Claire Valentin

Claire Valentin has a diverse and extensive work experience, primarily in the field of law. Their most recent position is as the Managing Director at Kids in Need of Defense (KIND) in Boston, a role they have held since March 2023. Prior to this, they worked as an IL Experiential Course Instructor at Boston College Law School starting in January 2022.

From April 2019 to March 2023, Claire served as a Staff Attorney in the Immigration Impact Unit at the Committee for Public Counsel Services. Before that, they were a Supervising Attorney at the Children's Law Center of Massachusetts from September 2013 to March 2019.

Claire has also worked as a Law Clerk, first at the Superior Court of the District of Columbia under Judge A. Franklin Burgess Jr. from August 2012 to August 2013, and then at the D.C. Court of Appeals as a Law Clerk to the Senior Judges from September 2011 to August 2012.

Earlier in their career, Claire gained experience as a Legal Intern at the ACLU's Immigrants Rights Project for two months in 2010. Claire also interned at the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination and the Florence Immigrant and Refugee Rights Project in January and May 2010, respectively.

In 2009, Claire worked as a Legal Intern in the Farmworker Division at Georgia Legal Services Program for two months.

Overall, Claire Valentin has a strong background in law and a demonstrated commitment to advocating for immigrants and protecting the rights of vulnerable populations.

Claire Valentin earned an A.B. degree in International Relations and Ethnic Studies from Brown University in 2006. Claire then continued their education at Harvard Law School, where they obtained a J.D. degree from 2008 to 2011.