Sameena Usman 

Sameena@Secure-Justice.org

Board of Directors

Sameena also serves as Secure Justice’s Government Relations Consultant, and is the Advocacy and Outreach Consultant for Support Life Foundation, a community services organization providing food and rental assistance and refugee services. She previously served as Senior Government Relations Coordinator for the San Francisco Bay Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations for over 17 years where she advocated for legislation impacting civil rights, privacy protections, and an equitable society. 

In addition to serving on the Secure Justice board, Sameena serves as board member for Asian Women Empowered (AWE), Sacred Heart Community Services, and Muslim Democrats and Friends.

She actively works to build bridges with communities, conducts interfaith dialogue, educates youth, and empowers the American Muslim community.  Sameena has been interviewed by dozens of local, national, and international news outlets.

Sameena was re-elected as an Assembly delegate for a fourth term for the California Democratic Party.  Sameena was awarded Community Hero recognitions from Senator Bob Wieckowski and Assemblyman Kansen Chu, Muslim Appreciation Month recognition from Assemblyman Bill Quirk, and Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Leadership awards by Congressman Ro Khanna and then Assemblyman Wieckowski.