Joumana Silyan-Saba is an accomplished public leader, with a career in public service spanning 25 years of experience in non-profit, city government and academia. With a sense of optimism, Joumana is committed to diplomacy and bringing about social change to expand equity and inclusion. She currently serves as the Director of Civic Participation and Human Rights for the Los Angeles City Civil + Human Rights and Equity Department. In this role, she is instituting the discrimination enforcement operation aimed at implementing the LA Civil and Human Rights Law and leads hate prevention efforts. She previously led efforts in Mayor Garcetti’s Office for Public Safety, and served as a Senior Policy Analyst for the City of Los Angeles Human Relations Commission where she led city-wide multi-faith engagements and advocated to advance various social justice policies.
As a thought leader, she has published research and contributed to articles on topics related to hate and extremism, faith engagement, and social cohesion. Ms. Silyan-Saba serves as the Co-Chair of the Los Angeles Police Department Training Professional Advisory Committee.
Ms. Silyan-Saba has a Bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice and earned a Master’s degree in Mediation, Negotiation and Conflict Management. She served as an Adjunct Assistant Professor and taught graduate courses on public policy conflict and peacebuilding. Ms. Silyan-Saba served as a non-resident Fellow at George Washington University Program on Extremism, and was invited to conduct trainings on community-law enforcement partnerships in South East Asia.