Akeele Ayana comes from a long line of scholars and grew up in a family construction business. Integrity, commitment and meaningful work ethics has been instilled in her since birth. Akeele Ayana is also a RichmondBUILD Alumni, Cohort 5 and co- founder of Solar Richmond and Pamoja Energy Solutions. Akeele Ayana has over 35 years’ experience in Administration, Human Resources, Contract Management, Workforce Development and Training in the oil and gas industry, corporate and non-profit sectors.