ÂÜÀòÂÒÂ×

Naomi Sadighi is a public health professional focused on food access, food justice, nutrition, refugee/migration, and international women and children’s health. Naomi graduated with her master’s in public health from the University of North Carolina’s Gillings School of Global Maternal and Child Health.

Prior to earning her degree, Naomi worked in international refugee law, health, and resettlement, and worked to improve access to affordable social services for vulnerable populations. Naomi now works at Pillsbury United Communities as the Oak Park Center director, largely aiming to reduce the food and healthcare access gap in North Minneapolis. In her spare time, Naomi is a doula, a youth empowerment community specialist, a dialogue facilitator, a cook, and an avid knitter.