Category: 2022 Executive Scholars

Camilla MacKay, LAW ’24, is a 2022 Law & Public Policy Scholar and an evening division student at Temple University Beasley School of Law. Camilla is Director of Research and Instructional Services and Scholarly Communications Librarian in the Bryn Mawr College library. Previously, she was head of the art and archaeology library at Bryn Mawr, and before that, head of the Blegen Library at the American School of Classical Studies in Athens, Greece.

Camilla is a senior editor of the international open access journal Bryn Mawr Classical Review. She has taught classes in art history and archaeology, including a seminar on cultural property and museums with a focus on contemporary legal issues.

She received a Ph.D. in Classical Art and Archaeology and a Master of Science in Information from the University of Michigan, and an undergraduate degree in Ancient Greek from Bryn Mawr. She has worked on archaeological excavations and surveys in Greece, Tunisia, and Ukraine, where she has studied and published finds from the Byzantine, Crusader, and Ottoman periods.

Sara Connolly, LAW ’24 is a 2022 Law & Public Policy Scholar at Temple University Beasley School of Law. Sara’s policy interests include elder law, veterans’ affairs, and trusts and estates.

Born and raised in the United Kingdom, Ms. Connolly earned a Bachelor’s degree in philosophy from the University of Hull (UK). Upon graduation, she worked in child welfare services in the UK and, following her immigration to the United States, the City of Philadelphia.

For the past 20+ years Ms. Connolly has been an executive search consultant with the Diversified Search Group, a leading executive search firm headquartered in Philadelphia. As a Managing Director in the firm’s healthcare practice, Ms. Connolly leads senior executive searches on behalf of clients including major not-for-profit health systems, managed care companies, integrated delivery systems, and physician organizations. She has also developed an expertise in the senior living and services sector.

Sara’s pursuit of a law degree came out of her experiences in working with boards of healthcare and senior services organizations and the policy and service-related challenges associated with an aging population in the United States.

At Temple, Ms. Connolly is a member of the Women’s Law Caucus and Health Law Society. In her free time, Ms. Connolly leads a Scout troop comprised of 25 girls aged 11 to 16.

Brian Clark, LAW ’23, is a 2022 Executive Law & Public Policy Scholar and an evening division student at Temple University Beasley School of Law. Brian’s policy interests are in election law, first amendment jurisprudence, and civil rights, with a focus on voting rights. Brian was born in North Carolina, spending most of his life in various cities across the state; Brian has lived in Philadelphia for the last four years and is proud to consider it home now.

Before attending law school, Brian graduated from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte with a BA in Political Science. After graduation, Brian worked with various organizations focused on fundraising, voter registration, and voter mobilization in the 2016 election. After the election, Brian shifted to higher education, working for Western Governors University (WGU). He now leads an academic authenticity team charged with investigating violations of the school’s authenticity policies. While at WGU, Brian earned his Master’s in Business Administration.

Brian’s pursuit of a JD has come out of his experiences in politics in North Carolina where he saw first-hand the difficulties and misinformation surrounding the process for registering and casting a ballot, especially for students on college campuses.

While at Temple, Brian has served on the board of the Night Owls, Temple’s evening student organization. He has also served as a teaching assistant for Legal Research & Writing and participated in Temple’s Integrated Trial Advocacy Program.

Laura Altimari, LAW ’23, is a 2022 Executive Law & Public Policy Scholar and an evening division student at Temple University Beasley School of Law.

Laura graduated from Temple University in 2010 with a B.S. in Secondary Education and a concentration in English Education. During her undergraduate studies, Laura was a four-year member of the Women’s Rowing Team and Team Captain in 2008-2009. She also served as a member and Secretary of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) and Chairperson of the Student-Athlete Welfare Committee. In 2012, Laura earned her M.Ed. in Higher Education Administration from Temple University. While completing her M.Ed., Laura served as the graduate assistant coach for the Women’s Rowing Team from 2010-2012.

As she completes her legal studies, Laura continues to work full-time as a Health Care Compliance Officer for the Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Group Health Care Compliance (HCC) organization. She provides direct HCC support to the commercial Oncology businesses of Janssen Biotech, Inc. by collaborating with business partners, providing strategic guidance on commercial programs, initiatives and processes that have HCC-related implications, and developing solutions to enable business goals while implementing controls and recommendations to minimize risk.

Prior to her work in health care compliance, Laura was a compliance officer for the Department of Athletics at Villanova University where she worked to protect the integrity of the University and the Department of Athletics so they could achieve their goal of academic and athletic excellence across all twenty-four varsity programs. During this time, Laura also volunteered as a member of the Villanova University Sexual Assault Resource Coordinator (SARC) team.

As an Executive Law & Public Policy Scholar, Laura’s policy interests include data privacy, digital governance, and anti-bribery and corruption.

Max Toth LAW ‘24 is a Law & Public Policy Scholar and evening division student at Temple University Beasley School of Law. Max works in Amtrak’s Strategy and Planning Department where he manages Amtrak’s relationships with commuter agencies and State Departments of Transportation on the Northeast Corridor.

After graduating from Penn State with a dual B.S. in Spanish and World Language Education, Max worked on a consultant team in support of Amtrak’s Accessible Stations Development Program, implementing projects across the country to make stations accessible for those with mobility limitations or visual/auditory impairments. Max then joined Amtrak’s Strategy and Planning Department and was promoted to a leadership role where he manages a team responsible for the administration of various agreements and projects.

Before starting Law School, Max spent six years as a volunteer with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southeastern Pennsylvania. His policy interests include infrastructure investment and administrative law as it pertains to public transportation.

Juliana Peluso, LAW ’24, is a 2022 Executive Law and Public Policy Scholar and evening student at Temple University Beasley School of Law. She is a proud “Double Owl,” having graduated magna cum laude from Temple University with majors in political science and French. While earning her bachelor’s degree, Juliana volunteered with a number of organizations local to Philadelphia, including as a volunteer farmer at Greensgrow Urban Farm and leading a chess club at the After School Activities Partnerships. She is also a longtime patient escort at a reproductive health clinic.

Prior to attending law school, Juliana served in the Peace Corps as an Urban Agriculture Extension agent in northeast Senegal. Along with agricultural work, Juliana assisted with maternal and child health and nutrition initiatives. She fielded and monitored the use of grant funding for the construction of a Master Farm and created several recorded radio pieces in French and Pulaar for broadcast on local radio stations. Immediately afterwards, Juliana worked as an English Language Assistant at a middle and high school in Montpellier, southern France.

Juliana’s policy interests include emerging technologies, immigration, and human and reproductive rights, among others.

Katie MacFeeters, LAW ’23, is an Executive Law & Public Policy Scholar and an evening student at Temple University Beasley School of Law. During the day, Katie works as an Investigative Analyst for the City of Philadelphia Office of the Inspector General. She interned at this office in college through the City of Philadelphia Mayor’s Internship Program. Katie earned a Bachelor of Arts in History and Political Science from St. Joseph’s University.

After graduating college, Katie moved to Helena, MT to serve with AmeriCorps in the Justice for Montanans Program. She served with the State Bar of Montana where she coordinated the Modest Means Program pairing qualified individuals with reduced fee attorneys and Montana AAA Legal Services where she helped senior citizens throughout the state access legal services. Katie then moved home to Philadelphia where she worked as a legal assistant/ paralegal for a small firm focusing on immigration and family law.

During the summer of 2022, Katie will intern with the City of Philadelphia Law Department where she looks forward to expanding her knowledge about the practice of law while continuing to serve the City. Her policy interests include technology, data privacy, and economic and community development.

Sherlyn Martinez, LAW ’24, is a Law and Public Policy Scholar and Rubin Presser Fellow at Temple Beasley School of Law. She graduated from Pennsylvania State University in 2016 with a double major in Philosophy (Justice, Law and Value) and Political Science and a double minor in History and Ethics.

Sherlyn works full time at Community Legal Services as a paralegal for the Employment Unit. At CLS, she focuses on community education and outreach, coordinating expungement clinics with community organizations and politicians across Philadelphia. She also performs employment related casework like wage theft and employee discrimination.

At Temple, Sherlyn has served as co-president of the National Lawyers’ Guild Expungement Clinic and the Student Week for Mass Incarceration co-chair. Additionally, she served as the Student Bar Association Senate vice-president for her cohort, as well as the Mentor and Public Relation and Marketing Chair for the Night Owls.

This summer, Sherlyn will be interning in the Low-Income Tax Clinic at Temple to pursue her interest in tax policy.

Patrick Long LAW ’24 is a 2022 Law & Public Policy Scholar and evening division student at Temple University Beasley School of Law. Originally from Bucks County, PA, Patrick graduated from Villanova University with a B.S. in Mathematics and Classical Latin. By day, Patrick works full-time as a Senior Policy and Government Relations Analyst at Deloitte, with a focus on campaign finance matters.

Patrick previously served as a campaign finance compliance consultant for several congressional campaign committees, leadership PACs, corporate and trade association PACs, and Super PACs. He has advised Members of Congress and government affairs professionals to ensure campaign and lobbying strategies comply with FEC regulations, U.S. House Ethics, and relevant state law.

Prior to attending Temple Law, Patrick served as the Communications Director for U.S. Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01) during the highly contested 2018 election. He also served as Press Secretary for Congressman Mike Fitzpatrick (PA-08).

Patrick’s policy interest includes Congress, elections, and campaign finance regulations. As a Law & Public Policy Scholar, he will explore federal campaign finance public disclosure requirements and their effect on the First Amendment rights of political contributors.

Linda Valentini-Giulii, LAW ’23, is an Executive Public Policy Scholar at Temple University Beasley School of Law. She graduated from LaSalle College with a B.A. in Psychology, and from Hahnemann Medical College with an M.S. and a Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology. As part of her doctoral program, she had the privilege of studying child therapy with Miss Anna Freud at the Hampstead Clinic in London, England.

As an undergraduate, Linda was a houseparent in a residential treatment center and then assistant director of an outpatient child and family counseling center. Following her doctoral studies, Linda was a staff psychologist at, and then became the executive director of, a partial hospitalization program for preschool children. Later she took on the role of clinical supervisor at an outpatient mental health agency that specialized in the treatment of children and families.

For twenty-five years she was a special education hearing officer for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. In that capacity, Linda presided over several thousand due process hearings; for most of that time she was the only non-attorney hearing officer in Pennsylvania. In that role, she has made numerous state and national presentations on child psychology, diagnostic psychological evaluation, and special education due process hearings to groups of parents, attorneys, special education hearing officers and administrative law judges.

Linda retired from her position as a hearing officer and in 2020 began to fulfill a lifetime ambition of attending law school. Her current interests lie in the areas of education, cybersecurity, and criminal prosecution.