Talk to a Current Student
A group of current BU Law students, known as the Student Admissions Ambassadors, volunteer each year to serve as an information resource to prospective students. They can answer your questions about student life at BU Law. To contact an Admissions Ambassador, please send them an e-mail.
Student Admissions Ambassadors 2007-2008
Name: Alina A. Azizian
Year: 2L
Email: aazizian@bu.edu
School/major: University of California-Berkeley/Class of 2004/Political Science
Hometown: Glendale, CA
BU Law Activities: International Law Journal, Edward C. Stone Moot Court Competition, Legislative Internship Clinic, SGA 2L Representative, Treasurer - International Law Society
Name: Tasnin Chowdhury
Year: 3L
Email: tasnin@bu.edu
School/major: University of Texas at Austin/Class of 2004/History and Government
Hometown: San Antonio, TX
BU Law Activities: President - Public Interest Project, Jessup International Moot Court, Civil Litigation Clinic, Shelter Legal Services, International Law Society, 1L Advisor
Name: Brett Church (enrolled in JD/MBA dual degree program)
Year: 3L
Email: bachurch@bu.edu
School/major: UCLA/Psychology
Hometown: Honolulu, HI
BU Law Activities: Softball, Public Interest Project, Pro Bono Project
Name: Stephany Collamore
Year: 2L
Email: stephany@bu.edu
School/major: Columbia University/Class of 2003/Political Science-Economics
Hometown: Lexington, MA
BU Law Activities: Law Review, Student Government Association, 1L Advisor, BU Law Softball
Name: Zoe Cooper
Year: 2L
Email: zcooper@bu.edu
School/major: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill/Class of 2006/Public Policy Analysis
Hometown: Providence, RI
BU Law Activities: Executive Board Member - Black Law Students Association (BLSA), Student Advocate at Veteran's Shelter - Shelter Legal Services
Name: Jeanetta Craigwell-Graham
Year: 2L
Email: craijk2@bu.edu
School/major: Wake Forest University/Class of 2006/Japanese and Political Science
Hometown: Goldsboro, NC
BU Law Activities: Vice President - Black Law Students Association (BLSA), SGA 2L Representative, Faculty Appointments Committee
Name: Allison Domowitch
Year: 3L
Email: ald728@bu.edu
School/major: Penn State/Class of 2005/Political Science and English
Hometown: Marlton, NJ
BU Law Activities: Shelter Legal Services, American Journal of Law and Medicine, Civil Litigation Clinic, Jewish Law Students Association
Name: Stephen Ferrara
Year: 2L
Email: stevef@bu.edu
School/major: Boston University/Class of 2006/Economics
Hometown: East Northport, NY
BU Law Activities: Journal of Banking and Financial Law, Student Government Association, Student Welcomer, BU Law Softball
Name: Erin Gossett
Year: 3L
Email: emgossett@gmail.com
School/major: Washington University/Class of 2004/Political Science and Economics
Hometown: Mukilteo, WA
BU Law Activities: Law Review, Student Hurricane Network, Legal Counsel Clinic
Name: Sara Hanson
Year: 2L
Email: sbhanson@bu.edu
School/major: University of Florida/Class of 2006/Sociology (minor in Women's Studies)
Hometown: Miami, FL
BU Law Activities: Law Students for Reproductive Justice (BU Law Chapter President, Northeast Regional Coordinator, and Member of National Steering Committee), SGA 2L Representative, American Journal of Law and Medicine, Service Day Coordinator - Student Welcomers, Student Advisor, Women's Law Association, Women's Bar Association, Law Clerk - Office of Massachusetts State Senator Mark Montigny
Name: Christiaan Highsmith
Year: 3L
Email: christiaan.highsmith@yahoo.com
School/major: Harvard/Class of 2003/History magna cum laude; Transferred to BU Law from Temple University Beasley School of Law
Hometown: Cambridge, MA
BU Law Activities: Law Review, Moot Court, Civil Litigation Clinic, American Constitution Society, Community Affairs Council
Name: Joseph Ho
Year: 2L
Email: joseph.ho@gmail.com
School/major: University of Michigan/Class of 2003/Computer Science and Biochemistry
Hometown: Livonia, MI
BU Law Activities: Law Review, Co-President - Asian Pacific American Law Students Association (APALSA), Student Welcomer, 1L Advisor
Name: Lisa Kolker
Year: 3L
Email: lisa.kolker@gmail.com
School/major: University of California – LA/Class of 2005/Psychology and Political Science
Hometown: San Diego, CA
BU Law Activities: Phi Alpha Delta (Burton Chapter) Justice, 1L Advisor, LLM/JD Buddy exchange program
Name: Emily Ladd
Year: 3L
Email: eladd@bu.edu
School/major: University of Arizona/Class of 2005/Political Science
Hometown: Morristown, TN
BU Law Activities: Stone Moot Court, Public Interest Project, 1L Advisor
Name: Sarah LoPresti (enrolled in JD/MA in Philosophy dual degree program)
Year: 3L
Email: lopresti@bu.edu
School/major: Boston University/Class of 2005/Philosophy and French
Hometown: Providence, RI
BU Law Activities: Women's Law Association, Public Interest Project, International Law Society
Name: Thomas McIntosh
Year: 3L
Email: mcintosh@bu.edu
School/major: University of Virginia/Class of 2005/Foreign Affairs and History
Hometown: Sterling, VA
BU Law Activities: Law Review, Intern for Judge Juan Torruella (Internship obtained through BU Law Career Office)
Name: Dave Messerschmitt
Year: 2L
Email: djmesser@gmail.com
School/major: Ohio State University/Class of 2006/History and International Relations
Hometown: Cincinnati, OH
BU Law Activities: Banking and Financial Law Journal , Shelter Legal Services, BU Law Tour Guide, International Law Society
Name: Sean Miller
Year: 3L
Email: smiller@bu.edu
School/major: Dartmouth/Class of 2005/Economics
Hometown: Rockville, MD
BU Law Activities: Law Review, Intramural softball, 1L Advisor, Intramural Basketball
Name: Wells Miller
Year: 3L
Email: wellsmiller@gmail.com
School/major: Pomona College /Class of 2002/Politics, Philosophy, and Economics (PPE)
Hometown: Vista, CA
BU Law Activities: Editor-in-Chief -American Journal of Law and Medicine
Name: P. Danielle Nellis
Year: 2L
Email: pdnellis@yahoo.com
School/major: Spelman College/Class of 2005/Spanish and p-12 Education
Hometown: Nashville, TN
BU Law Activities: President - Black Law Students Association (BLSA)
Name: Chris Pineda
Year: 2L
Email: cdpineda@bu.edu
Undergraduate School/major: University of Texas at Austin/Class of 2001/History
Graduate School: Harvard University - Kennedy School of Government, Master in Public Policy
Hometown: Austin, TX
BU Law Activities: President - Latin American Law Student Association (LALSA)
Name: Ely Santana
Year: 2L
Email: elina.santana@gmail.com
School/major: NYU/Class of 2006/Sociology and Spanish Literature
Hometown: Miami, FL
BU Law Activities: Treasurer - Latin American Law Student Association (LALSA), Public Interest Journal, 1L Advisor, Mock Trial with Citizen Schools, BU Law Tour Guide, International Club
Name: Nikita Shah
Year: 2L
Email: NikiShah@bu.edu
School/major: UCLA/Class of 2005/Political Science
Hometown: La Palma, CA
BU Law Activities: President - South Asian Law Students Association (SALSA), American Journal of Law and Medicine, Criminal Law Clinic, Student Welcomer, Public Interest Project
Name: Tracy Solomon
Year: 3L
Email: tsolomon@bu.edu
School/major: Princeton University/Class of 2005/Politics
Hometown: Villanova, PA
BU Law Activities: Articles Editor - American Journal of Law and Medicine, Client Counseling Competition, Co-Director of ABA Competitions for BU, Shelter Legal Services, Faculty Appointment Committee, Student Welcomer, 1L Advisor
Name: Jared Stiefel
Year: 3L
Email: jstiefel@bu.edu
School/major: Middle Tennessee State University/Class of 2005/Political Science
Hometown: Skokie, IL
BU Law Activities: American Journal of Law and Medicine, Civil Litigation Clinic
Name: Sarah Summer (enrolled in JD/MPH dual degree program)
Year: 3L
E-mail: ssummer13@gmail.com
School/major: University of Washington/Cellular, Molecular and Developmental Biology
Hometown: Seattle, WA
BU Law Activities: Health Law Association, Law Students for Choice, Legislative Clinic, Stone Moot Court, 1L Advisor
Name: Shanta Tewarie
Year: 3L
Email: shantatewarie@gmail.com
School/major: New York University/Class of 2004/Journalism and Mass Communication
Hometown: Trinidad and Tobago
BU Law Activities: Student Welcomer, 1L Advisor, International Law Society, Research Assistant for Professor Maclin, Stone Moot Court
Name: Aaron Twersky
Year: 3L
E-mail: aaront@bu.edu
School/major: Touro College/Class of 2002/Economics and Talmudic Studies; Yeshiva/Class of 2004/Rabbinic Ordination - Talmudic Studies
Hometown: Lawrence/Long Island, NY
BU Law Activities: Dual Degree Candidate - JD/MA in International Relations, The Institute of Jewish Law, Jewish Law Students Association, International Law Society, Student Welcomer, 1L Advisor, Community Affairs Council Representative, Journal of International Relations, Student Hurricane Network
Name: Christopher Valente
Email: cvalente@bu.edu
Undergraduate School/Major: Tufts University/Class of 2005/BA in International Relations
Hometown: Port Charlotte, FL
BU Law Activities: American Journal of Law and Medicine, Co-Chair - Outlaw (BU Law’s GLBT Student Group), 1L Advisor, Student Welcomer