2016-2017 ACS at YLS Board
Will Bloom, Co-President (3L)
Will Bloom is a 3L. Born in Allentown, PA, he graduated from Northwestern University in 2013 with a B.A. in American Studies and Political Science. Before law school, he worked in labor and community organizing, political campaigns, and policy think tanks. He is particularly interested in the labor movement, immigration policy, and economic justice.
Natalia Nazarewicz, Co-President (3L)
Natalia Nazarewicz studied public health at Brown University and worked several years for domestic and international healthcare-related nonprofits before starting law school. She was born in Poland and grew up in East Tennessee, but considers Rhode Island home.
Natalia Nazarewicz studied public health at Brown University and worked several years for domestic and international healthcare-related nonprofits before starting law school. She was born in Poland and grew up in East Tennessee, but considers Rhode Island home.
Megha Ram, Vice President for Programming
Megha Ram is a 2L. She graduated from UC San Diego in 2013 with a B.A. in International Studies-Economics. Megha has worked as a research associate at the UC Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation, a health educator at Sasha Bruce Youthwork, and a legal intern at the Department of Justice Civil Rights Division.
Megha Ram is a 2L. She graduated from UC San Diego in 2013 with a B.A. in International Studies-Economics. Megha has worked as a research associate at the UC Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation, a health educator at Sasha Bruce Youthwork, and a legal intern at the Department of Justice Civil Rights Division.
Nick Werle, Vice President for Programming
Nick Werle is in his second year at Yale Law School and focuses on white collar crime, economic justice, and drug policy reform. Prior to law school, Nick pursued studied economics, finance, and financial crime as a Marshall Scholar at University College London and the London School of Economics. Nick has also worked as an investigative analyst in the Major Economic Crimes Bureau at the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office and interned in the Investor Protection Bureau of the New York State Attorney General’s Office and the Special Victims Bureau of the Queens District Attorney’s Office.
Nick Werle is in his second year at Yale Law School and focuses on white collar crime, economic justice, and drug policy reform. Prior to law school, Nick pursued studied economics, finance, and financial crime as a Marshall Scholar at University College London and the London School of Economics. Nick has also worked as an investigative analyst in the Major Economic Crimes Bureau at the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office and interned in the Investor Protection Bureau of the New York State Attorney General’s Office and the Special Victims Bureau of the Queens District Attorney’s Office.
Alda Yuan, Vice President for Programming
Alda Yuan is a 2L. She graduated from Hunter College, part of the CUNY system, where she majored in Biochemistry and History. She grew up on Long Island but her family has since decamped to northern Virginia.
Alda Yuan is a 2L. She graduated from Hunter College, part of the CUNY system, where she majored in Biochemistry and History. She grew up on Long Island but her family has since decamped to northern Virginia.
Rich Medina, Vice President for Mentorship and Career Development
Rich Medina is a second-year student at Yale Law School. Originally from Upper Saddle River, NJ, he graduated from Columbia University in 2013 with a BA in Economics and Political Science. Rich worked on Democratic campaigns before law school, most recently at the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. He is interested in international law, political law, and civil rights.
Rich Medina is a second-year student at Yale Law School. Originally from Upper Saddle River, NJ, he graduated from Columbia University in 2013 with a BA in Economics and Political Science. Rich worked on Democratic campaigns before law school, most recently at the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. He is interested in international law, political law, and civil rights.
Jacob Zionce, Vice President for Mentorship and Career Development
Jacob Zionce is a 2L from Toronto, Canada and Charleston, South Carolina. He graduated from Duke University in 2015, where he majored in Political Science and minored in Arabic. Outside of his involvement with ACS, Jacob is also the president of the Yale Political Law Society. He has spent time working for the Campaign Legal Center and the Mark Warner for Senate campaign, and is passionate about election law and voting rights.
Jacob Zionce is a 2L from Toronto, Canada and Charleston, South Carolina. He graduated from Duke University in 2015, where he majored in Political Science and minored in Arabic. Outside of his involvement with ACS, Jacob is also the president of the Yale Political Law Society. He has spent time working for the Campaign Legal Center and the Mark Warner for Senate campaign, and is passionate about election law and voting rights.
Jeremy Pilaar, Vice President for Mentorship and Career Development
Jeremy Pilaar is a 2L at Yale Law School. Prior to law school, he worked as a paralegal at a boutique employment litigation firm in Washington, D.C. Jeremy is co-President of the Yale Law Democrats, Managing Editor of the Yale Law & Policy Review, and a member of the San Francisco Affirmative Litigation Project (SFALP). He is currently writing on state tax policy under Professor Anne Alstott and serving as an RA for Professor Daniel Markovits. He holds a B.A. in Political Economy from UC Berkeley and an M.Phil. in Comparative Social Policy from the University of Oxford.
Jeremy Pilaar is a 2L at Yale Law School. Prior to law school, he worked as a paralegal at a boutique employment litigation firm in Washington, D.C. Jeremy is co-President of the Yale Law Democrats, Managing Editor of the Yale Law & Policy Review, and a member of the San Francisco Affirmative Litigation Project (SFALP). He is currently writing on state tax policy under Professor Anne Alstott and serving as an RA for Professor Daniel Markovits. He holds a B.A. in Political Economy from UC Berkeley and an M.Phil. in Comparative Social Policy from the University of Oxford.
Valerie D. Comenencia Ortiz, Vice President for Membership and Community Engagement
Valerie D. Comenencia Ortiz is a 2L at Yale Law School. Originally from Caguas, Puerto Rico, Valerie attended Columbia University, where she earned a B.A. in Human Rights and an M.I.A in Economic and Political Development.
Valerie D. Comenencia Ortiz is a 2L at Yale Law School. Originally from Caguas, Puerto Rico, Valerie attended Columbia University, where she earned a B.A. in Human Rights and an M.I.A in Economic and Political Development.
Leah Scaduto, Vice President for Membership and Community Engagement
Leah Scaduto is a 2L. Originally from Dallas, Texas, Leah graduated from Arizona State University in 2015 with a B.A. in English Literature and Political Science.
Leah Scaduto is a 2L. Originally from Dallas, Texas, Leah graduated from Arizona State University in 2015 with a B.A. in English Literature and Political Science.
David Miller, Vice President for Membership and Community Engagement
David Miller is a 2L at Yale Law School. A Massachusetts native, he graduated from Harvard College with an A.B. in Social Studies, and from the University of Cambridge with an M.Phil in International Relations. His thesis and dissertation focused on various aspects of torture in asymmetric conflicts.
David Miller is a 2L at Yale Law School. A Massachusetts native, he graduated from Harvard College with an A.B. in Social Studies, and from the University of Cambridge with an M.Phil in International Relations. His thesis and dissertation focused on various aspects of torture in asymmetric conflicts.
Henry Weaver, Vice President for Scholarship
Henry Weaver is a second-year J.D. candidate, interested in pursuing a career in economic justice and environmental law. He spent the summer of 2016 in central Appalachia representing individuals and community organizations struggling with the legacy costs of coal. He grew up in Rochester, New York, and graduated from Amherst College in 2013.
Henry Weaver is a second-year J.D. candidate, interested in pursuing a career in economic justice and environmental law. He spent the summer of 2016 in central Appalachia representing individuals and community organizations struggling with the legacy costs of coal. He grew up in Rochester, New York, and graduated from Amherst College in 2013.
Patrick Baker, Vice President for Scholarship
Patrick Baker is a 2L from Winter Haven, Florida. Before law school, he spent two years teaching literature and writing in an Atlanta middle school, and several months backpacking through New Zealand. Last summer, Patrick worked on impact litigation at the New York Legal Assistance Group. Patrick graduated from Duke University with a degree in English, and is interested in immigration, urban policy, and privacy law. He’s also involved with some student journals.
Patrick Baker is a 2L from Winter Haven, Florida. Before law school, he spent two years teaching literature and writing in an Atlanta middle school, and several months backpacking through New Zealand. Last summer, Patrick worked on impact litigation at the New York Legal Assistance Group. Patrick graduated from Duke University with a degree in English, and is interested in immigration, urban policy, and privacy law. He’s also involved with some student journals.
Heather Richard, Vice President for Scholarship
Heather Richard is a 2L. She grew up in West Hartford, Connecticut with her parents and twin sister. She attended Amherst College, where she double-majored in Law, Jurisprudence, and Social Thought and Spanish Literature. Before law school, she spent two years working as a litigation legal assistant at Sullivan & Cromwell in downtown Manhattan. This past summer, she interned with the ACLU Racial Justice Program.
Heather Richard is a 2L. She grew up in West Hartford, Connecticut with her parents and twin sister. She attended Amherst College, where she double-majored in Law, Jurisprudence, and Social Thought and Spanish Literature. Before law school, she spent two years working as a litigation legal assistant at Sullivan & Cromwell in downtown Manhattan. This past summer, she interned with the ACLU Racial Justice Program.
Joseph Meyers, Vice President for Communications and Advocacy
Joseph Meyers is a 2L. He worked for the Federal Defenders in New York and the Peace Corps in Costa Rica before starting law school. Joseph grew up in Nashville and studied anthropology at Columbia.
Joseph Meyers is a 2L. He worked for the Federal Defenders in New York and the Peace Corps in Costa Rica before starting law school. Joseph grew up in Nashville and studied anthropology at Columbia.
Lina Khan, Vice President for Communications and Advocacy
Lina Khan is a 3L at YLS. Before law school Lina worked as a journalist and policy analyst at New America, where she researched the consolidation of corporate power across America's political economy. She studied political theory at Williams College and grew up in London and New York.
Lina Khan is a 3L at YLS. Before law school Lina worked as a journalist and policy analyst at New America, where she researched the consolidation of corporate power across America's political economy. She studied political theory at Williams College and grew up in London and New York.
Meenu Krishnan, Vice President for Communications and Advocacy
Meenu Krishnan is a 2L at Yale Law School, originally from Johnson City, Tennessee. She is a member of the Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic and worked at the Wikimedia Foundation this past summer. She holds a B.A. in History and Political Science from Wake Forest University and an M.Phil. in International Relations from the University of Cambridge.
Meenu Krishnan is a 2L at Yale Law School, originally from Johnson City, Tennessee. She is a member of the Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic and worked at the Wikimedia Foundation this past summer. She holds a B.A. in History and Political Science from Wake Forest University and an M.Phil. in International Relations from the University of Cambridge.
Bethany Hill, Conference Chair
Bethany Hill graduated from UCLA in 2009 with a degree in Political Science, concentrating in theory. Prior to law school, she tried most gigs under the sun. At YLS, she is on the board of ACS, MHA, LSRJ and the illustrious SCOWLS. She is also a proud member of FGP, TechSoc, and YLBS. Bethany looks forward to the impending utopian world in which technology solves all social ills.
Bethany Hill graduated from UCLA in 2009 with a degree in Political Science, concentrating in theory. Prior to law school, she tried most gigs under the sun. At YLS, she is on the board of ACS, MHA, LSRJ and the illustrious SCOWLS. She is also a proud member of FGP, TechSoc, and YLBS. Bethany looks forward to the impending utopian world in which technology solves all social ills.
Xiaonan April Hu, Vice President for Judiciary
Xiaonan April Hu is a rising 3L at Yale Law School. She graduated from Princeton University in 2014 and majored in sociology. She has worked for a wrongful conviction nonprofit, the Department of Justice Civil Rights Division, and the Constitutional Accountability Center at various points in her life. April is originally from Fairfax County, Virginia. When she isn't trying to tackle the clerkships process, she can usually be found draped over a couch doing her best impression of a Victorian faint.
Xiaonan April Hu is a rising 3L at Yale Law School. She graduated from Princeton University in 2014 and majored in sociology. She has worked for a wrongful conviction nonprofit, the Department of Justice Civil Rights Division, and the Constitutional Accountability Center at various points in her life. April is originally from Fairfax County, Virginia. When she isn't trying to tackle the clerkships process, she can usually be found draped over a couch doing her best impression of a Victorian faint.
Susanna Evarts, Treasurer
Susanna Evarts is a 2L. She graduated from Brown University in 2011 where she majored in Development Studies. Before attending law school, she conducted research on conflicts of interest between doctors and pharmaceutical/device companies, and then worked as a paralegal casehandler in the Health Law Unit at The Legal Aid Society of New York.
Susanna Evarts is a 2L. She graduated from Brown University in 2011 where she majored in Development Studies. Before attending law school, she conducted research on conflicts of interest between doctors and pharmaceutical/device companies, and then worked as a paralegal casehandler in the Health Law Unit at The Legal Aid Society of New York.
Zachary Manfredi, President Emeritus and ACS National Liaison
Zachary Manfredi is a third year student at Yale Law School and a PhD candidate in the Department of Rhetoric at UC Berkeley. He previously served as 2L President of the American Constitution Society. At Yale he is a member of the Worker and Immigrants Rights Advocacy Clinic and a Herbert J. Hansell student fellow at the Center for Global Legal Challenges. His research interests include international human rights, humanitarian and criminal law, as well as domestic immigration law, worker and LGBTQ rights, equal protection jurisprudence and the First Amendment. Prior to coming to Yale he completed a masters degree in political theory as a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford University. He has previously work at the Center for Constitutional Rights, the World Bank Inspections Panel, the Carter Center, Google Inc., and the Oxford Transitional Justice Research Project.
Zachary Manfredi is a third year student at Yale Law School and a PhD candidate in the Department of Rhetoric at UC Berkeley. He previously served as 2L President of the American Constitution Society. At Yale he is a member of the Worker and Immigrants Rights Advocacy Clinic and a Herbert J. Hansell student fellow at the Center for Global Legal Challenges. His research interests include international human rights, humanitarian and criminal law, as well as domestic immigration law, worker and LGBTQ rights, equal protection jurisprudence and the First Amendment. Prior to coming to Yale he completed a masters degree in political theory as a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford University. He has previously work at the Center for Constitutional Rights, the World Bank Inspections Panel, the Carter Center, Google Inc., and the Oxford Transitional Justice Research Project.
