MAPLA Presenters

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AlysonAlber-AssociateDeanforEnrollmentPlanning&StrategicInitiatives,CaseWesternReserveUniversitySchoolofLaw

AlysonAlberservesastheAssociateDeanofEnrollmentfortheschooloflawfortheJurisDoctorandMaster'sdegreeprograms Shealsooverseesaccreditationmatters ShepreviouslyservedastheDirectorofCareerCounselingattheSchoolofLaw

GabrielaAmador-DirectorofAdmissions,Chicago-KentCollegeofLaw

GabrielaAmador(Gaby)servesastheDirectorofAdmissionsatChicago-KentCollegeofLaw Gabyhasover10yearsof experienceasalawschooladmissionsdirectorandnearly20yearsofexperienceinlawschooladmissionsadvising Gabyalso workscloselywithprospectivelawstudentsonfinancialaidandscholarshipmatters.

ThomasBell-AssociateProfessorofPoliticalScience,KnoxCollege

ThomasBellisassociateprofessorofpoliticalscienceandinternationalrelationsatKnoxCollege,andhealsoservesaspre-law advisor.HeteachescoursesinAmericanpoliticsandconstitutionallawandtheory.HeistheauthorofTheConstitutionof Conflict:HowtheSupremeCourtUnderminestheSeparationofPowers(UniversityPressofKansas,Nov2025)

AmyBest-AssistantDeanofAdmissionsandFinancialAid,ArizonaStateUniversitySandraDayO'ConnorCollegeofLaw

AmyBestistheAssistantDeanofAdmissionsandFinancialAidattheArizonaStateUniversitySandraDayO’ConnorCollegeof Law ShepreviouslyworkedforovernineyearsastheDirectorofAdmissionsandGlobalEngagementattheUniversityofIowa CollegeofLaw ShebeganhercareerinlawschooladmissionsatNorthwesternUniversityPritzkerSchoolofLaw Shehasserved onanumberofLSACCommitteesandWorkGroups,andalsoheldroleswithAALS,WAPLA,MALSAandthePLANCConference

ChristinaBowley-AssistantDirectorofAdmissions,UniversityofWisconsinLawSchool

ChristinaBowleyisinherthirdyearatWisconsinLawSchoolastheAssistantDirectorofAdmissions Inherrole,Christinaworks withprospectivestudentstodiscusstheirinterestintheLawSchoolandtosupportUWLaw’smissionofbringingstudentswith diverseexperiencesandqualificationstoourcommunity.

JennyBranson-AssistantDeanofAdmissionsandFinancialAid,BaylorUniversitySchoolofLaw

JennyBransonistheAssistantDeanofAdmissionsandFinancialAidatBaylorLawandlovessharingallthatisgreatabout BaylorLaw,hearingapplicants'stories,andhelpingtheirlaw-schooldreamsbecomeareality.ShereceivedherA.B.fromHarvard Universityin2007andherMBA andherJD fromSouthernMethodistUniversityin2011 Afterbeinglicensed,shemovedto IllinoisandworkedatasmalllawschooltherebeforereturningtoTexasinNovember2012 Inherfreetime,sheenjoysbeing involvedinchurchactivities,volunteering,exploringWaco,andfindingtheperfectcupofcoffee

MarkBrown-Manager,Pre-LawandPre-GraduateSchoolAdvisingfortheOfficeofPre-ProfessionalandGraduateAdvising, UniversityofSouthCarolina

MarkS Brown,JD,MA iscurrentlythePre-LawAdvisorattheUniversityofSouthCarolinawherehehasservedforthelast10 years InadditiontohispositionatUSC,Markhastakenonseveralleadershiproleswiththepre-lawadvisingcommunity includingservingontheSAPLAboardfor8yearsandPLANCboardfor2years AlthoughhenowmakeshishomeintheSAPLA region,MarkhasrootsinMAPLAasagraduateoftheUniversityofWisconsinLawSchool!

TinaCoco-Manager,MaxBergerPre-LawProgram&Pre-LawAdvisor,StarrCareerDevelopmentCenter,BaruchCollege TinaCocohasbeentheManagerofBaruchCollege'sMaxBergerPre-LawProgram&Pre-LawAdvisorsinceNovember2011 She isacumlaudegraduateofSt John’sUniversityandSt John’sSchoolofLaw AfterworkingforseveralyearsasaStaffAttorneyfor boththeNYCBarandCTCorporationSystem,sheearnedacertificateinAdultCareerPlanning&DevelopmentfromNewYork University TinaservedastheAssistantDirectoroftheCareerDevelopmentOfficeatPaceUniversitySchoolofLawforover6 years Tinaistherecipientofthe2022AALSSectiononPre-LawandAdmissiontoLawSchool’sExcellenceinPre-LawAdvising Award

JenniferCupar-AssociateDeanforAcademicAffairs,CaseWesternReserveUniversitySchoolofLaw

Asalongtimelegalwritingprofessor,JenniferCuparhasadvancedinnovativeteachingpracticesthatpreparestudentsto becomeskilled,ethicaladvocateswhilealsoleadinginitiativesthatenhancestudentsuccessandfosterastrongsenseof communitywithinthelawschool

IssaDiSciullo-AssociateDeanforJDAdmissionsandFinancialAid,William&MarySchoolofLaw

IssaDiSciullojoinedWilliam&Maryin2023fromSetonHallUniversitySchoolofLaw,whereshewasassistantdeanforJD and graduationadmissions PriortojoiningSetonHall,sheworkedinanumberofrolesatDrexelUniversity:asdirectorofdiversity, equityandinclusionatDrexelUniversityCollegeofMedicineandasassistantdeanofadmissionsanddirectorofdiversityand inclusionatDrexelUniversityThomasR KlineSchoolofLaw ShepreviouslyservedasdirectorofadmissionsattheUniversityof SouthCarolinaSchoolofLawandasassociatedirectorofadmissionsatNortheasternUniversitySchoolofLaw.

Adekemi“Kemi”Dosunmu-Pre-LawAdvisor&DepartmentLiaison,ElmhurstUniversity AdekemiisanattorneyanddoublealumnioftheUniversityofIllinoisUrbana-Champaign Shespentalmost10yearsasaPre-Law Advisorbeforetakingan8yearbreaktoraiseafamily;returningtothePre-LawworldinOctoberof2023 Duringherprevious timeinPre-Lawadvising,sheserved3termsasanExecutiveBoardmemberofMAPLA

MistyFranklin-DirectorofOnlineEducation&MasterofStudiesinLawProgram,UniversityofAkronSchoolofLaw

MistyFranklinservesastheDirectorofOnlineEducation&MasterofStudiesinLawProgramattheUniversityofAkronSchoolof Law.MistyreceivedaB.S.inTeachingandTrainingTechnicalProfessionals,andherM.A.Ed.inEducation-InstructionalDesign bothfromtheUniversityofAkron InadditiontoservingasthedirectoroftheMSLprogram,Mistyteachesseveralcoursesinthe MSLprogrameachyear

HaiderAlaHamoudi-DeanandNippertProfessorofLaw,UniversityofCincinnatiCollegeofLaw DeanHaiderAlaHamoudibecameDeanoftheUniversityofCincinnatiCollegeofLawin2023 Sincethen,hehasguidedthe Collegethroughaperiodofgrowthandtransformationmarkedbyrecordenrollment,newstudentsuccessinitiatives,and innovationsinexperientiallearning,professionalism,andcivildiscourse LearnmoreaboutDeanHamoudi,hiscareer,andwork attheUniversityofCincinnatiCollegeofLawhere

AshleeHargrave-AdmissionsDirector,MasterofScienceinLawProgram,NorthwesternUniversityPritzkerSchoolofLaw AshleeHardgraveistheAdmissionsDirectorfortheMasterofScienceinLawProgramatNorthwesternUniversity'sPritzker SchoolofLaw PriortohersevenyearswiththeMSL,sheservedinpositionsinartseducation:AssistantDeanofEnrollmentfor RooseveltUniversity'sChicagoCollegeofPerformingArts,AdmissionsManagerforUniversityofIllinoisatChicago'sSchoolof Theatre&Music,andAdmissionsManagerforChicagoHighSchoolfortheArts

LarryHayman-DirectorofLegalEngagement&Pre-LawProgram,OhioUniversity

LarryHaymanistheDirectorofLegalEngagement&Pre-LawProgramatOhioUniversity,whereheadvisesstudentspursuing law-relatedcareers,developsanddirectsexperientiallearningopportunities,andworkstoeliminatebarrierstoeducationand access PriortojoiningOhioUniversity,hepracticedlawforeightyears HehasservedontheMidwestAssociationofPre-Law Advisorsboardsince2016,ispastTreasurerofPre-LawAdvisorsNationalCouncil,andcurrentlyservesasaTrusteeoftheOhio StateBarFoundation

MichelleHeck-DirectorofUniteServices,LawSchoolAdmissionCouncil

MichelleHeckisthedirectorofUniteServices PriortojoiningLSACinJuly2023,shespent17yearsworkinginlawschool admissions,firstasthedirectorofadmissions&financialaidattheUniversityofMissouriandlaterastheassociatedeanof admissionsattheUniversityofRichmondSchoolofLaw SheearnedherBSinmarketingfromUnionUniversityandherMAin educationalleadershipandpolicyanalysisattheUniversityofMissouri.Duringhertimeinlawschooladmissions,sheservedon manycommitteesandboards BeforejoiningLSAC,MichelleservedontheAnnualMeetingandEducationalConference PlanningWorkGroup,ServicesandProgramsCommittee,InformationSystemsDivisionAdvisoryGroup,Assessments Committee,andmanyforumpanels ShealsoservedaschairoftheNewAdmissionPersonnelandFacultyMembersWorkshop PlanningWorkGroup

RobertHumphrey-CampusRecruitmentManager,CityYear

RobertHumphreyhasyearsofprofessionalexperienceinthefieldofeducation Thisexperienceincludesworkinginhigher educationadministrationandasaneducatoratboththesecondaryandpost-secondarylevels InhiscurrentroleasCampus RecruitmentManageratCityYear,hehelpshundredsofstudentseachyearnavigatetheirpost-graduationoptionsandspeaks tothemaboutthebenefitthatparticipatinginaprogramlikeCityYearcanhaveontheirfutureeducationalandprofessional careers.

DavidJaffe-AssociateDeanforStudentAffairs,AmericanUniversityWashingtonCollegeofLaw

Oneofthelongestservingdeansofstudentaffairs,DavidJaffehasbeenaleaderonissuesoflawstudentandlawyerwellbeing Heservedasaco-investigatorwithJerryOrganandKateBenderonthe2014and2021SurveysofLawStudentWellBeing He alsohasbeenveryinvolvedwiththeABACommissiononLawyersAssistanceProgramsandhasbeeninstrumentalin encouraginganumberofjurisdictionstomodifytheircharacterandfitnessquestions

CassandraJeter-Bailey-SeniorAssistantDeanforAdmissions,FinancialAid&StrategicMarketingInitiatives,Universityof CincinnatiCollegeofLaw

CassandraJeter-BaileyCassandraJeter-BaileyistheSeniorAssistantDeanforAdmissions,FinancialAid,andStrategicMarketing InitiativesattheUniversityofCincinnatiCollegeofLaw Sheholdsabachelor'sdegreeinpsychologyfromHowardUniversityand earnedbothherJurisDoctorandLLM inBusinessfromCapitalUniversityLawSchool BeforejoiningUC,sheservedfornearly15 yearsinadmissionsandfinancialaidrolesatCapitalUniversityLawSchool

AbbyKing-Kaiser-DirectorofRecruitmentandEngagement,JesuitVolunteerCorpsNorthwest

AbbyKing-KaiseristheDirectorofRecruitmentandEngagementatJVCNorthwest Afterspending11yearsintheCenterfor Faith&Justice,AbbyshiftedtoJVCNorthwesttodeepenhercommitmenttoformingyoungadultsforthecommongood She enjoysaccompanyingyoungadultsastheydeepentheirsenseofpurposeandfeelsprivilegedtowitnessandsharetheirstories. SheisbasedinCincinnati,Ohio

CarmenKelle-SeniorAcademicAdvisor,UniversityofNebraska-Lincoln

CarmenKelleisaSeniorAcademicAdvisorattheUniversityofNebraska-Lincoln Shehasbeenadvisingfor16yearsinareasof undecided,pre-health,pre-law,andnowpoliticalscience,publicpolicy,nationalsecuritystudies,andeconomics Priorto advising,Carmenhasworkedininternationalstudentadmissionsandrecruitment,andstudyabroad Carmenhasworkedin highereducationfor30years

MonicaKonaté-SeniorPolicyManager,AccessLexInstitute

MonicaKonatéservesastheSeniorPolicyManagerforAccessLexInstitute,whichaimstofosterbroad-basedaccesstoquality legaleducationfortalented,purpose-drivenstudentsandworkstomaximizethevalueandaffordabilityofalawdegreethrough policyadvocacy,research,andstudent-focusedinitiatives MonicaisbasedinWashington,DCandisagraduateoftheUniversity ofBaltimoreSchoolofLaw

MartyLevingston-ClientAmbassador,OhioInnocenceProject

MartyLevingstonisOIPAmbassadorandspeakerwiththeOhioInnocenceProject,whowaswrongfullyconvictedofmurderand served15yearsofa23-to-lifesentence Hisconvictionwasbasedonshakyeyewitnesstestimonyandjailhouseinformantclaims, bothofwhichlaterprovedunreliable.AfteryearsofadvocacyandlegalworkbyOIP,MartywasreleasedinFebruary2023andhas sincereunitedwithhisfamily,married,andreturnedtotheworkforce Henowshareshisstorytoraiseawarenessaboutwrongful convictionsandthedifficultchoicesinnocentpeoplefacewithinthejusticesystem

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EmilyMattson-SeniorCareerAdvisor-Law,Policy&Government,LoyolaUniversityChicago

EmilyMattsonisaSeniorCareerAdvisoratLoyolaChicago Herbackgroundisinsocialwork,earningaBSWfromUW-Madison andanMSWfromWashUinSt Louis Priortoadvising,Emilyworkedincampusviolenceprevention/responseandpre-college prepprogramming Hercurrentrolelargelyfocusesonpre-lawsupportforstudents&alumni,aswellasassistanceinpursuing government&policycareers

KyleMcEntee-SeniorDirector,PrelawEngagement,LawSchoolAdmissionCouncil BeforeLSAC,KyleMcEnteewastheexecutivedirectorofLawSchoolTransparency,aconsumeradvocacyandinformation nonprofit LSACacquiredLSTin2022

JanetMitchell-Pre-LawAdvisor,UniversityofWisconsin-Madison

JanetMitchellearnedherJD fromWisconsinLawSchool,andhasalsohasadecadeofexperienceinTestPrep Shehasbeena fulltimePre-LawAdvisorattheUniversityofWisconsin-Madisonfor7yearsandcurrentlyservesasTechnologyDirectorforthe MAPLABoard.

BradleyMueller-SeniorPre-LawAdvisor,UniversityofIllinoisatChicago

BradleyA Mueller,JD istheSeniorPre-LawAdvisorattheUniversityofIllinoisatChicago(UIC) Since2016,afterpracticinglawin aChicagoLooplawfirmforover25years,BradhasbeenadvisingUICstudentsandalumniinconnectionwiththeirlawschool journey,fromexploringthelegalprofessiontonavigatingthelawschoolapplicationprocess InadditiontohisroleatUIC,Brad hastakenonvariousleadershiproleswithinthepre-lawadvisingcommunityincludingservingasaninauguralmemberofthe "PAC,”theLSACPrelawAdvisoryCouncil

JerryOrgan-BakkenProfessorofLawandCo-DirectoroftheHolloranCenterfortheEthicalLeadershipintheProfessionsatthe UniversityofSt.ThomasSchoolofLaw

JeromeOrganistheBakkenProfessorofLawandCo-DirectoroftheHolloranCenterforEthicalLeadershipintheProfessionsat theUniversityofSt ThomasSchoolofLawinMinneapolis,MN Heisoneofthenationalleadersassociatedwithprofessional identityformationandalsohasbeenaleaderonissuesoflawstudentwell-being,havingbeenaco-investigatorwithDavidJaffe andKateBenderonthe2014and2021SurveysofLawStudentWellBeing Hehasbloggedwithsomeregularityoverthepast dozenyearaboutlegaleducationdata–transfers,enrollment,attrition,employment,andscholarships

MeganPickens-DirectorforPre-LawAdvisingServices,UniversityIllinoisUrbana-Champaign

MeganPickenshasservedastheDirectorofPre-LawAdvisingServicesattheUniversityofIllinoisUrbanaChampaignsince2020. PriortoservingastheDirectorofPLAS,Meganworkedwithlawstudentsforover10yearsintheOfficeofAcademic AdministrationandStudentServicesattheUniversityofIllinoisCollegeofLaw MeganearnedherlawdegreeatIndiana UniversityMaurerSchoolofLawbeginninghercareerinprivatepracticeinIllinoisbeforemovingintohighereducation Megan currentlyservesontheMidwestAssociationofPre-LawAdvisorsboardandasamemberofthePre-LawAdvisorsNational Council

RebeccaRay-AssistantDeanforAdmissions&FinancialAid,UniversityofIllinoisCollegeofLaw

RebeccaRayhasservedastheAssistantDeanforAdmissions&FinancialAidattheUniversityofIllinoisCollegeofLawsince October2012.Priortoreturningtoheralmamaterinhercurrentrole,RebeccapracticedcivillitigationinChicagoatSidleyAustin LLPandBarackFerrazzanoLLP.Inherfreetime,Rebeccaenjoysreading,spendingtimewithherfamily,cheeringonIllinisports teams,andshoppingfororangeandblueclothing

PierceReed-DirectorofPolicyandEngagement,OhioInnocenceProject,UniversityofCincinnatiCollegeofLaw

PierceReed,Esq istheDirectorofPolicyandEngagementattheOhioInnocenceProject,whereheleadslegislativereform effortsandeducationalinitiativesfocusedonwrongfulconvictions Hehasadiversebackgroundinpsychology,advocacy,and law,havingworkedinchildabuseprevention,domesticviolenceprosecution,andcivilrightsbeforeenteringlegalpractice Reed previouslyservedasaseniorjudicialattorneytoChiefJusticeMaureenO’ConnoroftheOhioSupremeCourtandclerkedfora federalmagistratejudge.AsummacumlaudegraduateofOhioUniversityandNortheasternUniversitySchoolofLaw,heisalso adedicatededucatorandmentor,recognizedforhiscontributionstolegalreformandstudentdevelopment.

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ErinReichelt-AssociateDirectorforPre-LawServices,UniversityofMinnesota

ErinReicheltistheAssociateDirectorforPre-LawServicesattheUniversityofMinnesota,andisthesolepre-lawadvisorforall undergraduatestudentsandalumni Shehasbeenworkingwithpre-lawstudentsfor12years,andpriortothatworkedinother highereducationroles,andinmediaandadvertising ErinisthePresidentofMAPLA,andhasbeenontheboardsince2018

HaleyRough-SeniorResearchAnalyst,AccessLexInstitute

HaleyRoughisaSeniorResearchAnalystontheEvaluationteamatAccessLexInstitute Shehasoversevenyearsofexperience conductingresearchacrossavarietyofsectors,withafocusondata-informeddecision-makingandprogramevaluation She earnedherMA fromTheUniversityofTexasatAustinandherBA fromtheUniversityofMichigan Sheispassionateabout advancingequityandinnovationthroughresearch

MarcusSapp-ClientAmbassador,OhioInnocenceProject

MarcusSappisOIPAmbassadorandspeakeraffiliatedwiththeOhioInnocenceProject(OIP)attheUniversityofCincinnati CollegeofLaw.Hewaswrongfullyconvictedin2010formurderandassaultduringahomeinvasionandserved13yearsofa27to-lifesentencebeforenewevidence-uncoveredbyOIPstudentfellowsandstaff-ledtohisreleaseandanewtrial.Thejuryin hisoriginaltrialneverheardthatthesurvivingvictimhadidentifiedanothersuspectshortlyafterthecrime,arevelationthat ultimatelydismantledtheprosecution’scase SincehisreleaseinJanuary2023,Marcushasbecomeapassionateadvocatefor criminaljusticereform,sharinghisstorywithstudents,attorneys,andcommunitymembersacrossOhio

MyaSmith-UniversityofCincinnatiCollegeofLaw,Classof2027

MyaSmithisa2LatUniversityofCincinnatiCollegeofLaw,havinggraduatedfromOhioUniversitywithadegreeinPolitical SciencePre-Lawandminorinsociology Asanundergraduatestudent,sheservedontheexecutiveboardofOIP-u Sheservesas alitigationclinicfortheOhioInnocenceProject.

TeriaM.Thornton-Pre-LawandDiversityInitiativesDirector,AccessLexInstitute

TeriaThornton,JD,AFC®,CDP®iscurrentlythePre-LawandDiversityInitiativesDirectorforAccessLex Shehasnearlyfifteen yearsofexperienceworkinginthehighereducationfieldShereceivedherJD fromtheUniversityofCincinnatiCollegeofLaw,a MA inPublicPolicyandManagementfromTheOhioStateUniversity,andherBA inPoliticalSciencefromFiskUniversity She alsoisanAccreditedFinancialCounselorandaCertifiedDiversityProfessional

KatyaValasek-DirectorofPrelawAdvising,LawSchoolAdmissionCouncil

KatyaValasekjoinedLSACin2020afteralmostadecadeinlawschooladmissionsatSetonHallUniversitySchoolofLaw.

EddieVisco-ExecutiveDirector,GeraldR FordInstituteforLeadershipinPublicPolicyandService,AlbionCollege

EddieViscoistheExecutiveDirectoroftheGeraldR FordInstituteforLeadershipinPublicPolicyandServiceatAlbionCollege Inthisroleheteachescourses,facilitatesexperientiallearningopportunities,andadvisesstudentswithavarietyofacademicand careerinterests EddieisontheMAPLAboardandisaproudalumnusofagapyearprogram

GwynWallander-AcademicAdvisingManagerandPreLawAdvisor,UniversityofWisconsin-Milwaukee

GwynWallanderhasbeeninvolvedinacademicadvisingintheCollegeofLettersandSciencesatUWMforover25yearsandalso servesasthecampus'sPreLawAdvisor.UWMisaR1,urban,accessinstitution,providingGwyntheprivilegeofworkingwith studentswhohaveawiderangeofbackgroundsandavastarrayoflawschoolknowledge.Gwynisalsoaseniorleaderinthe pre-lawadvisingprofessionalcommunityhavingservedseveraltenuresinvariousrolesonboththeMAPLAandPLANCboards

MichelleYingling-DirectorofAdmissions,UniversityofPittsburghSchoolofLaw

MichelleYinglingservedasthepre-lawadvisoratPittfor10yearspriortomovingintolawadmissions3yearsago Myfavorite partofmyjobisconnectingwithstudentsalloverthecountryandtraveling Funfact:Michelleisanavidreaderandhasalready readover100booksthisyear!

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