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The Officer Board
Meet the leaders organizing the in-and-outs of our organization!
Sarah Zhang
Co-Vice President (she/her/hers)
Sarah is a 2nd year majoring in economics and minoring in data science and global public health. As a high school mock trial-er, she enjoyed drafting legal arguments with her teammates and joined moot court to continue learning more about law and improve her public speaking skills. Besides moot court, Sarah loves exploring Berkeley's trails, listening to audiobooks, and watching her way through IMDB's top 100 movies.
Ayanna Bediako
Treasurer (she/her/hers)
Ayanna is a 3rd year majoring in Legal Studies and minoring in Human Rights. While this is her first time being a part of a competition team that is not related to music, she has always had a great interest in the law and constructing arguments, legal or not. When she is not arguing, Ayanna enjoys reading, singing, and going to the movies. Ayanna hopes to attend law school and become a civil rights lawyer, protecting the rights of marginalized communities.
Andres Marquez
Travel Coordinator (he/him/his)
Bio Coming Soon...
Sam Ratcliffe
President/Co-Founder (he/him/his)
Sam is a 2nd year majoring in Political Science and minoring in Public Policy and Conservation and Resource studies. He has been passionate about arguing with people since joining the debate team in middle school, and has since spent years in various debate organizations as well as in political activist groups and mock trial. When not being an obnoxious nerd, Sam enjoys hiking, biking, swimming, soccer, video games, and watching YouTube. Sam hopes to one day go into the field of public interest law, deploying the constitutional law skills he is currently developing in moot court to support those who are marginalized, discriminated against, and injured by the actions of the government, big corporations, etc.
Aayush Singh
Co-Vice President (he/him/his)
Aayush is a 3rd year majoring in economics and statistics, and minoring in public policy. He joined moot court because he is passionate about constitutional law and public speaking, and hopes to go into public policy in the future. In his free time, he loves doing crossword puzzles, writing, and rooting for the 49ers, Warriors, and Giants.
Angelina Martinez
Social Media Chair (she/her/hers)
Angelina is a 1st year majoring in Legal Studies. Although Angelina has never been on a Moot Court team, she has always loved public speaking and piecing together well-reasoned arguments. On her free time, Angelina likes to spend time with friends, talk to her sister, and watch a "Top 10" show or movie on Netflix. After undergrad, Angelina would like to attend law school and learn about the different sectors of law.
