Dr. Upiomoh (Ph.D.)
Host, DUMOH Live with Dr Upiomoh & Civilizational Educator for Human Continuity
Cultural Intelligence Strategist | Researcher, Storyteller, Writer & Author | Filmmaker | Leadership Strategy Guide | Policy Advisor Strategist | Keynote Speaker
[WHO SHE IS & WHAT SHE DOES]
Dr. Upiomoh is a storyteller, filmmaker, and a Civilizational Educator for Human Continuity whose multi-award-winning impact spans global leadership, community development, and transformational education. She provides the foundational character-building and leadership strategy required for true Sustainable Development and organizational longevity. As the creator and host of DUMOH Live with Dr Upiomoh and the visionary behind DUMOH Studios, a media house dedicated to "Meaningful Living," she uses the power of broadcasting, cinematic documentaries, and high-impact advisory training to return humanity to its original foundation. Dr. Upiomoh translates ancient, lineage-based Ancestral Intelligence into modern structural solutions, equipping state ministries, corporate executives, and the global African diaspora with the blueprints needed to ensure long-term institutional and civilizational survival.
Home of Meaningful Living
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Ancestral Stools
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Collective Remembrance
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[HOW SHE ACHIEVED HER KNOWLEDGE]
Her authority is forged at the rare intersection of elite Western academia, high-level governance, and deep initiation into indigenous wisdom. Dr. Upiomoh holds a Ph.D. in Social Justice Education and a Master’s in Educational Leadership & Policy from the University of Toronto (OISE), built upon a foundational Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Psychology. Beyond her core degrees, her intellectual foundation is fortified by an extensive matrix of postgraduate diplomas and specialized professional certifications spanning community mental health case management, advanced counseling skills, accounting, and payroll administration. This unique blend of systemic policy, clinical human understanding, and operational administrative mastery underpins her executive capability.
Her professional journey includes advising on legislative strategies within the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, Canada, and serving as the Global International Coordinator for the Alliance Community Creative Project (ACCP)—a United Nations ECOSOC organization holding Special Consultative Status since 2013. Seamlessly bridging the modern state with ancient sovereignty, she holds cross-border tenure as the Cultural Consultant to the sovereign traditional office of the Royal Office of His Royal Highness King Nana Yaw Osam I.
Her profound contributions to culture, leadership, community building, civic dialogue, and human rights have been recognized with over 25 prestigious accolades globally. She is a Massey College Junior Fellow and the recipient of the Staff of the Year Award from the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. Her honors include the Torchbearers Award from Voice of Africa Canada, the Exceptional Educator (Ujima) Award from the Ontario Alliance of Black School Educators (ONABSE), the Edo Woman Cultural Leadership Award, the Community Development Contributor’s Award, and the Cultural and Humanitarian Award. Furthermore, for her extensive leadership and humanitarian impact within a United Nations ECOSOC-accredited organization, she has been conferred with a United Nations Coordinator's Citation of Excellence, alongside numerous elite academic and research distinctions from the University of Toronto.
[WHY SHE DOES IT — HER MOTIVATION]
Dr. Upiomoh is driven by a singular, urgent conviction: Modernity is a ghost, and our societies are blaming the bullet for doing exactly what it was programmed to do. She sees that hyper-modern structures have stripped human beings of their memory, identity, and ecological balance, threatening our very collective future. She creates media and films not for mere entertainment, but to build a sanctuary—a spiritual and intellectual home for civilizational realignment. Her life's work is to shatter cultural hypnosis, dismantle colonial and institutional displacement, and protect human continuity by equipping leaders to build a triumphant, self-sustaining future rooted in Heritage-Driven Leadership.
At the core of Dr. Upiomoh’s advisory and media ecosystem is a rigorous, ongoing commitment to global research and literature preservation. Her work serves as an authoritative bridge between classical African civilizations and modern governance models. She is the author of foundational academic research exploring Kemetic initiation, African Indigenous Knowledge systems, and lineage-based education designed to cultivate character wealth and drive societal transformation. Her expanding literary footprint includes her highly anticipated upcoming book with Cambridge Scholars Publishing, titled: Indigenous Wisdom for Transformational Leadership: Why Culture Wins and Builds a Regenerative Future.
Dr. Upiomoh operates at the hearth of cultural and institutional transformation. You can cross her threshold and engage her work through three distinct pillars:
MEDIA & PRODUCTION (The Storyteller): Partner with DUMOH Studios for world-class, soul-stirring documentaries, films, and media content that challenge modern narratives and capture original human heritage.
ADVISORY & TRAINING (The Strategist): Retain her as a Civilizational Educator, Policy Advisor, or Strategy Guide to cultivate character wealth, re-engineer civil service culture, and build executive capacity for true Sustainable Development and organizational longevity.
THE ACADEMY & SANCTUARY (The Educator): Book her for global keynote speaking engagements, or enter the gates of The DUMOH Lineage Compound to sit within The DUMOH Leadership Assembly & Meritah Wisdom, the ultimate digital sanctuary for deep-dive ancestral masterclasses and community preservation.