Mira is an attorney and lifelong Marin County resident who is deeply passionate about advancing equity and racial justice, protecting individual’s civil rights, and leading a life of service.
She has spent the majority of her legal career working toward these passions, beginning with her high school and college internships in the Marin County Public Defender’s Office and Legal Aid of Marin. After college, she channeled her desire to serve by working as a paralegal representing primarily low-wage, blue-collar workers who were dead or dying as a result of asbestos exposure. Her proudest accomplishment during law school was raising $100,000 for a record 27 grants for UC Hastings law students working in the public interest/public sector.
In her law practice, Mira dedicated herself wholly to (1) representing low-wage workers in employment discrimination, wage and hour, and civil rights individual and class actions and (2) supporting numerous judges in San Francisco Superior Court’s Complex Civil Litigation Department as a staff attorney, including a judge who went on to become the first Black female justice appointed to the California First District Court of Appeal.
Though she has had a fulfilling legal career, her serendipitous introduction to MCCT’s Founder and Executive Director, Jahmeer Reynolds, in 2020 made her realize that she was not walking in her purpose.
So, while holding a full-time job as an attorney, Mira began volunteering countless hours to MCCT assisting with its formation, funding, and launch. Her unwavering dedication led to Jahmeer asking Mira to become a full-time staff member. She joined MCCT full-time in April 2022.
While Mira wears many hats as MCCT’s Deputy Director, her focus is on (1) mobilizing monetary and non-monetary resources for MCCT; (2) ensuring the day-to-day functioning of the organization with a detail-oriented focus; and (3) co-leading MCCT’s programs, including the Southern Marin Community Response Team and Marin City’s HEAL Collaborative Community Action Team.
Mira received her bachelor’s degree from the University of California, Los Angeles, with a Philosophy major and Afro-American Studies minor. She graduated cum laude from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law, with a Social Justice Concentration.
Her colleagues commonly refer to her as MCCT’s “linchpin” and “engine.” She accepts these nicknames proudly and is honored to be a part of the MCCT family.
If you’d like to contact Mira directly, please e-mail her at miraguidi@marincountycooperationteam.org.