-Caribbean background to pursue Higher Education, Hilda has
previously mentored year 10 secondary school pupils to give an insight into university life as a role model. In addition, Hilda has continued to show her dedication to improving the lives of young people, by participating in The Prince’s Trust Million Makers challenge whereby teams aim to raise £1,000,000 through entrepreneurial activities, to transform the lives of disadvantaged young people around the UK. Career development is a matter close to Hilda’s heart and she is a certified ITIL Practitioner adapting her knowledge in IT Service Management to deliver value to clients, by aligning their business needs with technology. In future, Hilda looks forward to relocating to Ghana to pursue running her own business and as well as setting up an organisation championing women’s rights, education and financial literacy. Hope LevyShepherd Hope is a Trainee Solicitor at Linklaters LLP. In her spare time, she is a cochair of Oxford University’s Black Alumni Network, a committee member of the Linklaters Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Network and an active school governor at Virgo Fidelis Convent Senior School.
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Aleto Foundation Charity Ball 20th June 2018 Members in Attendance Hope is also a co-founder and director of the Black British City Group, a cross-sector network that connects Black British professionals in the City to support black owned businesses, charities and youth organisations. Hope graduated from Oxford University in 2015 with a degree in English Language and Literature. Whilst at Oxford, she was President of the African & Caribbean Society and co-chair of the Student Union’s Campaign for Racial Awareness and Equality. In 2014, Hope was ranked no.2 of 100 top young black future leaders in the UK by Powerful Media Ltd. Ife Sarumi Ife has been part of the Aleto Foundation since 2015. Since participating in the programme she has graduated from the University of Hull, with a Bachelor of Arts in Politics and Philosophy. Soon after her graduation she gained an internship with the MP Diana Johnson at Parliament, Westminster. Whilst at the internship, she was inspired by the MP and her ceaseless advocacy for the lives of disenfranchised women.
and economic sustainability of her home country, Nigeria, she decided to she had to become a solutions provider in order to effect any positive change to the rising social-economic issues in the nation, ergo she embarked on her political career in Nigeria. Her dedication to speaking up and campaigning about the need to engage more youths and women into politics gave her the opportunity to become the Head of the U.K Youth Committee of the current incumbent Nigerian government. In this role, she is able to lead the implementation of educational and employment schemes for Nigerian youths in the diaspora and back home in Nigeria, as well as influencing policies which she believes will empower those she serves, and execute campaigns which will secure the rights of displaced women and children in Nigeria. Currently, Ife is pursuing her professional career as a PR exec on a Graduate scheme, as a Corporate Communications and Public Relations Executive at one of the leading banks in Nigeria. When she is not working or campaigning, Ife can be found organising events, writing on on her blog: https://savedandinthecity.wordpress.com/ and curating content for her upcoming podcast.
As someone who has always been passionate about the social development
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Ife Tokan Consultant, Tedx Speaker, Social Entrepreneur. The Future Leaders Magazine UK, listed Ife Ade in the Top 100 Outstanding Graduates. He has worked for top global brands like Accenture, PwC, Foresight Group, Atkins and Deloitte. Ife is also a contributor to the career and selfdevelopment column for West Africa’s most viewed blog Bella Naija and the Huffington Post. He is also the Co-Founder of the African Youth Initiative, which is a platform for young ambitious Africans to connect, move forward together and create positive change in the African continent. Ife is a motivational and keynote speaker which has given him the opportunity to speak at a platform such as Tedx. Finally Ife is the CoFounder of the newly-conceived University of Nottingham Africa Summit. All of this whilst working as a consultant for the industry leading company Atkins Global where he represents Atkins as the Chair of the Young Management Consultants Association and youngest member of the Board of the Management Consultancies Association . He is a big believer in giving back to the community through any capacity possible. He describes himself in three words: Purposeful, Passionate and Proactive. Ife loves developing and mentoring future leaders.
Jasmine Ennis Jasmine is a 2011 Aleto member. She took part in the first ever leadership programme and has been an integral part of the foundation ever since. She has supported all leadership programmes by acting as a mentor/buddy to the new cohorts, and continues to support the Foundation as a committee member. After university, she explored many different fields and found her passion in education where she began her career. In 2015, she set up a community interest organisation (The Connect) which supports young people aged 13-18 to develop their interpersonal skills, seek personal guidance/career support and explore entrepreneurialism. Further, it equips young people with knowledge to support them on how to transition at various stages in their lives. She currently mentors with organisations including; Amos Bursary, WorldSkills and The Challenge. She continues to support the next generation of leaders through various workshops and activities. Jasmine will travel this summer to volunteer for a month supporting young people in an orphanage in Romania and will travel to Africa next year to help set up a homeless help centre for people under 30.
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Jemima KolaAbodunde Degrees: BSc Physiotherapy (St George's University of London), MSc Public Health (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine) Upcoming 2018 Aleto Delegate Jemima is an emerging public health professional with over 3 years of healthcare and public health experience. Her career has focused on human rights and health equity working with people with limitations or disabilities whether in public health or clinical practice. She has undertaken research with Rwanda's Ministry of Health to identify the national prevalence of disability in persons aged 7 and over and to examine the association of disability with gender, education, and employment. She has extensive experience implementing programme management efficiencies and quality improvement for caseload management and after-action reviews. Additionally, she has led the revision and efficiency improvement of patient data collection processes in several public health settings including National Health Service trusts. She is currently working in short contractual roles as a senior physiotherapist across several national public and private healthcare settings. She also provides humanitarian and public health services at Human and Inclusion and FORWARD
(Foundation for Women's Health Research and Development). She has received multiple awards in clinical practice and her educational pursuits, most recently receiving the LSHTM Amanda Berger Prize for outstanding research contributions in a low-income country (Rwanda). She is open to new opportunities in the public/global health sector. For further details about her experiences, please see https://www.linkedin.com/in/jemimakolaabod unde/ Jessica Magaye Degree: B Hons. International Business, Loughborough University Aleto Delegate 2016 Jessica Magaye was on the 2016 Aleto Leadership programme and since then has gone on to do an banking industrial placement at Nomura International. After the placement, Jessica will return to Loughborough University to finish her final year. Whilst doing her internship she has written multiple scripts for TV and film mainly influenced by social and political themes. Jessica aims to use stories told through TV and film to bring about discussions on taboo issues such as race, crime and prejudice, as conversations bring about solutions. She
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Aleto Foundation Charity Ball 20th June 2018 Members in Attendance is currently working on a short thriller to be released this October. Apart from writing, Jessica enjoys learning about financial markets and reading. Josué Bapeck Degree: Electrical and Electronic Engineering Undergraduate student at Southampton University Incoming Aleto Delegate 2018 Josué is a passionate, hardworking and forward thinking first year undergraduate student at the prestigious Electronics and Computer science department at the University of Southampton. (“No.1 for graduate prospects”-The Complete University Guide) Outside of his studies he is actively engaged in volunteering and supporting local initiatives such as “Teach First”, where he participated in the taster programme and learnt about the teach first mission of ending educational inequality. In addition to this he is a member of a student-led charity called “Cameroon Catalyst”, whose aim is to provide better sanitary facilities such as wells for people in rural areas of Cameroon. Josué has an insatiable thirst for knowledge. He is particularly very passionate about languages. He already knows French after having spent a year abroad there during Year 9 and having parents who are of Francophone Cameroonian origin. He is passionate about
mastering the language and moving onto other exciting languages such as Spanish and Japanese in the hopes of shaping a career around travelling and his passion for other cultures. Even though he is passionate about technology, he has come to realise his greatest gift and passion is for languages and so he is aiming to put this at the centre of his focus from now on. Josué attended this year’s “LSE Africa summit”, where the president of Ghana was a keynote speaker. He enjoyed this event very much as it showcased the vast talent on the continent, as well as the opportunities it provides. This lit a flame in him to pursue his dream of having a career based around travel. Now he is looking for experiences or internships in the Tech sector and is specifically interested in Technology consulting as he would like to be involved in technology from a broader perspective. He is specifically interested in gaining experience at Accenture, the technology consulting firm and has taken initiative by applying to this year’s “Tech visionaries programme”, which he hopes he will get on to.
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Aleto Foundation Charity Ball 20th June 2018 Members in Attendance Keanna Williams Student, Public Speaker, Host and Creative Keanna Williams is currently a full time final year student, studying International Law and Globalisation. In addition to her academic pursuits, Keanna recently founded The Caribbean Union, the first of its kind on her campus to celebrate and learn about Caribbean culture as well as empowering the Caribbean Diaspora. Keanna is currently working on a campaign film and phone application to raise awareness about sexual assault at university and how to create a safe and efficient way to report it. Her faith and strong belief in God has been integral in her desire to better her community and support those around her, driving her keen passion for social justice. Using her personal achievements as an international debater Keanna has become a mentor alongside her degree at Debate Mate working with young students who are disengaged and removed from formal education teaching them transferable skills such as public speaking, confidence and conflict resolution through debating allowing them to develop as individuals but also making education fun.
Keanna cares deeply about education and the youth and is also working on an online project surrounding educational policy to help students access their full potential throughout their educational career. This summer Keanna will be travelling to St Lucia to work alongside one of the top judges in the Caribbean as part of her comparative research into femicide. In the future Keanna wishes to pursue a legal career as a Barrister and continue gaining justice and offering her support to those who are in need. Kwarteng Sarfo Kwarteng is a 5th year medical student at Imperial College London. Alongside becoming a doctor, he strives to truly find what else he is passionate about and he achieves this by trying out new experiences which currently includes videography and video editing. Interests includes mountain biking, dancing, reading and of course saving lives. Kwarteng is super friendly so do say hello when you see him!
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Aleto Foundation Charity Ball 20th June 2018 Members in Attendance Leandra AlexanderCotter Leandra has been a member of the Aleto Foundation since 2013 after taking part in the leadership programme that year. In both 2014 and 2015 Leandra return to the programme as a buddy to support the subsequent delegate cohorts. She graduated from the University of Nottingham in 2014 with a first class degree in Sociology and Social Policy. She received awards for Best First Class Performance on her course and Best First Class Dissertation, having written about the inequality in graduate employment prospects for BAME students and the impact of their choice of university. In line with her passion for working with young people, during her studies she led the Springboard Foundation, a student run initiative to increase participation in Higher Education and raise the aspirations of Black and minority ethnic students in the local community. Following her graduation, Leandra joined Barclays on the HR graduate scheme, from which she was promoted. She subsequently followed her interests and moved into Finance undertaking a Finance Business Partner role. Outside of work, Leandra enjoys blogging and spends time at her former youth centre which she both attended at worked at prior to university,
supporting the young people who currently attend. Maatin Adewunmi Degree: Bsc Economics, Politics and International Studies, Warwick University Maatin is a graduate from the University of Warwick who is hoping to go back to study MSc Behavioural and Economic Science. Passionate about social mobility, Maatin was elected as the new Ethnic Minorities Officer for Warwick University and is setting up a social enterprise to help tackle under representation of Black Males in professional careers. From a very young age, Maatin has been interested in politics and lamented the fact that other young people knew little about politics as they were disenfranchised with the politics, with a view to combat this Maatin is creating an organisation that teaches young people not only about politics, but all the practical education they don’t learn in school: Politics, Personal Finance, Careers, Wellbeing and the like. After having previously interned in Investment Banking, Maatin is currently working in the venture capital space, interested in how ethnic minorities could take advantage of Britain’s new focus on Venture Capital.
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Maatin was ranked in the top 3% of online poker players in 2016, and will have Phase 1 Olympic Trials for the GB skeleton in the next couple of weeks. Macarius Agagah Macarius has been a member of the Aleto Foundation since 2015. Under the alias of 'Kobla', Macarius is embarking on an exciting journey as a musician and cofounder of his start-up company 'Another Vibe' which aims to provide an artistic platform for creatives to network and collaborate. Macarius is an Systems Design Engineer with Rolls-Royce having graduated from Sheffield University with a Masters in Aerospace Engineering. Michael P Longdon Michael has been involved in projects motivated by his personal brand, ‘mpl’. Beyond being the initials of his name, the brand has contributed to spearheading projects and organisations in personal development programmes, empowering and ensuring welfare in communities such as mentoring schemes, social enterprise projects, and worship events.
Strong in faith, He believes these activities would not have been if it wasn’t for God’s influence in his life from young, shaping his thoughts on everything. While fulfilling these duties, Michael has finished his undergraduate degree in Politics and International Relations as a full-time student. Beyond politics, and social enterprise, he enjoys public speaking, and hosting functions.’ Nissy Nsilulu Degree: BA (Hons) English, Cambridge University Aleto Delegate 2016 Nissy attended the programme when it was still known as Future Leaders in 2016. She made an immediate impact with an evident passion for creativity, media and education, all of which were reflected in the various things she did outside of her academic career. After graduating from Cambridge in July of last year, Nissy went on to work for MDC Group, an award winning office interior design & build company founded and run by Daniel Taylor who mentored her during the programme. Nissy joined the company as a Marketing Manager and has since been involved in helping MDC Group with their online profile across multiple social media platforms including: Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn. She has also written numerous blog posts for their
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Aleto Foundation Charity Ball 20th June 2018 Members in Attendance website and has been in charge of managing the companies brand as a whole. Aside from this however, Nissy runs her personal YouTube channel, which she started in 2015 after her best friend passed away unexpectedly. Her channel currently boasts over 42K subscribers and over 2.2 Million lifetime views. Nissy uses her channel to discuss a range of topics, give advice and show parts of her life all in attempt to motivate and encourage others. In addition to this, Nissy is also a presenter both on radio and online and a host having hosted a number of events including one of 2011 alumni Claud Williams’ event for his organisation: Dream Nation. Indeed, Nissy is known for being particularly outspoken and passionate about empowering others and ensuring that people live out their full potential, which comes as no surprise that she is also a motivational speaker. She has been invited to speak at a number of schools, universities and events across the country including: Loughborough and Kent university, and the Houses of Parliament on a number of occasions. More recently, she was also invited to Germany to meet German young people and MP’s to discuss the impact Brexit might have on young people across Europe. Furthermore, Nissy has also appeared as a guest on a number of mainstream media platforms. These include: BBC News, The Victoria Derbyshire show, BBC 1Xtra and Channel 4 News.
All in all, Nissy is known for being an ultimate go-getter with the desire to leave a legacy behind, something that you might say she has already started with her online media platform: BEBB (Be Educated Be Bold). The platform has been designed to empower people through education… “…teaching people things they: don’t learn in school, they don’t hear on the news, and to challenge the dominant narratives that exist in our mainstream media.” Nissy founded the platform in August of 2017 and has plans to make it the biggest alternative media outlet to some of the prominent mainstream media platforms we have now. Noelle Donkor Degree: BSc (Hons) Mathematics with Economics, Loughborough University Aleto Delegate 2016 Noelle Donkor joined the Aleto Foundation when she attended the 2016 Leadership Programme, which at the time, was in partnership with Deloitte. Noelle has just finished her placement year, and will be returning to final year this fall to complete her degree at Loughborough University. After attending the programme in 2016, she was inspired to write her first blog post ‘First Steps to Success’, which commemorated her great experience on the programme and shared with others what she had learnt from it. Since then, she has
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Aleto Foundation Charity Ball 20th June 2018 Members in Attendance continued to write several pieces on her blog (www.signedbynoelle.co.uk) which she hopes will help, inspire and make a positive difference in people’s lives. Noelle is passionate about the personal development of others, and hopes that her words will act as constant encouragement for people facing obstacles or just looking for some advice and insight. Noelle has also launched a Homeless Project, which aims to raise awareness of Homelessness, tackle the stereotypes associated with it and find way to help reduce Homelessness in the UK. She believes that Homelessness is an issue that society today have become desensitised to and wants to use her project to change this. She hopes that one day she will not only just take people off the streets, but create opportunities to normalise them back into society. Noelle is part of the Editorial and Marketing team for the Aleto Foundation. She will be publishing Success Stories and other related pieces.
Nohamin Solomon Degree: BSc Social Policy and Economics, London School of Economics Aleto Delegate 2017 She is an incoming third year student at the LSE, is 20 years old and from West London. She was Co-President of the Social Policy Society at her university this year, and volunteers as a student mentor at Reach Out to Kids UK. She has been a student representative within the Social Policy department at her university for the past two years. She has also danced for the Dance and ACS society’s Annual Shows at LSE for the past two years. She was a delegate on the Aleto Foundation’s Leadership Programme last year, and is now the Chief Buddy on the programme this year, and is undertaking an internship with the Aleto Foundation this summer (funded by the LSE Social Policy internship fund).
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Aleto Foundation Charity Ball 20th June 2018 Members in Attendance Nsikan Udofia Degree: Medical Genetics (Hons) BSc, University Of Leicester, 2014 Delegate Nsikan is a firm believer in the idea of actively pursuing personal development, especially in the early stages of one’s career. After her tenure as University of Leicester’s African Caribbean Society President, her personal ethos lead her to participate in the 2014 Aleto Foundation Leadership programme; an experience that became a defining and memorable chapter in her life. Since graduating, Nsikan has been very active in the tech startup circle, working in healthcare, event and FMCG, which has further propelled her into forging an interesting and stimulating career path, which allows her to utilise both her intellectual curiosity and business acumen to solve real world problems. Outside of her career, Nsikan is very passionate about African development and the role diasporan youth can play both in the UK and in Nigeria, leading her to play active roles in establishing and running Ndito Akwa Ibom Youth Forum - a grassroots organisation with the aims of connecting the Akwa Ibom Youth with their heritage. She is also currently working on launching N-SKIN - a social brand focused on the management of eczema, through empowerment and practical tips and research.
Olamide Odanye Degree: BA Politics and Philosophy, University of Essex Aleto Delegate 2017 Olamide aims to leave everyone she encounters inspired to believe in themselves and to strive for success. She is extremely passionate about Youth Employment, Education and Social Action. She is the co-founder of LIVE (Learn, Inspire, Visualise, Elevate), a mentoring programme for Years 8-13 that bridges the gap between the educational system and the working world, by teaching students soft transferable skills required in a work environment. She is also an #iwill campaign ambassador which promotes youth social action. She is the face of their recent campaign and hosted their conference, welcoming the new ambassadors and partner organisations. In everything she does, she continuously encourages young people to play their part at improving their community. She currently studies Politics and Philosophy at University of Essex and aspires to be the Secretary of State for Education in the future.
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Aleto Foundation Charity Ball 20th June 2018 Members in Attendance Olaoluwa Olupona Olaoluwa is a 3rd year Economics student at Royal Holloway, University of London. He took part in the 2017 Aleto Leadership Programme, shaping him for leadership positions such as President of Royal Holloway's African Caribbean Society, student Economics ambassador as well as the Economics Course Representative. Tutoring kids with their Maths on weekends, Olaoluwa also spends his time working on social enterprises for raising awareness for mental health within the African Caribbean community. He is currently working on a documentary that examines attitudes towards this alongside the association with bereavement and loss. Princess Ashilokun With a name that announces itself before she has to, Princess Ashilokun (a.k.a. PrincessPeace) is a 21 year old Black-British Nigerian poet who has been highly praised for her poignant wordplay, skilled delivery and ability to place societal issues under a new light. Often writing on themes advocating for societal justice, she aims to spread her belief that in order to change the world, we must first become the change we wish to see in it. Her aim for her poetry is for it to be “The sound of a revolution not yet born�.
In 2017, PrincessPeace was recognised as part of the top 40 emerging poets around the U.K. by the Roundhouse, and was commissioned by the Powerlist to perform at the 2017 U.K. Top 100 African-Caribbean Influencers dinner. PrincessPeace has also performed for The Huntley Archives and the BCA, as well as touring up and down the country as a guest performer at a number of universities. Studying English Literature and Language at Oxford University, PrincessPeace is certainly a poetic force to be reckoned with. Rachael Owhin Rachael, a member from the inaugural Aleto Foundation leadership programme in 2011, is a Diversity Adviser at Business in the Community. She advises a portfolio of UK and global businesses and government departments on how to create more race and gender equality in their workplaces. Prior to this, Rachael was Head of Programmes at the Aleto Foundation, where she successfully pioneered and managed a highly acclaimed leadership development programme, in partnership with Accenture UK. A true explorer and experienced researcher, Rachael has a wide range of international experiences from the fields of government, law and education. She worked in the Scottish Parliament during the
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Aleto Foundation Charity Ball 20th June 2018 Members in Attendance Rafiat Karatu Degree: Bsc Economics and Finance, De Montfort University Aleto Delegate 2017
independence referendum, has undertaken qualitative and quantitative research with BLAST – one of the largest legal aid organisations in Bangladesh – and was a secondary school teacher in Ogun State, Nigeria. Rachael holds a Bachelor of Laws, which included one year studying at Spelman College, a historically black women’s college in the USA. Following this, she completed an MSc in Migration Studies at the University of Oxford, for which she raised over £10,000 in eight days through her successful crowdfunding campaign #OXFORD10000. Passionate about access to quality education, Rachael was awarded a 2017 Winston Churchill Travel Fellowship, which she utilised to learn how schools and organisations around the world develop leaders from disadvantaged backgrounds, through education. With her discoveries, she is improving access to elite institutions in the UK.
Rafiat’s goal is to help as many people as she can throughout her journey. She aims to do this through philanthropy which has been seen through the various volunteering roles such as her commitment to the youth of her local mosque, feeding the homeless or just becoming a buddy to those who need one. She is current the programme director of the BWW (Black Working Women) Network where she sources amazing women with untapped potential into the network whilst also managing the online platform which is used to facilitate opportunity sharing. Her career aspirations lies in the realms of consulting as she believe it truly allows her to embrace her knack for problem-solving. She has recently become increasingly interested in African development, more so in how one can create a sustainable means to provide financial knowledge in order to allow for the development of businesses in Africa. She is constantly on the bid to better herself by learning new skills, meeting new people in order to fully discover what she’s most passionate about. She was on the Aleto Foundation in 2017 which allowed her to slowly come out of her shell and provided her with inspiration and motivation she needed in order to truly become a leader in her own right.
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Aleto Foundation Charity Ball 20th June 2018 Members in Attendance Ryan Makuku Degree: BSc Accounting & Finance, University of Birmingham Aleto Delegate 2017 At university, Ryan put his business and social entrepreneurship skills to good practice. After struggling during his 1st year at university, Ryan spotted the opportunity to create a scheme which connected 2nd and 3rd year students to 1st year students. Ryan dubbed this BuddyMe – a mentoring scheme exclusively for 1st year students. Ryan has so far secured over £1000 worth of funding and provided over 400 1st year students with mentors. This led to Ryan’s selection as one of his University’s Students of The Year and as one of the top 100 AfroCaribbean students in the UK by Future Leaders. Next academic year, Ryan has created a team to continue BuddyMe’s legacy after his graduation and is due to expand BuddyMe across the Birmingham Business School. In his free time, Ryan regularly volunteers his time to help students build their CVs, cover letters, job applications and personal statements. Through his expertise, he has helped students land offers from firms and universities including JP Morgan, Bank of England, Morgan Stanley, Loughborough, Warwick, Leeds, amongst others. Noticing his knack for this, Ryan founded AppAce – a consultancy service providing application,
CV and careers support for students and young people. This summer, Ryan raised over £400 in support of the EY Foundation by climbing Mount Toubkal in Morocco and he also volunteers as a mentor for CariConnect. Ryan was recently selected as a finalist for the Undergraduate of the Year ‘Future CFO’ Award and is due to start his graduate scheme with Barclays this July. Victoria Akinfenwa Stage name: 'Toria Akin' Victoria joined the Aleto family in 2017 as a delegate of the leadership program. She is a Singer-Songwriter from London with a distinctive vocal heavily influenced by soul, jazz, gospel, and R’n’B. She continues to perform around the UK and is due to release her debut EP this year. Alongside this, she has starred in different stage productions and musicals. Since being a part of Aleto she has collaborated with fellow members furthering her creative endeavours. A Dental Therapist & Hygienist, Victoria is committed to ensuring everyone fulfils their optimum oral health. Working alongside a plethora of industry specialists, she maintains that the most inspiring aspect of her career is having the opportunity to motivate and steer people to make positive life changes.
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Aleto Foundation Charity Ball 20th June 2018 Members in Attendance A key ambition of hers is to use her passions to inspire the upcoming generation to explore their many talents, regardless of whether they directly relate to a future career. Her goal is to help people realize that they do not need to be pigeon-holed, they can be limitless (Stage name: Toria Akin) Warren Wellington Trainee Solicitor Aleto Delegate 2013 Warren Wellington is a Trainee Solicitor at Herbert Smith Freehills LLP, due to qualify in September 2018. In his spare time, he sits on the Advisory Board at University of Leeds' Law School and is an active School Governor at Kemnal Technology College. Warren is also the Co-founder and CEO of Black British City Group, a cross-sector network that connects Black British professionals in the City to support black owned businesses, charities and youth organisations. In the legal field, his contribution to social enterprise and impact investment has been recognised by Herbert Smith Freehills' London Office Award 2018 for "Best Overall Trainee Pro Bono and Citizenship Contribution".
Practice Course and obtain a CMI Certificate in Professional Consulting, following a three month stint consulting a local FMCG company in Ghana. Wayne Jambawo Wayne Jambawo resides in Plumstead, South East London and is studying BSc (Hons) Economics with Accounting at Loughborough University. Outside of his studies, he was previously the Males Sports Manager of the Afro-Caribbean society. In which he organised different sporting events between Loughborough ACS and other ACS’ in the country and other societies within the University. Prior to his higher education, Wayne built up majority of his skills while regularly working retail jobs alongside his A levels. Wayne likes to engage with his local Church community by volunteering mainly helping run his church Annual children's event called ‘Spark in the Park’. He recently spent a semester studying abroad in Lille Northern France as part of the ERASMUS program and is currently an Intern at Bank of America Merrill Lynch.
As a student, Warren graduated from Law (LLB) at University of Leeds in 2015. He went on to complete the Accelerated Legal
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Aleto Foundation Charity Ball 20th June 2018 Members in Attendance Zulum Elumogo Degree: BSc Social Policy with Government at LSE (graduand) - Incoming General Secretary of the LSE Students’ Union - Aleto Corporate Relations Lead - Aleto Delegate 2016 Zulum has just completed his undergraduate degree at the LSE and will begin his role as the General Secretary of the LSE Students’ Union in July after winning a university-wide election this April. He will be the first black-male General Secretary in the LSESU’s 120 year history. Prior to Uni, Zulum spent his gap year in Argentina where he was leader and translator for a group of 10 on a voluntary mission with Latin Link, a charity that supports churches and communities in Latin America.
At LSE, Zulum has held numerous leadership positions including President of his Halls of Residence (Year 1), VicePresident of the African-Caribbean Society (Year 2) and Member of the LSESU Board of Trustees (Year 2 & 3). Furthermore, he has also been an avid member of the LSE Dance Club, choreographing and performing at the annual LSE Dance Show as well as competing for LSE at London-wide university dance competition last November. Outside of LSE, Zulum was the Lead Volunteer for the inaugural Aleto Charity Ball in July 2017, leading the sales effort. Eventually all 600 seats for the Ball sold out with the event raising over £40 000. As of now he is the Corporate Relations Lead for Aleto, assisting the CEO & Director of Fundraising with corporate partnerships and sponsorships.
Online Auction: We have launched our silent auction online. Have a look and start bidding! Link: http://aleto.makeabid.org/#/silent Online Donations: Each year we invest thousands of pounds worth of training into young people, giving them a level of support they simply would not be able to receive elsewhere. We are able to do this thanks to the generosity of people just like you. We treat each donation as an investment in the future of our young people, and we steward our resources carefully and diligently. As a result, hundreds of young people’s lives have already been transformed. However, we are only scratching the surface of our potential. There are thousands of young people left for us to impact, and we need your help to reach them. Link: https://aletofoundation.org.uk/support/ The hashtags to use: #AletoBall2018 #SharingSuccess
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Aleto Foundation Charity Ball 20th June 2018 Members in Attendance Website: www.aletofoundation.org.uk Twitter: AletoFoundation Facebook: Aleto Foundation Instagram: AletoFoundation Thank you for 'Sharing Success With Tomorrow's Leaders'. Yours sincerely, Aleto Leadership Team Sir Kenneth Olisa OBE - Chair David Villa-Clarke BEM - CEO | E: david@aletofoundation.org.uk Veronica Martin - COO | E: veronica@aletofoundation.org.uk Gary Elden OBE - Trustee Daniel Taylor - Trustee Janet Thomas - Trustee Dr Yvonne Thompson CBE - Trustee Michael Hall - Trustee Sanjay Bhandari - Trustee Serena Nalty-Coombs - Executive Assistant | E: ea@aletofoundation.org.uk Aleto Events Team Aharoun-Jordan Adeniyan, Jahnai Hall Jasmine Ennis Macarius Agagah Noelle Donkor Nohamin Solomon Wayne Jambawo Zulum Elumogo,
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