Syeetah Hampton-EL is the Director of Government Affairs at Maryland Multi Housing Association. She joined MMHA after serving as the Senior Staff Attorney at Green & Healthy Homes Initiative. For approximately eight years, Syeetah served as an Assistant State’s Attorney in the State’s Attorney’s Office of Baltimore City prosecuting domestic violence and violent felony cases. Syeetah earned a Juris Doctor from Thomas M. Cooley Law School in Lansing, Michigan. While in law school, Syeetah volunteered as a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) for abused and neglected children. In 2001, She also received a BA in Political Science from Johnson C. Smith University located in Charlotte, NC. Syeetah majored in Political Science and minored in Pre-law. Syeetah actively participates in many legal and civic organizations. Specifically, she is a Past President of Monumental City Bar Association and an active member of the Monumental City Bar Foundation. She also serves as a member of the Maryland State Bar Association Ethics Committee and as a Maryland Bar Foundation Fellow. Outside of the legal community, she is the treasurer for the Johnson C. Smith University Alumni Chapter – Baltimore City Chapter. She is also the secretary for the National Alumni Association for Johnson C. Smith University. In addition, she serves as a board member of the St. Ambrose Housing Aid Center and the St. Agnes Hospital Board Foundation. She also serves as a Community Relations Commissioner for the City of Baltimore Community Relations Commission. Lastly, since her initiation in 1999, Syeetah remains an active member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated. Currently, she serves as the Parliamentarian for the Rho Xi Omega Chapter located in Baltimore City, Maryland.