About Us

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  Sharif Haji is works for the Provincial Government f Alberta. Prior to his current role in the housing sector, he worked for in different capacities that included design and development of provincial health policies.
Locally, Mr. Haji also worked with United Way Alberta Capital Region and Edmonton Multicultural Coalition Association. Internationally, he worked with World Vision International in Somalia and Kenya.

He also served as Board of Directors for Edmonton Multicultural Coalition, Center for Race and Culture and United Way’s Community impact council. 

Mr. Haji graduated from the School of Public Health, University of Alberta with Master of Public Health, specializing in Global Health. His undergraduate degree is in Health Science and Social Services from University of South Africa

Sayid has extensive experience in public policy making. Currently, he is a Manager of Health Insurance Policy in the Government of Alberta’s Department of Health where he leads the development of health insurance policies, strategies and frameworks to support the governance, oversight of the Alberta’s Health Care Insurance Plan. He also represents the interest of Alberta at federal and provincial table that address issues affecting the inter-provincial billing of insured hospital and physician services. 

Prior to current role, Sayid served several capacities within the Government of Canada and Government of Alberta which include Policy Manager, Senior Policy Advisor and Economist and brought meaningful changes to legislations and modernization of public service delivery models as well as implemented innovative citizen-centric solutions that support the most vulnerable. 

Sayid is emerging young leader and firm mover of community economic development. He is involved in Edmonton’s EndPoverty efforts as a co-chair of one of its key initiatives that focus to uplift thousands of families out of poverty. He holds an Honours BA in Economics from the Islamic University in Uganda and an MA in Economics from the University of Ottawa.  

 Currently Naimo is an elementary teacher with Edmonton Public Schools. She had the opportunity to work in both the public and private sectors of education within the city of Edmonton. 

Prior to making the transition to public education, she spent her first couple of years working at a private school. She is an advocate for her students, especially after working with refugee and immigrate student populations. She understands the importance of creating a trauma sensitive environment for all students to succeed. Much of her practice is rooted in relationship building ultimately connecting with students, families and communities in order to lead to overall success in student learning. 

Her passion to serve others was first sparked through her interest in Health Care which lead to working for a health care company for four years, providing care to infants and children with complex respiratory needs. This paved a way to choosing a career working with young people. 

During her undergraduate studies, Naimo also completed a Community Service-Learning Certificate, this later helped shape her current philosophy of teaching. She understands the responsibility of connecting with the community to develop shared goals and capacity. By working on various projects she was able to make a contribution to not only the University community but the non-profit community of Edmonton.

She earned a Bachelor of Elementary Education from the University of Alberta in 2013. She quickly began her career as a classroom teacher that same year. 

Ahmed is a business owner in Edmonton as he served as volunteer in most of his career helping different Somali communities and organizations based in some African countries. 

Though Ahmed worked as marketing manager in integrated shipping service in Somalia and Djibouti.

Ahmed also served as chair person in general Somalia students union and many other associations with different positions, his part of trendiness of political streams and took part parties establishment and fundamental setting up.

Ahmed graduated international university of Africa faculty of computer studies as bachelor information system major and diploma in education in some university. He also completed high diploma of conflict resolution in university of Bahr Khartoum.

Abdizalaam Awdahir is a new graduate student from the University of Winnipeg seeking employment in the public sector. Before graduation, he worked as a research associate and instructed labs for economics courses. 

Awdahir also worked in the Alberta Oil-sands for over three years in different capacities including as a Planner and construction safety officer. Also, Awdahir studied his Bachelor of Science degree, majoring economics at the University of Victoria, where he worked as an outreach and referendum coordinator for the World University Services of Canada’s (WUSC) Student Refugee Program. Before his arrival to Canada with WUSC scholarship, Awdahir worked for multiple international humanitarian agencies in Dadaab Refugee Camps in Kenya; including UNHCR as translator/interpreter, CARE International, and Windle Trust Kenya as a high school teacher.