Dr. Abdimalik Buul is an award-winning professor, theorist, antiracist activist, progressive practitioner, and emancipatory educator. He is currently serving as the Visiting Executive of Educational Excellence Equal Employment Opportunity Program at the California Community Chancellor’s Office. He is an innovative dynamic leader within the San Diego community and throughout the state of California. He completed his bachelor’s degree in Sociology and a master’s degree in education with an emphasis in community-based counseling and social justice, both from San Diego State University (SDSU). He completed his doctorate work in Educational leadership with an emphasis in Educational Psychology from the University of Southern California (USC). He previously was an assistant professor and Transfer Center Director in the counseling department at San Diego City College. Dr. Buul is also a lecturer at San Diego State University (SDSU) where he teaches Restorative Practices and Conflict Transformation to students in the Advanced Graduate Certificate in Mental Health Recovery & Trauma-informed Care MA in Education with concentration in Counseling program. He also previously served as a taskforce member on the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges (ASCCC) Equity Diversity and Action Committee. As an active community leader, he served on serval boards and roles including • President for Markaz al Madina a community-based non-profit in Southeast San Diego • Vice President of the Somali Community of San Diego non profit • Vice President Board member for African American Male and Educational Development Network (A2mend), • Board Member at large for the the United Taxi Drivers Union in San Diego. He was the first Somali ever to be hired as a tenure track faculty member at Southwestern Community College where he served in the following roles: • Coordinator of the Umoja program • Faculty Chair of the Black Alliance • Academic senate senator for the School of Counseling and Student Support Programs. • Chair of the Political Action Committee for SCEA. In 2019, he was awarded the Golden Apple award and voted by students as the faculty member of the year at San Diego City Community College, it is the first time such a distinction was given to a faculty member from the Student Services division. In 2011, he was the recipient of the Ocean leaf emerging leader award. He’s a published researcher and scholar practitioner who uses social justice and activism as his guiding pedagogy for change. Along with two of his peers in English he co-founded Curriculum Trauma. He has published articles, conducts research and facilitates training on the following topics: • Antiracism • Diversity Equity & Inclusion • Curriculum trauma • Black Males Success • Restorative Justice Practices • Leadership & Community Development • Parent & Community Engagement • Student Leadership & Activism