Kawther Hersi Musa earned her Master’s Degree in Health Science with a specialization in Human Nutrition and holds a Bachelor’s degree in Food and Nutrition, and a diploma in Pharmaceutical Drugs. She is a registered Community Health worker in the State of Ohio and previously worked with the CelebrateOne Community Connector. In 2018, Kawther was accepted as a Nisonger Center Diversity Fellow at Ohio State University. She also worked as a research assistant with Ohio State University’s Somali Integration USA.

Kawther is also a community activist; she was the lead organizer for Somali National Day in 2018 and participated to raise funds to support those who lost loved ones due to the Sobe bombing in Mogadishu, Somalia and the flood victims in Qardho Somalia. She graduated from the New American Leadership Academy in 2019, a leadership and professional development program focused on civic engagement for New American residents. Since February 2019, Kawther has been a Franklin County Sheriff’s Advisory Council member.

Kawther also works with Heart of Ohio Family Health Center as a Program Coordinator. She also volunteers as a community lay-leader for Islamic Trauma Healing, a mental health intervention for Somali refugees, in partnership with Case Western Reserve University. Kawther speaks Somali, Arabic, English and she currently serves as a Federally Certified Health Care Navigator at UHCAN Ohio.