About Us

Who We Are

The Comms Avenue is a capacity-building and networking platform for communications professionals across Africa and beyond.

Our mission is to equip Communications professionals across the African continent with the skills, knowledge and opportunities to achieve measurable results in their role as communicators.

Our Vision

Our vision is to raise and uphold the standard for Comms talent in Africa and build a strong community of communicators who are empowered to contribute to positive change in various industries, across Africa and globally.

We Facilitate
Growth Opportunities

for our community members by creating impactful programs and networking events. We also engage senior professionals in the industry with the overall goal to upskill professionals within and outside our network.

Our Team

Adedoyin Jaiyesimi

Co-Founder/ Communications Advisor

Sharon-Ann Adaigbe

Chief Operations Officer

Lesijolu Eite Eric-Nwabuzor

Executive Director

Damilola Orenisile

Communications Officer

Adeayo Adekunle

Community Engagement Officer

Our Team

Adedoyin Jaiyesimi

Co-Founder/ Communications Advisor

Hi! I’m Adedoyin and I am the Co-Founder and Communications Advisor at The Comms Avenue. I enjoy working with corporate organisations, professionals, and senior executives to develop their brand message and creatively communicate with their target audience.   

I love to teach and share stories from my journey which is why I wrote my first book, From Clueless to Success, a collection of 20 backstories from my journey as a communications professional. It is also the reason why I started The Comms Avenue. 

Sharon-Ann Adaigbe

Chief Operations Officer

Hello. I’m Sharon-Ann, Co-Founder and Chief Operations Officer at The Comms Avenue. I work as a Communications and Public Relations Manager and I have helped tons of clients from across different industries to turn their ideas and dreams into written words through my ghost-writing and editorial services.

My writing has been featured in The Guardian, BellaNaija as well as Huffington Post.

TCA Advisory Board

Olayinka Edmond

Head, Internal Communications, Mastercard Foundation

George Mbithi

Communications Director, Palladium Group

Cyrille Djami

Founder and Manager, CommsOfAfrica

Sophia Kudjordji

Chief Communications Officer, Jospong Group

TCA CHAPTER LEADS

Onyinye Nwachukwu

Chapter Lead, Lagos

Joy Ngwolo

Associate Chapter Lead, Lagos

Tarimoboere Abili

Chapter Lead, Abuja

Chioma Maureen Nwoke

Associate Chapter Lead, Abuja

Jennifer Doe

Chapter Lead, Ghana

Evalyne Otieno

Chapter Lead, Kenya

Charity Mbithe

Associate Chapter Lead, Kenya

Marie Ange Mukaneza

Chapter Lead, Rwanda

Magnifique Migisha

Associate Chapter Lead, Rwanda

Adedoyin Jaiyesimi

Hi! I’m Adedoyin and I am the Co-Founder and Communications Advisor at The Comms Avenue. I enjoy working with corporate organisations, professionals, and senior executives to develop their brand message and creatively communicate with their target audience.   

I love to teach and share stories from my journey which is why I wrote my first book, From Clueless to Success, a collection of 20 backstories from my journey as a communications professional. It is also the reason why I started The Comms Avenue. 

Sharon-Ann Adaigbe

Hello. I’m Sharon-Ann, Co-Founder and Chief Operations Officer at The Comms Avenue. I work as a Communications and Public Relations Manager and I have helped tons of clients from across different industries to turn their ideas and dreams into written words through my ghost-writing and editorial services.

My writing has been featured in The Guardian, BellaNaija as well as Huffington Post.

Lesijolu Eite Eric-Nwabuzor

Hello! I’m Lesijolu Eite and I’m passionate about transforming Africa by leveraging strategic communications.
 
In my role, I champion programmes that develop and empower the next generation of communications experts across the continent and I bring a multidisciplinary perspective to solving complex challenges.
 
I believe in the power of communicators to elevate Africa’s voice on the global stage and I am committed to their professional growth and development.
 

Damilola Orenisile

Hello! I’m Damilola and I’m the Communications Officer and the Community Manager at The Comms Avenue. I’m a young vibrant professional with a love for storytelling and problem solving.

My work involves carefully executing Communications strategies, Content creation and curation as well as planning managing diverse stakeholders for various programmes and activities by The Comms Avenue.

I love learning and intentionally connecting with professionals.

 

Adeayo Adekunle

Hi! I’m Adeayo, a young, energetic professional who thrives on conversations and creating engaging content.
 
I manage our Telegram community, sharing valuable resources, exciting opportunities, and sparking conversations. I also moderate virtual hangouts where we come together to chat, learn, and have tons of fun. 
 
I’m always on the lookout for ways to help our members grow and connect with each other