Jamilah Woods Named Deputy Director of Birmingham’s Department of Human Resources

City of Birmingham Jamilah Woods is the new deputy director of the Department of Human Resources. (City of Birmingham) When Jamilah Woods was a kid growing up in the Collegeville community of Birmingham, she wanted to be a pilot. Though she had visions of slicing through clouds and sailing the skies, her career pivoted toward her steering a craft of different type: the City of Birmingham enterprise. Woods was recently named the deputy director of the Department of Human Resources.   In her role, she is responsible for everything operational, she said, “and it’s a lot.” Her task is to make sure things are done with excellence for the more than 3,500 city employees.  “I have a servant’s heart,” said the married mother of two, “and find joy in making a difference in the lives of the people I serve.” Prior to her new role, Woods had worked for the Birmingham Public Library since a 10th grader at Carver High School. She started out at the North Birmingham Public Library shelving books, then went on to the Powderly location where she was assistant to the branch manager. She went on to downtown central library serving as personnel tech and then the...