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October 31, 2008
CONTACT:
James Carroll
(202) 466-3686 ext. 102
www.equaljusticeworks.org
LAW STUDENTS JOIN EQUAL JUSTICE WORKS
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
As co-chair of the Equal Justice Works National Advisory Committee, Sabrina Andrus, a 2008 cum laude alumna of Seattle University School of Law, has been elected to the Board. She is currently the Project Coordinator for the Committee for Indigent Representation and Civil Legal Equality at Northwest Justice Project. She also sits on the Washington State Access to Justice Law School Relations Committee. During law school, Sabrina clerked for local and national social justice organizations; served on the board of directors for Law Students for Reproductive Justice; and was President of both the Public Interest Law Foundation and Law Students for Reproductive Justice.
Jessica Sutton is a 3L at Boston University School of Law, where she is also earning an M.A. in Philosophy. She is a member of the FEMA Appeals Project and she is co-founder and student legal advocate for Massachusetts Transgender Legal Advocates. Currently, Jessica works in the Criminal Clinic at BU and she interned at the New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU). She also served on the outreach committee for the Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition and she is a committee member for the state Lesbian and Gay Bar Association. She served as a legal intern at Neighborhood Legal Services in Lynn, MA, and has worked as an intern at the Boston Area Rape Crisis Center and as co-chair of the Student Hurricane Network MatchMakers for Justice. Jessica earned a B.A. in Economics and a B.A. in International Relations from Tufts University. She will serve a two-year term on the Board.
Stacy Tolos is a 2L at Emory University School of Law. She earned a B.S. in Human and Organizational Development and Sociology and an M.P.P. in Education Policy from Vanderbilt University. Stacy is currently a legal intern and case worker for the Health Law Partnership in Atlanta, GA. Previously, she has worked for College Summit, the Center for Nashville Studies, Ashoka, and K.I.P.P Academy Charter School. She co-founded and taught a course in corporate social responsibility at Vanderbilt and founded the Synergy College Preparatory and Mentoring Program in Nashville, TN. Stacy also taught English in West Africa and co-coordinated the Education Without Borders International Conference in the United Arab Emirates.
“Sabrina, Jessica and Stacy have already done remarkable things in their young careers. They bring new insight, perspective and passion for social justice to our board of directors,” said David Stern, Chief Executive Officer for Equal Justice Works.
The Equal Justice Works Board of Directors is a diverse group of national leaders from law firms, law schools, corporate legal departments, and the public sector. They share a belief in the essential role attorneys play in achieving equal justice under law, and also a commitment to working for equal justice on behalf of underserved communities and causes. Board member terms are three years.
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Equal Justice Works, a nonprofit, nonpartisan 501(c)(3) organization, was founded in 1986 by law students dedicated to working for equal justice on behalf of underserved communities and causes. Today, Equal Justice Works is the national leader in creating summer and postgraduate public interest opportunities for law students and lawyers as well as in advocating for more public interest programming at law schools. For more information, visit www.equaljusticeworks.org.
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