FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 23, 2021
CONTACT
Juan Gastelum, gastelum@nilc-ijf.org, 213-375-3149
WASHINGTON — The National Immigration Law Center (NILC) Immigrant Justice Fund (IJF) announced today the addition of a new member, Yasmin Radjy, to its board of directors.
“We are excited to welcome Yasmin to the NILC Immigrant Justice Fund board in this critical moment in our nation’s history and tremendous opportunity for meaningful progress as we continue our work to improve the lives of immigrants and their loved ones,” said Marielena Hincapié, executive director of NILC IJF. “The NILC Immigrant Justice Fund board plays a key role in setting the strategic direction of our organization, and Yasmin’s contributions will help advance our ongoing efforts to build political leadership that reflects our shared values and will lead to transformative change for immigrants and our country. Yasmin brings invaluable political acumen built over years of organizing for social, gender, and health justice. We look forward to her partnership and the many talents she will bring to our board.”
“The NILC Immigrant Justice Fund is leading innovative and exciting work to ensure that immigrant communities are recognized for their humanity, contributions, and political power,” said Radjy. “This work is critically important, especially after Americans voted overwhelmingly to reject divisive and hateful politics and as the ongoing health and economic crises have put into sharp focus our interdependence, making clear that our efforts to recover and rebuild must include us all. There has never been a more important time for IJF’s strategic, hopeful, and forward-thinking leadership, and I’m honored to play a role to support the organization.”
Radjy serves as national political director at Planned Parenthood Action Fund (PPAF), where she oversees the organization’s federal candidate endorsements, PAC activity, national political partnerships, and coordinated campaign efforts. She previously served as director of organizing and training at PPAF and Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA).
Prior to her work at PPAF/PPFA, Radjy served as Virginia state director at Mobilize America in the 2017 election and is co-founder of Resistance School. Leading up to the 2015 Iran Deal, Radjy worked as outreach and field director for the National Iranian American Council (NIAC) and co-founded its political arm, NIAC Action. She also worked as a congregation-based organizer with the Industrial Areas Foundation in Iowa and Texas, as well as for the 2008 Obama campaign in Ohio.
Radjy received her MPP from Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government and her BA from the University of Pennsylvania. She is a California native and is fluent in English, Spanish, French, and Persian.
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