Meet Your Peer Advisor
2024 - 2025 Peer Advisor Cohort
Meet the Peer Advisors
Alanna Belmont
Hometown: Alexandria, VA
Undergraduate Institution: Virginia Tech
Areas of Professional Interest: Environmental Law, Energy Law
Class Year and First Year Section: 2L, Section 4
Favorite Thing about Georgetown Law:The camaraderie!
Favorite Thing to Do in DC:Going to all the museums and finding new, exciting places to eat
Alexis Pollitto 
Hometown: Colts Neck, NJ
Undergraduate Institution: Cornell University
Areas of Professional Interest: Labor and Employment, Civil Rights
Class Year and First Year Section: 3E, Section 7
Favorite Thing about Georgetown Law:Access to unique career experiences being based in DC
Favorite Thing to Do in DC: Hang out with evening students!
Alyce Petit 
Hometown: Columbia, SC
Undergraduate Institution: University of Alabama
Graduate Institution: University of Alabama
Areas of Professional Interest: Criminal Justice
Class Year and First Year Section: 3L, Section 3
Favorite Thing about Georgetown Law: Doing my homework on the picnic tables outside McDonough in the spring when the tulips are blooming!
Favorite Thing to Do in DC: Running the Anacostia River Trail
Anna Kutbay 
Hometown:Morristown, TN
Undergraduate Institution: The University of Alabama
Graduate Institution: The University of Alabama
Areas of Professional Interest: Federal & complex litigation, poverty law, health law
Class Year and First Year Section: 3L, Section 3
Favorite Thing about Georgetown Law:My friends and the amazing professors!
Favorite Thing to Do in DC:Try new restaurants, enjoy (free) entertainment around the city, play in DC Fray leagues
Camryn Simmons
Hometown: Minneapolis, MN
Undergraduate Institution: Augustana University
Areas of Professional Interest: Litigation, International Trade
Class Year and First Year Section: 2L, Section 3
Favorite Thing about Georgetown Law:My classmates and the SCI Moot Courts.
Favorite Thing to Do in DC: Run along the National Mall.
Charlie Hall Kip 
Hometown: Boston, MA
Undergraduate Institution: Fordham University at Lincoln Center
Areas of Professional Interest: Public defense, housing, labor and employment
Class Year and First Year Section: 3L, Section 3
Favorite Thing about Georgetown Law: Section 3
Favorite Thing to Do in DC: Boardroom, Labyrinth Game, or Rocket Bar
DJ Alfidi
Hometown: Danbury, CT
Undergraduate Institution: Boston College
Areas of Professional Interest: Sports Law
Class Year and First Year Section: 2L, Section 4
Favorite Thing about Georgetown Law: The shared experience
Favorite Thing to Do in DC: Run through the Mall
Eliza Jason
Hometown:Costa Mesa, CA
Undergraduate Institution:Point Loma Nazarene University
Areas of Professional Interest: Corporate/Transactional, specifically Entertainment Law
Class Year and First Year Section: 2L, Section 4
Favorite Thing about Georgetown Law:The welcoming, friendly, curious, and kind community!
Favorite Thing to Do in DC:Bike around the National Mall during sunset
Gabriella Chadsey
Hometown: San Clemente, CA
Undergraduate Institution: University of California, Irvine
Areas of Professional Interest: Environmental Law
Class Year and First Year Section: 2E, Section 7
Favorite Thing about Georgetown Law: Peers!
Favorite Thing to Do in DC: Walk around Capitol Hill listening to a podcast (the big pic, the town)
Jen Fridman
Hometown: Baltimore, MD
Undergraduate Institution:University of Maryland, College Park
Areas of Professional Interest: Litigation with a particular interest in appellate work
Class Year and First Year Section: 2L, Section 2
Favorite Thing about Georgetown Law: The community, the organizations I have gotten to join, and getting to learn from professors who have had such incredible careers
Favorite Thing to Do in DC: Try new restaurants, volunteer, go to museums and to my favorite bars
Jett Mickelson
Hometown: La Crosse, WI
Undergraduate Institution: University of Oklahoma
Areas of Professional Interest: Litigation
Class Year and First Year Section: 3L, Section 4
Favorite Thing about Georgetown Law:Studying law in the heart of the nation’s capital!
Favorite Thing to Do in DC:See the cherry blossoms in the spring!
Kait Willoughby
Hometown: Las Vegas, NV
Undergraduate Institution: University of California, San Diego
Areas of Professional Interest: Employment/labor law, Title 7, gender justice, and litigation
Class Year and First Year Section: 3L, Section 3
Favorite Thing about Georgetown Law:The community, such as the recreational volleyball group.
Favorite Thing to Do in DC:Trivia at Red Derby (I host!!!)
Kate Redetzke
Hometown: Lakeville, MN
Undergraduate Institution: University of Minnesota
Areas of Professional Interest: Education policy, human rights, civil rights
Class Year and First Year Section: 3L, Section 3
Favorite Thing about Georgetown Law: I love the community!
Favorite Thing to Do in DC: I love studying at the Library of Congress, walking in Rock Creek Park, and taking advantage of all the museums nearby!
Lauren Eber
Hometown: Portland, OR
Undergraduate Institution:Western Oregon University
Areas of Professional Interest: Transactional Law
Class Year and First Year Section: 3L, Section 4
Favorite Thing about Georgetown Law: There are so many supportive and caring faculty and staff
Favorite Thing to Do in DC: I love going to Nats games with my friends!
Kelly Brown
Hometown: Lancaster, NY
Undergraduate Institution:University at Buffalo, SUNY
Graduate Institution: University at Buffalo, SUNY
Areas of Professional Interest: Public interest
Class Year and First Year Section: 2L, Section 3
Favorite Thing about Georgetown Law: The people!
Favorite Thing to Do in DC: Explore all the sights
Maria Lowe
Hometown:Georgia, VT
Undergraduate Institution:Bentley University
Graduate Institution: Hunter College
Areas of Professional Interest: Litigation
Class Year and First Year Section: 3L, Section 1
Favorite Thing about Georgetown Law: Being at a big school with classmates from various interesting backgrounds, and being a part of the broader Georgetown University community.
Favorite Thing to Do in DC: Walking around Eastern Market on Saturday morning, or biking in Rock Creek Park!
Max Siegal
Hometown: Indianapolis, IN
Undergraduate Institution: Notre Dame University
Areas of Professional Interest: Corporate Law, Sports and Entertainment, Soft IP
Class Year and First Year Section: 3L, Section 4
Favorite Thing about Georgetown Law: I love how many opportunities and offerings we have.
Favorite Thing to Do in DC: Try new restaurants and golfing
Mecca Aikens
Hometown:Hinesville, GA
Undergraduate Institution:Mercer University
Areas of Professional Interest: Litigation
Class Year and First Year Section: 3L, Section 5
Favorite Thing about Georgetown Law: I love the people here! I’ve found some lifelong friends during my time at Georgetown and I will forever be grateful for that.
Favorite Thing to Do in DC: My favorite thing to do in DC is trying different coffee shops around the city. I love a change of scenery while I do work.
Morgan Cahoon
Hometown: Louisville, KY
Undergraduate Institution: Howard University
Areas of Professional Interest: Labor & Employment law
Class Year and First Year Section: 3L, Section 4
Favorite Thing about Georgetown Law: The amazing community and professors!
Favorite Thing to Do in DC: Perusing DC’s historic museums
Nick Monocchio
Hometown: Chicago, IL
Undergraduate Institution: University of Maryland, College Park
Areas of Professional Interest: Poverty Law, Racial and Economic Justice, Political Law
Class Year and First Year Section: 2L, Section 4
Favorite Thing about Georgetown Law: The fact that everyone I have met here is brilliant and also incredibly down to earth.
Favorite Thing to Do in DC: Play in the rec basketball league I joined with my friends from Georgetown and exploring different neighborhoods.
Rebecca Jenkins
Hometown: Seattle, WA
Undergraduate Institution: Azusa Pacific University
Graduate Institution: University of Birmingham (England)
Areas of Professional Interest: Immigration; human rights; criminal defense
Class Year and First Year Section: 3L, Section 3
Favorite Thing about Georgetown Law: Student orgs and the opportunities to get involved!
Favorite Thing to Do in DC: Chill hangouts with friends
Saherish Surani
Hometown: Corpus Christi, TX
Undergraduate Institution: Tufts University
Graduate Institution: London School of Economics
Areas of Professional Interest: International law, international human rights, education access, immigration
Class Year and First Year Section: 3L, Section 4
Favorite Thing about Georgetown Law: The people!
Favorite Thing to Do in DC: Trying to find the perfect matcha!
Sarah Sikka
Hometown: Mill Spring, NC
Undergraduate Institution: University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Areas of Professional Interest: Employment Law
Class Year and First Year Section: 3E, Section 7
Favorite Thing about Georgetown Law: The friends I’ve made!
Favorite Thing to Do in DC: Try new restaurants!
Sophia Hilsabeck
Hometown: Walnut Creek, CA (Bay Area)
Undergraduate Institution: University of Southern California
Areas of Professional Interest: Big Law, Privacy/Cyber, Lit
Class Year and First Year Section: 2L, Section 3
Favorite Thing about Georgetown Law: Meeting a lot of different people and the amazing faculty!
Favorite Thing to Do in DC: Walk around the National Mall
Thomas Bowles
Hometown: Westlake, OH
Undergraduate Institution: The Ohio State University
Areas of Professional Interest: Litigation/public policy/politics/civil rights
Class Year and First Year Section: 3L, Section 2
Favorite Thing about Georgetown Law: As the largest law school in the country, Georgetown Law pulls students from incredibly diverse backgrounds. Every student brings new experiences and perspectives to the table, and every day is a chance to learn from each other.
Favorite Thing to Do in DC: Exploring all the monuments and Capitol Hill!
Zachary Kronsberg
Hometown: Charleston, SC
Undergraduate Institution: College of Charleston
Areas of Professional Interest: Election Law, Voting Rights, Democracy Protection, Public Service
Class Year and First Year Section: 2L, Section 3
Favorite Thing about Georgetown Law: The community/collaborative atmosphere amongst students
Favorite Thing to Do in DC: Walk around new neighborhoods and go to movies