Alia Toran-Burrell

Alia is the Associate Program Director with Clear My Record, where she leads partnerships and program strategies. Before joining Code for America, she managed a jail diversion program in Massachusetts, working to divert people with mental health and substance abuse issues away from the criminal legal system. Alia is a social worker by training and has over ten years of experience in the field, including work as a community organizer and social justice educator. Originally from Boston, she is a graduate of Harvard College and the University of Michigan. When she’s not working to improve the justice system, she loves to dance and eat anything dessert-related.