Lennina Ofori

Trustee at Career Connect

Lennina Ofori is a consultant, educator, and storyteller dedicated to widening access and participation, diversity and inclusion, and equality for marginalized youth and adults. An alumna of the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama with an MA in Theatre and the Criminal Justice System and undertaking a Ph.D. in Children and Young People Services: Storytelling for Change, Lennina utilizes storytelling, the arts, and mentoring to raise awareness on societal injustices including racial inequality, and in order to engage and empower clients, audiences, and students.

Her debut novel ‘A Word From The Margins: The intersections of Race, Gender, Class, and Ambition’ is published under Hatchettes’ Dialogue Books due for release in 2022. Lennina has dedicated her career to ensuring that marginalized youth and young adults are provided with equal opportunities, a level playing field, and championing diversity and inclusion to encourage ambition and raised aspirations.