Dean’s Fellows

Dean’s Fellows serve as mentors to first year, transfer, and international students. We strive to make the transition to law school as smooth as possible by sharing institutional knowledge, answering questions, and connecting students to faculty and other administrative resources. By forming authentic peer-to-peer relationships, we aim to foster a collaborative and supportive Carolina Law community.

Dean’s Fellows Coordinators

Cece Barreca (she/her)

Class Year: 3L

Undergrad: East Stroudsburg University of PA (2021)

Hometown: Philadelphia, PA

Fun Fact: I make the best tiramisu you’ll ever taste!

Ariel Freedman (she/her)

Class Year: 3L

Undergrad: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (2020)

Hometown: Winston-Salem, NC

Fun Fact: I have a matching tattoo with my mom!

Dean’s Fellows

Shreeva Adhikari (she/her)

Class Year: 2L

Undergrad: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (2020)

Hometown: Morrisville, NC

Fun Fact: I was born in Kathmandu, Nepal!

Adrianne Cleven (she/her)

Class Year: 3L

Undergrad: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (2020)

Hometown: Chapel Hill, NC

Fun Fact: My job before law school was running a YouTube channel about mattresses!

Jessica di Lustro (she/her)

Class Year: 2L

Undergrad: Duke University (2021)

Hometown: Durham, NC

Fun Fact: I spent part of this summer on an island in Italy where I rode a Fiat up a volcano!

Sarah Dobbs (she/her)

Class Year: 2L

Undergrad: University of North Carolina Greensboro (2021)

Hometown: Hillsborough, NC

Fun Fact: I am a dungeon master for Dungeons & Dragons!

Xavier Dyer (he/him)

Class Year: 3L

Undergrad: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (2021)

Hometown: Lincolnton, NC

Fun Fact: I recently picked up knitting and crochet!

Bethany Garrison (she/her)

Class Year: 2L

Undergrad: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (2019)

Hometown: Greenville, NC

Fun Fact: I love playing and watching tennis – I’ve been to Wimbledon (ask me about the queue!)

Gaaron Goldsmith (he/him)

Class Year: 2L

Undergrad: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (2022)

Hometown: Dingmans Ferry, PA/Fayetteville, NC

Fun Fact: I high-fived the whole 2009 Lakers team (minus Kobe…I’m still a little salty.)

Michael Griffith (he/him)

Class Year: 3L

Undergrad: University of North Carolina at Greensboro (2006)

Hometown: Walhalla, SC

Fun Fact: I spent a number of years working in the pet industry, including running the marketing department of the US’s largest wholesale aquarium fish supplier!

Mary Drue Hall (she/her)

Class Year: 3L

Undergrad: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (2020)

Hometown: Durham, NC

Fun Fact: I am really good at finding four leaf clovers (like really good!)

Kyle Harris (he/him)

Class Year: 3L

Undergrad: University of Florida (2021)

Hometown: Tampa, FL/Dayton, OH

Fun Fact: I’m an avid fly fisher!

Chantrisse Howard (she/her)

Class Year: 2L

Undergrad: Elon University (2020)

Hometown: St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands

Fun Fact: I can’t swim even though I was born and raised on an island!

Josh Jacobs (he/him)

Class Year: 2L

Undergrad: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (2020)

Hometown: Durham, NC

Fun Fact: I have the same name as a famous NFL running back (but I was born three days before him!)

Kaytki Joshi (she/her)

Class Year: 2L

Undergrad: San Diego State University (2020)

Hometown: Bay Area, CA

Fun Fact: I was in an all-girls acapella group in undergrad!

Jameson Kavel (she/her)

Class Year: 2L

Undergrad: Duke University (2021), (2022- Master of Management Studies)

Hometown: Johns Creek, GA

Fun Fact: I’ve been skydiving twice!

Ed Kellermann (he/him)

Class Year: 3L

Undergrad: Boston University (2021)

Hometown: Ann Arbor, MI

Fun Fact: I was president of an acapella group in college!

Yasmin Khodaei (any)

Class Year: 2L

Undergrad:University of Virginia (2020)

Hometown: Great Falls, VA

Fun Fact: I took piano lessons for 12 years!

Patrick Longest (he/him)

Class Year: 2L

Undergrad: Wofford College (2017); Duke Divinity School (2022)

Hometown: Raleigh, NC

Fun Fact: I spent a summer on a farm raising livestock!

Alexandra Miljanic (she/her)

Class Year: 2L

Undergrad: Emory University (2019)

Hometown: Bethesda, MD

Fun Fact: I studied abroad in Australia where I went scuba diving at the Great Barrier Reef!

Robert Morgan (he/him)

Class Year: 2L

Undergrad: North Carolina State University (2021)

Hometown: Charlotte, NC

Fun Fact: I play three instruments!

Elvis Mugisha (he/him)

Class Year: 3L

Undergrad: North Carolina State University (2020)

Hometown: Knightdale, NC

Fun Fact: I’m the only person in the world with my full name!

James Mulvaney (he/him)

Class Year: 2L

Undergrad: McGill University (2022)

Hometown: Indian Land, SC

Fun Fact: I am a triplet!

Olivia Nieri (she/her)

Class Year: 2L 

Undergrad: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (2022)

Hometown: Durham, NC

Fun Fact: I have the same birthday as Nicki Minaj!

Emma Poole (she/her)

Class Year: 2L

Undergrad: Auburn University (2022)

Hometown: Leesburg, VA

Fun Fact: I’m training for a marathon!

Meg Rash (she/her)

Class Year: 2L

Undergrad: DePaul University (2019) 

Hometown: Basalt, CO

Fun Fact: I have gone on multiple self-guided treks to Nepal! 

Mackenzie Roche (she/they)

Class Year: 2L

Undergrad: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (2022)

Hometown: Sanford, NC

Fun Fact: I like to collect vinyls!

Lance Rybka (he/him)

Class Year: 2L

Undergrad: Samford University (2022)

Hometown: Akron, OH

Fun Fact: I was the first American to work in Rwanda’s Ministry of Justice!

Sam Scheipers (he/him)

Class Year: 2L

Undergrad: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (2022)

Hometown: Winston-Salem, NC

Fun Fact: I’ve run several marathons and ultra-marathons!

Jacob Showers (he/him)

Class Year: 3L

Undergrad: Portland State University (2021)

Hometown: Las Vegas, NV

Fun Fact: I really like chess!

Gabrielle Sigmon (she/her)

Class Year: 2L

Undergrad: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (2022)

Hometown: Youngsville, NC

Fun Fact: I lived in a haunted dorm room during my freshman year of college!

Matt Singleton (he/him)

Class Year:  2L 

Undergrad:  Davidson College (2021)

Hometown: Chapel Hill, NC
 
Fun Fact: I taught sailing for two summers in Texas!

Serena Shah (she/her)

Class Year: 3L

Undergrad: Elon University (2021)

Hometown: Chapel Hill, NC

Fun Fact: I was chased and lightly attacked by a baboon when I was in Africa (only my ego was harmed!)

Kendall Smith (she/her)

Class Year: 3L

Undergrad: University of North Carolina at Charlotte (2015)

Hometown: Wilson, NC

Fun Fact: I worked for the FBI for six years!

Will Spain (he/him)

Class Year: 3L

Undergrad: University of Virginia (2019)

Hometown: Montgomery, AL

Fun Fact: I have seen Billy Strings seven times in the last year!

Alex Spratley (she/her)

Class Year: 3L

Undergrad: University of Virginia (2020)

Hometown: Charlotte, NC 

Fun Fact: I was a witness in a stranger’s wedding!

Joseph Stipp (he/him)

Class Year: 2L

Undergrad: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (2021)

Hometown: Charlotte, NC

Fun Fact: I have traveled to over 30 countries and almost 40 states!

Brynn Story (she/her)

Class Year: 2L

Undergrad: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (2017)

Hometown: Chapel Hill, NC

Fun Fact: I love films – I’ve been to the Cannes Film Festival and I try to have an Oscar viewing party every year (it’s my Superbowl!)

Kathryn Turk (she/her)

Class Year: 2L

Undergrad: North Carolina State University (2022)

Hometown: Hickory, NC

Fun Fact: I was an extra in the Hunger Games!

Deven Upadhyay (he/him)

Class Year: 2L

Undergrad: University of Virginia (2022)

Hometown: Dulles, VA

Fun Fact: My COVID hobby was abstract painting!

Aprie’la Warren (she/her)

Class Year: 2L

Undergrad: North Carolina A&T State University (2022)

Hometown: Roanoke Rapids, NC

Fun Fact: I am a true crime junkie!

Ben Wood (he/him)

Class Year: 3L

Undergrad: University of Texas at Arlington (2012), (2014 – Master of Social Work)

Hometown: Ft. Worth, TX

Fun Fact: I have a goldendoodle named Strudel!

Wendy Zheng (she/her)

Class Year: 2L

Undergrad: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (2021)

Hometown: Chapel Hill, NC

Fun Fact: I am on level 1200 on Candy Crush Soda!

Zi Zhou (she/her)

Class Year: 2L

Undergrad: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (2020)

Hometown: Asheville, NC

Fun Fact: I was born in China!