Valeria De Lira Richards
Intake Specialist
Valeria De Lira Richards (she/ella) joined NMILC in August 2024 as an intake specialist. She was born in Mexico, raised in Santa Fe and now resides in Albuquerque with her wife. Valeria graduated from the University of New Mexico with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and minors in criminology and music. As an immigrant herself, she is passionate about serving the immigrant and Spanish-speaking community of New Mexico and is eager to expand her skills at NMILC. In her free time, Valeria enjoys singing, going thrifting, collecting oddities and she loves spending time with her cats Lucy, Ozzy, Sharon and box turtle, Gizmo.