Staff Directory

Eva A. Millona, Executive Director

Eva A. Millona is the Executive Director at the Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition (MIRA.)  She has been with the organization as of July 1999.  She focuses on providing analyses of federal and state legislation on immigration/naturalization issues, and also on reviewing and analyzing policy changes that affect immigrant communities eligible for immigration benefits.  Prior to joining MIRA she has directed the resettlement program at the Friendly House, Inc in Central MA.  In her native Albania she practiced civil and criminal law.  From 1989-1992 Eva served as a judge in Tirana’s District Court.  She is currently the co-chair of the Governor’s Advisory Council on Refugees and Immigrants.  Eva is a graduate of Clark University and Tirana University, School of Law.  She is the recipient of 2007 Political Asylum Immigration Representation Project (PAIR) Detention Attorney Award, and the 2007 National Lawyers Guild Legal Professional Award.