Dr. Fatima Emlemdi

Fatima Emlemdi is a mom, an educator, a teacher, a coach, a community server, and a lifelong advocate for underrepresented students. She taught about diversity and inclusion at Miami for 9 years. She advised MSA students at the main campus and was involved in different organizations and programs that raised awareness about underrepresented students and their issues on campus. Fatima has a true passion for working with Higher Ed students!!  Helping them progress in all areas of their development—academic, social, emotional, and personal. She strives to create a community of learners that nurtures this growth in a positive, empowering and fun environment. Fatima loves her current role at Miami as a success coach for ECA students, as she provides support, guidance, and advocacy to help high school juniors and seniors earn their associate degree with their high school diploma at the same time. Currently, Fatima is serving as a board chair at the Interfaith Center at Miami, she works as a liaison between students and the community, plan and implement programs to bring people from different religious and cultural backgrounds together. Fatima is a very active member of the local Muslim community. She worked at the Islamic center of West Chester for 15 years, as a high school teacher, academic coach, girl scout leader, youth advisor, community outreach coordinator and a board member for 4 years. Fatima has a long history of interfaith collaboration with different schools, organizations and communities. She represented the Islamic Center of Cincinnati at the Kid for Peace, international day camp. A member of Faith based Committee at the Girl Scouts of Western Ohio. A member of Shoulder-to-Shoulder Campaign, a coalition of educators from different religious backgrounds work together to help others find a common ground and create a peaceful society. Also, as a board chair at TIC, she works closely with the URI, United Religions Initiative planning and implementing programs geared toward collaborating with different religious groups in North America. Her motto as an interfaith leader is all people from different faiths and cultural backgrounds deserve to be treated respectfully, fairly, and with dignity.