Temilade (Temi) Akin-Aina

Temilade Akin-Aina

Associate Vice President

Alumni Relations - University Advancement
Western University

Email: takinai@uwo.ca

 

As an Associate Vice-President of Alumni Relations, Temi Akin-Aina is responsible for the vision, planning, and implementation of alumni engagement strategy for Western University. Western Alumni comprise over 328,000 alumni living in 161 countries worldwide. The Alumni Relations team produces over 150 engagement initiatives for alumni participation annually, including local and international events and virtual and live events at all levels of complexity and serving diverse constituent groups.

With over 15 years dedicated to advancement and alumni relations, Akin-Aina’s experience includes alumni program strategy and inclusive community building, careers and virtual programming, change management and engagement metrics. In previous roles at McGill and Concordia, she worked with student leaders, alumni volunteers and campus partners to improve the student experience and increase alumni engagement. She spearheaded new initiatives and enhanced engagement opportunities for key constituent groups and volunteer leaders, including Women, Queer alumni, Black alumni and Asian alumni.