Martine Kalaw

Author/Consultant

Martine Kalaw is an author, speaker, and commentator on the human aspect of current immigration laws and policies. She is the CEO and president of Martine Kalaw Enterprises, a consultancy focused on providing Human Resources professionals with time, resources and confidence to drive diversity, equity & inclusion for organizations. She holds a Master’s in Public Administration focusing on immigration law from Syracuse University’s Maxwell School and has authored two books, IllegalAmong Us: A Stateless Woman’s Quest for Citizenship and The ABCs ofDiversity: A Manager's Guide to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.

As a stateless and undocumented immigrant survivor, Martine advocates around issues related to immigration rights and provides resources to those in need by volunteering for United Stateless and via her nonprofit, Stateless and Dreamers (SAD) Foundation. Her memoir, Illegal Among Us: A Stateless Woman’s Quest for Citizenship, recounts her personal journey as a stateless person and undocumented immigrant, personifying her experience as a “Silent DREAMer” for the world.