Officers

2023-2024

Hannah LaChance

 

 

President: Hannah LaChance (hannahlachance@lclark.edu

Hannah is a third-year law student with an interest in employment law. In addition to her involvement with WLC, Hannah is an Article Editor for Lewis & Clark Law Review, a peer mentor to 1L students, and a law clerk at Barran Liebman.

Maddie Russell

 

 

 

 

Co-Vice President: Maddie Russell (madelinerussell@lclark.edu)
Maddie Russell is a third-year law student with an interest in international law and victim’s advocacy law. In addition to her involvement with WLC, Maddie is the President of the International Law Society on campus.

Monica Arnone

 

 

 

Co-Vice President: Monica Arnone (marnone@lclark.edu

Monica Arnone is a third-year law student with an interest in criminal law and international law. In addition to her involvement with WLC, Monica volunteers with Court Appointed Special Advocates and is a certified law student with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Oregon.

Lex

 

 

 

Secretary: Lex Shvartsmann (alexashvartsmann@lclark.edu)

Lex Shvartsmann is a second-year law student with an interest in civil rights and criminal reform. Lex is involved with criminal justice reform and hopes to continue working in justice oriented spaces.

Emily Komie

 

 

 

 

 

Treasurer: Emily Komie (emilykomie@lclark.edu)

Emily Komie is a third-year law student interested in environmental law with a focus on pollution, public health, and environmental justice issues.

Josepheen Strauss

 

 

 

 

 

Co-Event Coordinator: Josepheen Strauss (josepheenstrauss@lclark.edu)

Josepheen Strauss is a second-year law student with an interest in civil litigation. Josepheen hopes to one day work as in-house counsel to continue to practice and explore the interplay of different areas of law.

Macaela

 

 

 

Co-Event Coordinator: Macaela Burke (mburke@lclark.edu)

Macaela Burke is a second-year law student with an interest in animal law and natural resources law. In addition to WLC, Macaela is also involved in Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity. After law school, Macaela would like to work in wildlife protection or forest management. 

Ally Grimaldi

 

 

Co-Social Media Manager: Ally Grimaldi (allygrimaldi@lclark.edu)

Ally Grimaldi is a third-year law student with an interest in environmental law and animal law, focusing on marine wildlife advocacy and ocean ecosystem conservation. In addition to WLC, Ally is a member of Animal Law Review and a peer mentor to 1Ls. She is also involved with the International Animal and Environmental Law Clinic.

 

Evi Colvin

 

Co-Social Media Manager: Evianna Colvin (eviannacolvin@lclark.edu)

Evianna Colvin is a third-year law student with an interest in plantiff-side labor and employment law. In addition to her involvement with WLC, Evianna serves as the Vice President of Lewis & Clark’s Community Closet Project and works as a law clerk at Bennett Hartman. 

Kate Sundstrom

 

 

 

Liaison to the Washington Gender and Justice Commission: Kate Sundstrom (ksundstrom@lclark.edu)

Kate Sundstrom is a second-year law student with a focus on public interest law. In addition to her involvement with the WLC, Kate is a member of the Lewis & Clark Law Review and the Public Interest Law Project. She is interested in working in public policy, family law, and victim’s rights advocacy.

LeAnn

 

 

 

 

1L Representative: Leann Pawlacyzk (lpawlaczyk@lclark.edu)

Leann Pawlacyzk is a first-year law student with an interest in energy and environmental law. In addition to WLC, Leann is involved in the Northwest Environmental Defense Center and the Student Bar Association as the 1L Representative.