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Alaina Ruffin

Paralegal, Human Rights Program

ACLU

Pronouns: she/her

Bio

Alaina Ruffin is a paralegal for the Human Rights Program at the American Civil Liberties Union. Prior to joining the ACLU, she interned in the Office of Congresswoman Cori Bush (MO-01) on Capitol Hill through the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation.

Alaina graduated summa cum laude from George Mason University, earning an honors B.A. in English Writing & Rhetoric. Through past experiences at the ACLU of Virginia, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, and the African American Policy Forum, Alaina has supported policy and advocacy efforts for racial justice and policing and criminal legal reform on local, state, and federal levels.

In her current role, Alaina works in a shared capacity between the ACLU’s Human Rights Program and the Trone Center for Justice and Equality.