Mufalo Chitam
Mufalo Chitam (she/her) is the Executive Director of the Maine Immigrants’ Rights Coalition. Mufalo immigrated to the U.S. from Zambia in 2000, and prior to MIRC has worked for the University of Southern Maine, United Way of Greater Portland, National Multiple Sclerosis Society, National Kidney Foundation, Easter Seals Maine, American Red Cross and Granite Bay Care. She holds a B.A. from the University of Zambia and is the former Vice Board Chair of Prosperity Maine, founder of the annual Empower the Immigrant Woman Conference, Empower Maine Women Network Group and former owner of Etukis LLC. She has served as board member of the Maine Women’s Policy Center and founded and organized the Beauty in Colors Hair Show to benefit WISE Zambia; worked with Black History Month Maine’s Hidden Figures and currently she serves on the Board of Creative Portland. Mufalo has been widely recognized for her leadership in Maine, including by Maine Women’s Magazine (“Women Who Inspire”), a Community Award recipient of the Maine Women’s Fund, Leadership Excellence Award recipient of the Mwape Peers and by Maine Magazine as one of their annual 50 Mainers “Creating a brighter future for the state.” She is also currently featured in the Maine Public Bicentennial’s “This is My Maine.”