Leadership

The thirty-third (and current) President of the American Branch is Leila Nadya Sadat, elected for a two-year term in October 2018, and re-elected for another two years in October 2020. The President-Elect is Michael P. Scharf.

The American Branch uses a unique troika approach to leadership. In this troika approach, the three individuals who occupy the positions of past president, current president, and president-elect all serve as leaders of the Branch contemporaneously.

The Branch operates under the direction of an Executive Committee. The Chairman of the Executive Committee is David P. Stewart. The Vice-Presidents are Amity Boye, Christina M. Cerna, Paul R. Dubinsky, Chiara Giorgetti, and Peter K. Yu. The Treasurer is Houston Putnam Lowry. M. Imad Khan is the Branch’s Secretary and Peter Yu and Jennifer Trahan are the Co-Directors of Studies. Madaline George is the Membership Officer and Kristi Ueda is currently serving as the Branch Media Officer.

The Branch currently has eight Student Ambassadors, who assist with International Law Weekend, as well as blogging, proofreading, and other events. The current Student Ambassadors are Brooke Behrmann, Case Western Reserve University School of Law; Hannah Fulwiler, Willamette University College of Law; Riley Garrison, Pepperdine Caruso School of Law; Angelika Kligos, Georgetown University Law Center; Rory Hayes, Santa Clara University School of Law; Nacer Najdi, George Washington University Law School; Raj Telwala, Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center; and Sam Walker, UIC John Marshall Law School. A call for new Student Ambassadors will be published in late spring 2022. Students interested in becoming a Student Ambassador should direct their questions to [email protected].