I was born and raised in Lagos, Nigeria, but spent the last decade in Oyo State, another south-western state in Nigeria. I hold my first and second degrees in Agricultural Extension and Rural Development, from the prestigious University of Ibadan, Nigeria. My exposure (during academic field trips) to the precarious living conditions in rural communities stirred my passion to create sustainable solutions to the developmental problems in rural areas. Consequently, this birthed the establishment of an NGO, Rural Nurture Initiative (RNI), where I currently work as the Executive Director. Also, I am the Convener of the Young Rural Developers Summit (YORDS) and previously worked as a Policy Research Assistant at the Innovation Lab for Policy Leadership in Agriculture and Food Security (PiLAF). I am a Public Policy PhD Student (rural policy concentration) and a recipient of the Oregon State University Provost's Distinguished Graduate Fellowship. I am here in Oregon with my lovely husband and adorable son and I wouldn’t trade time with them for anything in the world. I enjoy reading, meditating, praying, creative thinking and solving problems in my spare time.