Elected Board
Co-Presidents: Mac Taylor & Devon Shewell
Mac Taylor is a 3L at Harvard Law School. Prior to law school, Mac earned a master’s degree in Intellectual History at the University of Oxford and completed a research fellowship with the National Constitution Center. Mac earned her undergraduate degree from Stanford University in 2020. She grew up in the Rocky Mountains of Aspen, Colorado, and she is interested in state and federal constitutional law, civil rights law, and public policy. She is proud to serve as a 2024-2025 ACS President.
Devon Shewell, a 3L, is from St. Joseph, Missouri, and graduated from Vanderbilt University in 2021, where he studied Philosophy, Communication Studies, and History. During college and before law school, Devon worked on democratic campaigns and progressive causes across the country. At HLS, Devon is the founder of the Harvard Law Run Club, the fundraising chair for Harvard Law Softball, a J.D. Admissions Fellow, and a member of the South Asian Law Students Association and Harvard Plaintiffs Law Association.
Co-Vice Presidents: Amy Eisenstein & Connor Morgan
Amy L. Eisenstein is a JD/MPP candidate at Harvard Law School and the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. She is from St. Charles, Illinois. After graduating from Northwestern University in 2017, Amy spent a year as a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant in Sa Đéc, Vietnam. Before enrolling at Harvard, she spent several years advocating with the Illinois state legislature on anti-poverty policy reforms, including budgetary increases to public benefits programs and passing the state’s first-ever payday loan interest rate cap. She is interested in using her degrees to decriminalize poverty in the United States.
Connor Morgan serves as one of ACS’s vice presidents. Born and raised in Salt Lake City, Utah, Connor graduated from the University of Utah in 2019. He then worked as an organizer on multiple political campaigns. Between the 2020 election and the start of law school, Connor worked in DC for a nonprofit that focuses on electrifying the transportation sector. Now a third-year law student, Connor is also heavily involved with the Harvard Law & Policy Review and the Equal Democracy Project. Connor is particularly excited about public law appellate litigation, and he hopes to eventually focus his practice on protecting voting rights.
Treasurer: Alex Fredman
Alex Fredman is a 3L from St. Louis, Missouri. He graduated from Dartmouth College in 2020 with a double major in Government and History. At HLS, he has served on the ACS Board for three years and is a finalist in the 2024 Ames Moot Court Competition.
Secretary: Hannah Frater
Hannah Frater is a 2L at Harvard Law serving as ACS’s Secretary and a member of the Executive Board. Hannah was born and raised in New York City and graduated from Dartmouth College in 2021. She is particularly passionate about climate justice, sexual violence prevention, reproductive rights, criminal justice reform, and constitutional law. In addition to ACS, Hannah is involved with Harvard Law Review, Harvard Environmental Law Review, the Women’s Law Association, and campaign and voting rights work. Outside of HLS, she enjoys running, skiing, volleyball, and all things outdoors!
Programs Directors: Arash Abbas, Bennett Mattson, & Kara Kelawan
Arash Abbas is a second-year law student at Harvard Law School who is originally from the suburbs of Chicago. At Harvard Law, Arash is the Programs Chair for the American Constitution Society and an extern with the Protect Democracy Clinic. Before law school, he worked as a Staff Assistant and Legislative Correspondent for Speaker Nancy Pelosi and later served as the Confidential Assistant to Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta while at the Department of Justice. He graduated Magna Cum Laude from Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service. Outside of school, he enjoys hiking and trying new restaurants.
Bennett Mattson is a 2L at Harvard Law School. Before coming to HLS, Bennett worked in strategy consulting for two years, first at Kaiser Associates in Washington, D.C., and then at EY-Parthenon in New York. Bennett earned his undergraduate degree from Georgetown University in 2021. He grew up in the Twin Cities suburbs outside Minneapolis, Minnesota, and his family now lives in Seattle, Washington. Bennett is interested in civil rights law, constitutional law, and environmental law. He is thrilled to serve as one of the 2024-2025 ACS Programs Chairs.
Kara is a 2L from Brooklyn, New York. She majored in Anthropology and Hispanic Studies at Dartmouth College. In her free time, she loves to run, go record shopping, and play with her kittens.
Membership Director: Kayla Hollingsworth
Kayla is a 3L from Fullerton, California, pursuing a specialization in litigation and environmental and energy law. At Harvard, she serves as a Research Assistant for the Environmental and Energy Law Program and has helped write two appellate amicus briefs with the Environmental Law and Policy Clinic staff. She is on the Executive Boards of the Journal of Legislation and the Harvard Environmental Law Review, is interning with the Department of State, and has recently gotten involved with the newly created Harvard Running Club. Kayla holds a M.A. in Environmental Policy from Cambridge University and a B.A. in English from Harvard University. In her spare time, Kayla enjoys mountaineering, hiking, horsepacking, and scuba diving.
Appointed Board
Director of Communications: Parth Kotak
Parth is a 2L at Harvard Law from Richmond, Virginia. Prior to law school, he studied Economics and International Affairs at George Washington University and worked as a paralegal. At HLS, Parth is involved with the Asian-Pacific American Law Student Association and shows up for the occasional intramural basketball game. He is interested in banking, securities, and antitrust law and regulation thereof. He is excited to serve as ACS’s communications director.
Directors of Academics & Clerkships: Nathalie Beauchamps, Paneez Oliai, & Colin Robinson
Nathalie is a 2L at HLS. She is from New Jersey, graduated from Yale College, and has interest in education inequity. After she graduated college, she worked as a consultant for Bain & Company in New York City. Still passionate about the law, she made a pivot in her career and came Harvard Law School hoping to better understand equal protection under the law as applied to education inequity and, more broadly, the role of government lawyering for implementing social change. On campus, she is involved in the Civil Rights-Civil Liberties Law Review and HBLSA. For fun, she loves to run!
Paneez Oliai, Class of 2026, is from Honolulu, Hawaii. She graduated from Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., where she studied History and Psychology with a minor in Government. At HLS, Paneez also serves as the Co-Vice President for the Women’s Law Association, a Senior Editor for the Harvard National Security Journal, and an Article Editor for the Harvard Environmental Law Review. Paneez loves to explore the fields of appellate and constitutional law, administrative law, criminal justice, and civil rights and liberties. Last summer, Paneez interned with the Appellate Section of the Criminal Division of the U.S. Department of Justice. In her free time, Paneez delights in cooking, reading, and playing board games.
Colin Robinson is a 3L from Long Island, New York. Before Law School, Colin earned his B.S. in Accounting from St. John’s University in Queens, New York. Colin is interested in the intersection of business, law, and public policy, and how corporate social responsibility can best be used to keep the community’s best interests in mind. Outside of school, Colin enjoys playing soccer, basketball, long-distance running, chess, and hiking.
Directors of Alumni & Career Resources: Jenna Friedus & Jack Wilkins
Jenna is a 2L at HLS from New York. She studied English and History at Harvard College and then worked as a paralegal before law school. At HLS, she is involved in the Civil Rights-Civil Liberties Law Review and the Jewish Law Students Association. She is particularly interested in constitutional and administrative law. Jenna is excited about advancing progressive ideas in the law with ACS!
Jack is a 3L from Hattiesburg, Mississippi. He graduated from the University of Virginia and worked as a political organizer and a paralegal before law school. Outside of ACS, Jack is involved in the Harvard Law Review and the Equal Democracy Project. His academic interests include exploring alternatives to originalism in American constitutional interpretation.
Directors of Outside Educational Opportunities: James Limbaugh & Abigail Simon
James Limbaugh is a 2L from Sallisaw, Oklahoma. Prior to coming to HLS James was a middle school teacher in Oklahoma City which fuels his current passion for public education. In addition to his position in ACS, James is also an active and proud member of HLS softball.
Abigail is a 2L at Harvard Law School. She grew up in Wellesley, Massachusetts, and majored in Social Studies at Harvard College (Class of 2020), with a focus on the intersection of religion and politics. On campus, she spends her time as a member of the Harvard Law Review, Equal Democracy Project, and Women’s Law Association, and most importantly, ACS. Off campus, she loves board games, sports, and anything outdoors!
Directors of Progressive Professor & Practitioner Engagement: Alexander Goldberg & Tessa Muller
Alex Goldberg is a 2L originally from Albany, New York. He went to Johns Hopkins for undergrad. Outside of ACS, he’s also involved in the Harvard Journal of Law & Technology. Outside of class, he’s a big New York Yankees and Giants fan!
Tessa Muller is a 2L at Harvard Law School. She transferred from UCLA Law, where she was a managing editor for the UCLA Law Journal of International Law and Foreign Affairs. At HLS, she’s a head line editor for the Harvard Journal on Legislation and Social Media Director for HLS Dems. A Loyola Marymount University alum, she majored in Political Science and was president of LMU’s chapter of College Democrats. Tessa is originally from San Jose and plans to return to Southern California after law school.
Directors of Section Representatives: Mac Brower & Caleigh Sturgeon
Mac Brower is a 2L originally from North Carolina. Prior to law school, he graduated from Bowdoin College and worked in a range of fields in DC. When not arguing against textualism, he enjoys yoga, hiking, soccer, and creative writing.
Caleigh is a 2L from outside Philadelphia. She went to the University of Virginia, then worked in Denver before law school, and loves to hike and ski. At HLS, Caleigh is involved with the Journal of and Committee on Sports and Entertainment Law, the Crimmigration clinic, and Harvard Law Softball.
Directors of Supreme Court Moots: Jessica McHale (Senior Director), Radhika Kattula, Sophia Loughlin, & Alex Siegal
Jessica is from Royal Palm Beach, Florida, and is a 3L in the J.D. program. She went to Vanderbilt for undergrad. She enjoys running in her free time!
Radhika is a 3L from Aurora, Colorado and Charlotte, North Carolina. She graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill, where she double majored in Economics and Environmental Studies. At HLS, Radhika serves as the Editor-in-Chief of the Harvard Civil Rights-Civil Liberties Law Review, works with Professor Larry Tribe on his various constitutional law projects, and writes about structural and popular constitutionalism. In her spare time, Radhika loves to eat obscene amounts of ice cream with her friends, go on long walks around Cambridge, and attempt to keep her plants alive.
Sophia Loughlin is a second-year student at Harvard Law School from Annapolis, Maryland. After graduating from Johns Hopkins University with a bachelor’s degree in International Studies and History, she worked as a legal assistant for two years at a national civil rights law firm. At Harvard, she is a member of the Tenant Advocacy Project, the Women’s Law Association, the Journal on Legislation, and the Civil Rights-Civil Liberties Law Review. Sophia is particularly interested in public health law and gun violence prevention litigation. In her free time, she enjoys running, listening to podcasts, spending time with friends and playing with her two dogs.
Alex Siegal is a 2L from Bradenton, Florida. On campus, he is also involved with the Journal on Legislation, the National Security Journal, the Equal Democracy Project, and recently, the softball team. Prior to law school, he was a legislative staffer and an executive assistant for a member of the U.S. House of Representatives. He graduated from Columbia University in 2021 and likes tennis and cooking.
Directors of the Washington, D.C., Trip: Jackson Faulkner & Noah Kopf
Jackson Faulkner is a 2L from Albuquerque, New Mexico. Prior to HLS, Jackson pursued a career in state government and served in a number of discretionary roles for state policymakers, including as Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham’s executive assistant and scheduler. During his career, Jackson has been involved in New Mexico’s successful efforts to repeal a dormant abortion ban that would have been enforceable post-Dobbs, guarantee free higher education to all New Mexicans, and legalize recreational cannabis. Jackson is an Oklahoma City Thunder fanatic and enjoys exploring public lands with his partner and dog.
Noah Kopf is a 2L from Newton, Massachusetts. He is passionate about antitrust, consumer protection, and robocall scams. Outside of school, you can find him playing volleyball or spending time outdoors in northern New England.
Directors of Fundraising & Financial Partnerships: Erica Buckingham & Sara Taketatsu
Erica is a 2L from Minnesota interested in white collar crime and regulatory enforcement. She enjoys comedy and the New York Times Games.
Sara graduated from the University of Colorado, Boulder, with a Bachelor’s of Environmental Design before working as an architectural designer and serving as National Vice President of the American Institute of Architecture Students, an organization with a mission to advance leadership, design, and service among architecture students. Sara is pursuing a career in land use law as part of the HLS Class of 2026.
Director of Community Building: Fabrice Guyot-Sionnest
Fabrice is Chicago-raised and Chicago-bound after law school! He was a computer science major at Brown University and worked as a software engineer in New York for three years before deciding to come to HLS. He’s interested in state and local issues like transit, increasing the supply of housing, and public safety grounded in progressive justice.
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