Meet the students making everything happen!
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President
Nyla is a rising 2L from Upstate New York. She is a first-generation lawyer and first-generation immigrant from England (she lost her accent within a week!) Nyla is a foodie and in her free time, she loves baking cakes, hiking, and rock climbing.
- 1L Summer Position: St. Louis City Public Defender’s office, Trial Division
- k.Nyla@wustl.edu
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VP of Academics
Roger is a staff editor on the Washington University Law Review and a Peer Academic Advisor. His hometown is Shanghai, China. Roger’s favorite thing to do in St. Louis is finding new favorite restaurants with his husband. A fun fact about Roger is that he has perfect pitch!
- 1L Summer Position: Husch Blackwell (St. Louis, MO)
- hansichong@wustl.edu
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VP of Community Service
Hans is a busy guy because he’s also President of the Criminal Law Society, VP of Christian Legal Society, and involved with the Public Service Advisory Board. But we all love that he shares his presence with us! Hans comes from Salt Lake City, Utah. His favorite thing to do in St. Louis is rock climbing, road baking, and visiting old historic buildings and museums
- 1L Summer Position: Judicial Intern for the Honorable Lynn B. Winmill of the U.S. District Court of Idaho
- Hans.l@wustl.edu
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VP of Social Events
We love Maddie because she manages our amazing Instagram page! She comes from Harbin, China and is also president of the China Law Society. Her favorite place in St. Louis is the City Museum, but her favorite place in the law school is the vending machine!
- 1L Summer Position: Judicial Intern for Judge Milton S. Wharton, State of Illinois Appellate Court, 5th District
- boyin@wustl.edu
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VP of Professional Development
Wenjun is from China and worked as a journalist intern prior to law school. She is an expert on Chinese food in St. Louis so ask her for restaurant recommendations!
- 1L Summer Position: Judicial Intern at U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware
- f.wenjun@wustl.edu
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VP of Student Relations
Violet is from California and her specialty is Criminal Law! Her hobbies include cooking and getting lost on long walks. A fun fact about Violet is that while some people grow out of their mythology phase, other people decide to minor it… guess which one Violet is!
1L Student Representatives
Cathy Vo – 1L Student Relations Representative (Cathyvo@wustl.edu)
Jung Baek – 1L Student Relations Representative (jungbaek@wustl.edu)
Jake Xu – Treasurer (chuxiong.x@wustl.edu)
Jeanny Li – 1L Academics Representative (jeanny@wustl.edu)
Jessica Yang – 1L Community Service Representative (jessica.yang@wustl.edu)
Ying Bao – 1L Professional Development Representative (ying.bao@wustl.edu)
Sejune Peck – 1L Social Events Representative (sejunepeck@wustl.edu)
Kimmy Chuang – 1L Assistant Undersecretary Representative (c.kimmy@wustl.edu)