Uzoaku Ike is a Caseworker Employment and Social Services with the City of Toronto. Before joining the City in March 2020, Uzoaku was an Evaluation Specialist with the Centre for Skills Development. She was responsible for conducting follow-up surveys with current and past clients and employer participants across all Employment Ontario programs. Prior to this time, she lived and worked in the Netherlands as a program and Business Services Manager with Zein International Child Care Organization. She played a key role in the continued development and promotion of the philosophy of the Organization, which is based on providing an internationally oriented nurturing learning environment for children, especially those with a cross-cultural background.
Uzoaku started her career in 1998 when she gained her bachelors degree in law and was subsequently called to the Nigerian Bar. She practiced her legal profession until 2010 when she moved to the Netherlands with her family. While in Netherlands, she earned a Masters degree in Public Administration with a specialization in International Administration. In 2017, she moved to Canada and in the quest to purse a career that is in line with her passion, she got a diploma in the Social Service Worker program from Sheridan College.