2005-2006 LALSA EXECUTIVE
BOARD!
President
Jolene Negre
Class of 2006
Amherst College
Major: Political Science & Spanish with a Latin
American Studies certificate
jnegre@law.upenn.edu
As LALSA President it is my goal to maintain a strong
Latino presence on campus while reaching out to other
communities as well. LALSA seeks to provide academic,
professional, and social resources for Penn Law students. I
will also work closely with ULSCC and the Penn ALSAs in the
continued effort to fund the Alexander Chair for Civil
Rights. Admissions and enrollment are of particular
importance to me, and I
hope to leave this year knowing that Latinos are well
represented in next year's 1L class.
Executive
Vice President
Ana Acevedo
Class of 2006
aacevedo@law.upenn.edu
Vice
President for Community Affairs
Jason Kupper
Class of 2007
University of Southern California
jkupper@law.upenn.edu.
As Vice President of Community Affairs, I plan on
scheduling a variety of community service events over the
course of the academic year. Some of the
organizations we will be working with include Philadelphia
Legal Assistance Migrant Farm Workers program, Ceiba
(tax-preparation assistance program), Nueva Esperanza, and
Norris Square Neighborhood Project. Details on these
events will be forthcoming.
Vice
President of Academic Affairs
Frank Martinez
Class of 2007
Milwaukee, WI
Swarthmore College
fmartinez@law.upenn.edu
My job is to help ensure that Penn's LALSA community has a
smooth experience with the primary aspect of law school --
our academic lives. I will organize sessions for first year
students on how to study and, later on, how to prepare for
exams. The commercial outline library in LALSA's office
will be available to all members during weekly open houses
that I will hold in the LALSA office. With long term
results in mind, I also hope to continue LALSA's efforts to
reach out to the next generation of Latin lawyers by
recruiting potential law students, providing
information to applicants, and helping young Hispanic
students in Philadelphia.
Vice
President of Social Affairs
Corey Fulton
Class of 2007
Chicago, IL
Cornell University
cefulton@law.upenn.edu
As the VP of Social Affairs I'd like to see bigger and
better turnouts at our LALSA events! I'm also going to try
to mix it up a bit and put together a few events that stray
from (but will be in addition to!) the usual happy
hours and potlucks. Would like to see more LALSA spirit--ie
possibly t-shirts commemorating La Gran Fiesta, or just
LALSA t-shirts in general?
Vice
President of Technology
Ariel Oxman
Class of 2007
Rockville, MD
University of Maryland
aoxman@law.upenn.edu
I am the VP of Technology and my main goal is to apply
modern technology to make LALSA more interactive. With the
help of others (i.e. Jason Zack), I’ll connect LALSA
directly to the general body through our website.
I’ll include all essential information, upcoming
events, and even a picture section on the website. Further,
I’ll update our outline database to help our 1Ls ace
their exams.
Vice
President of Alumni Relations
Daque Tirado
Class of 2006
dtirado@law.upenn.edu
Secretary
Rodger Pichardo aka Chardo
Class of 2007
Kansas City, MO
Rice University
rpichard@law.upenn.edu
As Secretary, I plan on keeping LALSA as organized as
possible so that everyone has access to the information
necessary to succeed. I hope that the channels of
communication are always open. I would like to plan
meetings and events to maximize attendance and increase
interest in LALSA.
Treasurer
Jennifer Gonzales
Class of 2007
Hometown: New York CIty
email: jtgonzal@law.upenn.edu
I am the treasurer of Lalsa and I plan to carefully keep
track of the organization's expenses and assets so that we
will be able to afford more opportunities for activities
such as happy hours, La Gran Fiesta, workshops, potlucks,
etc. One way that members can help me to achieve these
goals is by paying dues. If you have not done so, please
pay your $10 dues for the year. Thanks.
1L
Representative
Jose V. Bermudez
Class of 2008
jose.v.bermudez@law.upenn.edu
2006 La Gran
Fiesta Conference Co-Chairs
Gabby Grinblat
Class of 2007
ggrinbla@law.upenn.edu
Ingrid Laos
Class of 2007
ilaos@law.upenn.edu
Link to 2004-2005 Board