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worked for Kids in Need of Defense and the Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles. While in law school, Teresa has proven to be invested in her legal education and has demonstrated exceptional leadership. This summer, Teresa is an extern in federal appellate court. During her final year of law school, Teresa will serve on the Scott Moot Court Honors Board as Chief Justice, participate in the Hobbs District Attorney Program, and lead the Loyola International and Comparative Law Review (ILR) as Executive Editor.

IRENE LEHNE

Originally from Albany, Oregon, Irene Lehne graduated from the George Washington University where she majored in International Business. Irene then worked at Booz Allen Hamilton as a Management Consultant in Washington, D.C. At the Earle Mack School of Law at Drexel University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Irene founded the Labor and Employment Law Society, provided pro bono service in the area of Unemployment Compensation, and worked on the Law Review. She spent her first summer as an extern to the Honorable Chief Judge Gregory M. Sleet and she split her second summer between the Civil Rights Unit of the Philadelphia City Solicitor's Office and PSA Legal Counsellors in New Delhi, India. In the upcoming academic year, Irene will serve as the Law Student Division Liaison to the ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar.

ALLIE MCDONALD

Allie McDonald graduated from UCLA with a B.A. in International Development and a minor in Women's Studies, and is currently a third year law student at Northwestern. At Northwestern, Allie served as the Women's Leadership Coalition Symposium Chair, worked for the Immigration Clinic, and led a student trip to Ethiopia. She is currently the Symposium Editor for the Journal of International Law and Business. Prior to law school Allie worked as a National Campus Organizer for the Feminist Majority Foundation, where she led women's health and rights campaigns on college campuses nationwide. During her 1L summer, Allie was a judicial extern for the Honorable William J. Lafferty and is currently a summer associate at Jones Day in San Francisco. In her spare time she likes yoga, skiing, and playing with her dog Twinkie.

LILLY MCKENNA

Lilly McKenna is a rising 3L at the University of San Francisco School of Law, where she is an Associate Editor of the USF Law Review. Last year, Lilly served as the Mentor Chair for USF's Women's Law Association and she looks forward to serving as the Networking Chair this coming year. Originally from the east coast, Lilly received her undergraduate degree from Middlebury College and spent her first two years out of college in New York working as a legal assistant for Debevoise & Plimpton LLP. Pursuing her interest in energy issues, Lilly moved to San Francisco to work for a non-profit that focused on facilitating investments in clean energy retrofits. Since enrolling in law school, Lilly has continued to pursue her interests in the energy sector and has greatly enjoyed working as a Law Clerk for the California Public Utilities Commission this summer. Outside of school and work, Lilly loves to run and has completed three marathons.

REBECCA PRYBELL

Rebecca is a rising 3L at Loyola University Chicago School of Law, where she just finished a term as President of the Women's Law Society, participates on the Criminal Law Mock Trail Team, was a student representative at the Loyola Federal Income Tax Clinic and works with other students as Tutor of a 1L Torts class. While in law school, Rebecca pursued several public interest opportunities including working for the U.S. Attorney's Office, clerking for a circuit court judge in Cook County and working as a student attorney at the Cook County State's Attorney's office. This summer she is working as a Law Clerk at Corboy and Demetrio, one of Chicago's top trial law firms. Before law school, Rebecca graduated from Marquette University with undergraduate degrees in political science and journalism.

CHRISTINE RICARDO

Christine Ricardo is a rising 3L at the University of Chicago Law School. Originally from New Jersey, Christine received a BA from Wellesley College and a MS in Population and International Health from the Harvard School of Public Health. Prior to law school, Christine worked at Promundo, a Brazilian NGO that works locally, nationally, and internationally to promote gender equity and end violence against women, children, and youth. She led research and training initiatives in Brazil and a variety of other countries, including Belize, Cambodia, Kosovo, and Tanzania. Before working internationally, Christine completed a two-year fellowship in teaching and urban education administration with The Steppingstone Foundation in Boston, Massachusetts. While in law school, Christine has continued to engage with social justice issues. She has interned for Lambda Legal, National Women’s Law Center, and the Office of Governor Pat Quinn. Christine is also an Articles Editor for the University of Chicago Legal Forum and serves on the Board of Directors for the Public Interest Law Initiative (PILI).

SHANA SCOTT

Shana Scott is a third year law student at Loyola University Chicago School of Law. Shana has an undergraduate degree in Biology from Morgan State University and a Masters Degree in Public Health from Armstrong Atlantic State University. Before entering law school, she worked as a Policy Consultant for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, GA. During her third year, Shana served as the Editor in Chief for the International Law Review journal.

MAHIRA SIDDIQUI

Mahira Siddiqui is a 3L at Golden Gate University School of Law, a prominent

Brook University. While in law school, she interned at the New York State Department of Health, Bureau of Professional Medical Conduct and is currently a law clerk at The Greenberg, Dresevic, Hinrichsen, Iwrey, Kalmowitz, Lebow & Pendleton Law Group, A Division of The Health Law Partners, P.C. During her third year, Reema served as the Managing Editor of Notes and Comments for the Family Court Review journal.

YINGYING ZENG

* Yingying Zeng is a third year student at the University of Texas School of Law. Yingying earned a Bachelor’s degree in Molecular Biology with the highest honor Guo Moruo Scholarship (only one awarded each department) from University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. She worked as a scientist for seven years in pharmaceutical companies, including GlaxoSmithKline, Merck, and Roche, before taking time off to raise her children. During her second year in law school, she and her teammate won the national championship in the Giles Sutherland Rich Memorial Intellectual Property Moot Court Competition.

BRENDA VILLANUEVA

Brenda D. Villanueva is a third-year law student at the University of Maryland Carey School of Law, where she serves as the President of the Latino/a Law Students Association. While in law school, Brenda interned for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel the FCC Media Bureau and Enforcement Bureau, and was also a Google Policy Fellow for the National Hispanic Media Coalition. Brenda served on the National Latino/a Law Student Association board and is an Associate Editor for the Mid-Atlantic Journal of Law and Public Policy. She is a proud first-generation college graduate from the University of California, Irvine with a B.A. in Political Science and Chicano/Latino Studies. Prior to law school, Brenda worked nearly six years in the U.S. House of Representatives. She enjoys mentoring and participating in her local CLEO-hosted activities, and Sigma Lambda Gamma alumni chapter events.

KATHERINE ZHAO

Katherine Zhao is a 3L at Stanford Law School. She received her B.A. in International Relations from Wellesley College and a M.A. in the Social Sciences from the University of Chicago. Prior to law school, she traveled to China as a Fulbright and Boren Fellow, where she analyzed the localization of international legal frameworks in the cases of domestic violence and human trafficking. While in law school, she worked as a summer associate at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett and as a summer law clerk with the Legal Aid Society-Employment Law Center and the American Civil Liberties Union. She is excited to be a Ms. JD Fellow.

EMILY STEGICH

Emily Stegich, a 3L at The University of Texas School of Law, was born and raised in Richardson, Texas. Emily attended Southern Methodist University for her undergraduate education, graduating with a Bachelor of Science, cum laude, in Financial Economics, a Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, in Public Policy, and a minor in Psychology. While at SMU, Emily interned for United States Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison, and was the recipient of the 2010 University Achievement Award and the Wallace F. Lovejoy Memorial Award for Economics. At UT Law, Emily serves as Co-President of the Women's Law Caucus, President of the Action Committee for Career Services, and is an intern at the Center for Women in Law. After law school, Emily plans to practice corporate law, focusing on mergers and acquisitions.

ANISHA GUPTA

Anisha Gupta is a third year student at Berkeley Law. She graduated magna cum laude from Wellesley College in 2009 with a B.A. in English and Peace and Justice Studies. Prior to joining Berkeley Law, Anisha worked in the U.S. Department of State as a policy advisor to Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad at the U.S. Mission to the UN. In law school, Anisha spent her first summer interning in India for a San Francisco-based organization called Accountability Counsel that focuses on corporate accountability and human rights. Since returning from India, her advocacy has turned to indigent criminal defense and domestic racial justice. As a certified law student in Berkeley's Youth Defender Clinic, Anisha has represented young people in delinquency cases and school disciplinary hearings. Anisha interned at the San Francisco Public Defender's Office in the felony trial division during her 2L summer, and spent this past Fall doing capital defense work at the Southern Center for Human Rights in Atlanta, Georgia. After graduation, Anisha will be moving to New York where she will join the Bronx Defenders as a staff attorney in the Criminal Defense Practice.

MAHIRA SIDDIQUI

Mahira Siddiqui is a 3L at Golden Gate University School of Law, a prominent public interest school in San Francisco. She holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology from UCLA. During law school Mahira served as Associate Editor for Law Review and recently published a case note in the Law Review's Ninth Circuit Survey about a family's constitutionally protected right to privacy over a family member's post mortem photographs. Mahira is also a member of the Pro Bono Honors Society, the Moot Court Board, and the Women's Law Association where she organized panels relating to women's equality and human trafficking.

Mahira's professional interests include fair housing rights and affordable housing, death penalty reform, and criminal defense. Mahira worked at the ACLU of Northern California on the Death Penalty and Criminal Justice Project. She also worked for several non-profit and legal aid organizations such as Bay Area Legal Aid, the largest legal aid provider in the SF Bay Area, specializing in eviction defense, foreclosure prevention, and public benefits for low-income, disabled clients who face many barriers in accessing the legal system. Most recently, she is currently working at the San Francisco Public Defender's Office in the misdemeanor unit.

As a former Writer in Residence for Ms. JD, Mahira interviewed attorneys and professors about the good, the bad, and the ugly of the legal profession in her monthly column: Now & Then: What It Means To Be A Feminist. She also represented Ms. JD as a liaison to other diversity organizations and served on the Planning Committee for Ms. JD's Global Education Fund, which affords underprivileged women in Uganda the opportunity to attend law school.

KELSEY GREEN

Kelsey Green is a third-year law student at Northwestern University School of Law. While at Northwestern, Kelsey has lead a group of students on a research trip to Ethiopia and contributed to the work of the Center for International Human Rights. She is a student editor of the Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology, in which her student comment on mandatory ultrasound laws was selected for publication. In addition to her academic pursuits, Kelsey has served on the boards of the Women's Leadership Coalition and the Public Interest Law Group. Kelsey spent her law school summers in the Office of the Prosecutor for the International Criminal Tribunal for Yugoslavia and in the Denver office of Morrison & Foerster. Prior to law school, Kelsey taught English in Argentina and later worked as an accountant for an international development organization. Originally from Denver, Colorado, Kelsey received her undergraduate degree in French with high honors from The College of William & Mary. In her free time, Kelsey enjoys hiking, listening to live music, and throwing dinner parties.

The following 18 women were selected as the Ms. JD Fellows 2013-2014. As Fellows, these women were paired with mentors, wrote on Ms. JD's blog, attended the ABA and Ms. JD Conference and were tasked with completing a Fellow Project. This e-book is that project complied by the fellows during their 3L year and debuted at the Ms. JD Conference in Austin, TX in February 2014.

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