Kameelah Waheed Wilkerson is a Southern California–based community leader and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist whose work is rooted in compassion, service, and collective care. With more than 16 years in the mental health field, she brings a healing-centered approach to supporting children, youth, and families within nonprofit systems of care.
Kameelah serves as Board President of the Altadena Library District, where she helps steward resources that foster learning, access, and community connection. Her commitment to service is also shaped by years of faith-based leadership at Masjid Al-Taqwa mosque in Altadena, whose loss in the recent fire deepened her dedication to resilience, remembrance, and communal healing.
Across all she does, Kameelah leads with a grounded spirit, guided by faith, clinical wisdom, and a deep belief in the power of community to heal and renew.
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