Student Ambassadors

Talk to a current student! The best way to learn about being a student at Northeastern University School of Law is to talk to someone who is already walking the walk. Our Student Ambassadors are happy to answer your questions about life at Northeastern.

Name: Adam Bakow '13
E-mail: bakow.a@husky.neu.edu
Hometown: Lexington, MA
Undergraduate College: Eckerd College
Undergraduate Major: Communication
Areas of Legal Interest: Sports and Entertainment Law, Labor and Employment Law
NUSL Activities: Entertainment and Sports Law Society, Northeastern Employment and Labor Law Association, ABA Labor Law Trial Advocacy Competition
Co-ops: Boston Public Schools - Office of Labor Relations, All Pro Sports and Entertainment Inc.
Hobbies: traveling, football, discovering new food and films

Name: Barry Bisson '13
Email: BarryBisson@gmail.com
Hometown: Worcester, MA
Undergraduate College: Newbury College
Undergraduate Major: Business Administration
Areas of Legal Interest: Litigation, Entertainment Law, Intellectual Property
NUSL Activities: Member of the Governing Council, Member of the Curriculum Committee, Member of the Planning Committee
Co-ops: Clerking for a Massachusetts District Court Judge (Summer 2011)
Hobbies: watching movies, whitewater rafting, bowling, learning to play golf

Name: Julie Butner '13
E-mail: butner.j@husky.neu.edu
Hometown: Odenton, Maryland
Undergraduate College: George Washington University '07
Undergraduate Major: History and Criminal Justice (minored in Political Science and Soccer)
Areas of Interest: Family Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution, LGBT Law
NUSL Activities: Student Bar Association, Queer Caucus, International Alternative Dispute Resolution Society, Admissions Tour Guide, Intramural Soccer and Broomball
Co-ops: PHRGE Fellow at National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty (Washington, D.C.); Children's Law Center of Massachusetts
Hobbies: rugby (playing and reffing), hanging out with my dog, baking, knitting, being an assistant homebrewer

Name:  Eli Cherenfant '13  
E-mail:  echerenfant@gmail.com
Hometown:  Boston, MA
Undergraduate College:  Northeastern University
Undergraduate Major:  International Affairs and Criminal Justice
Areas of Legal Interest: Sports, Entertainment, Litigation
NUSL Activities:  Entertainment and Sports Law Society, Black Law Students Association, IAF society  
Co-ops:  Prisoner's Legal Services; Supreme Judicial Court (Clerk); Botsford, Williamson & Melendez  
Hobbies:  sports, movies, music, chilling

Name:   Kathryn ("Kate") Dahlen '13
E-mail:  katie.dahlen@gmail.com
Hometown:  Plattsburgh, NY
Undergraduate College:  American University (Washington, DC)
Undergraduate Major: Political Science and Communications
Graduate University:  American University (Washington, DC)
Graduate Degree/Area:  M.S. in Justice, Law and Society with a specialization in Corrections Policy
Areas of Legal Interest:   Criminal Law; Immigration; Health Law
NUSL Activities:   NELLA; Domestic Violence Program at Boston Medical Center; Physician Advocacy at Boston University Medical School (collaboration between BU Med School students and NUSL students to explore the integration of medical and legal practices in providing patient care and advocacy services)
Hobbies:   watching sports (I'm a DC sports fan, so I follow the Redskins and the Capitals); taking my goofy english bulldog to the dog park; taking CardioBox classes at the Marino Center; and exploring the Boston area.

Name: Ivria Glass Fried '13
E-mail: ivriafried@gmail.com
Degree Programs: Dual Degree JD and Masters in Environmental Law and Policy (MELP)
Hometown: Lexington, MA
Undergraduate College: University of Vermont
Undergraduate Major: Sociology, Political Science, minor Spanish
Areas of Legal Interest: Environmental Law; Victim Advocacy (focus on rural survivors); Criminal Defense
NUSL Activities: Domestic Violence Institute (DVI); Northeastern Environmental Law Society (NELS); Human Rights Caucus (HRC); Environmental Moot Court
Co-op: Massachusetts Appeals Court (Judge Cohen), Earthjustice, Conservation Law Foundation, Anderson & Kreiger, and Department of Justice Environmental Enforcement Section
Hobbies: rock and ice climbing, backcountry skiing, backpacking, running

Name: Rachel Johnston '15
E-mail: johnston.ra@husky.neu.edu
Hometown: Eugene, Oregon
Undergraduate College: Portland State University
Undergraduate Major: Political Science and Chinese
Areas of Legal Interest: Constitutional Law, International Law
NUSL Activities: International Law Society
Hobbies: gardening, hiking, wine tasting, traveling abroad

Name:  Rob Lazar '13
E-mail:  lazar.r@husky.neu.edu
Hometown:  Newton, MA
Undergraduate College:  Emory University
Undergraduate Major:  Economics
Areas of Legal Interest:  Corporate Law, Securities Law
NUSL Activities:  Northeastern Law Journal, Jewish Law Student Association, Research/Teaching Assistant
Co-ops:  Department of Labor Administrative Law Judges; U.S. Attorney's Office Major Crimes Unit; State Street Bank and Trust Co.
Hobbies:  home-brewing, swimming

Name:   Jason McGraw '15
E-mail:  mcgraw.jason@gmail.com
Hometown:  Baltimore, MD
Undergraduate College:  Salisbury University (Salisbury, MD)
Undergraduate Major: History
Graduate University:  Syracuse University (Syracuse, NY)
Graduate Degree/Area:  M.S. in Higher Education Administration
Areas of Legal Interest:  Higher Education Law; Administrative Law; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Domestic Violence Prevention, Education, and Advocacy; and LGBT Legal Issues
NUSL Activities:  Queer Caucus, Student Bar Association, Curriculum Committee, and Admissions Committee
Hobbies:  cooking, eating, running (because of all of the cooking and eating), generally being outdoors (fishing, hiking, and camping especially)

Name:  Marie McKiernan '13
E-mail:  mckiernan.ma@husky.neu.edu
Degree Programs: JD/MPH
Hometown:  Warwick, NY
Undergraduate College:  Cornell University
Undergraduate Major:  Biological Sciences 
Graduate School: Concurrently as dual degree, Tufts University
Graduate School Degree/Area of Study:  Master's in Public Health
Areas of Legal Interest: Health and public health law, intellectual property, specifically relating to consumer healthcare products 
NUSL Activities:  Cooperative Income Sharing Program, Women's Law Caucus, Health Law Society, Federalist Society, Interfaith & Philosophical Law Students Association
Co-ops:  Boston Public Health Commission; First Circuit Court of Appeals (Judge Stahl); FDA's Office of Chief Counsel
Hobbies:  cooking, baking, salsa dancing, reading, hiking, scenic photography

Name:  Brian Morrissey '15
E-mail: morrissey.b@husky.neu.edu
Hometown:  Quincy, Massachusetts
Undergraduate College:  Tufts University
Undergraduate Major:  Political Science
Areas of Legal Interest:  Health and Biotech Law, Litigation, Intellectual Property, Constitutional Law, Free Speech Issues
NUSL Activities:  Student Bar Association, Federalist Society, Community Council, Health Law Society, IP Law Society
Hobbies: boxing, history, hip-hop, comedy

Name:  Lucia ("Luci") Passanisi '14
E-mail:  passanisi.l@husky.neu.edu
Hometown:  Billerica, MA
Undergraduate College:  Boston College
Undergraduate Major:  English and Communication
Areas of Legal Interest:  Intellectual Property, Criminal Law, and Litigation
NUSL Activities:  Women's Law Caucus, Intellectual Property Society
Co-ops:  Judicial intern for a magistrate judge at the United States District Court for the District of Mass.
Hobbies:  Reading, studying Italian language and culture, watching the Bruins

Name:  Kathy Tu '13
E-mail:  tu.k@husky.neu.edu
Hometown:  Los Angeles, CA
Undergraduate College:  UCLA
Undergraduate Major:  International Development Studies, Political Science, Classics
Areas of Legal Interest: Entertainment Law, Environmental Law, Human Rights Law
NUSL Activities:  Human Rights Caucus, Queer Caucus
Co-ops:  Center for Disability Law & Policy (Galway, Ireland); Castan Centre for Human Rights Law (Melbourne, Victoria, Australia); WGBH Educational Foundation (Boston, MA); Chatten-Brown & Carstens LLP (Hermosa Beach, CA)
Hobbies:  film, rock climbing, yoga, guitar & drums, Irish stick fighting, vegetating

Name: Nicolle Vasquez '14
E-mail: nicolleav@gmail.com
Hometown: Miami. FL
Undergraduate College: University of Florida
Undergraduate Major: Women's Studies and Political Science 
Areas of Legal Interest: Violence Against Women (specifically among a military population), Family Law 
NUSL Activities: Women's Law Caucus, Student Bar Association, Domestic Violence Institute 
Co-ops: Department of Defense Office of the General Counsel- Personnel and Health Policy Office
Hobbies: yoga, cooking, reading historical fiction

Name: Dylan White '14
Email: white.d@husky.neu.edu
Hometown: Burlingame, CA; connections to San Francisco, CA; Eugene, OR; Portland, OR
Undergraduate: University of Oregon 2009
Major: B.A. History
Areas of legal interest: Intellectual Property, Education, Employment & Labor, LGBT rights
NUSL Activities: Latin American Law Students Association, Queer Caucus, IP Society, Kaplan
Co-ops: Mass. Executive Office for Administration & Finance
Hobbies: Light reading, really any social activities

Name: Shelbey Wolf '14
E-mail: shelbey.wolf@gmail.com
Hometown: Charlotte, NC
Undergraduate College: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Undergraduate Major: Business
Areas of Legal Interest: Family Law, Poverty Law - especially dealing with affordable housing/homelessness issues
NUSL Activities: Women's Law Caucus, Family Law and Juvenile Justice Society
Co-op: National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty (PHRGE Fellowship - Fall '12)
Hobbies: traveling - currently discovering new places in New England, reading, writing, yoga, swimming