Ms Ayodele E Onabanjo FHEA PGCert LTHE MSc

Ms. Ayodele E Onabanjo FHEA, PGCert. LTHE, MSc. , LL. B Academic Educational Consultant Gender Advocate - Domestic Abuse Mentoring Public Speaker - Trauma Recovery and Intentional Parenting (Childhood and Divorce) Writer

Profile: Ayodele E Onabanjo • Ayodele is an academic, currently lecturing at The University of Hertfordshire, Hertfordshire Business School and Hertfordshire International College and Fellow of the Higher Education Academy with 15 years’ experience and expertise in Banking & Financial Services, Business Relationship Management and Facilities Management. Skilled in Leadership and People Management, Business Planning and Development, Banking Operations and Regulatory Compliance (AML & KYC). • She is the Founding Director of AEO Educators LTD a capacity and skills building educational consultancy providing Secondary Schools and Further Education Colleges with educational planning (academic, management and study skills) to prepare students for the Higher Education academic experience at UK Universities for success in academia and beyond. • She holds a first degree in Law and is a UK Retail Banking & Financial Services Operations Expert. She was instrumental in the development of the RBS Face to Face with Finance Programme offering a variety of educational activities that help young people develop financial capability in Secondary Education and Further Education colleges through her passion for developing the next generation, project management and interpersonal skills. In addition to the Central London bank branches she managed all achieving the platinum customer services award. • She successfully championed a “community business module” for the Hot Office Business Centres across Hertfordshire and facilitated the successful training of all staff in readiness for the successful sale to Regus. Offering performance benchmarking and business process reengineering to small businesses and operation regulation to charities. • She has an MSc (Distinction) from the Hertfordshire Business School with a Dissertation Title: Does class play a role in the underrepresentation of women in top jobs? which is showcased at the Centre of Academic Skills Enhancement. She is the Dissertation Module Leader on the MSc Management programme and also lectures in Research Skills for Management. • Recipient of a “University Prize” in 2019 in recognition of her academic performance and contribution to the programme of study. • Recipient of the first “Gold - University of Hertfordshire - “Go Herts Award" in recognition of her enterprise skills and commitment to social responsibility.

• Member of the 2019 Development Group for Academic Professional Apprenticeships and HBS Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Team (EDIT). • Winner of the "2018 Hertfordshire Business School Dean’s Award" in the category: Development of teamwork skills with impact. Highly Commended in the award category: Intellectual Curiosity. • Member of the 2018/2019 Faculty Learning Committee (FLC) and successful in having our abstract entitled “#WTFLC” accepted to: 1. The University of Hertfordshire’s Annual Learning and Teaching Conference 2019. 2. Hertfordshire Business School Learning and Teaching Conference 2019. 3. Edinburgh Napier University Learning and Teaching Conference 2019. • A Peer Assisted Learning Support Coordinator - coordinating PALS who give peer to peer support, sharing best practices such as tips with their assignments, showing students how to avoid basic mistakes and get better marks by using their notes/memory of the modules they did in the previous Semester or academic year. In addition to supporting academics and tutors during lectures and tutorials with assignments and examinations best practice. 1 -1 mentoring with underperforming students. • A Gender Advocate (QBE) - Domestic Abuse Mentor and Public Speaker (Trauma Recovery and Intentional parenting - childhood and divorce) because she is strong believer that "your trauma does not define you, it is a big part of your story to achieving excellence", "there is life after divorce" and “the importance of setting the right foundation for next generation". • She is a budding writer and story teller; a cake baking and decorating enthusiast; a die-hard interior decorator and mother to two amazing boys who keep her on her toes.

AEO Educators LTD - A capacity and skills building educational consultancy. We prepare students for the Higher Education academic experience at UK Universities by providing educational planning soft academic skills, study support services and life skills. Follow us on our social media platform: Instagram: @aeoeducatorsltd Email: enquiries@aeoeducatorsltd. com Website: www. aeoeducatorsltd. com Linked. In: https: //www. linkedin. com/in/ayodele-e-o - 5 a 1352102/