The people behind the work.

DACTION is led by a founder and eight directors, each responsible for a distinct part of how the organization runs. Click through to read more about anyone below.

Portrait of Daniel Olajuyigbe
Founder

Daniel Olajuyigbe

Founder & Executive Director

Leads strategic direction, national and international partnerships, and overall organizational growth.

Read Daniel's bio →
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Morounfoluwa Adeduro

Director of Programs

Designs and runs campaigns end to end, from scoping goals through execution timelines to volunteer coordination for each event.

Read Morounfoluwa's bio →
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Gloria Ogundipe

Director of Impact

Tracks whether campaigns actually achieve what they set out to do, setting measurable goals before each and reporting honestly on results after.

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Toluwanimi Olaoye

Director of Operations

Keeps the organization functioning day to day: logistics, internal workflows, digital infrastructure, and vendor or venue coordination.

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Ayooluwa Sunmonu

Director of Finance

Owns budgeting for every campaign, tracks spending, and ensures grant funds are allocated and accounted for properly.

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Ayokunle Durojaiye

Director of Development

Manages the grant and partnership pipeline, identifying funding opportunities and maintaining relationships with funders and institutional partners.

Read Ayokunle's bio →
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Mariah Kosuowei

Director of Communications

Runs public-facing messaging: social media, campaign storytelling, press, and keeping DACTION's voice consistent across platforms.

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Precious Ojo

Director of Advocacy

Carries DACTION's work into policy and public conversation, representing the organization externally and building its voice on youth and climate policy.

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Ebenezer Tomoye

Director of Volunteers

Recruits, trains, and coordinates the volunteer base that shows up for each campaign, the people doing cleanups, staffing events, and judging competitions.

Read Ebenezer's bio →
Beyond the Core Team

Each campaign draws on its own volunteer roster.

Beyond the leadership above, individual campaigns bring in volunteers for speaking, logistics, media, graphics, registration, and judging. You'll find each campaign's team listed on its own program page.

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