Jamilla is an urban planner, researcher and writer with experience working on a range of issues including affordable housing, health equity and gendered rights to the city. At Urban Strategies Inc., Jamilla has taken on the role of planner and project manager on large-scale redevelopment projects, including plans for the former Downsview Airbase in Toronto, and several campus plans, such as the University of Virginia Grounds Plan and Facilities Master Plan for Aurora College’s transformation into a polytechnic university. Jamilla volunteers on several committees with the aim of raising awareness of intersecting issues affecting historically disadvantaged populations. In 2022, she received the CIP President's Award for Young Planner recognizing her contributions to the planning profession.