Research Associate
Camila Herrera is a dual degree student seeking a J.D. and Masters in Public Policy. She has over 10 years of experience providing legal services to low-income communities in the nonprofit sector. Prior to law school, she was the Integration Director at the Tennessee Immigrant & Refugee Rights Coalition (TIRRC). In this role, she instituted the legal services department at the organization to bring access to affordable immigration legal services for immigrant and refugee communities across the state. She conducted numerous capacity-building training sessions on immigration policies and played a pivotal role in coordinating responses during workplace raids. Committed to social justice and racial equity, she actively served on multiple boards and councils to champion the rights of immigrant and refugee populations. Throughout her graduate studies, she held various leadership positions, including Chief Justice of the Duke Graduate & Professional Student Government, co-president of the Sanford Latin-American & Caribbean Association, and president of the International Law Society. Camila has expertise in capacity building, strategic planning, project management, legal and policy research, and is proficient at tracking regulatory changes and synthesizing complex information for diverse audiences. Her current interest lies in cybersecurity, data privacy law, compliance, regulation, and policies in the U.S. and within the Latin American region.