Dr. Oluwole Odutolu is a Public Health Physician, Global Health and Development Expert and Social Policy Entrepreneur. He currently serves as the Managing Partner/CEO of Poliwonk Consultants Limited UK. He retired in 2022 from the World Bank Group where he served as Senior Health Specialist and Results Based Financing Coordinator within the Health, Nutrition and Population (HNP) Group Practice and Global Financing Facility (GFF) in the Africa Region for 17 years. He has over three (3) decades of experience working with government, non- governmental organizations (NG0) and international organizations on public health and development related issues. He led innovative health care delivery projects targeting the primary health care and reproductive, maternal child and adolescent health with focus on promoting accountability, reducing social inequality, and improving health outcomes for children and women in marginalized and underserved communities in Nigeria and other countries in the Africa region. His earlier work was on HIV prevention and control, and he was the first Country Director of APIN Public Health Nigeria Limited. He was co-founder and first Program Director of Life Vanguards (NGO) Nigeria. He has board experience from diverse organizations. He is a 1981 graduate of College of Health Sciences, Obafemi Awolowo University and he has Master of Business Administration (MBA) – Health Population and Nutrition – from Keele University UK in 1996. He is a Fellow of Royal Society of Public Health (FRSPH). He attended several courses on development from reputable institutions including Harvard Kennedy School of Government and London School of Economics. He has continuing interests in human capital development, social policy, equity, and financial inclusion as policy analyst and monitoring, evaluation and learning expert.

My journey into the world of respiratory therapy began with a simple desire to make a difference in the lives of others. From a young age, I felt a deep empathy for those struggling with health challenges, particularly respiratory issues. This ignited within me a passion to pursue a career dedicated to respiratory care. After completing my education at Boston State College and the University of Massachusetts, I embarked on the challenging yet rewarding path of becoming a respiratory therapist. Every step of the way, I was driven by a determination to specialize in respiratory care. I immersed myself in coursework, practical training, and clinical experiences, honing my skills and knowledge in this specialized field. Through perseverance and dedication, I earned my credentials as a respiratory therapist.
As Associate Professor and Director of Clinical Education at the University of District of Columbia, I had the unique opportunity to transform and enhance the respiratory program. One of my proudest contributions was the outstanding improvement in the scholastic achievement of students through consistently higher passing scores under my leadership as well as graduates who were performing with high clinical confidence. Furthermore, I was recognized as the 2018 Best Respiratory Therapist of the Year in the state of Maryland. I am member of professional organizations like the Association of Asthma Educators, the American Association for Respiratory Care, and the Maryland/District of Columbia Society for Respiratory Care. Currently, I am the Respiratory Manager of the satellite Emergency Department at United Medical Center at Children’s National. I strive to empower patients and their families with the knowledge and resources they need to manage their respiratory health effectively. Whether comforting a frightened child struggling to catch their breath or offering support to a family grappling with the diagnosis of a loved ones
respiratory illness, empathy and understanding are essential qualities for respiratory care. What I find most rewarding is mentoring children of immigrant families from Nigeria to adapt to the United States and helping them navigate different aspects of the system especially as relates to education. I love to encourage younger generations to do their best and focus on accomplishing their goals. I love going on medical missions - I’ve been involved in medical missions in Ghana and Nigeria, among others. My journey as a respiratory therapist is a lifelong commitment to healing,compassion, and advocacy. Every day brings new challenges and opportunities for growth, yet through it all, my passion for respiratory care remains unwavering. As I continue on this journey, I am filled with gratitude for the privilege of serving others and inspired by the countless lives that have touched mine along the way.

Dr. Oluwole Odutolu is a Public Health Physician, Global Health and Development Expert and Social Policy Entrepreneur. He currently serves as the Managing Partner/CEO of Poliwonk Consultants Limited UK. He retired in 2022 from the World Bank Group where he served as Senior Health Specialist and Results Based Financing Coordinator within the Health, Nutrition and Population (HNP) Group Practice and Global Financing Facility (GFF) in the Africa Region for 17 years. He has over three (3) decades of experience working with government, non-governmental organizations (NG0) and international organizations on public health and development related issues. He led innovative health care delivery projects targeting the primary health care and reproductive, maternal child and adolescent health with focus on promoting accountability, reducing social inequality, and improving health outcomes for children and women in marginalized and underserved communities in Nigeria and other countries in the Africa region. His earlier work was on HIV prevention and control, and he was the first Country Director of APIN Public Health Nigeria Limited. He was co-founder and first Program Director of Life Vanguards (NGO) Nigeria. He has board experience from diverse organizations. He is a 1981 graduate of College of Health Sciences, Obafemi Awolowo University and he has Master of Business Administration (MBA) – Health Population and Nutrition – from Keele University UK in 1996. He is a Fellow of Royal Society of Public Health (FRSPH). He attended several courses on development from reputable institutions including Harvard Kennedy School of Government and London School of Economics. He has continuing interests in human capital development, social policy, equity, and financial inclusion as policy analyst and monitoring,
evaluation and learning expert.

Dr. Samuel Adekunle Okunade is a retired Professor of Earth science at Central State University, Wilberforce, Ohio (May 2008). He retired after twenty-nine years of a meritorious teaching career. He was later rehired for two more years after his retirement. He was granted Professor Emeritus status at Central State University (May 2012). Emeritus status is the highest honor a professor could receive after retirement. Dr. Okunade attended Ondo/Oyo Joint Provincial Teachers Training College where he obtained a teaching certificate. He was headmaster at Christ Apostolic Church (CAC) school at Ikere, Ekiti and a teacher at CAC Modern School, Abeokuta. He later attended Ransome-Kuti College of Education, Ibadan where he received the Nigerian Certificate in Education (NCE). After teaching for about two years at Oke-Ona Grammar School, Abeokuta he came to the U.S.A. to continue his education. He earned his B.A. degree at Central State University, Wilberforce with Cum Laude. Dr. Okunade received an MS degree from the University of Omaha and another MA degree from the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia (an Ivy League university). He later got his Ph.D. from Kent State University, Kent, Ohio. He taught for two years at Junior High Schools at Buffalo and Niagara Falls, New York State. He also got New York State Teachers Permanent Certificates in both Social Studies and in Earth Sciences and General Sciences.

During Dr. Okunade’s tenure as a Professor he traveled to Egypt with a colleague on a project funded by USAID with the expressed purpose of research feasibility study of developing groundwater resources for Agricultural development at Wadi-El Assiuti, He wrote Basic and Intermediate Yoruba courses to be used by non-Yoruba speakers in the US Government. He led a faculty-student team of researchers to the University of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia (2006).  This trip was meant to explore research collaborative work between these two universities. Dr. Okunade performed research work for the Department of Army, Huntington District, Corps of Engineers, Huntington, WV. This research covered four different times to test River Bed-sediment samples so as to mitigate the possible disaster from particle sizes erosion. Dr. Okunade has written many articles in peer-review journals in addition to attending many conferences and has had many presentations. He wrote in a book “SUSTAIN”, a phase 3 Grant as faculty investigator.

Dr. Okunade received many awards and recognitions such as being Cited by National Council for Geographic Education for Excellence of Scholarship (1969), Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges, Gold cord honors from Central State University, award by Xenia Nazarene Christian School, Who’s Who in the Midwest, 25^th edition. He received the award for Excellence in Teaching from Central State University (1995, 2002 and 2006). He was a consultant to Xenia Schools Elementary Teachers of Earth Science. Dr. Okunade is a member of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP), The Association of American Geographers (AAG), and National Council of Geographic Education. Dr. Okunade is married to Christianah who is a retired Registered Nurse (RN) both in Nigeria and the USA. They are blessed with five children and two grandchildren.  

Dr. Samuel Adekunle Okunade is a retired Professor of Earth science at Central State University, Wilberforce, Ohio (May 2008). He retired after twenty-nine years of a meritorious teaching career. He was later rehired for two more years after his retirement. He was granted Professor Emeritus status at Central State University (May 2012). Emeritus status is the highest honor a professor could receive after retirement. Dr. Okunade attended Ondo/Oyo Joint Provincial Teachers Training College where he obtained a teaching certificate. He was headmaster at Christ Apostolic Church (CAC) school at Ikere, Ekiti and a teacher at CAC Modern School, Abeokuta. He later attended Ransome-Kuti College of Education, Ibadan where he received the Nigerian Certificate in Education (NCE). After teaching for about two years at Oke-Ona Grammar School, Abeokuta he came to the U.S.A. to continue his education. He earned his B.A. degree at Central State University, Wilberforce with Cum Laude. Dr. Okunade received an MS degree from the University of Omaha and another MA degree from the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia (an Ivy League university). He later got his Ph.D. from Kent State University, Kent, Ohio. He taught for two years at Junior High Schools at Buffalo and Niagara Falls, New York State. He also got New York State Teachers Permanent Certificates in both Social Studies and in Earth Sciences and General Sciences.

During Dr. Okunade’s tenure as a Professor he traveled to Egypt with a colleague on a project funded by USAID with the expressed purpose of research feasibility study of developing groundwater resources for Agricultural development at Wadi-El Assiuti, He wrote Basic and Intermediate Yoruba courses to be used by non-Yoruba speakers in the US Government. He led a faculty-student team of researchers to the University of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia (2006). This trip was meant to explore research collaborative work between these two universities. Dr. Okunade performed research work for the Department of Army, Huntington District, Corps of Engineers, Huntington, WV. This research covered four different times to test River Bed-sediment samples so as to mitigate the possible disaster from particle sizes erosion. Dr. Okunade has written many articles in peer-review journals in addition to attending many conferences and has had many presentations. He wrote in a book “SUSTAIN”, a phase 3 Grant as faculty investigator.

Dr. Okunade received many awards and recognitions such as being Cited by National Council for Geographic Education for Excellence of Scholarship (1969), Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges, Gold cord honors from Central State University, award by Xenia Nazarene Christian School, Who’s Who in the Midwest, 25^th edition. He received the award for Excellence in Teaching from Central State University (1995, 2002 and 2006). He was a consultant to Xenia Schools Elementary Teachers of Earth Science. Dr. Okunade is a member of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP), The Association of American Geographers (AAG), and National Council of Geographic Education. Dr. Okunade is married to Christianah who is a retired Registered Nurse (RN) both in Nigeria and the USA. They are blessed with five children and two grandchildren.

Dr. Samuel Adekunle Okunade is a retired Professor of Earth science at Central State University, Wilberforce, Ohio (May 2008). He retired after twenty-nine years of a meritorious teaching career. He was later rehired for two more years after his retirement. He was granted Professor Emeritus status at Central State University (May 2012). Emeritus status is the highest honor a professor could receive after retirement. Dr. Okunade attended Ondo/Oyo Joint Provincial Teachers Training College where he obtained a teaching certificate. He was headmaster at Christ Apostolic Church (CAC) school at Ikere, Ekiti and a teacher at CAC Modern School, Abeokuta. He later attended Ransome-Kuti College of Education, Ibadan where he received the Nigerian Certificate in Education (NCE). After teaching for about two years at Oke-Ona Grammar School, Abeokuta he came to the U.S.A. to continue his education. He earned his B.A. degree at Central State University, Wilberforce with Cum Laude. Dr. Okunade received an MS degree from the University of Omaha and another MA degree from the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia (an Ivy League university). He later got his Ph.D. from Kent State University, Kent, Ohio. He taught for two years at Junior High Schools at Buffalo and Niagara Falls, New York State. He also got New York State Teachers Permanent Certificates in both Social Studies and in Earth Sciences and General Sciences.

During Dr. Okunade’s tenure as a Professor he traveled to Egypt with a colleague on a project funded by USAID with the expressed purpose of research feasibility study of developing groundwater resources for Agricultural development at Wadi-El Assiuti, He wrote Basic and Intermediate Yoruba courses to be used by non-Yoruba speakers in the US Government. He led a faculty-student team of researchers to the University of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia (2006). This trip was meant to explore research collaborative work between these two universities. Dr. Okunade performed research work for the Department of Army, Huntington District, Corps of Engineers, Huntington, WV. This research covered four different times to test River Bed-sediment samples so as to mitigate the possible disaster from particle sizes erosion. Dr. Okunade has written many articles in peer-review journals in addition to attending many conferences and has had many presentations. He wrote in a book “SUSTAIN”, a phase 3 Grant as faculty investigator.

Dr. Okunade received many awards and recognitions such as being Cited by National Council for Geographic Education for Excellence of Scholarship (1969), Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges, Gold cord honors from Central State University, award by Xenia Nazarene Christian School, Who’s Who in the Midwest, 25th edition. He received the award for Excellence in Teaching from Central State University (1995, 2002 and 2006). He was a consultant to Xenia Schools Elementary Teachers of Earth Science. Dr. Okunade is a member of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP), The Association of American Geographers (AAG), and National Council of Geographic Education. Dr. Okunade is married to Christianah who is a retired Registered Nurse (RN) both in Nigeria and the USA. They are blessed with five children and two grandchildren.