Meet Your New Environmental Law Society Board Members 2010-2011
Rick Umoff, Co- Chair
Rick Umoff, a 2L at USF Law, currently serves as co-chair of the Environmental Law Society and treasurer for the Business Law Association. In the summer after his 1L year, Rick interned with the in-house legal department of ValueClick, Inc. Prior to law school, he managed operations and client support for a technology company. He also co-founded Golden State Rail, a public interest group to promote the high-speed rail in California. Rick is interested in litigation, regulations, and investment in renewable industries. Rick received his B.A. from UC Santa Cruz in 2005 where he was captain of the water polo team. Additionally, Rick is a member of the Surfrider Foundation and Save the Waves.
Stephanie Leland, Co-Chair
Stephanie Leland is a 2L and is interested in a career in real estate or land use law. This past summer, Stephanie interned at a small law firm in Chico, CA working on a variety of issues involving secured transactions and environmental law. She spent the second half of her summer studying international environmental law and International Human Rights in Costa Rica through Loyola Law School. Before Law School, Stephanie attended Western Culinary Institute in Portland, OR and worked as a line cook at a fine dining restaurant.
Jersey Miranda, Treasurer
Jersey Miranda, a 3L, was born and raised in Lima, Peru. He moved to
the US after finishing High School to pursue a career in Criminal
Justice and Psychology. Being a glutton for punishment he attended
USF School of Law instead of returning home and enjoying equatorial
beaches. Fortunately, all the pain and emotional distress inflicted
by his first year professors were compensated with the opportunity to
visit the Dominican Republic, Spain, Greece and Argentina while
participating in the Center for Law and Global Justice over the last
two summers. Needless to say, what started as a dreadful experience
has turned out to be the most academically challenging and memorable
time of his life.
Bonnie Fong, Events Coordinator
Bonnie is a 2L and the Event Coordinator for ELS with an interest in clean technology and climate change. She was born in Hong Kong and grew up in Canada, where she obtained her first degree in Elementary Education. After graduating, she spent some some teaching and traveling in Asia and Australia. This past summer, Bonnie interned for an international commercial bankruptcy law firm in Bilbao, Spain and spent the rest of her time visiting her family and friends back home in Canada. She is currently a mediator for the USF Mediation Clinic. In her spare time (if she has any outside of law school), Bonnie enjoys ballet dancing, snowboarding, and spending time with her friends.
Leuwam Tesfai, Secretary
Leuwam is a 2L and secretary of ELS with an interest in clean technology, renewable energy, climate change policy, and energy licensing and litigation. Originally from San Diego, she received her BA in Political Science and Philosophy from Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. Prior to law school she worked at two law firms managing litigation projects for intellectual property trial teams and environmental and tort litigation teams. This past summer she worked as a legal research intern at an environmental non-profit, Restore Hetch Hetchy, conducting research in water recycling technology and federal licensing of hydroelectric facilities as well as drafting state water board petitions. Leuwam also serves as an articles editor for the Intellectual Property Law Bulletin. She enjoys cooking seasonal vegetarian foods, cycling, camping and photography. She will also be maintaining this blog.
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