Family partnership beyond attendance
A practical reframe of how schools recognize trust, care, advocacy, and involvement.
Speaking
A thoughtful voice for rooms ready to listen differently.
Dr. Ahmed brings lived experience, educational research, and more than two decades of public-school leadership to meaningful conversations.
Selected topics
Built around your audience.
Belonging as educational infrastructure
Why students learn more fully when identity, dignity, and connection are treated as essential.
From Somalia to Maine
A personal story of migration, education, public service, and responsibility across generations.
Leadership across difference
Lessons from classrooms, school leadership, and district-wide work in a diverse public-school community.
Formats
Keynotes, panels, workshops, readings, and moderated conversations.
When you inquire, include the proposed date, location, audience, format, accessibility needs, and central theme. This helps shape a conversation that fits the room.
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