About Ladama Consultancy

Dr. Badewa T. Adejugbe-Williams, Executive Director of LADAMA Consultancy, is an Educational Specialist and Therapist (Educationist with core specialization in pupils with Disabilities), Writer, Director, Producer, Stage Manager, and Actress. She was the General Manager of the Abuja Film Village International Ltd and also the founder of the Royal School of Educational Therapy Foundation, a non-profit that provides therapeutic services for persons with neurodevelopmental disabilities and learning disorders. Dr. Williams is furthermore the Executive Director of the Nigeria Diaspora Summit Initiative (NDSI), the Chair and Coordinator of the Nigeria Diaspora Investment Summit (NDIS) and cofounder of the Association of Female Agripreneurs (AFA). Dr. Adejugbe-Williams has a Bachelor of Arts with a double major in English and Drama and a minor in Journalism from Jacksonville State University in Jacksonville (JSU), Alabama, USA. While earning her B.A., she became the first Black Stage Manager of theatrical productions at JSU and she stage-managed the university’s stage productions for three years in a roll. Having done a splendid job stage-managing at the university, she was recruited by the Anniston Playhouse, a professional theatre to stage-manage some of its productions. She moved to Los Angeles, California in 1985 to pursue her entertainment industry education and career and later formed a film production company LA DA MA Pictures in Los Angeles. A very hardworking and industrious person, Badewa studied part-time and earned two Masters of Arts (M.A.) degrees, one in Educational (Multicultural) from California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) and the other in Special Education (Educational Therapy) from California State University, Northridge (CSUN). She thus has two teaching credentials, one in General Education Multiple Subjects from CSUDH and the other Level II Educational Specialist (Special Education) from CSUN. She has a Doctor in Education (Ed.D) degree from Capella University of Minneapolis, USA in Educational Leadership and Management. Dr. Williams has experienced working with different categories of pupils from kindergarten age to Senior Citizens; pupils with and without learning disabilities. She was a general education teacher at Compton Unified School District and a special education teacher with the El Rancho Unified School District and the Los Angeles Unified School District. All districts are in California, USA. She also worked as an Educational Therapist in Private Practice. Dr. Badewa Adejugbe-Williams volunteers and coordinates Diaspora Nigerian events for the Presidency in Nigeria and as a member of the Nigeria Diaspora Alumni Network (NiDAN). She played major roles as Chair/Coordinator of Nigeria’s Presidential events which include the 2013 and the 2015 Nigeria Diaspora Day and Conference. She is the Chair of the Hospitality and Tourism Forum as well as the Events Committee for the Nigerian Diaspora and Alumni Network (NiDAN) where she coordinated the annual NiDAN Youth Empowerment Programs (YEP) and the NiDAN Security Summit. Beyond these, she has chaired and served on many technical and voluntary committees professionally as well as voluntarily especially on diaspora-related matters through NiDAN. She has presented academic papers on films and education, and served under numerous committees including for professional (entertainment industry and education-related), non-profit organizations, and diaspora affairs-related committees. Dr. Adejugbe-Williams is a member of the Association of Educational Therapist (AET), a professional association for educational therapists. AET defines and sets standards for the professional practice of educational therapy. She is also a member of the Council for Exceptional Children and the Division of International Special Education and Services (CEC/DISES), International Dyslexia Association, and Learning Disability Association of America (LDA).