Martina Chukwuma-Ezike

Martina Chukwuma-Ezike (born 1981) is the founder and CEO of the Asthma and Allergy Foundation,[1] Scotland’s only dedicated asthma charity, and the first Black woman to be elected Rector of the University of Aberdeen, Scotland.[2][3][4]

Martina Chukwuma-Ezike

FRSA
Born1981 (age 41–42)
Nigeria
Occupations
  • Rector of the University of Aberdeen
  • CEO Asthma and Allergy Foundation
SpouseUchenna Chukwuma-Ezike
AwardsFRSA
Academic background
EducationSocial Works Diploma, University of Calabar 2001

B.Sc. Sociology, University of Calabar 2005

MBA University of Aberdeen 2009
Academic work
InstitutionsUniversity of Aberdeen

Biography

Martina Chukwuma-Ezike was born in Nigeria in 1981 and grew up in Cross River State.[5] She first completed a diploma at the University of Calabar in Social Works, from 1999 to 2001, going on to study for a degree in Sociology in 2002, graduating in 2005 with a B.Sc.

After briefly working for the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, in 2008 she moved to the United Kingdom, where the following year she attained an MBA from the University of Aberdeen.[6]

Suffering from a severe form of asthma,[7] known as brittle asthma, which made studying difficult for her, Chukwuma-Ezike noticed the lack of suitable support available in the Northeast of Britain, which led to her decision to found a charity separate from Asthma UK in 2009 – Asthma and Allergy Foundation, Scotland's only asthma charity,[8] of which she is chief executive.[9]

In 2021, Chukwuma-Ezike was elected rector of the University of Aberdeen, taking over from Maggie Chapman,[10] and becoming the first person of colour to hold the post.[8]

Selected publications
  • What do you know about asthma? (2013, Xlibris:ISBN 978-1483657752)

References
  1. "ABOUT US - Asthma and Allergy Foundation". 17 March 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  2. "The Rector | Students | The University of Aberdeen". www.abdn.ac.uk. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  3. Shesight (28 October 2022). "Martina Chukwuma-Ezike Becomes The First Woman Of Colour Elected As Rector of the University of Aberdeen". SheSight. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  4. Ezenduka, Michelle (16 April 2022). "Meet Martina Chukwuma-Ezike, first black female Rector of the University of Aberdeen, Scotland". Nairametrics. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  5. Chukwuma-Ezike, Martina (20 October 2022). "Martina Chukwuma-Ezike: Black figures and their allies in Scottish history forged a path for people like me". The Press and Journal.
  6. "The Rector | Martina Chukwuma-Ezike". University of Aberdeen. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  7. Home, Marc (30 September 2022). "Asthma chief demands review of eco-inhalers 'before people die'". The Times.
  8. Smith, Anne (25 March 2022). "Asthma charity boss first black woman elected rector of ancient university". STV News. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  9. Taylor, Margaret (26 October 2022). "Making history: The black female rectors leading Scotland's ancient institutions into the future". Holyrood. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  10. Munro, Craig (19 November 2021). "Asthma charity boss Martina Chukwuma-Ezike elected Aberdeen University rector". The Press and Journal.
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