Clay Neff has been Managing Director for the Nigeria Mid-Africa Business Unit for Chevron Africa and Latin America Exploration and Production Company since July 2014. Mr. Neff is based in Lagos, Nigeria and is responsible for Chevron’s upstream operations in Nigeria and West Africa. Mr. Neff received his Bachelor’s degree in Petroleum Engineering from Louisiana State University in 1984. He joined Chevron the following year as a Drilling Engineer and since then has held numerous engineering, operations, commercial and management positions of increasing responsibility in multiple locations in the United States, Angola and Nigeria. In addition to serving as the Chairman of the Board of Trustees for the Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND), Mr. Neff is also Chairman of the Oil Producers Trade Section (OPTS) of the Lagos Chamber of Commerce & Industry, and a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers.

Mina Margaret Ogbanga is an experienced community development specialist who has founded and managed the Center for Development Support Initiatives (CEDSI Nigeria), an institution that promotes good governance and sustainable development in rural communities. She also serves as member of the Board of Trustees of the Rivers Community Development Foundation. Mina holds a bachelor’s degree from the College of Medical Sciences and a master’s degree from Cambridge University.

Professor Obafemi Ajibola has an extensive career in academia, research and consulting. He is a Professor of Agricultural Engineering, a Fellow of the Nigerian Society of Engineers, a Fellow of the Nigerian Academy of Engineering and a former Deputy Vice-Chancellor for Obafemi Awolowo University at Ile-Ife. He now heads the New Nigeria Foundation, a non-profit non-governmental organization that emphasizes the development needs of the country and the resultant empowerment of its citizens. Professor Ajibola holds master’s and postdoctorate degrees from the University of Wisconsin.

Experienced in both conflict management and in business, Sam Ogbemi Daibo serves as the PIND Foundation’s Executive Director. Previously, he acted as Plantation Manager for KB Rubber Industries and as Sales Manager for Procter & Gamble. An associate member of the Chartered Institute of Mediators and Conciliators, Daibo has received extensive training in negotiation, consensus building, and designing financial systems for the poor. Until his move to PIND, he was Chevron’s Community Engagement Coordinator, West. In this capacity, Daibo implemented community development projects and evaluated government agreements with participating groups and other stakeholders. Daibo holds a bachelor’s degree in Agriculture and a Master of Business Administration

Anire Celey-Okogun brings nearly 20 years of experience as a retail banker to her role at Chanelle Microfinance Bank, where she is responsible for over 8,000 small and medium-sized depositors. Okogun serves as member of the National Association of Microfinance Banks, the Nigerian Bar Association, and the International Bar Association. She holds a law degree and a master’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Lagos.

Okoro is a Development and Community/Public Health Expert with 33 years of experience in programme design, development, planning and management within the United Nations system, and currently at the senior international professionals’ category. I have extensive experience at national and international levels in development programmes (in Sub-Saharan and North Africa, Middle East and Asia), including, water, sanitation and hygiene, integrated community health development, nutrition, communication for development, immunization and epidemiology. An ardent believer in team work, he had led at Country and Field office levels in UNICEF to both international and national staff team members in the management of UNICEF supported programmes to achieve incredible results. He has vast experience in working with, and negotiating on behalf of marginalized populations with top level government, UN, NGO partners and donors, in both regular and complex emergency situations, including leading the team that achieved polio eradication in Bihar state of India.

Experienced in both conflict management and in business, Sam Ogbemi Daibo serves as the PIND Foundation’s Executive Director. Previously, he acted as Plantation Manager for KB Rubber Industries and as Sales Manager for Procter & Gamble. An associate member of the Chartered Institute of Mediators and Conciliators, Daibo has received extensive training in negotiation, consensus building, and designing financial systems for the poor. Until his move to PIND, he was Chevron’s Community Engagement Coordinator, West. In this capacity, Daibo implemented community development projects and evaluated government agreements with participating groups and other stakeholders. Daibo holds a bachelor’s degree in Agriculture and a Master of Business Administration

Dara is a seasoned socio-economist with over 30 years’ multi-layered professional experience across national, regional and private voluntary institutions within the agricultural and rural sectors of Nigeria. Specializing in agricultural and enterprise development as well as monitoring and evaluation, his expertise spans the interrelated fields of governance, poverty reduction and sustainable development. Prior to PIND, Dara worked with Living Earth Foundation (LEF) in the United Kingdom where he provided support to African programs and established the Nigerian affiliate of LEF, the EC/FGN funded micro projects program in 3 states (MPP3) of the Niger Delta. He was also a Program Manager at TechnoServe/Nigeria where he was responsible for managing a program of assistance to increase the productivity and income of agribusinesses in the Southern region of Nigeria, as well as capacity building assistance to Community Development Associations. He has deep knowledge of agricultural policies and programs in Nigeria as well as leveraging funding from bilateral and multilateral development assistance agencies through his work at the Agricultural & Rural Management Training Institute and the Benin-Owena River Basin Development Authority. A flexible and resourceful team player, he has a passion for creating and nurturing tri-sector partnerships between government, business, and civil society to foster sustainable development initiatives.

ylvester is a professional in enterprise development with deep focus on small & medium scale enterprises, value chains and market access development. He comes with over 24 years cognate experience in agriculture and rural development, project finance, micro credit, training and capacity building, organizational and sustainable development. Sylvester holds an MBA (Finance) degree from the Delta State University, a B.Sc. Accounting degree from Meerut University, India and is a Fellow of the Association of Business Specialists & Entrepreneurs. Prior to PIND, Sylvester was Manager, Enterprise/Business Development, Rivers State Sustainable Development Agency (RSSDA). He has also worked with The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nig Ltd (SPDC), and TechnoServe/Nigeria, an international development organization that works with enterprising people in the developing world to build competitive businesses. He has passion for the poor and believes in adding value to life.

Bosede brings over 20 years of project management and media experience to her role as Strategic Programs Manager for the PIND Foundation. Previously, she worked as the Senior Civil Society and Media Program Manager for the Peace and Democratic Governance Office, of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in Nigeria. At USAID, she designed and managed civil society, trafficking in persons and media programs and served in technical committees at both national and regional levels. As Senior Project Officer for Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES), Eitokpah developed and managed programs in the areas of media, women’s rights, environment, civil society, and labor relations. Before joining the FES, she was the Deputy Woman Editor of the Daily Times Newspaper. Eitokpah has bachelor’s degree in Mass Communication as well as master’s degrees in Mass Communication and Industrial Relations and Personnel Management, respectively.

Joshua is the Project Support Services Manager for PIND as part of Project Support Services (short and long term expertise in procurement, grants management, project accounting and other operational services) being provided by Crown Agents to PIND Foundation. Joshua is from Benue State and has a B.Sc. degree in Industrial Education, and an MA in Human Resources Development.

Nancy spent the first part of her career practising law in Ontario and New Brunswick, focusing primarily on child-related matters, and mediation. She left the practice of law to start an advertising agency,  which grew to fifty plus staff handling national and international clients. During this time Nancy joined her local Rotary club, and this opened a whole new world  – leadership development, travel, an international network of friends and colleagues, and a passion for development work, specifically water and sanitation. Shifting to the non-profit world Nancy has held a variety of director level positions as her interest in WASH (water, sanitation, hygiene education) grew. Nancy serves on the Board of Wasrag (Water & Sanitation Rotarian Action Group) and is co-chair of the upcoming Wasrag World Water Summit in Lisbon, Portugal, June 2013.  Her doctoral focus is on how community engagement and micro-enterprise can best come together to significantly improve sanitation in the developing world.

Ese comes to PIND with over 12 years of experience as a human rights activist, civic mobilization trainer, knowledge management and community of practice (CoP) specialist. Prior to PIND, she worked as a knowledge management consultant and CoP Manager at The World Bank Institute where she was responsible for working closely with over 50 clients to develop more effective communities of practice for their business needs. She has worked with such organizations as Amnesty International USA, Freedom House, Independent Sector, as well as numerous U.S. state and national political campaigns. She previously served as Vice Chair for the Young Nonprofit Professionals Network (U.S.), board member for the Washington Peace Center (U.S.), and strategist for Education for Hope (Sierra Leone). She is currently volunteering as an organizational development strategist for Vote or Quench. She holds a B.A. in Political Science and International Relations from The Ohio State University and has attended several professional trainings in the U.S. and is the founder of Ihreme Consulting.

A lawyer in the UK and Nigeria with over 20 years experience in the legal field. She has been an employer, having managed Law offices and employees. She comes to PIND from her position as Human Resource Manager in an Oil & Gas Energy Sector. She plays active role in Voluntary organizations, having participated in various organizations such as Rights of Women UK – working to attain justice & Equality by informing, educating and empowering women on their legal rights. Law Centres – working in local communities providing free legal advice and assistance for the under privileged. Florence is also trained as an International Standard Organization (ISO) internal auditor. She holds a Law Degree and Diploma in Office Management. She is passionate about employee relations, upholding justice, advancing equality and community development

Sola Afolayan She holds a BA degree in Linguistics from the University of Ibadan and a MA degree in Human Resources and Knowledge from Lancaster University, UK. She came to PIND with many years of experience in Monitoring and Evaluation having functioned as a Monitoring and Evaluation Manager in Solar Nigeria Programme – A DFID funded project. She also worked as the Monitoring and Evaluation Manager in Nigeria Infrastructure Advisory Facility (NAIF) – A DFID funded project managed by Adam Smith International. Prior to Sola’s work experience in NIAF, she worked with Growth and Employment in States (GEMS2) – A DFID funded project managed by Coffey International as the Monitoring and Evaluation Lead. She also worked in British Council for about 6 years managing over 50 projects funded by UKAid, World Bank, EU, British Council and Microsoft in 23 Sub-Saharan countries. Sola’s is experienced in using the Making Markets work for the Poor (M4P) approach which complies with the Donor Committee for Enterprise Development’s (DCED) standard for results measurement.

Nkasi comes to PIND with lots of skills and expertise working in various communities in Rivers state, Bayelsa state and Delta state. He worked as a Legal Adviser to the Sole Administrator /Communications Officer in Rivers State Environmental Sanitation Authority. Prior to that he worked as an Advocacy Officer in Academic Associates Peace Works and also as a Program Officer with the Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law (IHRHL). He holds a LLB from Rivers State University of Technology and a B.L from the Nigerian Law School.

Precious is the Market Development Officer in charge of Business Linkages/Local Community Content Development. He holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Accountancy from the University of Nigeria and a Master’s with Distinction in International Finance and Economic Policy from the University of Glasgow, Scotland. Before joining PIND, Precious was in the banking industry where he spent over eight years in diverse areas including operations, treasury, risk management and investment banking. He has strong interests in infrastructure financing and development economics with core competencies in economic and financial analysis

Misan is a very skilled professional with experience in marketing and business development in the banking and financial services industry spanning over a decade. He started his career as Business Development Officer at a microfinance bank before becoming State Relationship Manager of a pension fund administrator, and, more recently, a Business Banking Relationship Manager with First city monument bank plc. He has also been involved in community development initiatives working with NGOs. Misan holds a degree in Philosophy from the University of Benin, as well as a Master of Business Administration.

Timi holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Geology and Mining from the University of Jos, and a Master’s with Distinction in Water and Environmental Management from Loughborough University, United Kingdom. Timi has over ten years experience in urban and rural water supply and sanitation programmes and projects in developing country context. He has served as the Program Manager for the UNICEF-Assisted Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Agency (RUWASSA) in Bayelsa State where he was an Assistant Chief Geologist with the State Ministry of Water Resources. He has also served as a Water Engineer with the Bayelsa State Capital City Development Authority, and a Technical Adviser to the Hon. Commissioner for Water Resources, Bayelsa State.

Nabeel is a COREN registered Agricultural Engineer with over 13 years experience in Engineering Research and Teaching and holds a Doctorate Degree (Engineering) from Malaysia. Prior to joining PIND, he worked with the Nigerian Institute for Oil Palm Research (NIFOR). He was a recipient of the Netherlands Fellowship scholarship (NUFFIC) in 2004 and 2005 for Gender/Agriculture and Environmental Management programs respectively. His areas of specialization include Biological, Agricultural, Environmental Process Design/ Automation. He also has several publications in both local and international journals and serves as a reviewer for three international journals. Nabeel comes to PIND with a passion to use technology to reduce drudgery experienced in agricultural processing.

David comes with over 14 years of pre and post-conflict peacebuilding, security sector reforms, and community security stabilization experience. He joins PIND from United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) where, as Security Sector Reform Officer, he was responsible for building capacity of core, non-statutory and oversight security institutions in South Sudan on the nexus between security and sustainable peace and development. He also lectured as Assistant Professor at the Centre for Peace and Development Studies, University of Juba and a visiting instructor at the South Sudan National Defense Academic Centre on volunteer bases during the UN mission engagement. Previously, he served as Programme Coordinator with Peacebuilding and Humanitarian Initiatives (PEHI) in Nigeria where he operationalized multi-track diplomacy at grassroots in Akwa Ibom State. He holds PhD and master degrees in Peace and Conflict Studies, University of Ibadan, Master in Public and Development Administration, and Bachelor of Science in Political Science from University of Calabar, Nigeria.

Ifeyinwa comes to PIND with over ten years’ experience in Administration, Logistics and Operations Management. Prior to joining PIND, she worked for over 5 years as National Logistician for the £50m DFID funded Support to National Malaria Programme (SuNMaP). In her span of experience in providing technical and administrative support services, she had worked with International and National organizations including Lawrie Green Education (now Preparations For Life, UK), Nigerland Consults, Pan Ocean Oil Corporation and Ceetech Global Services West Africa.  With a B.Sc. degree in Cooperatives and Rural Development and a M.Sc. degree in Social Work (Community Development), Ifeyinwa brings qualitative administrative and logistics skill to PIND.

Eyiwunmi holds a Bachelor’s degree in computer science from the University of Lagos and a Master’s degree in human resources management from Middlesex University, London. She has 6 years varied administrative, human resources and customer service experience from the UK, UAE and Nigeria. Prior to joining PIND she worked as an Executive Assistant/ HR Officer in IPC Information Systems, London.

Afeno Super Odomovo is the new Integrated Peace and Development Unit Research Coordinator. He joins PIND from ‘Nigeria Watch’ where he worked as an Assistant Project Coordinator/Researcher. He also served as the Deputy Editor of ‘Fatality Trends’, a conflict bulletin of ‘Nigeria Watch’. Prior to working with ‘Nigeria Watch’, he worked at the French Institute for Research in Africa (IFRA-Nigeria) as a Junior Research Fellow. He is a researcher with over five years experience in conflict analysis and security studies with publications in reputable international journals such as ‘Military and Strategic Affairs’ and ‘Conflict Trends’. He holds a B.Sc and M.Sc in Political Science from the University of Ibadan.

Shadrack is the project Accountant for PIND as part of Project Support Services being provided by Crown Agents to PIND Foundation. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from Enugu State University of Science and Technology, and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN). Prior to joining PIND, He worked with Africare, Nigeria as a project Accountant for the National Malaria Eradication Program, MCHP-FAP project funded by Chevron and served as the Finance Assistant for the CUBS Project funded by USAID. He also worked with Akhoms International Agency as a sales manager.

Oteheri is the producer at PIND’s production hub. She previously worked at The Reading Room – a private library in Warri – as a critical thinking and reading strategy facilitator, and on media projects with Girl Hub Nigeria and Bridge to Markets 2. She served as a volunteer counselor with Africare Nigeria on their HIV/AIDS and Tuberculosis project, and as a research assistant and copy editor on gender and education with Ishiro Multiservices. She is a graduate of biochemistry from the University of Port Harcourt.

Bright is a B.Sc. holder in Electronics/Computer Engineering with over 15 years’ experience in the Information Technology industry, deploying enterprise solutions across multiple platforms. He also holds certifications in CCNA, MCSE (2000, 2003, and 2008), MCITP, and MCT.

Ayodeji is the Project Accountant for PIND as part of Project Support Services being provided by Crown Agents to PIND Foundation. Prior to joining PIND, he worked with Network on Ethics/Human Right Law, HIV/AIDS (NELA) as the Senior Accountant under NECAIN project funded by USAID. He had also worked in both manufacturing and service sectors as Cost Accountant and Internal Auditor. Ayodeji holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from Olabisi Onabanjo University and Master in Business Administration from Obafemi Awolowo University. He is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN).

John has over 10 years working experience in Monitoring and Evaluation in projects within the Niger Delta. Prior to now, he worked as a Regional coordinator on USAID projects where he manages portfolio of grants to local partners in the Niger Delta region. John holds a first degree in Information Technology, Executive Masters in Project Management and has attended numerous trainings

Matthew is the editor at PIND’s production hub. He comes to PIND as a fresh graduate of the University of Abuja with a B.Sc. in Physics. As Assistant Editor and Production Assistant at Visual Flow Media Limited, Abuja he’s worked on a number of productions for the development sector. He has also produced music videos for a couple of well-known Nigerian artistes, and has done freelance editing for several media outfits in Abuja. Matthew has received intensive training in editing, cinematography, sound recording, production management, stagecraft and stage management. A young and enterprising individual, he can be considered an early bloomer in the Nigerian film-making industry

Mirabel holds a bachelor’s degree in media and communication from Liverpool Hope University, UK and Lock Haven University Of Pennsylvania, USA. She has a 5 years wide-ranging personal assistant/Admin, customer service and marketing experience from the UK and Nigeria. Prior to joining PIND, she just completed her national youth service where she tutored English Language at a private school in Benin-city.

Yemi holds a first degree in Sociology from the University of Port Harcourt, Rivers State. She did her National Youth Service Corps program in 2010 – 2011 in Ogun State and served in the office of then First lady of Ogun State, Yeye Olufunke Daniel.

Tuoyo holds a B.Eng. degree in production Engineering from University of Benin. Prior to that, he obtained a National Diploma Certificate in Computer Engineering. He did his National Youth Service Corp between 2011 – 2012 in Bayelsa State, and worked as a course instructor for Physics and Mathematics in a School. He also worked as a freelance enumerator with Coastal and Marine Areas Development Initiatives (CMADI) in conducting a peaceable livelihood assesment in Ubeji and Egbokodo itsekiri communities for PIND.