Samira holds her B.S. in Urban and Regional Planning from Buffalo State University and a master's in Public Administration from ASU. Samira moved to Arizona in 2018 and completed two terms of national service with AmeriCorps’ Public Allies, under ASU's Lodestar Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Innovation. Samira is the Senior Manager for the Enterprise Policy Analysis Group, a student-centric team of research analysts, whose mission is to improve decision-making by helping ASU leadership understand and identify opportunities within the public policy landscape.