Kabir Mohamed has over 20 years of experience in Higher education and K-12 with a BA in Global Studies from the University of Minnesota, and an MA in Organizational Development from the College of St. Scholastica. He is a circle practitioner who has been trained by indigenous activist, Pat McCabe in leading circles using indigenous social technologies. Kabir is a healing justice coach, certified mediator and conflict resolution coach, using methodologies that connect trauma informed practices to solving conflict.

His work in education has focused on designing programs to facilitate access and retention of underrepresented students using holistic models and methods proven to increase the success and graduation rates of students.  In his work at the University of Minnesota, he was appointed to the University of Minnesota’s Bias Response Referral Network, where he was instrumental in bringing forward the voices and lived experiences of marginalized and racialized students; shedding light on the challenges they face in the classroom and campus community. Due to the success of his advocacy for underrepresented students, he was awarded the Josie R. Johnson award for Human rights and social justice in 2016.

He is also experienced in coaching and leading teams-of professionals and students by using strengths based leadership development approaches. He has served as an adjunct faculty member in the Holistic Health Studies Department at St. Catherine’s University, teaching a course on mindfulness based meditation and transformational coaching with a social justice framework to create best practices for coaching in underserved communities. He serves on the Healing Justice Foundation whose mission is to reclaim the inherent dignity, brilliance, and humanity of all Black people. Additionally, volunteers as a mediator and sits on the board for the conflict resolution center and a circle practitioner with the dispute resolution center.