Mohamed Ali

Mohamed Ali has extensive experience in workforce development and education, currently serving as the Director of Workforce South and Cedar Riverside Opportunity Center at Emerge Community Development since February 1998. In this role, Mohamed manages partnerships with various organizations to provide education, employment, and skills training for youth and adults in the Cedar Riverside neighborhood. Additionally, Mohamed is a Certified GCDF Instructor, teaching professionals to obtain Global Career Development Facilitator certification. Previous positions include Program Manager overseeing multiple government-funded programs and Associate Director of Employment & Training. Mohamed also directed SAMA TV from 2006 to 2015, focusing on social and career development issues within the Somali community and worked as an Employment Counselor at Pillsbury United Communities. Mohamed holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Foreign Languages and Literatures from Lafoole University.