Omid works in the Executive Office of Public Affairs and Equity at the Washington State Department of Health working to advance equity and social justice. He is a Clinical Faculty member at the University of Washington School of Public Health where he teaches anti-racism practice within public health. Omid is organized with organizations and collectives to advance health justice, including the End Police Violence Collective (www.endingpoliceviolence.com) which authored APHA policy statements focused on centering policing and incarceration as public health crises, Public Health Awakened, a national network of public health practitioners working to support social justice movements, and as a Board member for Northwest Health Law Advocates to bring healthcare to all in Washington State. Omid's previous work includes capacity-building services and consulting at JustLead Washington focused on leadership and organizational development for legal advocates and organizations in Washington with a focus on anti-racism. Omid seeks health justice in his work, taking his experience as an Iranian American and familiarity with harms perpetuated by unjust systems, to drive his work to ensure all communities, particularly those structurally marginalized and experiencing the most health inequities, have the resources and power necessary for healthProfile Background Illustration by Sam Bradd