Anne Chandler is the Founding Executive Director of Texas Immigration Law Council. Anne’s lifetime work of advocating for the rights of immigrants has been recognized by the State Bar of Texas and the Christian Science Monitor. She served as on the boards of the Houston’s Immigration Legal Services Collaborative, American Immigration Council, and Harris County Domestic Violence Coordinating Council. Prior to joining the Texas Immigration Law Council, Anne served as the Executive Director of Houston Volunteer Lawyers (2020-2023) and the Executive Director of Tahirih Justice Center’s Houston office (2009-2020). From 2002 to 2009 she instructed law students as an Associate Clinical Professor at the University of Houston Law Center’s Immigration Clinic. Anne received her J.D. from the University of Houston Law Center in 1998.