Dr. Temitope Oyedele

Board Chairman

Dr. Temitope Oyedele is  the Chairman of the Board of Directors  of Living Vines Mental Health Foundation.
He currently works at AstraZeneca as the Global Clinical Development Medical Director. He serves as the head of directors, by presiding  over the board of director meetings and conducts its business in an orderly fashion.  He is committed to making sure that Living Vines Mental Health Foundation fulfils the mandate of making a differrence  in  people's lives. Dr Oyedele helps to offer technical assistance, advice, and support to Living Vines  Mental Health Foundation as needed.

Olakunbi Oyedele

Founder and Executive Director

Olakunbi Oyedele ( Kunbi for short) is a passionate follower of Jesus. As a therapist  Kunbi  noticed the role spirituality plays in healing from traumatic experiences.   This led to the realization  that word of God  was the missing piece  with the power to renew and heal.   She decided to combine  evidence based practices and biblical principles to help her clients on their Journey  of healing and recovery.    Kunbi is a solution-focused licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, Certified, Alcohol and Drug Counselor, Clinical Certified Trauma Professional, and an ADHD Certified Clinical Services Provider , and a  Mental Health First Aid Trainer for both Youth and Adult. Kunbi’s experience has given as her an opportunity to work with individuals across all lifespans.  Kunbi’s passion for mental health and helping people has equipped her with tools, knowledge, and expertise to help people realize their God given goals and purpose in life. Her passion for mental health motivated her to start  Living Vines Mental Health Foundation. Living Vines Mental Health  Foundation is a faith- based   non for profit, counseling, and training agency that provides holistic, evidence-based and trauma-informed care to individuals, therapists and community members. Our goal is to advocate, empower and teach the Nigerian Society about the importance of mental health by creating awareness and training.

Teniola Ariyibi-Oke

​Secretary

Oluwateniola Elizabeth Ariyibi-oke.  Was born in Lagos Nigeria but currently lives in Illinois, USA. She has a  bachelors in psychology from Northeastern Illinois University. She is the oldest of four girls.  She enjoys  cooking, hosting and traveling. She is very passionate about Jesus Christ and I want to tell the world all about Him. She  loves  working with children and teenagers trying to help them build on their self esteem and confidence in Jesus. Her dream is to be a great positive influence for Black young girls around the world and let them know that they can be whoever they aspire to be . As the Secretary of the board of Living Vines Mental Health Foundation Teniola  takes on all the administrative duties of board management to ensure each meeting is smooth and productive

Oluwole Alabi Treasurer 

Oluwole Alabi is a goal-focused credit risk manager with progressive experience in financial modeling, sales, credit risk, operational risk & market risk management, while delivering brilliant customer service.  He has been Instrumental in overseeing risk management processes, determining the acceptable level of risks, and leading the preparation of monthly enterprise risk management analysis reports. As the  Treasurer of Living Vines Mental Health Foundation, Wole  is in charge of the finances. As our  financial advisor, Wole  is committed to  making sure  Living Vines Mental Health Foundation makes wise financial decisions and is strong financially.

Tolulope Alabi

Board Member

Tolulope Alabi is a  commercially adept professional with operations, trading, and supply chain management expertise. She has over  13 years  experience in the oil and gas industry . Her skills include  P&L management, developing new business relationships and deals, contract negotiation, project management (Six Sigma Green Belt certified), business analysis and strategic planning, process re-engineering, as well as market intelligence gathering which support strategic decision-making at executive level. As a board member Tolulope is passionate about using her expertise, knowledge and skills to make Living Vines Mental Health Foundation a formidable and Successful  brand  all over the world.

Adefoluke Adeboye

Board Member

 Adefoluke Adeboye grew  up in Lagos, Nigeria. She has over three decades  career experience as an educator and education administrator. She has  particular interest in Guidance and counseling with special interest in adolescent development. She currently serves on the hospitality team at Palace Church Boston. In her free time, she  loves watching her  grandkids and keeping in touch with friends and family. She loves animals, gardening and cooking.