Safiya Khalid

From 2020-2022, Safiya Said Khalid served as a member of the Lewiston, Maine City Council, making history as the first Somali-American woman ever elected to Lewiston’s City Council.

Though Safiya decided not to run for re-election, she continues her work as a community organizer and activist in Lewiston and in building the next generation of leaders through her role as Leadership Programs manager, at Gateway Community Services Maine, a nonprofit organization with offices in Lewiston and Portland, whose mission is to support the wellbeing of immigrants and refugees in the Greater Portland and Lewiston areas. GCSM offers support while creating opportunities for connection between immigrant, refugee, and asylee community members and their neighbors.