Ikponwosa, also known as I.K., was the founding Executive Director of the Africa Albinism Network from 2021 to 2024.  From 2015 to 2021, she served diligently as the first United Nation Independent Expert on the enjoyment of human rights by persons with albinism. Through her training as a lawyer, she has a decade of experience in the research, policy, and practice of international human rights law. Growing up with albinism in Nigeria gave I.K. a passion for the fight for the human rights of people with albinism. This passion has led her to work and advise multiple organizations and governments around the world. She was a principal architect of several international initiatives on persons with albinism including the African Union Plan of Action on Albinism in Africa (2021-2031). Beyond work, I.K. enjoys socializing with friends and landscape photography