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Claire de Leon

Vice President

Claire’s work builds narratives for liberation. She is an expert facilitator and holds a Master in Public Health with a focus on health education. At Spitfire, Claire has led work with the National Birth Equity Collaborative and AAIMM, Los Angeles Public Health Department’s initiative to match doulas with Black families for free. She manages the repro x tech working group of the Civil Rights, Privacy and Technology Table, born of this narrative guide she led the development of. Claire is an expert on crafting messages that find and lead with shared values, bridging audiences, and creating momentum. Her communications work spans issues from health equity to technology justice. Prior to joining Spitfire, Claire led communications for a statewide communications research, funding, collective impact and campaign outfit out of the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) — the Preterm Birth Initiative. Claire developed a beloved monthly speaker series at UCSF that continues today that is focused on Black maternal and infant health, and she secured key national media placements on Black maternal health from 2016-2017, helping to shape an emerging narrative. Claire is a mother of two and lives in Los Angeles with her family.

What Makes Them Spark

It’s hard to sum anyone up in 200 words. So, here are some facts to learn more about our team. These are the things that bring them joy outside of collaborating with our amazing partners.
  • Was a volunteer counselor for a rape crisis hotline

  • Mom to two little ones

  • Qualitative research is her jam and is CBPR trained

  • Avid reader of sci-fi and young adult fiction

  • Loves to facilitate spaces where people share knowledge

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