WHERE LEADERS ARE MADE

Kayode is an IT Security professional with experience in project management.

Kayode joined Toastmasters in 2011 and has served in various capacities such as District 94 Finance Manager, managing all the funds in 16 West African countries. Kayode also managed the Toastmasters International Pathways Education Program rollout in West Africa.

Kayode has completed the Toastmasters traditional education program and has received the highly coveted Distinguished Toastmaster Award.

Kayode won the District 94 Toastmaster of the year award for the year 2017/2018.

He is happily married with a son and he loves to travel. Kayode plans to travel through the length and breadth of Europe by road and rail.

He currently serves as Division F Director supervising all the clubs in Southern Nigeria.

Chidi is a strategically-minded finance professional with over 9 years practice experience and proven success in Business partnering, Cost Management & Optimization, Financial and Performance Management.

She is a Chartered Banker, Strategic Manager and Project Management Professional.

Chidi joined Toastmasters in 2016 and have served in different capacities such as

o   Charter Vice President Membership, AWN Toastmasters (2016/2017)

o   Vice President Education, AWN Toastmasters (2017/2018)

o   Club President (2018 – 2020)

o   Ac. Club Growth Director, Division F (2019/2020)

o   Program Quality Director, Division F (2019/2020)

She loves to read books, act, volunteer, dance, travels, movies, sports and loves to laugh.

Her Toastmasters Educational Awards are Advance Communications Silver, Advanced Leader Bronze and her personal mantra is “KAIZEN” – continuous improvement.

Chidi is happily married with a son.

Abdullah Jimoh is a Public Relations Executive and Video Editor with over 7 years’ experience. He is a member of Ikeja Toastmasters. Joined Toastmasters in 2014 and have served in the following offices –

o   Vice President Membership, 2015/2016

o   Vice President Education (2017/2018)

o President (2018 – 2019)

o   Current Publicity Relations Manager, Division F, District 94 (2019/2020)

His educational awards achieved are Advanced Communicator Gold, Advanced Leader Bronze and Effective Coaching Level 1.

Abdullah enjoys bathroom singing and playing mobile games.

Oyindamola Egbeyemi “Oyin” has a Masters degree (MEng) in Chemical Engineering from Imperial College, London and is currently an Executive Director of The Foreshore School, Ikoyi.

Oyin has been a member of Toastmasters International for over eight years and is the Area Director of Area 17 (Division F, District 94), where She supervises the activities of five Toastmasters clubs (Eagle, AWN, GE AAF, Delta Afrik and Inlaks Toastmasters Clubs).

Prior to her current role, she served as the Programme Quality Director of the same Area. In her base club (Eagle Toastmasters Club) she served various roles on the Executive Committee; Secretary, Vice President Public Relations, Vice President Education, President and Immediate Past President; and has achieved Communication and Leadership awards up to Advanced Communicator Gold and Advanced Leader Bronze levels.

Oyin writes a weekly Education column for Business Day newspaper and enjoys long distance running.

Ifeanyi is a project manager with one of the leading telecommunication firms in Nigeria.

She joined Toastmasters in 2015 and had served as Secretary, Vice President Education and President of Lighthouse Prestige Toastmasters club. She has achieved the awards of Advanced Communicator Bronze and Competent Leader. She is a project manager during the day and a Storyteller at night.

She is the current Area Director of Area 18 and supervises Lighthouse Toastmasters, Seaside, Lighthouse Prestige Toastmasters Club and Sunshine Toastmasters.

Rex Ntekim is a trainer and a speaker. He helps individuals & organizations develop the internal desires to do what it takes to be successful. Rex’s special gift of encouragement will compel you to want to not only live better but be better.

Rex joined Toastmaster s international (TI) in 2006 and is the first in Nigeria to earn (TI) competent communicator award. He is a member of Eagle Toastmasters & Surulere Toastmasters clubs.

He is the current Director Area 19 and supervises Surulere Toastmasters Club, Merit Toastmasters, IKEJA Toastmasters Club, Trailblazers Toastmasters Club and Resolute Toastmasters Club.

Emeka Ezeoke is a Toastmaster and charter member of Garden City Toastmasters Club; the first Toastmasters club in the South-South region of Nigeria. He served in the charter executive of the club as the VPPR and continued to serve till he became the club President in 2016. As club president, the club achieved all the 10 Distinguished Club Programme points for the first time.

Emeka Ezeoke is a mechanical engineer by profession, he is passionate about leadership and communication, and he currently serving as the Director of Area 23 which includes clubs in the South-South part of Nigeria. The clubs include Garden City Toastmasters Club, Oil City Speakers Club, Uyo Premier Speakers (akwachievers) Toastmasters Club, Sterling Toastmasters Club, Gloryland Toastmasters Club and Pecten Toastmasters Club.

Currently CEO of Business School Netherlands (BSN), Nigeria, Toastmaster Lere Baale serves as Regional Director of CMOE Inc (USA) in Middle East & Africa Region using Howes Consulting Group as platform for the promotion of global partners’ integrated consulting solutions in the region. Served the pioneering Governing Management Board of Lagos State University Teaching Hospital and a Facilitator / Mentor for Fate Foundation.  He is a Professor of Organization Transformation, Certified Action Learning Coach, Fellows of Institutes of Marketing (NIMN), Management (NIM) & Facilitator – Command Staff College, Jaji, a Distinguished Fellow of the Professional Excellence Foundation of Nigeria, a Fellow of Institute of Management Consultants, Fellow of Marketing Foundation & a member of Institute of Directors.

Toastmaster Lere Baale is the Charter President of BSN Toastmasters Club & a member of Ikoyi Club 1938 with passion for Golf. Married to Ife, his childhood friend & blessed with two children.

Lere Baale currently supervises Sea Shell Toastmasters, Business School Netherlands Toastmasters, Tutors and Trainers Toastmasters Club

Kelechi is a graduate of Computer Science and Mathematics from the University of Port-Harcourt. She also holds a post graduate degree in Industrial Automation from Prolific Institute, India. She currently works as Process Alarm Management Specialist, designing alarm systems for process industries.

Kelechi is passionate about bringing out the leader in people by creating an awareness of what leadership entails. To pursue this passion, she joined Toastmasters International in 2013 where She has been part of the set-up team for Garden City Toastmasters Club, the premier club in the South-South region of Nigeria, she has also served as Vice President Education, Vice President Membership, President, Pathways Guide, and other capacities.

She currently serves as the Division Secretary.

She loves to write, take nature walks and sky-dive!