Abdi “Lalee” Awad is an advocate and facilitator working at the intersections of restorative justice, education, and mindfulness. He has supported culturally responsive restorative practices and policy development and is a current PhD student in Leadership at the University of Southern Maine. Drawing on his lived experience as an immigrant from Somalia and someone directly impacted by the legal system, Lalee centers intersectionality, healing, and systems change in his work.