Gilberto Calderin is the Director of Advocacy at the Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy (MIRA) Coalition. Most recently, he led state and federal advocacy efforts at Ascentria Care Alliance, where he focused on advancing policies to support refugees and immigrant families. Prior to that, he served as an Immigration Specialist in the Office of U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren, where he assisted families, businesses, universities, and nonprofit organizations in navigating the complexities of the U.S. immigration system and advocated for timely resolutions to urgent immigration cases.

A proud Cuban immigrant raised in Miami, Gilberto is deeply grounded in his own immigration story, having left Cuba at a young age with his family in search of freedom and opportunity. That journey continues to shape his commitment to building a more welcoming, just, and fair immigration system.

He holds a Master of Law and Diplomacy from The Fletcher School at Tufts University and a bachelor’s degree in International and Global Studies from Brandeis University. He is also an alumnus of the Rappaport Public Policy Fellowship, through which he served at the Massachusetts Office for Refugees and Immigrants.

Gilberto was inspired to join MIRA by his belief that, as the federal government continues to fall short in protecting immigrant communities, more must be done at the state level to ensure Massachusetts remains a welcoming Commonwealth.

Outside of work, he enjoys hiking New Hampshire’s White Mountains and taking long walks with his dog, Wally.