Khalil currently serves as the President for the United CORE Alliance (UCA), which engages populations and communities most harmed by the War on Drugs to create pathways for job placement in emerging markets, facilitates educational opportunities to increase economic mobility, and organizes legal support to formerly incarcerated individuals. Khalil’s focus on strategies for combating gentrification and supporting inclusive economic development programs has resulted in appointments to the City of Sacramento’s Measure U Tax Oversight Committee and the City Manager’s Inclusive Economic Development and Investment Committee. Khalil’s work is guided by an intimate understanding of what inclusive economic development means, and why it is important to help level the playing field and increase market share for entrepreneurs of color. His data and research driven perspective - along with connections to Drug War impacted communities and millennials of color is exactly what the community needs. He can help bring extremely important data, relationship and resource-oriented solutions to achieving safety through carving equitable pathways into the legal market. Under Khalil’s leadership, the UCA has been instrumental in helping the city of Sacramento in forming its cannabis equity policies. Recently, the city added 10 additional permits specifically for drug war impacted communities. Additionally, Khalil was integral to the establishment of the California Cannabis Equity Grants Program which provided $30 million in grant funding to jurisdictions throughout the State of California. He also serves as the Secretary for the Democratic Party Black Caucus Legislative Committee our current bill package has approximately 20 bills covering the areas of Education Reform and Financing, Public Safety, Drug Policy, Housing Development, Environmental Justice, and Legal Reform. Khalil holds B.A. degrees in International Relations and Economics from California State University, Sacramento and is currently an incoming 1L Student at McGeorge School of Law.