Eileen Espinal joined Tahirih in 2018. As Senior Social Services Program Manager, Eileen oversees our program’s holistic, culturally-competent, and trauma-informed services to immigrant survivors of gender-based violence. Eileen engages in partnership-building to connect survivors to appropriate and accessible resources, as well as outreach and advocacy to spread awareness about the challenges facing survivors of gender-based violence in Georgia’s immigrant community.

Prior to joining Tahirih, Eileen served as Community Youth Advocate with the Southern Poverty Law Center, where she conducted outreach and provided support to students, incarcerated persons, and immigrants across Florida. Prior to that, Eileen served with Camillus House, an organization assisting the impoverished and displaced homeless community in South Florida. Eileen served as their Community Manager as well as a Case Manager for the women’s employment and housing opportunity program.

“I am inspired by Tahirih’s values-driven mission that centers the experiences of the immigrant community and empowers survivors to reclaim their agency. It is a privilege to journey alongside immigrant survivors in their resilient walk towards safety and stability.”

Education: Florida International University, MPA & MS Criminal Justice; University of South Florida, BA Criminology

Languages: English, Spanish

Hometown: Miami, Florida