Adeola Akisanya-Ali

Adeola brings substantial experience working within the third sector, criminal justice and mental health. After graduating with an undergraduate in Legal Studies and Psychology from the University of Aberdeen in 2016, and postgraduate in MSc Criminology & Criminal Justice from the University of Glasgow in 2018, she now works as an Evaluation Consultant at Matter of Focus, supporting organisations to understand their outcomes and impact of their work.

Adeola also has prior experience in community projects development and training; supporting women in the Renfrewshire community to provide community-led projects focused on mental health and wellbeing.

She is passionate about advancing race equality and anti-racism at the grassroots, and she also volunteers as a trustee at a Muslim Women’s Centre.