Connecticut Institute for Refugees and Immigrants
Adriana Podesta is the Director Of Legal Services at Building One Community. Previously, Adriana has worked as an Immigration Attorney at the International Institute of Connecticut and as an immigration intern at Wofsey, Rosen, Kweskin & Kuriansky, LLP. Adriana also served as a student attorney at John Jay Legal Services. Podesta holds a Juris Doctor degree in International Law from Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University. Adriana has extensive experience representing and advising clients in immigration matters before USCIS and EOIR, conducting research, drafting legal documents, gathering evidence, meeting with clients, preparing witnesses, and attending court proceedings in Immigration Court in New York, NY.
Connecticut Institute for Refugees and Immigrants
The Connecticut Institute for Refugees and Immigrants (CIRI), formerly the International Institute of Connecticut (IICONN), was founded in 1918 and is a statewide nonprofit agency that provides legal and social services to immigrants and refugees in Connecticut to help them become self-sufficient, integrated and contributing members of the community. CIRI offers legal, social, linguistic and educational programs to help refugees, asylees and immigrants overcome the many barriers they face in adjusting to their new environments. In addition, CIRI provides special services to victims of serious crimes such as human trafficking, torture and domestic violence. Each year, CIRI assists close to 5,000 individuals from its offices in Bridgeport, Stamford and Hartford.