About Siman Qaasim
Siman Qaasim (she/her) is an experienced public health professional who heads health equity efforts at the Arizona Department of Health Services as the health equity administrator. She started her career in refugee health running a small community center to assist fellow Somalis adjust to life in America. After this, she spent 10 years at the Maricopa County Department of Public Health, where she was the administrator for the Office of School Health and Wellness Initiatives and the Office of Health Promotion and Education. She then joined Children’s Action Alliance, a policy and advocacy organization focused on the wellbeing of Arizona's children, where she served as the director of health policy and later as CEO. She earned her bachelor's degree at Howard University in Washington and holds a master's degree in business administration from Nova Southeastern University in Florida.