Global Ambassador Program
With alumni from 33 countries, CALS has a unique opportunity to expand the field of animal law across the globe and to improve protections for animals.
Through our Global Ambassador Program, our alumni pursue individual projects to advance animal law and animal protection around the globe. Meet our current CALS Ambassadors and read about their projects here.

Through an application process, our animal law alumni (JD, LLM and MSL) can submit project proposals that demonstrate an opportunity to make a difference for animals across the globe. CALS Ambassadors are selected through an application process for a particular project they wish to pursue during their GAP year. CALS Ambassadors receive up to $5000 in GAP grant funding, as well as other support for their projects.
Stay tuned for our next application window!
Since GAP launched in 2020, CALS Ambassadors have chosen a rich variety of animal law issues and tactics to focus on during their GAP year. We have had four prior rounds of CALS Ambassadors to date! You can learn more about them and their animal law projects here:
- Round 4 CALS Ambassadors (2024-2025)
- Round 3 CALS Ambassadors (2023-2024)
- Round 2 CALS Ambassadors (2022-2023)
- Round 1 CALS Ambassadors (2021-2022)
Dulki Seethawaka, LLM
Sri LankaLLM ’25, CALS Ambassador 2025-26More about DulkiZihao Yu, LLM
Co-Founder and Executive Director, Institute of Animal Law of AsiaChinaLLM ’20, CALS Ambassador 2021More about ZihaoYvonne Gurira, LLM
Founder and Executive Director, Animal Advocates InternationalHarare, ZimbabweLLM ’22, CALS Ambassador 2023More about YvonneEmily Talkington, MSL
United StatesMSL ’23, CALS Ambassador 2025-26More about EmilyKimberly Backman, LLM
Founder and Executive Director, Animal Law AllianceUnited StatesLLM ’24, CALS Ambassador 2024More about KimberlyHira Jaleel, LLM
Visiting Assistant ProfessorLewis & Clark Law School, Portland, OregonLLM ’20, CALS Ambassador 2022More about HiraLyudmila Shegay, LLM
Co-Founder and Managing Director, Institute of Animal Law of AsiaKazakhstanLLM ’20, CALS Ambassador 2021 & 2022More about LyudmilaTess Vickery, LLM
Legal and Policy Advisory, to NSW Parliament member of the Animal Justice PartyAustraliaLLM ’19, CALS Ambassador 2021More about TessTony Gerrans, LLM
Executive Director of African Operations, Humane Society InternationalSouth AfricaLLM ’19, CALS Ambassador 2021 & 2022More about TonyNancy Makuvise, LLM
Lecturer of Law, Great Zimbabwe UniversityZimbabweLLM ’22, CALS Ambassador 2023More about NancyLinda Masudze, LLM
ZimbabweLLM ’22, CALS Ambassador 2024More about LindaDiego Plaza, LLM
Executive Director, CEDA Chile & Founder, Fundación Justicia InterespecieChileLLM ’20, CALS Ambassador 2021, 2022, & 2023More about DiegoIga Glazewska Bromant, LLM
PolandLLM ’22, CALS Ambassador 2024More about IgaJessica Tselepy, LLM
AustraliaLLM ’23, CALS Ambassador 2025-2026More about JessicaAlice Di Concetto, LLM
Founder, European Institute for Animal Law & PolicyFranceLLM ’16, CALS Ambassador 2022More about AliceEver Vimbai Chinoda, LLM
Executive Director and Founder, Speak Out For AnimalsZimbabweLLM ’17, CALS Ambassador 2022More about Ever VimbaiJulie Palais, MSL
United StatesMSL ’23, CALS Ambassador 2024More about JulieTara Cooley, LLM
Animal Law Teaching Fellow, University of ConnecticutHartford, ConnecticutLLM ’21, CALS Ambassador 2022More about TaraGladys Kamasanyu, LLM
Chief Magistrate, Uganda Wildlife CourtUgandaLLM ’20, CALS Ambassador 2022-23 & 2025-26More about GladysVarnika Singh, LLM
Practicing Advocate at High Court of Delhi and Supreme Court of India, India Head Legal Consultant - Federation of Indian Animal Protection Organisations (FIAPO)IndiaLLM ’23, CALS Ambassador 2024More about VarnikaBianka Atlas, LLM
New ZealandLLM ’20, CALS Ambassador 2023More about Bianka
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