Gina Clayton-Johnson ’10, executive director of Essie Justice Group — a nonprofit organization she founded with the support of the Harvard Public Service Venture Fund — discusses the organization's work, her formative clinical experiences, and the importance of building community.

Ayesha Malik LL.M. ’99 has used her position, inside and outside the courtroom, to advocate for women in the legal system. “This is not a burden,” she says. “This is my calling.”