Selected Volunteering and Leadership
Conference Planning Committee Member 2027 Igbo Studies Association: Serving on the planning committee for the 2027 conference, supporting program development, conference planning, and scholarly engagement.
Elected Unit Representative (Mentone) University Apartments South Residents’ Association (UASRA), University of California, Los Angeles 2026–2027.
University of California, Los Angeles Graduate Leadership Academy 2026.
Council Member, University of California, Los Angeles, Faculty of Arts and Architecture Dean’s Student Council, Fall 2025 – Current.
Scholar Council Representative, Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at University of California, Berkeley, 2023 – 2024.
Volunteer, Alameda County Community Food Bank, Alameda, California, 2023/2024.
Volunteer, Graduate Admissions Office Hours, University of California, Berkeley Graduate Division, 2024.
Mentor for incoming international students, University of California, Berkeley International Office, 2023.
Volunteer, University of California, Berkeley Office of Graduate Diversity, 2023.
Africa Representative and Dining Committee Member, Resident Community Council, International House, Berkeley, 2022 – 2023.
Volunteer Administrative Support, Domestic Workers Unite Inc, TX, USA, July – December 2020.
Social Media (Instagram) Manager, The Rock Shalom Foundation Kenya, 2020.
Secretary, Azuka Landlord’s/Tenants Association, Nigeria, 2017 – 2022.
Assistant Male Regulatory Prefect, Evangel Seminary, Aba, Nigeria. 2004 – 2005.
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Workshops/Trainings/Seminars
Three-Day Workshop on Paremiology, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, USA — Participant • August 2023
Participated in a three-day intensive workshop on paremiology led by renowned proverb scholar Professor Wolfgang Mieder.
Spring Rhetorics Class, Craft of Writing: “Towards a Decolonial Aesthetic Re-enchantment,” University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA — Invited Seminar Leader • April 2023
Led a two-hour seminar on “Writing and Storytelling the African Way,” a workshop for 50 undergraduate students that aimed to inspire them creatively and teach them practical writing skills.
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Professional Memberships (Past and Present)
American Folklore Society.
European Association of Social Anthropologists.
Society for Applied Anthropology.
Western States Folklore Society.
Society for Ecological Restoration.
West African Research Association.
International Society for Human Ethology.
Igbo Studies Association.
International Society for Folk Narrative Research.
American Anthropological Association.
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For more information about volunteering, leadership, and memberships, email okeiroegbu@gmail.com.
