Will works with Still She Rises, Tulsa to provide dedicated eviction defense and housing advocacy to single mothers in the criminal justice system. Still She Rises, Tulsa is a holistic defense organization that seeks to address clients' criminal and civil legal needs.

Erika will spend her fellowship year working as a staff attorney at the Prisoners' Rights Office of the Vermont Defender General, which handles issues concerning the fact, length, and conditions of confinement and community supervision for people serving sentences in the state of Vermont. Erika will be representing individuals in post-conviction relief criminal appeals, parole board and bail hearing, and prison conditions litigation.

Jina John has been awarded a fellowship to serve at the New York Attorney General’s Office. She will join the Bureau of Internet and Technology working on protecting consumers from digital threats.

As a PSVF fellow at the Learning Rights Law Center in Los Angeles, I will continue working on special education issues and help disadvantaged students obtain meaningful educational opportunities. 

MacKennan Graziano has been awarded a PSVF Fellowship to work at the Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC) in Johannesburg, South Africa. SALC is a regional human rights organization that uses strategic litigation to advance human rights and the rule of law throughout Southern Africa.

Ariel has been awarded a PSVF fellowship to work with the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) Permanent Delegation to the European Union in Brussels, Belgium. Ariel will provide legal, advocacy and policy research to FIDH’s Permanent Representative to the EU regarding two main initiatives: implementing human rights, workers rights and land rights protections into the EU-Myanmar Bilateral Investment Treaty, and analyzing methods to challenge and appeal decisions regarding the EU-Turkey Deal to the European Court of Justice.

As a Sumner M. Redstone Fellow, Laura Gault will work to advance the Refugee Protection efforts of Human Rights First. She will provide legal analysis of current statutes and proposed legislation affecting refugees in the United States, support the development of amicus briefs and other strategic litigation efforts, and represent Human Rights First in external engagements in Washington, DC.

Roni Druks is a Public Service Venture Fund fellow who has devoted her legal academic career to the study of international human rights law. Prior to coming to law school, Roni worked as a data coordinator for the New York Legal Assistance Group’s Storm Response Unit where she helped write reports and FEMA appeals for individuals impacted by Hurricane Sandy.

Rebecca will use her fellowship to work in her hometown of Milwaukee and partner with Legal Action of Wisconsin where she will help lead a pilot project focused on aiding victims of violent sexual crimes.  Oftentimes, victims are required by law to provide their mental health records which, if given, can be used to discredit them.

Sara Dewey will be a legal fellow with the Conservation Law Foundation’s Healthy Communities and Environmental Justice program in Boston. While at Harvard Law School, Sara served as the Environmental Law Program Fellow and as a student attorney in the Environmental Law and Policy Clinic.

Julia has been awarded a fellowship to work at Conectas, an international human rights organization based in Sao Paulo, Brazil. She will work on projects related to development policy and human rights, as well as Business and Human Rights.

Naomi Campbell will be joining the Centro de los Derechos del Migrante, Inc. (CDM) in Mexico City on a Public Service Venture Fund Fellowship and a Frederick Sheldon Traveling Fellowship.

Roi will spend the coming year working on issues of international criminal justice in the Situation Analysis Section of the Office of the Prosecutor at the International Criminal Court (ICC) as well as the Commission for International Justice and Accountability (CIJA).

Mana has been awarded a Public Service Venture Fund Fellowship to work as a staff attorney at the Center for Democracy and Technology. There she will focus on the impact surveillance and privacy policies and practices have on minority communities, particularly immigrants.

Juliana has been awarded a Kaufman fellowship to work at the International Women’s Health Coalition, where she will help protect and promote women’s sexual and reproductive health and rights at the regional and global level.

Sarah Abraham has been awarded a PSVF to work with the International Justice Resource Center (IJRC) in San Francisco, CA. Sarah completed her undergraduate studies at the University of California, Berkeley, where she studied Political Science and International Relations.

Rena has been awarded a 2016 PSVF Fellowship and the Edith Fine Fellowship to work as a staff attorney at Youth Represent, providing civil and criminal representation to New York youth ensnared by the criminal justice system to ensure that they reclaim lives of dignity, self-fulfillment, and civic engagement.

Working with A New Way of Life Reentry Project, with the support of the Public Service Venture Fund and the Berkeley Law Foundation, Mihal Ansik provides legal assistance to families impacted by incarceration and criminalization who are navigating the dependency court process.

Daniel Carpenter-Gold is grateful for the support of the Maria, Gabriella & Robert A. Skirnick Fellowship in a position with New York Lawyers for the Public Interest, where he will provide rights training and legal support to help protect low-income tenants with asthma from the health risks of poorly maintained housing.

Ryan has been awarded the Sumner M. Redstone Fellowship in Public Service to work with the Chicago Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights, where he will work on impact litigation involving antidiscrimination and constitutional claims.

Mira Chernick has been awarded the Sumner M. Redstone Fellowship in Public Service the Center to work for Justice and Accountability in San Francisco, California, working with victims of torture and other human rights violations to bring claims in federal court under the Alien Tort Statute and Torture Victim Protection Act.