Leadership
Humanists Development Foundation inspires
others to take the lead in valuing the lives of
others by the decisions we make in, the use of
our time, resources and our life style choices.
I. Onovakpuri
Co Executive and Project Coordinator
Humanists Development Foundation
Mr.
Onovakpuri
comes
from
a
diverse
Educational
background
having
been
schooled
and
experienced
in
Engineering,
Electronics,
Computer
Science,
Management
of
the
Construction
and
maintenance
of
Buildings
and
Road,
Quantities
&
Estimates,
Plumbing,
Real
Estate,
Products/Service
Management,
Business
and
Project
Management.
Mr.
I.
Onovakpuri
is
a
widely
traveled
individual
and
has
had
considerable
experience
in
negotiating
business
arrangements
overseas.
Mr.
Onovakpuri
personally
contributed
to
the
massive
economic
growth
during
the
U.S.
President
William
Jefferson
Clinton's
administration.
Mr.
Onovakpuri's
advice
regarding
U.S.
Policy
on
Domestic
and
International
Trade
to
rapidly
grow
the
U.S.
Economy
was
related
to
the
late
Honorable
Ronald
H.
Brown,
U.S.
Secretary
of
Commerce.
Honorable
Ronald
H.
Brown
in
turn
took
Mr.
Onovakpuri's
advice
to
immediately
tell
President
Clinton
to
implement
his
idea.
The
implementation
of
this
idea
was
the
start
of
a
new
U.S.
policy
on
domestic
and
International
Trade.
This
policy
was
one
of
the
major
contributions
to
the
creation
of
22
million
jobs
during
President
William
Jefferson
Clinton's administration.
Mr.
Onovakpuri
was
also
a
contributor
to
policies
relating
to
U.S.
-
Africa
Growth.
He
was
one
of
the
State
of
California's
chief
delegates
to
Washington,
D.C.
for
the
conference
on
the
U.S.
-
Africa
Growth
Forum
and
contributed
to
a
book
that
emerged
from this great Forum.
Mr.
Onovakpuri
was
one
of
the
U.S.
Chartered
Delegates
for
the
6th
Leon
H.
Sullivan
Summit
that
traveled
on
a
Chartered
Flight
to
Nigeria,
West
Africa
with
Rev.
Andrew
Young
and
met
up
with
President
Bush
and
his
entourage
discussing
U.S./
Nigerian
Relations.
When
it
comes
to
taking
care
of
the
customer
Mr.
Irikefe
Onovakpuri
is
one
of
a
kind.
He
was
well
recognized
for
this
ability
as
a
trouble-shooter
and
problem
solver
during
his
years
of
service
at
United
Airlines
as
their
Customer
Service
Agent
managing
thousands of customers daily.
In
the
Healthcare
arenas,
Mr.
Onovakpuri
has
acquired
some
skills
on
disease
management.
Added
to
this,
he
has
developed
some
knowledge
and
skill
on
how
to
take
care
of
the
sick
and
the
vulnerable ones.
Mr.
Onovakpuri
has
also
been
to
Hong
Kong
for
business
activities
related
to
International
Trade
development
both
in
the
private
and
governmental
sectors.
These
created
for
him
various
avenues
of
contacts and networking.
He
has
also
traveled
to
Singapore
as
an
international
attendee
to
attend
an
International
Healthcare
Exhibition
and
Exposition.
This
Healthcare
Exposition
allowed
him
to
benefit
tremendously
from
the
innovations
presented,
thereby
expanding
his
global
knowledge
of
yesterday
and
tomorrow
technologies
in
the
areas
of
Comprehensive
Healthcare
from
design
to
operations.
In
this
Business
Conference,
Mr.
Onovakpuri
networked
with
many
attendees
from
various
nations
(U.S.A.,
Singapore,
Hong
Kong,
China,
Malaysia,
Nigeria,
Taiwan,
Indonesia,
European nations), etc.
Mr.
Onovakpuri
attended
PDC
Healthcare
Engineering,
Exhibitions
and
Expositions
in
the
City
of San Diego, California, U.S.A.
Some
of
the
Business
Seminars
and
Conferences
Mr.
Onovakpuri
has
attended
recently
are:
International
and
Domestic
Venture
Capital
Conferences,
in
San
Francisco,
California,
etc.,
business
seminar
on
business
start-ups,
Development and Expansion, etc.
He
also
attended
PDC
Healthcare
Engineering,
Exhibitions
and
Expositions
in
the
City
of
San
Diego,
California, U.S.A. and other parts of the U.S.
Some
of
the
Business
Seminars
and
Conferences
Mr.
Onovakpuri
has
attended
recently
are:
International
and
Domestic
Venture
Capital
Conferences
in
San
Francisco,
California,
U.S.A.
etc.;
business
seminar
on
business
start-ups,
Development and Expansion, etc.
He
was
once
a
member
of
the
U.S.
Chamber
of
Commerce,
San
Francisco
Chamber
of
Commerce,
Greater
Stockton
Chamber
of
Commerce,
San
Ramon
Chamber
of
Commerce
and
a
Member
of
Greater
Los
Angeles
African
American
Chamber
of
Commerce
(GLAAACC),
California,
U.S.A.
These
ties
he
has
kept
with
Local
Businesses
and
U.S
Businesses
by
attending
events
such
as
“U.S.
Trade
Week”
hosted
by
the
U.S.
Department
of
Commerce
have
enabled
him
to
Network
with
such
individuals
as
Sir
Richard
Branson,
Chairman
and
CEO
of
Virgin
Atlantic.
He
is
the
author
of
a
newly
published
book
on
the
subject
of
how
the
world
of
mankind
can
be
at
peace with one another.
He
is
also
a
Motivational
Speaker.
In
May
2017
he
addressed
residents
of
the
Stockton
Shelter
for
the
Homeless
on
the
topic
of
motivating
them
to
greater
heights in life.
Mr.
Onovakpuri
has
acquired
great
skills
in
business
management
and
consultancy
with
a
focus
on
healthcare.
His
skills
include
disease
management
and
other
skills
needed
to
care
for
the
sick and vulnerable ones.
It
is
important
to
mention
that
Mr.
Onovakpuri
frequently
updates
his
repertoire
of
knowledge
through regular conferences and other avenues.
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