Mrs. Nasseam M. James (She/Her/Hers) is passionate and knowledgeable about health, wellness, and the way early life impacts lifelong health for families and the communities in which they live. She has dedicated her professional work and personal mission in life to the service of vulnerable populations. Nasseam has professional experience in public health, chronic disease, maternal and child health, mental health therapy and counseling, and she is keenly involved in services that impact the lives of families in the perinatal and early childhood period through bringing light to the need for access to quality supportive wraparound services and the prevention of childhood trauma.

Nasseam has had a successful career working in government and not for profit organizations and has held executive leadership positions within the Florida Department of Health beginning in 2012 where she designed and supported programming that provided an array of services from chronic disease prevention to emergency and disaster preparedness. In gaining expertise in Public Health, Nasseam was able to build an infrastructure of wraparound services for LGBTQ+ youth and helped to expand access to care for individuals living with HIV and AIDS. She credits those for making her a true advocate for social justice and equity in all spaces and she continues to vehemently live by the values of integrity, collaboration, and empathy.

Nasseam earned her Bachelor of Social Work- Social Policy and Administration from the University of South Florida in Tampa and a Master of Social Work and graduate certificate in Leadership in Executive Administration and Development from Florida State University in Tallahassee. She also completed a Master of Business Administration at the University of Central Florida in Orlando. Nasseam is a graduate of both Focus on Leadership Class VIII and Leadership Ocala Marion Class XIII and a current participant in Leadership Orlando Class 99. Nasseam was honored by the Marion Chamber as a recipient of the Jane Mansfield Award for Outstanding Dedication to Leadership and Community Services and was named on the list of Top Forty Under 40 Leaders. Nasseam serves as a Board Member and the Quality Chair for an Orlando-area Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC). 

Nasseam knows that to heal communities she must start with individuals, so she offers a holistic approach to her therapy work with individuals encouraging each to use techniques such as meditation and/or prayer and mindfulness to reduce stress, bring balance to hectic lives, improve communication in relationships, and heal from trauma.