Lekan Olawoye

Social Work '07

Ryerson graduate Lekan Olawoye is an aspiring city-builder. The School of Social Work alumnus was one of 25 city leaders to win a 2011 DiverseCity Fellowship, a year-long program that aims to broaden participants’ civic networks, deepen their awareness of local issues and strengthen their capacity to lead change. Olawoye served as executive director of For Youth Initiative, a non-profit organization that increases access to educational, recreational, economic and cultural opportunities. Currently Lekan Olawoye is chair of the Premier’s Council on Youth Opportunities. He is also on the board of OCASI, an organization that acts as a collective voice for member agencies serving immigrants in all matters related to immigrants.