Meet Najma Sheikh: City of Seattle’s Community Engagement Coordinator

We’re excited to introduce Najma Sheikh, the City of Seattle’s Community Engagement Coordinator for the Central Region! Najma has been in her role for about eight months and is eager to support Leschi residents.

Her primary role is to connect neighbors with City services and act as a two-way bridge between our community and City departments. If a City project may disrupt a neighborhood, Najma will reach out to keep residents informed. Likewise, if there are concerns that need to be elevated to departments or the Mayor’s Office, she helps make sure those voices are heard. She focuses on linking residents to City programs and resources.

Najma regularly creates reports for the Mayor’s Office highlighting neighborhood issues, and she played a major role in supporting local events during the Seattle Day of Service. She is committed to making civic life easier and ensuring people feel heard.

Najma will join the Leschi Community Council Public Safety Meeting on November 12th to learn more about our neighborhood priorities and provide support. To increase her accessibility to the community, she will be holding office hours through the rest of the year on the following dates:

Douglass Truth Library (12-3pm):

October 24

November 21

December 19

Hing Hays Coworks (10am-12pm)

October 2

November 6

December 4

~Nikola Davidson