Staff Directory

Laura Friedgood

Laura Friedgood is a Career Counselor in the Office of Career & Professional Development. She counsels J.D. candidates in all areas of their career development. Laura received a J.D. from The University of Minnesota Law School in 2000 and a B.A. in Philosophy from Drake University in 1997. While in Minnesota, Laura worked for the Minneapolis Area Office of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and served as a judicial clerk for the Honorable Tanja Manrique in the Hennepin County District Court. After relocating to the Washington metropolitan area, Laura served as in-house counsel for an international corporation and worked with victims of domestic violence for the Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services, Abused Persons Program.

Robin Fulton

Robin Fulton is the Recruitment Coordinator for the Office of Career & Professional Development. Robin administers WCL's Fall and Spring Recruitment Programs and serves as a liaison to participating employers. She is also the point of contact for the regional interview programs in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, New York, and the West Coast. Robin previously worked as a legal assistant in a criminal defense law firm and interned on Capitol Hill for the Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. She joined OCPD in 2006 after earning a BA from American University, where she is currently a graduate student in the School of International Service.

Christina H. Jackson

Christina Jackson is the Assistant Director, Public Interest Specialist in the Office of Career & Professional Development. She specializes in counseling students interested in obtaining public interest and government positions at the federal, state, and municipal levels. Christina received a B.S. in business management from the Pennsylvania State University and a J.D. from the University of Richmond School of Law. Prior to joining OCPD, Christina served as the Director of Career Services for Faulkner University, Thomas Goode Jones School of Law, and practiced municipal civil rights defense and employment law for eight years in Georgia and Alabama.

Traci Mundy Jenkins

Traci Mundy Jenkins is the Director of the Office of Career & Professional Development. She counsels J.D. candidates and LL.M. students in all areas of their career development. Prior to joining AU/WCL, Traci was the Managing Partner of a Washington, DC area legal placement and consulting company where she specialized in attorney recruitment and counseling, and provided consulting services to law firms and corporate legal departments. She also served as the Director of Placement at a national legal placement company. In addition to her legal recruiting experience, Traci practiced law for seven years at Venable, Baetjer and Howard, LLP where she developed an employment and commercial litigation practice. She is a graduate of the University of Virginia School of Law, and she received a BA in Economics from Wellesley College. Traci is a frequent speaker on legal recruiting issues.

Amy L. Killoran

Amy Killoran is the Judicial Clerkship Coordinator in the Office of Career & Professional Development. She specializes in counseling students interested in obtaining judicial clerkships and internships at the federal and state court levels. Amy received a B.A. in government from Cornell University and a J.D. from Duke University's School of Law. Prior to joining OCPD, Amy served as a judicial clerk to the Honorable William C. O'Kelley, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia, and practiced labor and employment law in Atlanta.

Carrie J. Miller

Carrie Miller is the Resources Coordinator in the Office of Career & Professional Development. She provides students with career resource access and assistance while serving the OCPD staff in technological, financial, and administrative capacities. Carrie earned a BA in Communication: Visual Media from American University in 2004, and has worked in Academic Media Services for Providence College and in the management and production of video, graphics, and website projects for a local media production company. Carrie enjoys mastering new web design and art-oriented software and hopes to bring continued technological growth to OCPD.

Eliza Park Musallam

Eliza Park Musallam is a Career Counselor in the Office of Career & Professional Development. In addition to counseling students interested in pursuing careers in the private sector, Eliza also serves as the liaison between employers with diversity outreach initiatives, the Office of Diversity Services, and students at the Washington College of Law. Eliza received both her JD (2001) and her BA (1998) with a double major in Political Science and International Studies from Case Western Reserve University. She joined the law firm of Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP after law school where she defended Fortune 500 companies in asbestos and toxic tort litigation. Just prior to joining the OCPD, she worked as a Judicial Staff Attorney for the Honorable Eileen T. Gallagher of the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas, in Cleveland, Ohio.

Matthew L. Pascocello

Matthew L. Pascocello is the Assistant Director for Marketing and Alumni Counseling. He specializes in counseling alumni, domestic LL.M.'s, and part-time students as well as directing OCPD's marketing efforts. Matthew also serves as an Adjunct Professor at both AU and WCL. He received a BA in Economics and Political Science from Boston University and his J.D. from Georgetown; he also completed coursework at the London School of Economics and the National University of Singapore. Matthew has worked as a corporate and international trade attorney in Manhattan and served as in-house legal counsel and Manager of Legal Information Systems for a Parisian-based, multinational assistance services company.

Adriana Vito

Adriana Vito is the Assistant Director for International Career Programs. Adriana specializes in advising foreign ILSP students and alumni on issues unique to foreign lawyers entering the job market in the United States. Prior to joining WCL, Adriana worked for the international trade law practice groups of two law firms in Washington, DC. She also worked for the international trade section of the Brazilian Embassy in Washington. Prior to moving to the United States, Adriana worked for the Brazilian Federal Prosecution in Sao Paulo. Adriana is a licensed Brazilian attorney who holds a LL.B. from Mackenzie University in Sao Paulo and a LL.M. from the University of Florida, and she has published articles about US trade remedy laws and the impact of U.S. antidumping and countervailing duty proceedings on Brazilian exports to the United States. She has also worked on a study about the impact of European and North-American agricultural subsidies on Brazilian corn exports. She speaks Portuguese, English, Spanish and basic French.

Lisa Yochelson
Lisa Yochelson is the Senior Administrative Assistant in the Office of Career & Professional Development. Lisa assists students and alumni with scheduling counseling appointments, answers general inquiries about OCPD services, and updates WCL’s job-search database, CareerLink. She also coordinates reciprocity exchanges between AU/WCL and participating schools and works with the counseling staff on special projects. Lisa received her Bachelor of Science degree in Global Business in May 2009 from the University of Redlands in Southern California, and is excited to continue her professional work experience in the educational arena as a staff member of American University.