Diversity & Inclusion Fellowship in Environmental & Energy Law

This fellowship program is designed to encourage diverse law students to enter the field of environmental and energy law.

Presented by: Environmental & Energy Law Section

Contact: Amy Jasiewicz, Section Liaison

Application Deadline: February 2024 (New application available fall 2023)

Date Presented: TBD

Fellowship Criteria: Diverse law students — first-year, second-year and third year (evening only) — are eligible for the fellowship program if they are either enrolled in a New York law school or are permanent residents of New York State and enrolled in a law school in the United States.

All applicants must be members of NYSBA and the Environmental & Energy Law Section. Membership is free for law students.

Fellowship Awarded: $7,500 stipend to spend the summer (8 weeks minimum) working on legal matters for a government environmental or energy agency or public interest environmental organization in New York State

Award Recipients

2023 Olivia Guarna, New York University School of Law; and Joe Brau, New York University School of Law
2022 Samia Shell and Catherine Louie
2021 Tania Parra, Pace University School of Law & Nardos Girman, New York University School of Law
2020 Tiara Desire-Bisard
2019 Asha Brundage-Moore
2015
 Tyson-Lord Gray
2014 Levan Thomas
2013 Zaheer H. Tajani
2012 Sanjeevani S. Joshi
2012 Rosemary Spring Ortiona
2011 Noelle Diaz
2011 Priya Murthy
2011 Letecia Whetstone
2010 Jose A. Almanzar, Esq.
2010 Shikha Singhvi, Esq.
2010 Marjorie Yang
2009 Dan Feng Mei
2009 Kelly Gaines Whiten, Esq.
2009 Vanessa Young, Esq.
2008 Osafo Vibert Barker, Esq.
2008 Andrew T. Jhun
2008 Kyu-ah Julia Kang, Esq.
2008 Erika Vanessa Selli, Esq.
2007 Jorge Figueroa
2007 Jennifer Summer Hsia, Esq.
2007 Sheila Jain, Esq.
2007 Harriet Wong, Esq.
2006 Denise Leong
2006 Winston Martindale
2006 Christina Miranda
2006 Manuel Ronquillo, Esq.
2005 Amy Choi
2005 Harven Deshield
2005 Vanessa Marie Facio-Lince, Esq.
2005 Sharonda Chaitanyia Williams, Esq.
2004 Karen T. Beltran, Esq.
2004 Genesis R.A.C. Fisher, Esq.
2004 Rekha Valluru Rao, Esq.
2003 Jessica Ortiz, Esq.
2003 Cindy Pean
2003 Andre Shiromani
2002 LaVonda S. Collins, Esq.
2002 Christine Mary Simon, Esq.
2002 Tara K. Torno
2002 Daniel J. Yohannes, Esq.
2001 Amanda Corinne Gonzalez, Esq.
2001 Kimberlee D. McGrath
2001 Yelann L. Momot, Esq.
2001 Amelia E. Toledo, Esq.
2001 Frederick Hongyee Wen, Esq.
2000 Marie Chery Sekhobo
2000 Nadine Nicola Parkes, Esq.
2000 Jorge Pozo
1999 Mauricia M.M. Baca, Esq.
1999 Deborah A. Harper, Esq.
1999 Sara A. Wells, Esq.
1998 Diane Bui
1998 Stephanie Okpiabhele
1997 Epin Hu
1997 Ayanna J. McKay, Esq.
1997 Danielle D. Solomon
1996 Kedari P. Reddy, Esq.
1996 Tamika A. Coverdale, Esq.
1996 Monica Pelaez, Esq.
1996 Kedari P. Reddy, Esq.
1995 Raquel Centeno
1995 Joseph J. Hill, Esq.
1995 Donald Rencher
1995 Jude Usera
1994 Cambrea L. Ezell, Esq.
1994 Grant Wade Jonathan, Esq.
1994 Kristin Jones, Esq.
1993 Sandra J. Hill, Esq.
1993 Fernando J. Ramirez, Esq.
1993 Effie J. Chan
1993 Melissa McClary
1992 Michael Heninburg, Jr.
1992 Ricardo Soto-Lopez
1992 Arlene Rae Yang, Esq.