Celebrating the Class of 2020
American University Washington College of Law is proud to virtually celebrate the Spring 2020 class, which includes 364 Juris Doctor (JD) graduates; 26 Master of Laws (LL.M.) graduates; and three Doctor of Juridical Science (SJD) graduates. We also recognize the 27 JD, 33 LL.M., and five SJD graduates that graduated in August and December 2019. Thirteen Masters of Legal Studies (MLS) students will formally graduate at the end of the program’s September term.
“Congratulations to the Class of 2020. While you are entering the legal profession in the midst of this unprecedented time in history, please know that the arc of your career is a long one,” said Dean Camille Nelson. “You will emerge even stronger, even more resilient, and even more fortified in your passions and your pursuits. Please stay safe and strong – we wish you all the very best, now and always. And remember through it all, the WCL community will forever be part of your family, and ready to support you."
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WCL Faculty Congratulates the Class of 2020
Washington College of Law - 2020 Commencement Procession
JD Graduates
May 2020
Austyn Kai-Umi Adams
Marianne Kashi Aguilar
Nashrah Ahmed
Virgina S. Albert
Ikram Ali
Maitland G. Allen
Meagan K. Allen
David R. Allman
Rebecca L. Andrechak
Amadea Maria Anile
Jazmyne C. Arnett
Christina Marie Ashworth
Michelle Rose Avrutin
Aya Badr
David S. Baker
Sofya Bakradze
Thomas Goshen Barker
Amanda A. Barnes
Katia Andrea Barron
Creighton Ryan Barry
Lauren Rebecca Beadle
Ciara LeAnn Beaulieu
Monica Chantelle Bell
Kaitlyn Kristine Bello
Emilie Nolan Blechman
Victoria Bonadies Mhilli
Katherine S. Borchert
Max Lewis Borger
Helen O. Bradshaw
Bradleigh Morgan Breland
Genevieve Louise Bresnahan
Sasha Nicolle Brisbon
Michael A. Brown Jr.
Alix H. Bruce
Rachel Anne Bruce
Russell C. Bruch
Rebecca A. Brunty
Madeline J. Burkard
Nicholas Hayden Burns
Kyla L. Butler
Alyse Calcagno
Valerie R. Cambronne
Linda Marie Campos
Kristen W. Canales
Lucia M. Canton
Allison M. Carbonaro
Nicole Kathleen Carle
Monica Alam Carranza
Sarah Casado
Leslie Michelle Castello
Derek L. Centola
Lauren E. Chapman
Faiza Chappell
Yamiley Charles
Lixun Chen
Dillon Chepp
Jason Peter Chun
Nicholas R. Combs
Taylor D. Comstock
Amber Marie Cox
Rebecca Marie Coy
Belen Alexandria Crisp
Nicholas Fagan Cross
Ericka V. Cruz
Amanda Cuevas
Timothy Donovan Cummings
Samuel B. Cutler
Savvas Anthony Daginis
Alexander Damato
Ashley R Davis
Elizabeth J. Davis
Danielle Dawson
Darianne De Leon
Karen De Los Santos
Daniel Alexander de Zayas
Madeleine Marie DeGeorges
Brianna M. DelDuca
Mimi Isabelle Derle
Joseph Anthony Diaz
Andrew N. Dietrick
Sarah C. Donovan
Samuel D. Dougan
Erin Alicia Downey
Kathleen Patricia Duffy
Hermine Louise Marie Duplany
Jacqueline Marie Dupuy
Pamela Sofia Duran
Amber D. Ebanks
Frederick Charles Edwards
Omorosé Eguakun
Thomas Eiler
Yosra A. Elkhalifa
Alyson Blair Eller
Pembroke Howe Emanuelson
Zachary R. Engleman
Joseph R. Epstein
Diana Stephanie Escalante Ilarraza
Fransua Estrada
Bree A. Evans
Elizabeth L. Farley
Michael C. Farmer Jr.
David Michael Faust
Torrey Maya Feldman
Julie Lindsay Flower
Paulette Naomi Fogle
Emily Diane Ford
Alisa Camille Fornwald
Abigail Ann Forth
Sarah Austin Fraenkel
Antonio Andres Franco
Kaitlyn N. Funk
Brianna Diane Gaddy
Yuhe Gao
Hugo Alexander Garcia Jr.
Hannah Gardenswartz
George O. Gelinas IV
Dimitar P. Georgiev-Remmel
Tenzin W. GGT
Joseph Walter Gibson
Taylor Penny Gibson
Cristina Gil
Kimiya Gilani
Louis-Antoine Gilbert
Isilda Gjata
Lisa Elaine Glaser
Elysia Christina Morelli-Glasscock
Andrew A. Glenn
Karin Goitman
Anna B. Gooding
Crispus Sebastian Gordon III
Shannon E. Gough
Adam Michael Gould
Philip A. Green
Jessica Nicole Cenker Greer
JoJuan Francesca Gross
Laura Akua Adu-Gyamfi
Hana Hadzibegovic
Brittney H. Rudolph
Christine Hammell Guest
Kelly Patricia Harmon
Sienna K. Haslup
Jenna Frances Herr
Lauren Taylor Hoffman
Matthew A. Hohne
Denaya L. Holland
Travis Holmes
Riley Horan
Julian Brandon Hough
Limayli Huguet
Jonathan Huie
Heidi S. Hyun
Nigina Iminova
Richard Gordon Winstead Ingebretsen
Ayah I. Innab
Kennina N. Ip
Matthew C. Itzkowitz
Rui Jacques
Mariam Zehra Jaffery
Christina Marie Janne
Maya Patrice Jefferson
Andrew P. Johnson
Jessica A. Johnson
Gaensly Joseph
Kate Juon
Oliver Jury
Victoria Elizabeth Kadous
Janki Jagruti Kaswala
Chris Michael Katsantonis
Spencer Ryan Kaye
Tucker Kelleher-Brozost
Andrea Ellen Kelly
Lisa Ashley Keshavarz
Benjamin Edward Kessler
Duncan John Jameson Kessler
Shazreh S. Khan
Kyoung Min Kim
Ethan Derek King
Abigail Kittredge
Allen Kogan
Robert Bruce Lackey
Christopher Charles Lange
Maria Nicole Latimer
Stephanie A. Lauria
Shalyn Monette Lewis
Britteny L. Leyva
Alexis Nicole Lilly
Marjorie A. Lluveres
Brendan Lokka
Cindy Lopez
Marcella Kristina Lovo
Lili Darien Lowell
Peter Joseph Luck
Jimmie Ahimsa Luthuli
Princesse G. Mabiala
William Mabry IV
Michael E. MacNeill
Haley Iesha Magwood
Brian J. Malat
Gabriella C. Malloy
William J. Manchinton Jr
Alvaro Edwin Marañon Vargas
Janea Danielle Jalalia Mark
Gabriella Dominique Marki
Casey Meredith Marson
Alicia Del Rocio Martinez
Cassondra L. McCormick
Caitlyn E. Patt McDaniel
Marvin McPherson
Natalia Meade
Randa Jane Medley
Nicholas Meisel
Carlos J. Micames
Kyrus Kaiyomarz Mohta
Cassandra P. Monahan
Page H. Monji
Arlene Lachell Montgomery
Ivan L. Morales
Juan Camilo Garcia Moreno
Eitan Yitzhak Morris
Stephen James Moss
Aminah Tahirah Muhammad
Alexandra L. Mussler
Amanda Nicole Nannarone
Anthony J. Nardi
Nikeesha Devika Nath
Wanda Meghan Navar Browder
Raymond Navarro Sanchez
William C. Neer
John R. Neugebauer
John Philip Newell III
Kaylynn Nicole Noethlich
Alexandra Christine Nolan
Antonio Julio Nunes
Jessica Myrna Ochoa
James Gregory O'Duden
Kiara Serrone Ortiz
Emily A. Osofsky
Eugenia Gabriela Padilla-Guerrero
Lucia I. Paduano
Emily A. Parker
Jordan M. Passmore
Ami Pankaj Patel
John Michael Patterson
Fae Patton
Halie B. Peacher
James V. Pellosma
Michelle Elizabeth Perdew
Catherine Marie Perrone
Benjamin E. Phillips
Caroline H. Phillips
Alexa Nicole Potter
Connie Marie Potter
Divya Margasahayam Prasad
Sara Prescott
Molly Councill Prindle
Savannah Marie Pugh
Bethanie E. Ramsey
Katherine Brianna Randolph
Sarah Aleeza Ravitz
Lindsay Michelle Reed
Leah Elizabeth Regan
Christopher J. Rennie
Elizabeth Rettinger
Abigail Maerie Reynolds
Lorenzo Ricchi
Bradley D. Richards
Eric J. Rico
Nicholas D. Ripley
Ian D. Robertson
Cameron R. Rocha
Patrick J. Roche
Hector A. Rodriguez Perez
Min Soo Roh
Alejandra Rojas
Marcelo Cesar Roman
Sonia M. Roman
Elizabeth J. Rosati
Caden Garrett Rosenbaum
Sarah Elizabeth Rosenberg
Qais Roshan
Jenna M Ruddock
Jenna Danielle Russell
Jenna Elizabeth Russo
Rachel S. Saady-Saxe
Sheerin S. Tehrani
Lauren Anne Sager
Jamie Lee Salazer
Henry N. Sales
Laura Samaniego
Karen M. Sams
Janet Sanchez
Holly Anne Santapaga
Jasmine M. Santos
Juan Pablo Sarmiento Rojas
Ethan J. Schmidt
Kate E. Schnell
Tyler Dean Scribner
Teagan Adair Sebba
Kevin M. Serafino
Miroslava Sharpe
Sara Tahvili Shaw
Rachel Chloe Shekell
Emily Antoinette Singley
Sydney T. Shufelt
Zachary C. Simons
Deepa Singh
Michael Shane Smith
Kathryn Heidi Smucker
Justin Michael Snyder
Brigitte S. Sotto
Adam Maxwell Srebnik
Brittany M. Stanek
Erin Mary Steiger
Leon C. Stern
Amanda Marie Stoner
Margaret Nadine Strouse
Eli Benjamin Sulkin
James R. Sullivan III
Luisa M. Surmak
Kimberly S. Sweeny
Katin Tafti
Stephanie Tait
Sahar Takshi
Krystal A. Tapper
Samer M. Tellawi
Jacof Diego Terán
Courtney Danielle Thomas
Mariam Thomas
Matthew Albert Thomas
James B. Tilley III
Daniel T. Tillman
Meredith C. Tolleson
Amanda K Tomack
Katherine Rebecca Tomaszewski
Peter W. Trelenberg Jr.
Kathryn Annette Turner
Matti Rose Vagnoni
Jimmy H. Valenzuela Garcia
Keri A. Vandeberg
Katherine P. Ventura Cruz
Meghana Sai Vodela
Katherine Deanna Wahl
Francis E. Waliczek
Gloria Gary Walker
Cara Michele Wallace
Austin Reed Wallick
Sarah Katherine Walzer
Anna Katherine Washburn
Mikell A. Washington
David Randall Wasserstein
Caylee V. Watson
Holly Luckey Weaver
Blake Thomas Wiles
Brittany Alexis Williams
Erin L. Winkfield
Dominique Maria Wright
Hannah Rose Yates
Jasmine Lily Yunus
Natalie Marie Zink
August 2019
Jeffrey Geltman
Hannah J. Pak
Henrika A. Missick de Lopez
Rohan N. Parekh
Kathryn Marie Steffy
December 2019
Bilal Ahmad
Jeffrey Robert Bolland
John R. Burns
Michaela L. Burroughs
Helena Daniel
Robert Rees Davies
Susan Ruth Davis
Patricia Blanco Ferri
Olivia Maria Firma
Robert Edward Furlani
Yuquira Y. Gutierrez
Christine L. Kortokrax
Gabriel Wesley Mercado
Santiago L. Montalvo
Sophia Nkeiruka Nnadi
Jesus M. Oropesa
Shelsea Ray Ramirez
Caitlin Michelle Remmel
Sofía M. Schrager Lazcano
Mercedes E. Sullivan
Qian Zhao
Aaron S. Zoellick
LL.M. Graduates
May 2020
Antonette Y. Jefferson
Marlene Da Vargem
Louis Kagambega
Jhadira Teresa Sanchez Felizzola
Aisra Cabana
Elina Rojas
Bol Gabriel Diing
Muhase Dorcas Buzigire
Aisra Cabana
Elina Rojas
Bol Gabriel Diing
Muhase Dorcas Buzigire
Maggie L. Conerly
Bruna Formaggi Silva
Maria Kanevskaya
Luiz Felipe Kazeker
Noor Bano Khan
Sima Majnooni
Kira Maroz
Alexia Gilda Marianne Mounkassa
Rediet S. Muluneh
Teke Blacious Mutop
Bernard November Nyambano Otieno
Simone Maria Russo
Yuya Tamura
Ana M. Gracia
Stacy J. Lacroix
Hanbit Min
Haritha Raja
August 2019
Maria Isabel Blas Guillén
Erin Elizabeth Davis
Maria De Las Mercedes Soiza Reilly
Ana Maria De Souza Bierrenbach
Samila Inacio Dutra
Francisco Javier Olivardia Martinez
Rafaela Souza Balbino
Potyra Weill Velozo
Junjun Zhou
December 2019
Rebekah Joye Mudri
Kelvin O. Scott
Constanza Argentieri
Ana Mariela Ayala Gonzalez
Daniel Cruz Martínez
Victor Manuel Davila Eguiluz
Wenhui Ji (Flora)
Marko Antonio Naranjo Jácome
Maria A. Noli
Khadija Lawan Abubakar
Ayodeji Kabiru Akindeire
Veronica Del Pilar Cruz Gonzalez
Amelie de Vogue
Amasara Gajadeera Vidane Arachchige
Eunice Koshie Mills
Adeyinka Raymond Ogunleye
Lucie K. Ouangraw
Youcef Sellami
Francisco Javier SepÊlveda Burgos
Shalini
Kimberly Suarez-Contreras
Thomas Andres Veszpremy Godoy
Leandro Volochko
Gissela Beatriz Cuba Tasayco
SJD Graduates
May 2020
Abdulaziz Abdullah E. Alrashid
Nasser Alreshaid
Samantha Namnum Garcia
August 2019
Alhanoof AlDebasi
Maryam Abdulaziz A. Bin Ghaith
Liron Brand Koifman
Hadir Mohamed Magdy Abdelmonem Khalifa
Abdullah Adnan Khusifan
MLS Graduates
June 2020
Jade Aishah Irene Battle
Staci B. Batts
Richard K. Boyd Jr.
Neera Dukhi
Barry DuVal
Shana Edme
Lauren T. Giannone
Kristi F. Hoffmaster
Ashley Joseph
Jacky J. Mouafo
Sharntel Wyomia Sutton
Gwendolyn Tann
Samantha Lynn Thumma
Commencement Awards
We are proud to recognize graduates who excelled during their time as students at Washington College of Law.
Pro Bono Honors
The AUWCL class of 2020 completed over 25,000 hours of pro bono and community service work!