Dean’s Fellows serve as mentors for members of the 1L class, transfer students, and international students. The yearlong Dean’s Fellows program is comprised of maintaining relationships, being available to students, and creating a supportive, inclusive environment for all individuals throughout Carolina Law. These student leaders answer questions, address concerns, disseminate accurate information, encourage participation, and ultimately work to sustain a supportive community throughout Carolina Law.
Dean’s Fellows Coordinators
Sara Margolis (she/her)
Class Year: 3L
Undergrad: Georgetown University ‘16
Summer Employment: New York Legal Assistance Group, Special Education Unit Intern (1L Summer); Research Assistant for Professor Michael Gerhardt (1L Summer); U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, Disability Rights Section Intern (2L Summer)
Hometown: Chapel Hill, NC
Activities: NC Civil Rights Law Review, Carolina Public Interest Law Organization, Faculty-Student DEI Committee, SBA Dean’s Advisory Council, DSV Clinic
Favorite Place in Chapel Hill: Carolina North Forest, Tru, He’s Not, Armadillo Grill, 401 Main Street, Maple View Farms
Fun Fact: I’m running my eighth marathon this fall (the NYC Marathon)!
Reaghan Wooster (she/her)
Class Year: 3L
Undergrad: University of Florida
Summer Employment: Moore & Van Allen: Law Clerk; Charlotte, NC (1L & 2L Summers)
Hometown: Tavares, Florida
Activities: Hispanic/Latino Law Students Association, Women in Law, Innocence Project, The North Carolina Law Review, Youth Justice Clinic
Favorite Place in Chapel Hill: Carolina Brewery, Hibachi & Co.
Fun Fact: I am proficient in American Sign Language.
Dean’s Fellows
Duma Ali (she/her/hers)
Class Year: 3L
Undergrad: UNC Greensboro
Summer Employment: Summer 2021 – Summer Associate with Troutman Pepper (7 weeks) and Honeywell (3 weeks), Summer 2022 – Summer Associate with Troutman Pepper
Hometown: Greensboro, NC
Activities: Student Bar Association (SBA), UNC Law Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Committee, Black Law Students Association (BLSA), National Lawyers Guild (NLG), Sports and Entertainment Law Association (SELA), American Bar Association (ABA) Law Student Division Assembly, Intellectual Property (IP) Clinic, UNC Athletics Externship
Favorite Place in Chapel Hill: PlayMakers, Dean Dome
Fun Fact: Cam Newton almost ran me over on his bike while he was wearing a fedora hat and heading to the Carolina Panthers Practice Facility during the Summer of 2019.
Carly Amatuzzo (she/her)
Class Year: 3L
Undergrad: Clemson University
Summer Employment: New Hanover & Pender District Attorney’s Office
Hometown: originally, New City, New York – now, Charleston, South Carolina
Activities: Article Editor for FALR, Innocence Project, LSASDV, Women in Law, CPILO, SELA, Youth Justice Clinic
Favorite Place in Chapel Hill: Carolina Brewery, Bobs, Open Eye Cafe, Maple View Farms, Honeysuckle Tea House
Fun Fact: I studied abroad in Australia and went skydiving and scuba diving so I hit the highest highs and the lowest lows while I was there!
Avery “Ava” Aulds (she/her)
Class Year: 3L
Undergrad: University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Summer Employment: I interned for Justice Berger of the North Carolina Supreme Court for my 1L Summer. This past summer I worked as a criminal defense litigation associate in Knoxville, TN
Hometown: Kingsport, Tennessee
Activities: Publication Editor, North Carolina Banking Institute Journal; Women in Law; Environmental Law Project; Christian Legal Society; Studied abroad in London Spring 2022
Favorite Place in Chapel Hill: I love He’s Not Here and I’m still exploring this wonderful city!
Fun Fact: I marched in Barack Obama’s second Inaugural Parade.
Cece Barreca (she/her)
Class Year: 2L
Undergrad: East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania ‘21
Summer Employment: RA for Professor Thomas, RA for Professor Osofsky, & long-term disability-rights pro bono project with Professor Emerita McKinney (all at UNC Law)
Hometown: Philadelphia, PA; now Durham, NC
Activities: Transactional and Corporate Law Association Secretary, Neurodiverse Law Student Association Co-Treasurer
Favorite Place in Chapel Hill: Piero’s (new Italian restaurant) or Sup Dogs!
Fun Fact: I’m related to Ulysses S. Grant!
Fatmeh Basma (she/her)
Class Year: 3L
Undergrad: The College of William & Mary
Summer Employment: AbbVie Inc., Summer 2021; Goodwin Procter LLP, Summer 2022
Hometown: Leesburg, VA
Activities: North Carolina Journal of International Law, Immigration Law Association, Women in Law, Moot Court Client Counseling Team, Immigration Clinic
Favorite place in Chapel Hill: Sunrise Biscuit Kitchen
Fun fact: I paraglided over Beirut, Lebanon
Brenda Caldwell (she/her)
Class Year: 2L
Undergrad: North Carolina A&T State University
Summer Employment: Avalara
Hometown: Greensboro, NC
Activities: BLSA President, Women in Law
Favorite Place in Chapel Hill: Tru
Fun Fact: I’m a fourth-generation HBCU graduate
Enzo A. Codella R. (they/them/theirs)
Class Year: Rising 3L (Class of 2023)
Undergrad: App State (Class of 2018)
Summer Employment: Project South (Summer 2022); Equal Justice Center (Summer 2021, through the Peggy Browning Fellowship)
Hometown: None really (for the time being: Chapel Hill, NC)
Activities: NLG Board (Radical Learning Group co-coordinator); Pro Bono Board (Special Trips co-coordinator)
Favorite Place in Chapel Hill: Yaya Tea
Fun Fact: I’ve always had guava-based foods/drinks at home as long as I remember
Alessandra Deiorio (she/her)
Class Year: 3L
Undergrad: University of South Florida
Summer Employment: 1L: Fairview Investment Services / Triage Cancer in Raleigh, NC; 2L: RTI International in RTP / Wagner Hicks, PLLC in Charlotte, NC
Hometown: Ocala, Florida
Activities: 2L: Treasurer of Carolina Health Law Organization, Staff Member for the Journal of Law and Technology (JOLT), and Chief Communications Officer (CCO) of Carolina Intellectual Property Law Association (CIPLA); 3L: Managing Editor of JOLT, CCO of CIPLA
Favorite Place in Chapel Hill: Hooker Fields, where I like to play pickup soccer.
Fun Fact: I can eat an entire Chili’s molten lava cake in 6 minutes.
Charles DeLoach (he/him)
Class Year: 3L
Undergrad: Chapman University
Summer Employment: Summer Associate w/ Wagner Hicks in Charlotte, Complex Business litigation and Regulatory Compliance
Hometown: Wilmington, NC
Activities: VP of Jewish Law Students, Labor and Employment Law Association
Favorite Place in Chapel Hill: Med Deli
Fun Fact: I go on an annual backpacking trip!
Jess Errico (she/her/hers)
Class Year: 2L
Undergrad: NC State University
Summer Employment: Latham & Watkins (Washington, DC office)
Hometown: Shelby, NC but I’ve been in the triangle for the past ten years.
Activities: Law Review, American Constitutional Society, First Generational Professionals, Intellectual Property Law Association, Women in Law, and National Lawyers Guild
Favorite Place in Chapel Hill: Mr. Tokyo for bottomless sushi and
Fun Fact: I have seven chickens, four beehives, and two very large dogs!
Ariel Freedman (she/ her)
Class Year: 2L
Undergrad: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Summer Employment: Externship at Durham City Attorney’s Office, Research Assistant for Professor Alexa Chew
Hometown: Winston Salem, NC
Activities: NC Civil Rights Law Review
Favorite Place in Chapel Hill: Merritt’s Pasture, Gray Squirrel Coffee Company, Twisted Noodles
Fun Fact: I was part of my elementary school’s unicycle performance team
Nina Ganti (she/her)
Class Year: 3L
Undergrad: University of Maryland College Park
Summer Employment: Legal Intern – Prisoners’ Rights Project at the Legal Aid Society and Summer Associate at Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
Hometown: Gaithersburg, Maryland
Activities: National Lawyers Guild, Immigration Clinic, North Carolina Journal of International Law (Notes & Comments Editor), and Honors Writing Scholar
Favorite Place in Chapel Hill: Carolina North Forest
Fun Fact: I have visited India over twenty times
Adam Gillette (he/him)
Class Year: 3L
Undergrad: University of Chicago
Summer Employment: 1L Judicial Intern, Justice Anita Earls of the Supreme Court of North Carolina; 2L: Summer Associate, Raleigh office of McGuireWoods
Hometown: Newport News, VA
Activities: North Carolina Banking Institute Journal; American Constitution Society, Pro Bono; externship with the Federal Public Defender for the Eastern District of North Carolina; judicial externship with Judge James Wynn, 4th Circuit
Favorite Place in Chapel Hill: Carolina North Forest
Fun Fact: Bernie Sanders once yelled at me for being underdressed
Susan Glick (she/her)
Class Year: 2L
Undergrad: Dartmouth College
Summer Employment: Legal Intern at Cisco
Hometown: Contoocook, NH
Activities: Pro Bono
Favorite Place in Chapel Hill: Morgan Creek by the Botanical Gardens
Fun Fact: I have two kids and one on the way – should be an interesting year!
Catherine Goodman (she/her)
Class Year: 3L
Undergrad: Ave Maria University
Summer Employment: Half-Summer Law Clerk, Oak City Law, LLP, 2021 & 2022 (Durham); Intern, Consilio LLP, 2022; Research Assistant, Prof. Kathryn Sabbeth, 2021 (UNC Law)
Hometown: Silver Spring, Maryland; Naples, Florida
Activities: North Carolina Journal of International Law, Dean’s Fellow
Favorite Place in Chapel Hill: Caffe Driade (a snake once joined me… on my chair…)
Fun Fact: I have two hilarious and adorable sons (~3yrs & ~5yrs) who I like to impress from time to time with my cartwheel and tree-climbing abilities. Gotta keep ‘em on their toes.
Michael Griffith (he/him)
Class Year: 2L
Undergrad: University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Summer Employment: The Regulatory Fundamentals Group
Hometown: Walhalla, SC
Activities: NC Banking Institute Journal
Favorite Place in Chapel Hill: Namu, The Crunkleton
Fun Fact: I get really into hobbies which in the past have included unusual pets (including chameleons, tarantulas, and (briefly) a squirrel) and woodworking. I’ve recently been acquiring succulents and am looking at getting a bonsai tree.
Nick Hatcher (he/they)
Class Year: 2L
Undergrad: UNC-Chapel Hill
Summer Employment: 1L Diversity Fellow at Goodwin Procter
Hometown: Cary, NC
Activities: National Lawyers Guild, Outlaw, National Disabled Law Students Association, Graduate and Professional Student Government, Law Review
Favorite Place in Chapel Hill: Durham
Fun Fact: I have two pet turtles and sixteen houseplants
Caroline Hitesman (she/her)
Class Year: 3L
Undergrad: Boston University
Summer Employment: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (Summer 2021), Research Assistant for Prof. Erika K. Wilson (Summer 2021), Jackson Lewis (Summer 2022)
Hometown: Asheville, NC
Activities: Outlaw, CPILO, Labor and Employment Law Association, North Carolina Civil Rights Law Review
Favorite Place in Chapel Hill: Tru or Merritt’s Pasture
Fun Fact: Justin Bieber was my top played artist on Spotify in 2021.
Jessica Hobbs (she/her)
Class Year: 2L
Undergrad: University of Pittsburgh
Summer Employment: Poyner Spruill (Charlotte Office); Husqvarna Group
Hometown: Charlotte, NC
Activities: Black Law Students Association, Secretary; Women In Law
Favorite Place in Chapel Hill: Tru, Namu (I think Namu might be in Durham, but it’s pretty close to the school!)
Fun Fact: I used to bake and decorate cakes, and opening a bakery was once my back-up career plan.
James Huey (he/him/his)
Class Year: 3L
Undergrad: University of South Carolina
Summer Employment: North Carolina Department of Justice: Environmental Division (1L Summer) & Southern Environmental Law Center (2L Summer)
Hometown: Charleston, SC
Activities: Law Review, Environmental Moot Court Team, Environmental Law Project (ELP), and Dean’s Fellows.
Favorite Place in Chapel Hill: The Baxter Arcade
Fun Fact: I was almost on a reality TV show.
Maren Hurley (she/her)
Class Year: 2L
Undergrad: The New School University
Summer Employment: Externship with Emancipate NC (Summer & Fall 2022)
Hometown: Asheville, NC
Activities: Probono Coordinator of UNC National Lawyer’s Guild chapter, Co-President UNC Neurodiverse Law Students Association, Mountain Area Abortion Doula Collective, Legal Observer
Favorite Place in Chapel Hill: Cafe Driade
Fun Fact: I have six chickens named (collectively) The Spice Girls. Individual names: Cumin, Cayenne, Ginger, Rosemary, Basil, Paprika.
Yasmin Khodaei (Any/she)
Class Year: 2L
Undergrad: University of Virginia
Summer Employment: Legal Extern at the Appalachian Regional Healthcare System; Legal Extern at Planned Parenthood Raleigh, NC
Hometown: Great Falls, VA
Activities: Journal of Law and Technology (Staff Member), Death Penalty Project (Pro Bono Co-Coordinator), National Lawyers Guild (Radical Reading Group Co-Coordinator), Deans Fellow
Favorite Place in Chapel Hill: Lanza’s or Honeysuckle Tea House
Fun Fact: I am a classically trained Persian dancer and used to perform at cultural showcases in undergrad.
Amber Knepper (she/her)
Class Year: 2L
Undergrad: University of Akron
Summer Employment: New York 1L LCLD Scholar at Haynes and Boone, LLP (8 weeks) and Brex, Inc. (2 weeks) (1L Summer)
Hometown: Canton, Ohio
Activities: Outlaw, Pro Bono Board, National Lawyers Guild (NLG), Carolina Intellectual Property Law Association (CIPLA), AALSA, CL1GP, Women in Law
Favorite Place in Chapel Hill: The Purple Bowl or Bar Taco
Fun Fact: I began collecting vintage Apple computers in high school.
Alex Lawson (she/her)
Class Year: 3L
Undergrad: SUNY Buffalo
Summer Employment: Law and policy intern at the North Carolina Coalition Against Domestic Violence in Durham, NC; Legal intern at family law firm Hahn Law group in Seattle WA.
Hometown: Melbourne, AUS
Activities: This year I’ll be in the Military and Veterans Clinic, Honor Court, and a spring externship TBD! I’m also a member of LSADV, NLG, CPILO, WIL, and Outlaw.
Favorite Place in Chapel Hill: Brandwein’s Bagels and the Carborro Farmer’s Market.
Fun Fact: I was accidentally tear-gassed in Istanbul, Turkey when I inadvertently walked too close to a student protest… twice.
Ashley Loveless (she/her)
Class Year: 2L
Undergrad: NC State
Graduate School: Union University
Summer Employment: Durham City Attorney’s Office
Hometown: Chapel Hill, NC
Activities: Co-Mentorship Coordinator, Women in Law; CPILO; Sports and Entertainment Law Association
Fun Fact: I’ve lived in 10 cities since graduating college.
Halie Mariano (she/her)
Class Year: 2L
Undergrad: Bucknell University (2020)
Summer Employment: McGuireWoods (7 weeks) and Barings (3 weeks)
Hometown: Rochester, NY
Activities: North Carolina Law Review, Holderness Moot Court Sports Law Negotiations Team, Pro Bono Board (1L Class Coordinator; Student Groups Coordinator), AALSA member
Favorite Place in Chapel Hill: Open Eye Cafe or The Crunkleton
Fun Fact: I lived in Auckland, New Zealand for five years when I was younger!
Jamie Marsicano (they/she)
Class Year: 2L
Undergrad: Brown University
Summer Employment: The Law Office of Habekah B. Cannon (Criminal Defense)
Hometown: Charlotte, NC
Activities: National Lawyers Guild, Outlaw, Organizing off campus
Favorite Place in Chapel Hill: The Belltree
Fun Fact: Aries sun, Pisces moon, Gemini rising
Lea McBryde (she/her)
Class Year: 3L
Undergrad: Davidson College
Summer Employment: Judicial Intern for Federal NC District Court Judge (Summer 2021); Summer Associate at Hall Booth Smith (Summer 2022).
Hometown: Charlotte, NC.
Activities: Women in Law, Journal of International Law, Immigration Law Association, Deans Fellow.
Favorite Place in Chapel Hill: Bob’s and Luna’s.
Fun Fact: I’ve lived on every continent except Europe and Antarctica.
Brianne Megahan (she/her)
Class Year: 3L
Undergrad: University of Delaware
Summer Employment: ArentFox Schiff
Hometown: New Castle, Delaware
Activities: Pro Bono, CPILO, Outlaw, Death Penalty Project, Women in Law
Favorite Place in Chapel Hill: Deli Edison (bagels)
Fun Fact: This Summer I saw Billy Joel at Madison Square Garden (and cried)
Wheels Moyer (she/her)
Class Year: 2L
Undergrad: UNC Chapel Hill
Summer Employment: North Carolina Prisoner Legal Services
Hometown: Charlotte, NC
Activities: First Amendment Law Review, Law Students Against Sexual and Domestic Violence (Diversity Liaison), CPILO, Outlaw, SBA (1L and 2L Class President)
Favorite Place in Chapel Hill: Cat’s Cradle and Bob’s
Fun Fact: Last summer I went to 6 shows at Red Rocks.
Elvis Mugisha (he/him)
Class Year: Rising 2L
Undergrad: NC State University
Summer Employment: Moore & Van Allen and Truist Bank – CLDC
Hometown: Knightdale, NC
Activities: BLSA – Treasurer, Dean’s Fellow
Favorite Place in Chapel Hill: Tru
Fun Fact: I am Rwandan
Kazeem Olorunlambe (he/him)
Class Year: 3L
Undergrad: Kennesaw State University
Summer Employment: Summer Associate at Perkins Coie – Palo Alto, CA (2021 & 2022); Google Legal Summer Institute (2022)
Hometown: Atlanta, GA
Activities: Intellectual Property Clinic, Journal of International Law, Black Law Students Association, Carolina Intellectual Property Law Association
Favorite Place in Chapel Hill: Big C Waffles
Fun Fact: Me and my mom have the same birthday.
Hinal Patel (she/her)
Class Year: 2L
Undergrad: Mercer University (2020)
Summer Employment: Judicial intern to the Hon. Judge Diaz at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Hometown: Macon, GA
Activities: North Carolina Law Review, AALSA Co-President, Women in Law, SBA Diversity and Inclusion Committee
Favorite Place in Chapel Hill: Rumors Chapel Hill
Fun Fact: I’ve traveled to 14 countries and have a selfie with Joe Biden
Arianna Pearson (she/her)
Class Year: 3L
Undergrad: University of North Carolina at Wilmington
Summer Employment: Lenovo In House Legal Team (Summer 2021); North Carolina Court of Appeals (Summer 2022)
Hometown: Outer Banks, NC
Activities: Intellectual Property Clinic, Notes Editor on the NC Journal of Law and Technology (JOLT), Women in Law
Favorite Place in Chapel Hill: Sup Dogs, Carolina Coffee Shop, Bob’s
Fun Fact: I’m a hot yoga addict
Claudia Perez (she/her)
Class Year: 3L
Undergrad: University of Miami
Summer Employment: Summer 2021: Summer Associate at Wyrick Robbins Yates and Ponton in Raleigh, NC and Intellectual Property Intern at Locus Biosciences, Inc. in Morrisville, NC. Summer 2022: Summer Associate at Wyrick Robbins Yates and Ponton
Hometown: Miami, FL
Activities: Honors Writing Scholar, Carolina Intellectual Property Law Association (CIPLA) Board Member, Sports and Entertainment Law Association (SELA), Intellectual Property (IP) Law Clinic
Favorite Place in Chapel Hill: Merritt’s Grill
Fun Fact: I was the captain of my college dance team!
Pooja Ramchandani (she/her)
Class Year: 3L
Undergrad: University of Georgia
Summer Employment: Mayer Brown (Summer 2022), Truist Bank (SunTrust and BB&T, now Truist) (Summer 2021)
Hometown: Johns Creek, Georgia
Activities: North Carolina Journal of International Law (Articles Editor), Asian American Law Student Associations, Dean’s Fellow
Favorite Place in Chapel Hill: The Honeysuckle Tea House
Fun Fact: I was once on a Taco Bell Ad!
Serena Shah (she/her)
Class Year: 2L
Undergrad: Elon University ‘21
Summer Employment: Smith Dominguez (Raleigh); Cochran, Davis, and Associates (Southern California)
Hometown: Chapel Hill, NC
Activities: Women in Law, Asian American Law Student Association, Dean’s Fellow
Favorite Place in Chapel Hill: SallyMack, Merritt’s, and Maple View
Fun Fact: When I graduate from Carolina Law, I will be a third generation Tar Heel!
Alex Spratley (she/her)
Class Year: 2L
Undergrad: UVA
Summer Employment: NC Superior Court Judge Thomas Lambeth (6 weeks), Wake County Public Defender’s Office (6 weeks)
Hometown: Charlotte, NC
Activities: NC Civil Rights Law Review, National Lawyers Guild, Innocence Project, Pro Bono
Favorite Place in Chapel Hill: Med Deli
Fun Fact: I’ve been a witness in a stranger’s wedding.
Julia Vaughan-Jones (she/her)
Class Year: 2L
Undergrad: UNC Chapel Hill
Summer Employment: North Carolina Supreme Court, Legal Intern, Hon. Justice Berger, Jr
Hometown: Mocksville, NC
Activities: JOLT, Women in Law Mentor-Mentee Co-Coordinator, Law Students Against Sexual and Domestic Violence Communications Director, and Dean’s Fellows
Favorite Place in Chapel Hill: He’s Not Here
Fun Fact: I was Captain of the UNC Cheerleading team!
Michael Wilson (he/him)
Class Year: 3L
Undergrad: UNC Chapel Hill
Summer Employment: 1L – Robinson Bradshaw and Atrium Health; 2L – Robinson Bradshaw and Smith Anderson
Hometown: Chapel Hill (currently lives in Raleigh)
Activities: Outlaw, Student Bar Association, National Lawyers Guild, Law Students Against Domestic Violence, North Carolina Law Review, Deans Fellows, Honors Writing Scholars
Favorite Place in Chapel Hill: Monterrey’s
Fun Fact: top 1% of Spotify listeners to The Chicks in 2021
Ben Wood (he/him)
Class Year: 2L
Undergrad: University of Texas at Arlington
Summer Employment: North Carolina Prisoner Legal Services
Hometown: Ft. Worth, TX
Activities: North Carolina Civil Rights Law Review, American Constitution Society (1L-Class Rep, 2L-Treasurer), Innocence Project (Outreach Coordinator), Dean’s Fellow, National Lawyers Guild, Death Penalty Project, Carolina Public Interest Legal Organization (CPILO), Pro Bono
Favorite Place in Chapel Hill: Franklin Motors, Sunrise Biscuit Co., and Phydeaux
Fun Fact: I was a Licensed Clinical Social Worker prior to law school and have a pup named Toaster Strudel!
Nick Zanzot (he/him)
Class Year: 3L
Undergrad: N.C. State University
Summer Employment: Chief Justice Paul Newby (2021), Federal District Court Judge Frank Whitney (2021), Smith Anderson (2022)
Hometown: Charlotte, N.C.
Activities: Pro Bono, Labor and Employment Law Association, Kilpatrick Tournament 2021 Semi-Finalist, First Amendment Law Review
Favorite Place in Chapel Hill: Coco Espresso, Bistro & Bar
Fun Fact: I work part-time at a wine store!