Najeeb Kamil

Najeeb Kamil graduated from the Masters in Social Work Program at California State University, East Bay (Title IV-E) in 2008 and since held a number of positions in various child welfare settings. Najeeb was a Senior Social Worker in Children’s Services of Shasta County where he received an excellent introduction to rural social work and the importance of engagement with Native American tribes. He then moved to Alameda County as a Dependency Investigations child welfare worker in Alameda County and was immersed in urban social work and the court system. 

After five years in direct services, Najeeb promoted to the position of child welfare trainer in Alameda County where he enjoyed working with new child welfare workers and helping them develop as engaging, culturally humble, and effective workers. Due to his interest in macro-level social work and systems change, Najeeb pursued a Masters in Public Administration (MPA), with a Policy-making and Analysis emphasis, from San Francisco State University. 

Najeeb was recently a Senior Human Services Analyst with the County of Santa Cruz Human Services Department, Family & Children’s Services division for almost six years where he conducted data analysis, policy and legislation analysis, program evaluation, and program management. Some of his areas of focus have been the development and implementation of policies to address child safety and child abuse investigations, resource family approval, commercial sexual exploitation of children (CSEC), youth and family homelessness, father and male engagement, and racial equity. 

Currently, Najeeb is a Senior Departmental Analyst with the Children and Family Health Unit in the County of Santa Cruz Health Services Agency, Public Health Division where he provides administrative support such as data analysis, contract development, program implementation, and policy analysis. In addition, Najeeb is exploring ways to address health equity, adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), and social determinants of health through a community-local government relationship framework.