The Team

Meet the Senior Leadership Team behind the plans and projects that are fulfilling the vision of LIVN Global

Ayo Sage

Founder & CEO

Ayo oversees and is ultimately responsible for all organisational and operational strategies, including strategic leadership,operations, business development, fundraising, networking & partnerships, policies & governance, reporting and all programme deliverables.

Ayo holds an executive MBA and is currently a doctoral student. His employment background includes Microsoft, Booking.com, and EON, to name a few. He is passionate about making a difference in this world and helping those with little to no voice to be heard. Aside from the day-to-day responsibilities of leading the organisation, Ayo is an avid Chelsea FC fan, loves to play football, eat lots and read a lot.

Antonia Barnes-Christian

Operations Director

Antonia works hand in hand with the CEO to establish strategies, processes and timelines for the effective delivery of all LIVN Global’s short and long-term objectives. Antonia collaborates with the different departments to make decisions for operational activities, and she oversees the day-to-day running of business to ensure smooth progress.

Antonia has a heart to help people from all walks of life. Her vision is of a world wherein everyone’s basic needs are met and they have the facilities needed to live their lives to the fullest.

“There is no exercise better for the heart than reaching down and lifting people up.” - John Holmes

Deborah Sage

Co-Founder, Director

Deborah oversees the all marketing and communications ensuring that the message and vision of LIVN Global Foundation is coherent and consistent across all mediums.

Deborah takes joy in being an instrument in helping others achieve their aims in whatever capacity that may be, which has led to her many years of service within the PA profession. She is also an all-round creative who enjoys any outlet that allows her to express her gift such as drawing, writing and graphic design.

Osariemen Egharevba-Buckman

Projects, Events

Osariemen supports project implementations that benefit communities and all key stakeholders. She brings her expertise in the medical field to champion health and other relevant policies that will benefit all prisoners, widows, orphans, and all disadvantaged people in rural communities.

Osariemen became interested in helping communities in Africa when visiting her home country Nigeria. She desires to be an advocate for policy changes that benefit and help vulnerable members of the community.

As a passionate Pharmacist, she hopes to see medical aid incorporated into policies within disadvantaged communities.

Ruth Symmons

Fundraising, Projects, Health

Ruth supports project implementations, fundraising, and healthcare strategies. She works with Ayo to explore and deliver on all fundraising activities whilst bringing her expertise as an advanced nursing practitioner to provide strategic guidance on all LIVN Global healthcare requirements.

Ruth has a special interest in public health and development projects in Sub-Saharan Africa, completing a Master's thesis in Public Health Systematic literature.

Ruth is passionate about seeing positive change in the lives of people across Southern Africa and working closely with others who share the same passion. In her teens, she played football competitively at club and district levels, but nowadays, she loves to run and dance.

Yinka Keshiro

Strategy Lead

Yinka is an IT professional with a passion for solving problems. This translates to a desire to see Societal ills such as poverty, drug-related crimes and offences, poor leadership and spiritual weakness, reversed.

He believes that the power of God can make right every wrong in our world, that every human being should be given the opportunity to be the best they can be, and that the living and active Church (alive in Christ) is the hope of the world.

Buky Adejubu

HR Director

Buky is a HR specialist whose professional calling is to help organisations utilise its most powerful resource: their people! Buky obtained extensive HR experience working in organisations across the public, private and not for profit sectors. It’s whilst working in the latter, that she developed a deep love for the sector and saw first-hand the invaluable worth of volunteers and the impact their sacrificial offerings can make.

Buky has since gone on to share her own knowledge and passions with various organisations as a volunteer herself with companies including: Team London, Tearfund, British Athletics, food charities, CIPD, various London Boroughs & Stylist magazine.

Kemi Shaw

Fundraising Co-Lead

Kemi works in the Financial crime sector. She’s passionate about vulnerable youth and women and has served in her local church, youth group and youth centers for over 10 years. She was also a board member at Prison fellowship in the UK and served in this position for two years.

Kemi enjoys painting, traveling, playing tennis, bringing people together and enjoys meeting new people.

Our Trustees

Ayo Sage (Chair)

Gabriel Adams

Antonia Barnes-Christian

Emily Mapfuwa