NICHOLAS MEZA


Day Pitney LLP Scholar Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University


Nicholas Meza graduated with a B.S. in Community Health Education and earned a Master’s in Public Health Policy and Management from the University of Arizona. He served as an EXPORT Fellow at the University of Arizona’s Center for Health Equality. His work with disparate populations in Mexico and the Southwest in the area of cancer prevention has inspired him to study the intersection between law, public policy, and public health. Mr. Meza plans to pursue a career in the field of health law, immigration law, or biotech intellectual property. He is currently a student at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University.


DONALE EVANS


Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Fellow Thurgood Marshall School of Law


WILLIAM HUDSON


Kilpatrick Stockton LLP Scholar Emory University School of Law


MALCOLM WELLS


Nixon Peabody LLP Scholar Fordham Law School


Donale Evans graduated from Prairie View A&M University in 2005 with a B.A. in Business Finance and a minor in Management Information Systems. Mr. Evans overcame numerous obstacles to become the first person in his family to attend college, as well as graduate school. His interest in law arose while he was employed in the Contracts & Pricing Department at The Boeing Company. Mr. Evans cur- rently is a student at Thurgood Marshall School of Law. Mr. Evans is interested in providing counsel in areas of employment, corporate, and contract law, as well as serving as an example to people who come from similar circumstances.


William Hudson graduated with a B.A. in English from The University of Southern Mississippi in 2010. A native of Guatemala City, Guatemala, Mr. Hudson has been very involved in immigrant’s rights issues. As an undergraduate, Mr. Hudson was involved with The Luckyday Foundation Citizen Scholars Program, a scholarship program that emphasizes community service based learning and encourages lifelong civic engage- ment. He aspires to pursue a career in corporate or interna- tional law while volunteering his time to pro bono work benefit- ting underserved communities. Mr. Hudson is a student at Emory University School of Law in Atlanta.


Malcolm Wells graduated from the University of Maryland with a B.S. in Computer Engineering in 2009. After graduating, Mr. Wells worked at Raytheon, as a software engineer, where he assisted in software develop- ment and maintenance of the NASA Earth Science Data and Information System. Mr. Wells is a student at Fordham Law School and he is interested in harnessing his engineering back- ground to promote an ethical and technical presence within the evolution of intellectual property law. His interest in intel- lectual property was sparked by the intricate relationships between science, technology, and society.


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KELSEY EATON


Bartlitt Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott, LLP Scholar University of Arkansas School of Law


Kelsey Eaton graduated with a B.B.A. in Finance and a minor in Chinese in 2009 from Southern Methodist University. She spent the academic year of 2009- 2010 volunteering for a local church, which gave her access to various nonprofit programs throughout Northwest Arkansas. This experience compelled her to attend law school in an effort to aid the elimination of hunger within her community. As a member of the Delaware Tribe of Indians she is aware of the impact of hunger on minority communities and is interested in creating a system to connect corporations with local nonprofits and increasing social responsibility. Ms. Eaton is currently a law student at the University of Arkansas School of Law.


TACARA HARRIS


Arnold & Porter LLP Scholar Vanderbilt University Law School


GUETER AURELIEN


Microsoft Corporation Fellow University of Miami School of Law


TaCara Harris graduated summa cum laude with a B.A. in Sociology and a B.A. in Women’s and Gender Studies from Vanderbilt University. Growing up as an army brat, Ms. Harris has traveled through over half the United States, including a two-year residency in Alaska. Her diverse socio-cultural background has greatly shaped her perspec- tives of the world and helped her appreciate the rich dimensions of differences amongst individuals. Currently pursuing her law degree at Vanderbilt University Law School, Ms. Harris is commit- ted to selfless service and the advocacy of human rights. Ms. Harris hopes to practice in the field of health law by addressing legal issues surrounding health care disparities amongst under- represented populations and discrimination within the health care system.


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Gueter Aurelien graduated from Columbia University with a B.A. in Political Science. After gradu- ation, Ms. Aurelien returned to her parent’s homeland of Haiti and established B.O.F. Paradise Academy, an elementary school that has educated over 1,100 leaders of Haiti’s future. Ms. Aurelien has recently earned a Masterss degree in Accounting from Florida Atlantic University, where she was inducted into Phi Kappa Phi. Through her various experiences both in the United States and abroad, she has developed a passion for the interaction of law and the pro- gression of society. Ms. Aurelien is currently a law student at the University of Miami School of Law, and she is interested in international, corporate, and tax law. She is also a proud mother of two daughters, Solange and Lioness.


ADLAH CHISTI


Serengeti Law Scholar University of California Hastings College of the Law


Adlah Chisti graduated with a Master’s degree in Education and graduated cum laude with a B.S. in Environmental Science and B.A. in Political Science, with minors in General Business and Legal Studies from the University of San Francisco. Born and raised in San Francisco of a Muslim and Indian background, Ms. Chisti became interested in bridging environmental with educational resources in urban communities. She has worked with the Aim High Headlands Environmental Home outdoor educational program for urban youth. Currently, she is a law student at the University of California, Hastings College of the Law and is interested in pursuing environmental and international business law.


JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2011 DIVERSITY & THE BAR®


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