Baba Ajamu held positions as Disease Control Investigator and Environmental Health Specialist while working for the City and County of San Francisco for twenty five years (1983–2009). During the same period (1990–2003), he also worked as Group Counselor at Alameda County Juvenile Hall for thirteen years. He earned a Master of Public Administration Degree from California State University, East Bay in 1990.
In preparation for a second career, Baba Ajamu earned his Doctor of Education degree from the University of San Francisco in 2008. He began his teaching career as a Science teacher at Lafayette Elementary School in Oakland, California. He has also taught Biology, Biotechnology and Environmental Science at Oakland Technical High School.
Baba Ajamu has two daughters, and his youngest daughter, Ayoka, is one of the first students to graduate from Ile Omode. Having previously taught science at Ile Omode as a volunteer, Baba Ajamu returned to Ile Omode to teach 4th and 5th grade in 2014. He considers Ile Omode home and loves working with his students.