Our speaker is Jose Serrano, director of Orange County’s Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs (OIRA). Jose has twelve (12) years of experience working in all aspects of immigration law and refugee resettlement. Between 2013 and 2016, he resettled over 800 refugees from different parts of the world including Syria, Iraq, Iran, Uganda, Burma, Afghanistan, Armenia, and Palestine and represented dozens of asylum seekers in their immigration proceedings.

As an advocate for vulnerable populations, he actively collaborates in immigrant and refugee taskforces throughout the State of California, is a Board Member of the Arab American Civic Council and works to build inclusive communities for new Americans.