Billy Febuary, LAW’24, is a 2022 Law & Public Policy Scholar at Temple University Beasley School of Law. Billy graduated from the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) in 2017 with a B.A. in History and minor in Labor Studies. While at UCSB, Billy was the president of Phi Alpha Theta history honors society and produced independent research on the living and working conditions of students in Isla Vista, California. He went to the California State University, Sacramento to obtain an M.A. in History and wrote his master’s thesis on the history of the Food Stamp Program. Billy was part of the editing team of the history journal Clio where he published a book review. As a Law & Public Scholar, Billy will be a research assistant this summer for Professor Erika Douglas working on antitrust issues. His policy interest includes public assistance programs and federal regulations.

Arlo Blaisus is a 2022 Law and Public Policy Scholar at Temple University Beasley School of Law, where he is a 1L representative of the American Constitution Society (ACS), Temple Law Chapter. Arlo graduated from Warren Wilson College summa cum laude in 2013, where he studied history and political science.

Prior to attending law school, Arlo spent several years performing as a professional musician playing mandolin and guitar. He then spent five years working as a facilities manager at Ozark Natural Foods Cooperative in his hometown of Fayetteville, AR. There, he worked to provide access to affordable healthy food for underserved communities, support the local economy, and advocate for sustainable agricultural practices.

As a representative of the ACS Temple Law Chapter, Arlo has continued his community advocacy by organizing a successful student-led campaign to have the law school encourage democratic participation by canceling all classes on election day. As a Law and Public Policy Scholar, Arlo is working as a legal intern at the Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of the General Counsel, Office of Legislation and Regulations. He is committed to creating tangible improvements in everyday life by reforming public institutions to better serve community needs. His current focus is on identifying ways to use the resources of existing public services to support and promote democratic values.

Jonathan D. Edelman LAW ’23 is a 2022 Law & Public Policy Scholar. In 2014, he graduated magna cum laude from Temple University’s Fox School of Business Honors Program with a B.B.A. in Economics.

After graduation, Jonathan worked as a consultant for PricewaterhouseCoopers, assisting large companies with Oracle and SAP systems optimization and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance. He began work in Philadelphia politics in 2016 as Field Director for Jared Solomon’s campaign for State Representative for the 202nd District of Pennsylvania. In 2017, he became a legislative aide at the Office of State Representative Jared Solomon where he performed legislative research, provided recommendations on PA House bills, and assisted constituents with issues relating to housing, utilities, medical care, tax delinquency, property foreclosure, education, and criminal justice.

At Temple Law, Jonathan has served as the President of the Tax & Bankruptcy Law Society and worked as a teaching assistant for Professor Jane Baron and as a research assistant for Interim Dean Rachel Rebouche. He is currently interning with the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission, Enforcement Division. Jonathan’s policy interests include tax, bankruptcy, trusts and estates, and corporate law.

Shelby Cherilyn Dolch, LAW ’24, is a Law and Public Policy Scholar and Beasley Scholar at Temple University Beasley School of Law. Shelby graduated from Swarthmore College in 2021 with a B.A. in Black Studies and Peace & Conflict Studies. While at Swarthmore, Shelby studied abroad in Rwanda where they participated in a Post-Conflict Restoration and Peacebuilding Program. As part of this program, they served as a Peacebuilding Intern with Never Again Rwanda, where they studied post-conflict healing methods. In this role, Shelby helped develop youth peace education curriculum and participated in field work with local community healing groups. Shelby also participated in a course study trip to Israel-Palestine where they studied the conflict and met with stakeholders from different local communities.

Prior to Temple, Shelby worked as an intern with the Nationalities Services Center, assisting refugee survivors of torture adapting to life in Philadelphia. They have also worked with the Capital Habeas Unit for the Federal Community Defender’s Office of Eastern Pennsylvania as a legal intern.

At Temple, Shelby has worked extensively with the Temple Law Name Change Project. Next year, they will serve as the Student Coordinator Administrator for the Project, working to ensure client care and volunteer support systems. They have also volunteered with the NLG Pardons and Expungement Clinics.

Shelby has served as a 1L Representative for the Political & Civil Rights Society, the NLG Expungements Clinic team, the Student Public Interest Network Diversity & Inclusion Committee, and the Student Bar Association.

This summer, Shelby is working at the U.S. Department of Justice Office of the Pardon Attorney. Shelby’s policy interests include death penalty and prison abolition, anti-racist public policy, genocide prevention, and transitional justice. They are particularly interested in exploring alternatives to punishment that center restorative justice and survivor support.

Samantha Weber LAW ‘24 is a 2022 Law & Public Policy Scholar at Temple University Beasley School of Law.

Sam graduated from St. Lawrence University in 2015 with a B.A. in English and Environmental Studies and a minor in Art and Art History. After college, she took a job as the sole reporter at a small newspaper near Bozeman, Montana. She then earned an M.A. in Environmental Science & Natural Resource Journalism from the University of Montana in 2019. During her graduate program, Sam reported for national news outlets and completed a master’s portfolio focused on the Blackfeet Nation’s efforts to enhance tribal natural resource sovereignty. She also interned at the American Civil Liberties Union of Montana. There, Sam created advocacy content about a wide variety of issues, including an informative video series with an immigration activist seeking to dispel stereotypes about undocumented immigrants. Her experience at the ACLU of Montana sparked Sam’s interest in making a career shift to law.

As a Law & Public Policy Scholar, Sam is a summer law clerk for the Indian Resources Section of the Environment and Natural Resources Division of the U.S. Department of Justice. Her policy interests include natural resource management, climate change and sustainability, and immigration.

Patrick Afriyie, LAW ’24, is a 2022 Law and Public Policy Scholar and Conwell Scholar at Temple University Beasley School of Law. At Temple, he is active in the Student Public Interest Network, Temple University Student Recreation Board. He is also the Vice President of the Black Law Students Association. Patrick graduated from Colgate University in 2018 with a B.S. in Psychology.

Before law school, Patrick spent one year as a professional football player for the Los Angeles Chargers, where was signed to multiple contracts as an undrafted free agent. During his time on the team, Patrick focused on developing intense critical analysis and strategy skills and implemented strategies successfully to on-field situations. Prior to attending law school, Patrick was a Legal Intern for Zingaro and Cretella LLC where he worked on active case files in the Connecticut Superior Court. He also was a Council on Legal Education Opportunity Summer Pre-Law Program associate.

As a Law and Public Policy Scholar, Patrick is working for Sandy Hook Promise Legal Department. He has an interest in gun reform, civil rights litigation, and racial inequalities and inequities.

Mikiko Galpin, LAW ’24, is a 2022 Law and Public Policy scholar at Temple University Beasley School of Law where he serves as a student coordinator for the Temple Law Name Change Project and Secretary for the International Law Society. Mikiko graduated from the University of British Columbia with a B.F.A. in Creative Writing.

During his undergraduate studies, he participated in a research seminar abroad in Poland and published a paper through the Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum focusing on the lack of acknowledgement for the Romani genocide during World War II. Mikiko has also published work in both fiction and nonfiction, exploring the experiences of marginalized identities, particularly transgender men.

This summer, Mikiko is interning with the National LGBTQ Task Force as a Holley Policy Law Fellow. Mikiko’s policy interests include LGBTQ+ rights and international human rights with a focus on atrocity prevention.

Michael Creighton LAW ’24 is a Law & Public Policy Scholar and Beasley Scholar at the Temple University James E. Beasley School of Law. Michael graduated summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from Villanova University with his B.A. in Political Science in December 2020.

A lifelong resident of Pennsylvania, Michael’s first experience in public service was as a student representative on his public school board. During and after college, Michael served in several positions in state and local government, including the Pennsylvania General Assembly.

As a student, Michael has engaged in numerous initiatives aimed at promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion in the classroom and throughout campus life. Michael is proud to be the first member of his family to pursue a law degree.

Michael’s policy interests include civil rights, labor and the economy, and the environment.

This summer, Michael will be serving as a Law Clerk for the American Law Division of the Congressional Research Service in the Library of Congress.

Melanie Kersey, LAW ’24, is a Law and Public Policy Scholar and Law Faculty Scholar at Temple University Beasley School of Law. Melanie graduated from the University of Arizona with a Bachelor of Science in Public Management and Policy in 2018, and a Master of Public Administration in 2019.

Prior to law school, Melanie held various administrative and coordination positions at the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education, Pima County Attorney’s Office, University of Arizona, and the Town of Oro Valley. While at the Pima County Attorney’s Office, Melanie worked within the Training Division to coordinate and manage all training for the Criminal Division attorneys. Working side-by-side with talented and passionate prosecutors solidified Melanie’s interest in criminal justice and inspired her desire to become a lawyer. Melanie also has extensive experience in theatre arts and has worked to merge this interest with her passion for public service. In 2018, while serving as an Ensemble Member with the Winding Road Theatre Ensemble, she developed and produced a concert of the musical Spring Awakening as a fundraiser for Planned Parenthood Arizona.

This summer, Melanie will be working at the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia. Her policy interests include criminal justice reform, specifically relating to drug crimes and the prosecution of those suffering from addiction, and reproductive rights.

Megan Palmer LAW ’24 is a Law & Public Policy Scholar at Temple University Beasley School of Law. She graduated from Brigham Young University in 2020 with a B.A. in Communication with an Emphasis in Public Relations and minors in both Business Management and Nonprofit Management.

Prior to law school, Megan served as a teacher-aide and freelancer for food bloggers across the country. She taught elementary-age children braille, technology, and daily living skills. She often spoke with parents about their rights and tools of advocacy available to them. After the school year ended, Megan created a small summer camp to help students continue to learn how to cook, clean, and conduct daily living skills. While teaching, Megan spent her time freelancing for food bloggers. She helped publish two cookbooks, coordinate events, create content, and test out the delicious food.

As a 2022 Law & Public Policy Scholar, Megan is interning at the Tax Division of the U.S. Department of Justice. Her policy interests include tech innovation, tax, and health law.

Marianne Uy LAW ‘24 is a 2022 Law & Public Policy Scholar and Beasley Scholar at Temple University Beasley School of Law. At Temple, Marianne is involved with the Asian Pacific American Law Student Association (APALSA) and will serve as a Student Attorney for The Sheller Center for Social Justice – Social Justice Lawyering Clinic.

Marianne is a graduate of Cornell University, where she studied Industrial and Labor Relations and Business. At Cornell, Marianne developed an interest in labor and employment law. This interest deepened at CooperVision and Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC, where Marianne managed human resource and compliance policies, led the summer internship programs, and oversaw client communications.

This summer, Marianne has the privilege of interning for the National Labor Relations Board – Office of the Executive Secretary. She looks forward to further exploring her policy interests in labor and employment, and immigration.

Adamari Rodriguez LAW ’24 is a 2022 Law & Public Policy Scholar. Originally from Millsboro, Delaware, Adamari is a 2021 graduate of the University of Delaware with a degree in International Relations and a concentration in Latin American Development.

At Temple, Adamari has been involved in First Generation Owls and the Latin American Law Student Association (LALSA).

Prior to attending Temple Law, Adamari interned at the Biden Institute School of Public Policy and Administration in Newark, DE where she aided in conducting research and coordinating events to enhance civic discourse for University of Delaware students. Adamari was also President of her sorority Lambda Theta Alpha Latin Sorority, Inc. as well as Vice President of Dark Arts Performing Dance Company. In the Winter of 2020, Adamari studied abroad in Argentina where she took political science courses about Argentinean history and culture.

During the Law and Public Policy Summer Program, Adamari will be exploring the history of immigration amnesty initiatives. This summer Adamari is interning at Palladino, Isbell, Casazza LLC, an immigration firm in Philadelphia that provides universal representation on various immigration issues from marriage, adjustment of status, naturalization, and removal proceedings.

Madeline Schonberger, LAW ’24, is a 2022 Law and Public Policy Scholar and a Beasley Scholar at the Temple University Beasley School of Law. At Temple, she is an active member of the Jewish Law Student’s Association and Women’s Law Caucus. Madeline graduated from the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Arts and Sciences summa cum laude with a B.A. in Political Science, Philosophy and Economics.

Prior to law school Madeline spent two years in the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF). There, Madeline served in the Israeli Air Force’s aerial defense unit as an interceptor at the patriot missile. After her release, she cofounded a sock company with a give-back initiative to support lone soldiers of the IDF.

As a Law and Public Policy Scholar, Madeline will be interning with in the Department of Justice, Office of Immigration Litigation, Appellate Court. Her policy interests include general data privacy, cyber security law, international trade, and the nexus between immigration and privacy law.

Lucas Masin-Moyer, LAW ’24, is a 2022 Law & Public Policy Scholar at Temple University Beasley School of Law. Lucas graduated cum laude from the University of Notre Dame in 2019 with a B.A. in American Studies and Political Science. At Notre Dame, Lucas was the Assistant Managing Editor of The Observer and worked with Project HOME in Philadelphia as a participant in the University’s Summer Service Learning Program.

Lucas further earned his M.Ed. from Notre Dame in 2021 while teaching 5th and 6th grade Language Arts, Social Studies and Religion in Minnesota as part of the ACE Teaching Fellows program. During his time as a teaching fellow, Lucas also served as basketball coach and completed a capstone project on how to create effective classroom communities in multilingual classrooms.

At Temple Law, Lucas serves as a 1L rep for the FirstGen Law Owls and has participated in the National Lawyers Guild’s expungement clinic.

This summer, Lucas will be working for Internet2, a non-profit organization geared at providing technology solutions to government entities, higher education, and research institutions. His policy interests include educational equity, access to bi-lingual education, and international treaty-making.

Carson Taylor, LAW ’24, is a 2022 Law & Public Policy Scholar at Temple University Beasley School of Law. Carson Graduated from the University of Kansas in 2020 with a Bachelor of Arts in History and Political Science. While at Kansas, Carson acted as the secretary of the Legal Education Acceleration Program and presented his thesis on the global ramifications of South Africa’s voluntary denuclearization in the early 1990s to the Kansas Historical Society.

Prior to attending Temple Law, Carson worked with The Borgen Project to lobby Congress to increase the foreign aid budget. There, he promoted humanitarian intervention into underdeveloped regions of the globe by persuading representatives to sponsor bills to financially assist education, healthcare, and peacebuilding international organizations.

After completion of this internship, Carson spent a year working for Keystone Human Services to provide individualized legal and medical advocacy for minors who reside in group homes in central Connecticut. In this position, Carson acted as a shift manager who planned educational and entertaining outings to create a sense of normalcy in their lives during the most isolating periods of the COVID-19 pandemic. Carson’s pursuit of a JD arises from the combination of his interests in assisting disadvantaged populations, child welfare, human rights, and national security.

For the summer of 2022, Carson will be interning at the National Association of Council for Children to assist in research on child welfare.

Hanna Pfeiffer, LAW ’24, is a Law & Public Policy Scholar at Temple University Beasley School of Law, where she is a student representative for National Lawyers Guild and the Student Public Interest Network. Hanna graduated with honors from the University of Chicago with a major in Public Policy Studies. Her honors thesis, “Bail Reform in Chicago: Using Novel Data to Evaluate General Order 18.8A” focused on evaluating a new bail reform policy in Chicago, Illinois.

Prior to attending law school, Hanna worked on the trade floor at BP, first as a maritime analyst tracking crude oil flows, and next as a low-carbon analyst, calculating supply and demand for three different kinds of carbon credits. Hanna is passionate about reducing global carbon emissions via system-wide policy and closing loopholes in existing carbon policy regulation.

Hanna is also passionate about decarceration. During her undergraduate studies, Hanna interned at the Public Defender’s office in LaGrange, Kentucky, where she investigated cases, met with clients in court and in jail, and reviewed text and call logs. She was also a trained court-watcher. She attended bail hearings in Chicago to record whether judges were considering a defendant’s ability to pay when assessing bail. In addition, she interned at the Illinois Justice Project, a nonprofit that advocates for criminal justice reform efforts and reduce recidivism. While there, she contributed to an Illinois Task Force Report on sex offenses and sex offender policy.

As a Law and Public Policy Scholar, Hanna is interning at the U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Division. Aviation, Space, & Admiralty Litigation Section in Washington, D.C. She is eager to learn more about the intersection of aviation, admiralty, and climate policy.

Aamy Kuldip LAW ’24 is a Law and Public Policy Scholar and Conwell Scholar at Temple University Beasley School of Law. Aamy graduated with a Bachelors of Arts from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. At Temple, she is actively involved in the South Asian Law Student Association and the If/When/How Lawyering for Reproductive Justice organizations.

Prior to law school, Aamy worked with the North Carolina Coalition Against Sexual Assault (NCCASA). At NCCASA, Aamy assisted in researching abusive litigation and anti-human trafficking policies. She also worked to advance efforts to promote paid sick leave and paid maternity leave policies in the state.

This summer, Aamy is interning with the International Association of Women Judges, a non-profit organization working to advance international human rights and equality. Her policy interest lies within human/victim rights, sexual exploitation, and criminal justice reform.

Livia Luan, LAW ’23, is a 2022 Law and Public Policy Scholar and a Rubin-Presser Social Justice Fellow at Temple University Beasley School of Law. During law school, Livia has interned for the ACLU of Pennsylvania, Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC, and has worked as a student attorney in the Social Justice Lawyering Clinic. As a second-year law student, Livia served as a co-president of the Asian Pacific American Law Student Association and a staff editor for the Temple International and Comparative Law Journal. She is also the Managing Editor and Diversity Editor for the next volume of the journal.

Prior to law school, Livia worked as a programs associate and executive assistant at Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC, where she advocated for humane immigration policies and equitable technology and telecommunications policies. She received a B.A. in Government from Georgetown University in 2018.

This summer, Livia will be a summer associate at the Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection at Georgetown Law. Her policy interests include immigrants’ rights, workers’ rights, First Amendment rights, and education justice.

Kemberly Viveros, LAW ’24, is a 2022 Law and Public Scholar and Conwell Scholar at Temple University Beasley School of Law. At Temple Law, she is active in the Student Public Interest Network and the National Lawyers Guild.

Kemberly graduated magna cum laude from George Mason University in 2020 with a Bachelor of Arts in Criminology, Law, and Society, and a minor in Forensic Psychology. She spent a semester interning at the Criminal Justice Clinic at Georgetown University Law Center where she worked closely with attorneys in all aspects of pre-trial preparation to provide persons charged with criminal offenses access to legal services.

This summer, Kemberly is interning with the Institute of Law, Innovation, and Technology, a newly founded institute advocating for more effective regulations regarding emerging technologies and their impact on human rights. Her policy interests lie within the intersection of racial justice and technology.

Joan Fernandez is a Law and Public Policy Scholar and a Rubin-Presser Social Justice Fellow at Temple University Beasley School of Law. A first-generation and low-income Dominican immigrant, he has always taken a profound interest in his clients’ legal battles.

Before law school, Joan served as a Community Fellow with the Immigrant Justice Corps (IJC), the nation’s first immigration legal fellowship program. The late Honorable Robert A. Katzmann, Former Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, created IJC to recruit, train, and populate the immigration field with the highest quality legal advocates. As an IJC fellow, Joan helped spearhead the program’s expansion into Long Island, New York, a region with one of the highest rates of unaccompanied child resettlement nationwide. It also has a corresponding unmet need for direct legal services. Joan then served as a U.S. Department of Justice Fully Accredited Representative with Central American Legal Assistance (CALA), a New York City-based nonprofit organization that provides low-cost and free legal services to asylum seekers. As a Fully Accredited Representative, Joan helped hundreds of asylees obtain permanent residence and reunite with their loved ones after prolonged and forced family separation. In doing so, he helped his clients collectively save about half a million dollars in prohibitively expensive immigration filing fees. He also directly represented asylum seekers in removal proceedings before the New York City Immigration Courts.

Joan graduated from Princeton University with an A.B. in History and a Certificate in the Program of Latin American Studies. He is fluent in Spanish and Portuguese.

This summer, Joan will be interning with the National Immigration Project of the National Lawyers Guild (NIPNLG), a national nonprofit organization that for fifty years has served as a progressive source of advocacy-oriented legal support on issues critical to immigrants’ rights. He will help NIPNLG provide technical assistance and support to community-based immigrant organizations, legal practitioners, and all advocates seeking and working to advance the rights of noncitizens. Joan hopes to sharpen his legal advocacy skills and to use them to inform humane immigration policy change efforts.

James Dykman, LAW ’24, is a Law & Public Policy Scholar, Beasley Scholar, and Weisman Family Fellow at Temple University Beasley School of Law.

Before law school, James worked as a legal assistant for the Law Offices of Peter J. Stanton, a boutique commercial litigation firm in San Antonio, Texas. While in San Antonio, James centered his community advocacy on police accountability after the George Floyd protests. He developed the most comprehensive database on San Antonio police officer terminations and became a board member and data and policy analyst for FixSAPD. After helping to bring a proposition to the May 2021 City Council Election ballot, James represented FixSAPD in a live television debate against the San Antonio Police Officers’ Association.

Since college, James has performed for a variety of musical groups, including the Trinity University Chamber Singers Chorus, St. Mark’s Episcopal Church Choir, and Nathan Felix Productions. He intends to become a member of the Singing Owl Community Choir in the fall of 2022.

James graduated from Trinity University in December 2016 with a B.S. in Mathematical Finance and a minor in Vocal Performance.

During the summer of 2022, James is interning with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia. His main policy interest is policing reform, specifically law enforcement officer unionization, public record transparency, and police oversight and disciplinary reform.

Hyo Jin Lee, LAW ’24, is a 2022 Law & Public Policy Scholar at Temple University Beasley School of Law. She is a 1L representative of the Health Law Society, International Law Society, and Asian Pacific American Law Student Association. Hyo Jin graduated from Ewha Womans University with a bachelor’s in political science and international studies (double major) and got her master’s in international studies at Seoul National University.

Hyo Jin worked in the food industry of South Korea, Japan, and the US, teaching cooking classes, writing cookbooks, catering parties, and developing recipes. While working, Hyo Jin got her culinary degree from Le Cordon Bleu and her second master’s in nutrition and food studies at New York University. She volunteered at the Museum of Food and Drink in New York and was a social media team member at NYU. This summer, Hyo Jin is an intern with the Food and Agriculture Department of the Consumer Federation of America, a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing consumer interest through research, advocacy, and education. Hyo Jin’s interests include FDA and USDA regulations, food labeling, nutrition education, and food policy reform.

Lydia Hurtado, LAW ’23, is a 2022 Law & Public Policy Scholar at Temple University Beasley School of Law. Lydia graduated from the College of William & Mary in 2017 with a B.A. in Hispanic Studies and a minor in Sociology. Her policy interests include economic and environmental justice, immigrant rights, and community-led development.

Upon graduation, Lydia worked for three years as a paralegal with the Pennsylvania Farmworker Project providing legal assistance and community education to low-wage farmworkers. There she learned the importance of holistic solutions in the pursuit of true justice and lasting change.

While a student at Temple, Lydia has served as co-chair of the Student Public Interest Network’s Diversity and Inclusion Committee and as a representative for the Student Wellness Association and the Latin American Law Student Association. She is also the founder and president of Visual and Interactive Techniques for All Legal Learners (VITALL),

In the summer of 2021, Lydia interned with the Ceiba Latino Equitable Development Collective (LEDC), a coalition of ten organizations advocating for the needs of Latinx communities in Philadelphia. This experience furthered her interest in empowerment-based approaches to community development.

This summer, Lydia will serve as a Land & Environmental Justice Fellow at Namati, an international organization dedicated to placing the power of law into the people’s hands.

Helena Hanson ‘LAW 23 is a 2022 Law and Public Policy Scholar, a Beasley Scholar, and an Institute for International Law and Public Policy Fellow at the Temple James E. Beasley School of Law. She is also a coordinator for the American Society for International Law’s Women in International Law Interest Group Mentoring Program.

Originally from Washington D.C., Helena graduated from Bryn Mawr College in 2019, majoring in Political Science, with concentrations in History and Arabic. Whilst at Bryn Mawr, she studied abroad at the UCL’s School of Oriental and African Studies in London, where she focused on international dispute settlement and improving her Arabic proficiency. Prior to beginning law school, Helena worked as a law clerk for an LGBTQ+ estate planning and family law firm in Philadelphia, where she honed her transactional skills and worked one-on-one to develop strong client relationships. In her free time, she enjoyed promoting sustainable farming practices on her family’s beef farm.

For Summer 2022, Helena is interning as an Honors Scholar with the SEC’s International Office, working with bilateral investment treaties and import-export disputes for foreign companies trading within the U.S.

Ethan Benoff, LAW ’24, is a 2022 Law & Public Policy Scholar at Temple University Beasley School of Law.

Ethan graduated from Tulane University in New Orleans, LA with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and History. Throughout Ethan’s four years at Tulane, he worked for Democratic political strategist James Carville as a policy assistant. Under James Carville, Ethan was able to work on numerous local and national political elections across the southeastern United States.

After Ethan’s graduation from Tulane in 2019, he stayed in New Orleans and served as the campaign manager for a Louisiana State House candidate running to be the first openly-gay elected official in Louisiana’s history. Ethan then moved to Phoenix, AZ where he managed a campaign for the U.S. House of Representative in Arizona’s 6th Congressional District.

Ethan’s passion for public interest and policy is what inspired his decision to attend Temple Law, where he was selected to serve as the 1L representative for the Temple Law Democrats.

As a Law & Public Policy Scholar, Ethan will be working as a policy and legal intern for a Philadelphia based healthcare start-up called NueroFlow, aimed at reducing barriers to healthcare access for those suffering from mental health disorders. In the fall of 2022, Ethan will work for the U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Division, Aviation, Space, and Admiralty Section. His policy interest include health law and criminal justice reform, primarily focused on issues surrounding the death penalty.

Emily Lawson LAW ’24 is a 2022 Law & Public Policy Scholar and a Beasley Scholar at Temple University Beasley School of Law. She graduated summa cum laude from Boston University with a B.A. in Political Science with minors in African Studies and French. Prior to law school, Emily worked at Health Resources in Action, a non-profit public health research institute, where she provided operations support for a variety of projects including community health assessments, health equity grantmaking initiatives, and women’s behavioral health assessments.

As a Law & Public Policy Scholar, Emily will be interning with the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO), a non-profit organization with a mission to improve the health communities by strengthening and advocating for local health departments. She will join the HIV, STI, and Viral Hepatitis Team for the summer of 2022, where the focus of her research will be identifying legal barriers to harm reduction policies and programs.

Emily Harris, LAW ’24, is a 2022 Law & Public Policy Scholar and a Beasley Scholar at Temple University Beasley School of Law. She graduated from Saint Louis University with a B.A. in Classical Humanities and a minor in Latin.

Prior to law school, Emily worked as a mathematics teacher at a Title I middle school in Atlanta, GA. She taught English Language Learner students, many of whom were refugees and recent immigrants from all around the world. After school, she volunteered with the mathematics enrichment program to assist students who required supplemental instruction. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Emily pivoted to working one-on-one with students in remote learning environments to ensure their academic success.

During law school, Emily has volunteered with the Temple Law Name Change Project, providing legal name change services to low-income, transgender clients in Philadelphia. She served as the Social Media and Marketing chair for the Student Public Interest Network and was also a 1L representative for the Women’s Law Caucus.

For summer 2022, Emily is interning as a McLeary Law Fellow with the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) legal department. Her policy interests include the intersection of K-12 public school education and LGBTQ+ rights.

Dorothy Hayes LAW ’24, is a 2022 Law & Public Policy Scholar at the Temple University Beasley School of Law. Dorothy graduated from the University of Pittsburgh in 2016 with a B.S. in Chemistry and Business Administration.

Prior to law school, Dorothy spent several years working for a medical device company in various finance positions. As a project controller, Dorothy managed finances for supply chain projects, including the construction of a new manufacturing facility in Shanghai. As a finance team lead, Dorothy was on a global task force to modernize the company’s customer service organization.

As a Law & Public Policy Scholar, Dorothy is interning with the Temple University Institute for Law, Innovation & Technology (iLIT). She is part of a new team working at the intersection of technology and society with a mission to deliver equity and break down silos in tech fields and workplaces.

Don Arrington, LAW ’24, is a Law & Public Policy Scholar and a Rubin-Presser Social Justice Fellow at Temple University Beasley School of Law. While at Temple he has served as the 1L Representative for the National Lawyers Guild’s Pardons Clinic.

Don graduated summa cum laude from California State University, Northridge in 2020 with a bachelor’s degree in Cinema and Television Arts. He comes to law school with a background in community organizing, having worked to address various social issues including access to housing, food equity, prisoner support, income inequality, and systemic racism. Before coming to Temple, he worked as a tutor and mentor assisting first-generation students with navigating the college admissions process through Upward Bound.

Don is dedicated to indigent defense. He is also interested in impact and appellate litigation around civil and human rights issues. His policy interests include dismantling the carceral state, systemic racism, and institutionalized oppression more broadly. As a Law and Public Policy Scholar, Don is working as a law clerk at the Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia in their Appellate Division.

Carley Felzer, LAW ’24, is a Law & Public Policy Scholar at Temple University Beasley School of Law. During her first year at Temple, Carley was a 1L Representative for the American Constitution Society and the Temple Law Democrats. Carley graduated in 2021 as a University Honors Scholar from New York University’s College of Arts and Science with a B.A. in Politics and minors in Public Policy and Management, History, and Child and Adolescent Mental Health Studies.

While in college, Carley served as an Executive Editor and Vice President of the Undergraduate Law Review at NYU, publishing a comment on recent First Amendment jurisprudence. She pursued a variety of internships in politics and public policy, including in the offices of former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand. She also worked on the 2018 campaign of New York State Attorney General Letitia James.

As a Law & Public Policy Scholar, Carley is serving as a law clerk with the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Her policy interests include First Amendment rights, voting rights, and reproductive justice.

Cara Costanzo, LAW ’24, is a Law and Public Policy Scholar at Temple University Beasley School of Law. Cara is an active member of the law school community, where she served as a 1L Representative for the Student Public Interest Network, as well as the Women’s Law Caucus.

Cara graduated from The Schreyer Honors College at The Pennsylvania State University, where she earned a Bachelor of Science in Supply Chain Management and Information Systems and a minor in Economics. Cara wrote her thesis on best practices for eradicating forced labor from the apparel supply chain. Prior to law school, Cara spent four years at KPMG LLP as a consultant in the Advisory Practice where she helped companies undergo business transformation initiatives.

As a Law and Public Policy Scholar, Cara will be interning with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia. Cara’s primary policy interests include voting rights, reproductive justice, and structural legislative reform.

Joseph Campbell, LAW ’24, is a 2022 Law and Public Policy Scholar and an evening student at Temple University Beasley School of Law. In addition to his law studies, Joe also Teaches Biology in the International Bachelorette Program at The Central High School of Philadelphia. He graduated from Temple University in 2017 with a B.S. in Biology.

At Temple, Joe is a member of the Giles Rich Memorial Moot Court Team, which advanced to the national semifinals and won the award for the best brief. He represents his class as Vice President and is active in the Intellectual Property Law Society. Additionally, Joe worked with Professors Margolis and Levy as a Teaching Assistant and Professor Laura Little as a writing assistant.

As a Law and Public Policy Scholar, Joe is a summer law clerk for Schwartz & Ballen LLP. He is interested in Antitrust, Consumer Protection, and Intellectual Property Litigation.

Austin Kurtanich, LAW ’24, is a 2022 Law and Public Policy Scholar and Conwell Scholar at Temple Beasley School of Law. At Temple, he is active in the Student Public Interest Network and the Latin American Law Student Association. Austin graduated from Pennsylvania State University in 2020 with a B.A. in International Politics.

Before law school, Austin spent three years as a facilitator at World in Conversation (WinC), a center for public diplomacy associated with Penn State. At WinC, he worked with the global exchange program and led dialogues between Penn State students and global partners in Afghanistan, Palestine, Colombia, and Iraq. Prior to that, Austin was a summer research assistant for the American Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, a civil rights organization.

As a Law and Public Policy Scholar, Austin is working for the Nationalities Service Center with its Fund to Immigrant Justice (FIJ) initiative. The FIJ’s primary focus will be handling Afghan arrival cases. Austin has an interest in immigration law.

Asher Young LAW ’24 is a Law and Public Policy Scholar and Law Faculty Scholar at Temple University Beasley School of Law. Asher graduated from Wesleyan University in 2017 with a dual degree in Government and Hispanic Literatures and Cultures. At Temple Law, Asher serves on the executive board for the American Constitution Society and is an active member of Temple Law’s Student Public Interest Network.

Prior to law school, Asher spent four years working at Bennett Midland, a civic sector consulting firm in New York City that works exclusively with non-profits, government agencies, and philanthropic foundations. At Bennett Midland, Asher supported local and state government agencies on program design and policy analysis, including coordinating efforts across New York City’s criminal and juvenile justice systems to implement bail reform legislation and other juvenile justice reforms. He also worked with human services and health equity non-profits on their strategic planning efforts, focusing on operational analysis and impact measurement. Prior to working at Bennett Midland, Asher served as a research assistant for Professor Sonali Chakravarti at Wesleyan University, providing research and editing support for her most recent book about civic education and the American jury system.

As a 2022 Law and Public Policy Scholar, Asher will serve as a legal intern with the Administrative Conference of the United States. Asher’s policy interests include government agency operations and making public programs and resources more accessible to vulnerable communities.

Alyssa Kennedy, LAW ’24, is a 2022 Law & Public Scholar and Rubin-Presser Social Justice Fellow at Temple University Beasley School of Law. Alyssa is involved in the Community Service Committee of the Student Public Interest Network, a volunteer with Temple’s Name Change Project, a member of If/When/How: Lawyering Justice Clinic and the National Lawyers Guild, and co-founder of Temple’s Housing Justice Initiative.

Alyssa graduated magna cum laude as a Benjamin Franklin Scholar from the University of Pennsylvania in December 2016 with a B.A. in Health & Societies with a concentration in Health Policy & Law and double minor in Economic Policy and American Public Policy. In January 2017, Alyssa submatriculated into Penn’s Pearlman School of Medicine’s Master of Public Health (MPH) program.

While pursuing her MPH, Alyssa worked at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in the Infectious Disease Department managing the HIV Outpatient and Ryan White Program. In this position, she administered and assured compliance with the federal Ryan White Program, including quality improvement and access assessments. Alyssa also developed solutions to improve patient and clinical staff education and provided trainings to support optimal outcomes in light of patients’ care coverage and support systems. Additionally, she advocated for changes to treatment algorithms to include considerations of patient’s social and economic factors.

Alyssa continues to engage with the Philadelphia community through extensive volunteer work with public health-oriented non-profit and mutual aid organizations. Through these experiences, Alyssa learned about the failures of existing social and legislative policies. These are not theoretical or academic learnings, but tangible, often stark realizations about the desperate need for focused and informed public and private solutions necessary to achieve health equity and restorative justice. As a Law & Public Policy Scholar, Alyssa is working as a legal intern at the Department of Health & Human Services in the Office of General Counsel. Upon graduating from Temple, she is excited to apply her new legal skills championing and advocating for equitable public health policy

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.

Bri Murphy, LAW ’24, is a 2022 Executive Law & Public Policy Scholar and rising 3L Evening student at Temple University Beasley School of Law. Bri graduated from Temple University in 2012 with a degree in Religion and Visual Anthropology. In 2019, she completed a certificate course at the University of Pennsylvania in in program for Social Impact Strategy

Prior to Law School, Bri spent nearly a decade working for nonprofits in the Greater Philadelphia Area with a specialized focus in trauma sensitivity, mental health recovery, and justice. Bri’s most influential teachers and organizers are the incarcerated leaders she has met as an active member of community groups and direct services. She believes in a participatory approach to justice, accountability, liberation, and the legal profession.

Becky Struwe, Evening Division, LAW ’24, is a 2022 Executive Law and Public Policy Scholar at Temple University Beasley School of Law. Becky received a BA in Global Affairs from George Mason University and an MA in International Relations (with concentrations in International Law and Economics) from the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies.

Becky was a Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellow and spent the first five years of her career as a Foreign Service Officer. During her time with the State Department, Becky worked on the Egypt and NATO desks and spent two years as a consular officer in Casablanca, Morocco. Since leaving State, Becky has worked in a variety of roles in higher education and corporate compliance. She currently works as a senior compliance associate for Hudson Advisors L.P., a registered investment adviser.

Becky’s policy interests encompass both more “traditional” international law issues, particularly nonproliferation regimes, as well as international regulatory issues such as sanctions, financial crimes, and Foreign Corrupt Practices Act compliance.