Dr. (Mrs) Anuoluwapo Ayodele Bankole, (Ph.D.) is a distinguished academician, astute researcher and educationist par excellence. She was educated at Baptist Girls College, Abeokuta and the Federal College of Education, Abeokuta, where she trained as a teacher. She attended the Ogun State University, Ago Iwoye now Olabisi Onabanjo University where she graduated with second class upper division in Business Education. She did her post graduate studies at the University of Lagos where she bagged MSc and Ph.D. in Education.           

A widely travelled woman, Dr.(Mrs)Bankole taught for a number of years at the Navy Secondary School, Abeokuta as a pioneer teacher before establishing Mercyland International Schools with her husband.                           

She was once a visiting lecturer at the Tai Solarin University of Education, Ijebu Ode. Anuoluwapo Bankole is the immediate Past Chairman of Egba Economic Summit and a recipient of several awards among which are:

·                    National Council of Women Society, Nigeria.

·                    Commonwealth Youth Organization

·                    Christian Council of Nigeria.                    

She is also a fellow of the African Church College of Education, Nigeria.                               Chief (Mrs)Bankole,Proprietress of Mercyland International Schools is a high Chief of Egbaland.