Melissa Castillo ’17 is a student at Temple University Beasley School of Law and a 2015 Law & Public Policy Scholar. Ms. Castillo is currently on the executive board of the International Law Society as Vice President for Special Events. Prior to law school, Ms. Castillo earned a B.S. in Communications at the University of Miami and majored in Journalism and International Studies. While at the University of Miami, Ms. Castillo served as President for the Society of Professional Journalists and interned at The Miami Herald. Ms. Castillo chose to pursue a law degree due to her interest in international law and passion to enhance society on a global scale. She also has a strong interest in public service in order to improve society and the lives of others through the government. Ms. Castillo is spending her 2015 summer at the Department of Justice, Office of Immigration Litigation, while working on her policy paper on ways to improve national security policy in relation to combatting terrorism and stabilizing other nations.
