Welcoming Tahirih’s New Director of Legal Services
Colleen Renk Zengotitabengoa, Tahirih’s Director of Legal Services, has left Tahirih to accept a position at the Department of Homeland Security, Citizenship and Immigration Services, Office of Chief Counsel, Refugee and Asylum Law Division, where she will be working as an attorney advisor. In her five years at Tahirih, Colleen has had a remarkable impact in shaping our Legal Services Department as it expanded to include family law and social services in addition to immigration law services.
Rená Cutlip-Mason, Tahirih’s Managing Immigration Attorney, has been promoted to Director of Legal Services. Rená has over seven years of immigration law experience and an impressive track record as a manager at the Tahirih Justice Center for the past three years. In addition, she has had a remarkable role in growing and managing Tahirih’s network of pro bono attorneys. Rená is also fluent in Spanish.


