Admissions Team – Prospective Students

Mitchell Hamline Admissions

Ann Gemmell ’12
Vice President, Enrollment

Ann Buesgens
Assistant Director, Admissions

Jack Her
Assistant Director, Admissions Operations

Julie Olmsted ’08
Director, Admissions

Rebekah Sommerfeld
Admissions Coordinator

Soua Xiong
Admissions and Gateway Program Manager

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Meet our student ambassadors

Kassidy Maxie (she/her)

2L, Part-time blended, Harlem, NY

kassidy.maxie @mitchellhamline.edu

Occupation while in law school: Special Education Teacher & Special Education Administrator

Focus: Criminal Law & International Law

Favorite class in law school so far: Contracts

Education

Hunter College, Bachelors in History, Minor in Africana & Puerto Rican Studies
Relay Graduate School of Education, Masters in Education
Teachers College-Columbia University, Masters in Educational Leadership

First Generation Law Student Educator Student of Color

Brieanna Da Silva (she/her)

2L, Part-time blended, Toronto, ON, Canada

brieanna.dasilva @mitchellhamline.edu

Occupation while in law school: Founder & Host of Attorney’s Cove, & Associate – Cybaris: An Intellectual Property Law Review

Focus: Health Law & Intellectual Property

Favorite class in law school so far: HIPAA Privacy

Education

University of Toronto, Bachelors Degree in Criminal Law (Hons.)
University of Toronto, Masters Degree in Forensics
Certificate in Project Management, Schulich School of Business – York University
Certificate in Health Law, Osgoode Hall Law School – York University
Juris Doctor – Mitchell Hamline School of Law (in progress)

Portuguese/Canadian International Student Animal Rights Advocate Health Law

William Deininger (he/him)

2L, Part-time blended, Cogan Station, PA

william.deininger @mitchellhamline.edu

Occupation while in law school: Police Officer

Focus: Health Law

Favorite class in law school so far: LARC

Education

Thomas Edison State University, MSM

Jordan Favors (she/her)

2L, Part-time blended, Dallas, TX

jordan.favors @mitchellhamline.edu

Occupation while in law school: Substitute Teacher

Focus: Criminal Law

Favorite class in law school so far: Criminal Law

Education

Howard Payne University, B.A. Strategic Communication

Christian First Generation Law Student Adventurer Cook Artist Bartender Former Collegiate Athlete

Carolee Edwards (she/her)

2L, Part-time blended, Sequim, WA

carolee.edwards @mitchellhamline.edu

Occupation while in law school: Police Sargent, Investigator, Small Business Owner

Focus: Business Law, Criminal Law, Don't know yet!

Favorite class in law school so far: Evidence & Elder Law

Education

Bachelor of Arts Sociology, Criminal Justice, & Japanese Studies

Genuine Hard Working Passionate about service to others!

Ashley Pattain (she/her/hers)

4L, Part-time blended, Minnetonka, MN

Ashley.Pattain @mitchellhamline.edu

Occupation while in law school: Sr. PBM Analyst

Focus: Health Law

Favorite class in law school so far: Family Mediation

Education

Southwest Tennessee Community College, A.A., Memphis, TN
Thomas Edison State University, B.A., Trenton, NJ

First Generation Law Student Mom LGBTQIA+ BIPOC Working Student Introvert

Sophina Larson (she/her)

3L, Full time, Minneapolis, MN

sophina.larson @mitchellhamline.edu

Focus: Estates and Trusts

Favorite class in law school so far: Criminal Law

Education

University of Minnesota, BA in Journalism - Strategic Communications

Maria Alejandra Canon Aguilar (she/her/hers)

3L, Part-time blended, Anchorage, AK

Maria.CanonAguilar @mitchellhamline.edu

Occupation while in law school: Paralegal and Equal Opportunity Leader, Army Reserves

Focus: Criminal Law

Favorite class in law school so far: Criminal Law

Education

University of Alaska Anchorage, B.A., Legal Studies, Anchorage, AK

First Generation Law Student Army Veteran Parent Wayuu Indigenous from Colombia

Tara Burge (she/her)

3L, Part-time blended, Fort Wayne, IN

Tara.Burge @mitchellhamline.edu

Occupation while in law school: Director of therapy compliance and audits

Focus: Healthcare/Corporate Compliance

Favorite class in law school so far: Legal Research and Writing with Professors Carson and Raths

Education

Indiana University–Bloomington, B.S., Speech and Hearing Sciences, Bloomington, IN
Ball State University, M.A., Speech-Language Pathology, Muncie, IN
Western Governors University, MBA, Healthcare Administration, Indianapolis, IN

First Generation College Student First Generation Law Student Employed Full Time

Aidan Lorentzen (he/him)

3L, Full time, Minneapolis, MN

aidan.lorentzen @mitchellhamline.edu

Focus: Criminal/Governmental

Favorite class in law school so far: Criminal Law

Education

Saint John's University, Political Science

Extroverted Honest Open-Minded Outgoing Compassionate

Kaeli Smit (she/her)

4L, Part-time blended, Fort Stewart, GA

Kaeli.Smit @mitchellhamline.edu

Focus: Everything! Trying not to box myself into one area since we still have several moves ahead of us.

Favorite class in law school so far: Property Law was tough but fascinating. I also have a passion for estate planning and hope to pursue that field after graduation.