Nayyirah Shariff is the Walling for Mayor Field Director. She is a graduate of Grand Blanc High School and the University of Michigan-Flint. She is also a student at Baker College. Nayyirah is very active in the Flint community. She devotes her time to Planned Parenthood, Acorn, the Michigan Democratic Party, the Genesee County Democratic Party, the Progressive Caucus, the Black Caucus, the Women’s Caucus, and the ACLU. She is an At Large Officer of the Youth Caucus, a Member Of MDP, and a member of the Society of Women Engineers.

What do you love about Flint?
NS: The art scene.

What would you like to see change in Flint?
NS: I would like to see more people become more people become politically active and put the community back in community engagement.

What is your favorite spot in Flint for lunch?
NS: The Lunch Studio!!!

What was the last good book that you’ve read?
NS: Woman at Point Zero by Nawal El-Saddawi

What are your future plans?
NS: Changing the political fabric of Flint and Genesee County.