The 2025-2026 Executive Board Welcomes You!
Co-Presidents: Meshaal Bannerman and Clarke Shead
Internal Vice President: Mikala Parnell
External Vice President: Destiny Washington
Chief of Staff: Arsema Tesfai
Director of Programming: Jordan Farrell
Director of Finance: Amanda Tyson
Director of Academic Affairs: Jordan Lloyd
Director of Law Firm Professional Development: Ifeoma Ayika
Director of Public Interest & Pro Bono: Rob Clay
Director of Communications: Christopher Everett
Community Relations Chair: Kendal Johnson
OFFICER BIOGRAPHIES
Co-President: Meshaal Bannerman
Hometown: Avenel, NJ
Undergrad: Harvard
Legal Interests: Sports & Entertainment; Civil Rights Law; Antitrust
Non-Legal Interests: Music, Sports, Reading, Fitness
Co-President: Clarke Shead
Hometown: St. Louis, MO
Undergrad: Duke
Legal Interests: IP; Entertainment; Emerging Companies; Life Sciences
Non-Legal Interests: Live Music, Broadway, R&B Vinyls, Tennis
Internal Vice President: Mikala Parnell
Hometown: Wilmington, NC
Undergrad: Princeton University
Legal Interests: Technology; White Collar Investigations; Entrepreneurship
Non-Legal Interests: Live Music, Volunteering, Travel, Crafts, Mystery Novels
External Vice President: Destiny Washington
Hometown: New York, NY
Undergrad: University of Minnesota
Legal Interests: Litigation; Labor and Employment; Civil Justice
Non-Legal Interests: Reading, Hot Yoga, Traveling
Chief of Staff: Arsema Tesfai
Hometown: Chicago, IL/Atlanta, GA
Undergrad: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Legal Interests: Employment Law; Real Estate; Litigation
Non-Legal Interests: Travel, Hikes, and Going to the Movies
Director of Programming: Jordan Farrell
Hometown: Fort Myers, FL
Undergrad: University of Miami
Legal Interests: Commercial Litigation; Employment; Regulatory
Non-Legal Interests: Working Out, Traveling, Concerts, Hiking
Director of Finance: Amanda Tyson
Hometown: Orange County, CA
Undergrad: Fordham University
Legal Interests: Debt Finance
Non-Legal Interests: Running, Reading Thrillers, Cooking
Director of Academic Affairs: Jordan Lloyd
Hometown: Baltimore, MD
Undergrad: University of Richmond
Legal Interests: International Law and Arbitration; Appellate Litigation; Race and Human Rights
Non-Legal Interests: Spicy Food, Travel, Anime, Live Shows, Museums
Director of Law Firm Professional Development: Ifeoma Ayika
Hometown: Minneapolis, MN
Undergrad: College of William and Mary
Legal Interests: Technology; Privacy; Antitrust; Government Investigations; Mergers & Acquisitions
Non-Legal Interests: Mechanical Keyboards, Gaming, Sci-Fi, Reading
Director of Public Interest & Pro Bono: Rob Clay
Hometown: Durham, NC
Undergrad: UNC-Chapel Hill
Legal Interests: Healthcare Antitrust; Healthcare Reform; Impact Litigation
Non-Legal Interests: Music, Art, Hiking, Running
Director of Communications: Christopher Everett
Hometown: Clayton, NC
Undergrad: UNC-Chapel Hill
Legal Interests: Government Contracts; Intellectual Property; Technology Transactions; Public Policy/Regulatory
Non-Legal Interests: Gymnastics, Video Games, Cooking/Baking
Community Relations Chair: Kendal Johnson
Hometown: Hampton, VA
Undergrad: University of Virginia
Legal Interests: Environmental; Regulatory; Public Policy
Non-Legal Interests: Concerts, Reading, Working Out
