Mr. Louis Ebodaghe won the 2006 ANOG Image Award. He is a founding member, notable architect and planning committee chairperson of the Alliance of Nigerian Organizations in Georgia.

As President of the Coalition of Concerned Africans, he has helped to initiate and facilitate various community programs that serve to mobilize and promote awareness of Africans and people of African descent. He has served as the executive vice-president of Esan World Association. He served as a treasurer, and then President of Esan Progressive Association. As a founding member and President of the Esan Progressive Association, he initiated the "Books for Esan" project, and in 2002 facilitated the delivery of over 2,500 medical textbooks, journals and medical equipment to the Ambrose Alli University , in Ekpoma , Nigeria . This effort resulted in the accreditation of the medical school at the university. He serves on the Boards of the Nigerian Youth Alliance of Georgia, the African Diaspora Foundation and Mercy Foundation. He holds an MBA degree in Management from Troy State University , and a Bachelor of Science degree in Microbiology, from North Dakota State University.

Dr. Femi Ajayi was born in Obboland, Ekiti Local Government, Kwara State, Nigeria.

He is an Executive Director, Office of Secretary of State- Atlanta, ence of Black Mayors, Inc. The program, Leadership Institute for Mayors (LIM), is an annual one-week program designed to train newly elected Black Mayors on governance.

Dr. Femi Ajayi has received many honors, including an Outstanding Georgia Citizen, Secretary of State, Atlanta, Georgia, a Community Service Award, from the Georgia Legislative Black Caucus, Atlanta, Georgia; All American Scholar Award, United States Achievement Academy.

Dr. Femi Ajayi received his Ph.D. degree in Political Science from Clark Atlanta University, Georgia, with concentration in American Government, International Relations, African Politics, and Public Administration. His M. A. is in International Relations with concentration in Global Conflict Resolution and B.A. in Public Service from the University of Central Oklahoma, Edmond, Oklahoma. He obtained his National Certificate in Education with concentration in West African History, Geography, Philosophy and Psychology; he is happily married with four children.