Javier H. Valdés

Javier H. Valdés is Co-Executive Director of Make the Road New York (MRNY), the largest community based immigrant organization in New York State with over 16,000 members. Javier oversees MRNY’s work in the areas of civil rights, education, housing, environmental justice, immigration, and youth organizing. Javier was critical in securing new policies that limit the local presence of federal immigration enforcement, improve the quality of affordable housing, expand translation and interpretation services at government offices, decrease biased policing and dramatically expand guaranteed paid sick days for low-wage workers. In 2013, President Barack Obama awarded Javier the White House Champions of Change Cesar Chavez award for his work to support immigrant communities.