Vanessa Godinez

(she/her) is co-director and communications lead at Pangea Legal Services. As the daughter of immigrants, Vanessa’s unwavering commitment to immigrant rights is deeply personal. Her work at Pangea sits at the intersection of immigrant advocacy and representing clients in removal proceedings. Vanessa and her colleagues craft strategies to amplify Pangea’s mission and vision, and to push for systemic change to create a more just and equitable world for immigrants. Before joining Pangea, Vanessa worked at The Bronx Defenders, where she defended low-income immigrants facing deportation and provided critical legal counsel in criminal, family, and civil proceedings.