Symposium Chairs

Jessica B. Jandura, M.A.
Jessica is a third year Honors student with an Environmental Law Distinction at GGU School of Law. Prior to law school, Jessica earned a Master’s degree in Applied Human Rights from the University of York, with a focus on community based adaptation to climate change and rights based approaches to sustainable development. Jessica holds Bachelor’s degrees in International Studies and Political Science, with a minor in Conflict Resolution, from Loyola University Chicago. Jessica is Editor-in-Chief of GGU’s Environmental Law Journal and is pursuing a career at the intersection of international environmental law and human rights.

L. Victoria Wang, MPA Health Policy & Management
L. Victoria Wang is a 3L at GGU School of Law. Prior to law school, she worked in the healthcare industry and dedicated her time volunteering for local nonprofit health organizations. Victoria served on the City of Berkeley Community Health Commission. Through her law degree, Victoria hopes to combine law, policy, and management to pursue a career in health law and water law. She holds a BA from UC Berkeley and an MPA in Health Policy and Management from NYU.

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Lauren Hauck
Lauren Hauck is third year law student at Golden Gate University School of Law and specializing in Environmental Law and Litigation. She is currently a member of GGU’s National Trial Team where she has competed in three trial competitions. She was also on GGU’s Moot Court team that competed in the 2019 National Environmental Moot Court Competition. Prior to law school, Lauren was active duty in the United States Navy for over eight years. Through her time in the Navy, she realized that she wants to become a Judge Advocate General (JAG) Officer, where she can work with environmental policy. While on active duty, Lauren earned her Bachelor's in Paralegal Studies and was inducted into Lambda Epsilon Chi (Paralegal Honors Society).

Ian Harris
Ian is a third-year law student at Golden Gate University School of Law, specializing in environmental and public interest law. Ian is an active student with GGU’s Moot Court Board, participating in the ABA National Appellate Advocacy Competition, and the winner of GGU’s Intramural Appellate Advocacy Competition in Fall 2018. Ian is an Associate Editor on GGU’s Environmental Law Journal and Legal Intern with the Sierra Club’s Environmental Law Program, and has received scholarship for the California Lawyers Association Annual Environmental Law Conference at Yosemite. Prior to law school, Ian worked as a paralegal on Special Victim Unit and death penalty cases at Stanislaus County District Attorney’s Office. Ian is a Co-Chair for the Symposium.

Adam Rivera
Adam Rivera is a 3L at Golden Gate University. Currently, he is part of the National Mock Trial team and the Environmental Law Journal. Adam is pursuing his JD with a focus on litigation, environmental law, and public interest. He has participated in the San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association civil litigation mock trial competition, the Kansas City Show Me Challenge voir dire mock trial competition, as well as Pace’s Jeffrey G. Miller National Environmental Law Moot Court Competition. Currently, Adam is interning with the San Francisco Public Defender’s Office. Having obtained a B.A. in Criminal Justice and Philosophy with a minor in Political Science from the University of Nevada Reno, Adam hopes to help indigents fight for justice and prevent the legal system from causing unnecessary damage to people’s lives. A strong believer in fairness, justice, and equality, Adam aims to help through his skills as a litigator.

Susann M. Bradford, Ed.D.
Susann is a second-year Honors student with Environmental Law and Public Interest Law Distinctions at Golden Gate University School of Law. She is currently a Legal Intern at GGU’s Environmental Law and Justice Clinic, a member of GGU’s National Environmental Moot Court Competition Team, and writer for GGU’s Environmental Law Journal. She also serves on the Board of GGU’s Public Interest Law Foundation.