Adedoyin Ajayi
Board Member
Adedoyin Ajayi is the Legal Services Manager with the Saskatchewan Housing Corporation (SHC), one of the Crown Corporations under the Ministry of Social Services. Before joining the SHC, Adedoyin worked as an Investigator/Advocate with the Saskatchewan Advocate for Children and Youth. She advocated and investigated matters concerning services provided to the children and youths by a provincial ministry, an agency of the government or a publicly funded entity. In addition, she worked as an associate lawyer where she practised general law, including but not limited to immigration, family, criminal, real estate, and corporate/commercial law. Adedoyin attended the LL.M. program at the University of Saskatchewan on full scholarship in 2012 and was called to the Saskatchewan Bar in 2018.
Adedoyin moved to Canada alone as a student and experienced first-hand the challenges and struggles of being part of that demographic. She enthusiastically advocates for newcomers and their benefits to the Canadian economy. In addition, she is passionate about gender equality, intercultural awareness, diversity and inclusion and women's empowerment. In her spare time, she has volunteered as a mentor with the Canadian Advisory of Women Immigrants and currently sits on the Board of Revision with the City of Saskatoon. She is excited to use her knowledge, legal expertise, and experience to help improve the governance of an organization that is passionate about building a sustainable and inclusive Canadian economy.