Board Members
Dr Philip Jegede
Chairman
Dr. Philip Jegede chairs the Board of Directors of the Alice Jegede Feed My Children Foundation. He is the Chairman of the Board of Trustees at North Central Theological Seminary in St. Petersburg, Florida, which enrolls more than 5000 students worldwide. Additionally, he serves on the boards of directors of Favorfloat Financial Services and Workersben Consumer Loans in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America. A simple philosophy defines Dr. Jegede’s approach to charity; “Our dearest one is not the person who mercifully gives you tissues to wipe away your tears, but one who attempts to stop your hardship from rising to the point of tears”
Jennifer Mahinay
Member
Before immigrating to the United States in 2013, Jennifer Mahinay knew pain. At the age of five, Jennifer began selling fruits on the street in Davao City, Philippines. When Jennifer was ten years old, she became a food provider for her parents and nine siblings. She sells fruits on the street beginning at 5 a.m., breaks to go to school, and then resumes selling between 3 p.m. and 10 p.m. She went to school barefooted and wearing torn clothing because her parents couldn’t afford shoes or a uniform. Today, Jenifer Mahinay is an independent Saudi Gold Jewelry Retailer with more than 35,000 followers on social media. In addition, she operates her own childcare facilities in St. Paul, Minnesota, United States.
Daniel White
Member
Mr. White is a Senior General Manager for one of America’s large chain restaurant, Leeann Chin LLC in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He has over 34 years of management experience in the Nutrition and Food Service industry both for Non-Profit Organizations and for Profit. Mr. White has a high passion to serve people and has a desire to contribute to the new generation to stop hunger. One of Mr. Whites favorite experience and challenges was to develop and a nutritional program for a persecuted people “Karen” from current day Myanmar refugees. Distributed and offered Nutrition, education, and gave hope to 104 Karen refugees in the care of Presbyterian Homes and Services in Minnesota.
Council of Advisers
Legal Counsel To The Board
Dr Osagie Obayuwana
Attorney At law / Human right Advocate
Dr. Obayuwana is one of Nigeria’s most well-known attorneys and civil rights advocate. He was once the Attorney General of Edo State Nigeria and is known all over Nigeria as a strong voice for the poor and downtrodden. “National President of the Committee for the Defense of Human Rights, CDHR, Dr Osagie Obayuwana, has decried the state of the nation and raised an alarm that Nigeria is in deep depression. Speaking at the 2023 Annual General Conference of the CDHR, in Ilorin, Kwara State, on Saturday, Osagie, lamented that citizens of the country were now going through unprecedented socio-economic hardships ever known in the history of the country. He declared that the palliative introduced by the government in the wake of the removal of fuel subsidy was not enough to rescue or cushion the hardship Nigerians are now going through” – Nigerian Daily Post 2023.
Public Relations Counsel To The Board
Dr. Stanley Imoisili
Renowned Public Relations MD
Dr. Imoisili is the President of PR Parrots Ltd, which has clients worldwide. Whether it is in Nigeria, Europe, or the United States, he relishes helping indigents and does so pro bono in many cases, as is his passion. Through his 13 years of experience in PR, marketing, product management, and strategic growth, Dr. Stanley Imoisili is poised to bring growth to the Alice Jegede Feed My Children Foundation. The Guardian, a leading Nigerian Newspaper was invited to cover the The Alice Jegede Feed My Chrilden Foundation inaugural food give away to the poor and orphans by Dr. Imoisilli during the Christmas period of 2023 as attested to by clicking on this link: https://www.vanguardngr.
Charity Operation Counsel To The Board
Stephen Obayuwana
Mentor, Financial Adviser & Investor
A simple and consistent principle guides Mr. Obayuwana’s actions. He believes that yes, give them fish today in order to relieve their hunger, and eventually give them a hook for catching their own fish tomorrow. Steven Obayuwana has worked at higher levels in banking and owned a mortgage company that finance and make home ownership affordable for black communities in the United States. Currently, he mentors aspiring entrepreneurs in the United States.
Management
Ebanehita Confidence Esangbedo
Ebanehita Confidence Esangbedo. Ms. Esangbedo serves as the Executive Director of Alice Jegede Feed My Children Foundation. As a newly minted scientist and medical laboratory specialist, Ms. Esangbedo understands how starvation can affect mothers and infant babies. With her medical laboratory experience and education, she intends to improve the care of new mothers and their infants.