Adar Elmi
PresidentAdar is a 3rd year Environmental Public Health Major who is back after being the SSA secretary for the 2016-17 year. Her hopes for 2017-18 are that she will be able to help her new board realize their full potential and continue the growth that SSA has been experiencing the past year. She hopes that SSA can become a more established cultural organization and that Somalia’s vibrant culture can be shared with the campus community. Adar’s favorite thing about SSA is how much it has taught her about her culture and how it has made her more involved and connected to the Somali community. Her favorite pastimes are reading, watching Netflix, and learning new languages.
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Safiyo Mohamud
Vice PresidentSafiyo is a 2nd year International Relations and Diplomacy major with a pre-med focus. Her plans for SSA are to incorporate more academic events to draw in high school seniors and help them with the college process. She also plans to help SSA have more of a campus presence. Besides SSA, she is a south campus Senator, volunteers at James Cancer Hospital, and involved with the Office of Diversity and Inclusion.
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Warda Jama
SecretaryWarda is a third year studying Microbiology. She hopes to see SSA bloom as an organization that holds steadfast to its reputation as a cultural hub for Somali culture. She wants to see the members of SSA to share the many beautiful aspects of the Somali culture in the Columbus community. Warda’s favorite pastimes are exploring the city with friends, and spending time with family.
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Joof Farah
Marketing ChairJoof is a 3rd year Architecture major. As marketing chair, he hopes to achieve new heights for SSA in terms of increasing their popularity not just to students on campus, but also to the greater Columbus region. His favorite thing about SSA is that it brings together a group of Somali students, as well as non Somali students, that otherwise would not have gotten the chance to know each other as they do with SSA. Some of his favorite hobbies include drawing, playing soccer and drinking covfefe.
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Idiris Ibrahim
Outreach ChairIdiris Ibrahim is a 3rd year studying Biology on a pre dental track. Idiris hopes to bridge the gap between young Somalis and higher education. He hopes that this year's mentoring program would be a great success. One thing he loves the most about SSA is the small community he was able to build within one of the largest universities in the country. Idiris hopes to bring some "Sauce" to this year's board.
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Samira Yusuf
TreasurerSamira is a 4th year public health major. She joined SSA to help her reconnect with the Somali community. Samira decided to run for the board because she hopes to make SSA a bigger presence in the community and on campus. Her hobbies include trying out new food and hanging out with her sisters
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Said Haji
Event ChairSaid is a 3rd year studying Biology, and minoring in Public Health! He hopes for SSA to reach an even higher level this year, and bridge the gap between the student body and the community. Said's favorite thing about SSA is getting to know new people and growing an even deeper love for the Somali culture, and he hopes to showcase that this year through events planning. Some things Said likes to do on his free time includes sleeping, eating, and reflecting deeply on life!
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Fundraising ChairAbdillahi is a third year studying Mechanical Engineering at THE Ohio State University. SSA is a space in which youths can come to discuss and resolve issues pertinent to the Somali diaspora, Abdillahi hopes to see it evolve to one day be the voice that represents the Somali community of Ohio.
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Academic ChairHafsa and is a second year studying Environmental Public Health. She is excited to say she will be serving as the academic chair this year! Some things about her are that she loves traveling, reading extensively, and learning weird trivia. Don’t be afraid to reach out to her, she is here to make this academic year go by smoothly for you!
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Campus AmbassadorMustafa is a 4 yr Medical Laboratory Science major and will take that degree to become a Pa (Physician Assistant). He joined SSA because his oldest siblings were some of the original founding fathers of SSA and he wants to take SSA to another level, bigger and better than any other year. He loves traveling, eating, anything basketball, and just having fun.
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