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Class of 2006 Recipients

jacob_faussetteJacob Faussette - Mr. Faussette graduated from Arizona State University in 2006 with a degree in World Business. He will be attending the Phoenix School of Law in the fall of 2006. Mr. Faussette would like use his law degree to become a sports agent. Mr. Faussette worked throughout college and will continue to apply his disciplined work ethic in law school. Mr. Faussette will be attending law school with his identical twin brother. worked throughout college and will continue to apply his disciplined work ethic in law school. Mr. Faussette will be attending law school with his identical twin brother.Mr. Faussette will be attending law school with his iden

 

linda_imonodeLinda Imonode - Ms. Imonode graduated with honors from Northern Arizona University in 2003 with a degree in Communication. She worked for one year as an organizer/legal advocate for the community legal aid organization “Make the Road by Walking” in Brooklyn, New York. She served an additional year as a legal advocate at the Urban Justice Center in New York City before applying to law school. Ms. Imonode will be attending the James E. Rogers College of Law at the University of Arizona in the fall of 2006. She is interested in practicing immigration and international law. Ms. Imonode is of Nigerian and Mexican decent and is fluent in Spanish.

 

ashley_pereaAshley Perea – Ms. Perea graduated with honors from the University of Arizona in 2006 with a B.S. in Economics. She will be attending the Sandra Day O’Connor School of Law at Arizona State University beginning the fall of 2006. She interned with the Office of the Attorney General Victim’s Services in Arizona as a crime victim advocate and is interested in eventually working as a prosecutor. Ms. Perea was born in Colorado and is of Mexian descent and she intends on making Arizona her home.

 

nicholis_faussetteNicholis Faussette - Mr. Faussette graduated from Arizona State University in 2006 with a B.A. in English. He will be attending Phoenix School of Law in the fall of 2006. Mr. Faussette seeks to become both a criminal defense attorney and a prosecutor with the goal of eventually becoming a judge for the state of Arizona. Mr. Faussette will be attending law school with his identical twin brother. becoming a judge for the state of Arizona. Mr. Faussette will be attending law school with his identical twin

bruno_giitnachtBruno Gitnacht - Mr. Gitnacht graduated from the University of Nevada Las Vegas in 2005 with a degree in Criminal Justice. He worked at the Council for Hemispheric Affairs where he performed research on a subject that was later published in the Washington Report on the Hemisphere. He will be attending the Sandra Day O’Connor School of Law at Arizona State University in the fall of 2006. Mr. Gitnacht is interested in gaining experience in immigration and labor and employment law. Mr. Gitnacht is originally from Argentina and is fluent in Spanish. He has lived in Las Vegas for the past nine years and looks forward to living in Arizona for the next three years. and looks forward to living in Arizona for the next three years.and looks forward to living in Arizona for the next three years.

marisol__diazMarisol Diaz - Ms. Diaz graduated from the University of Arizona in 2001 with a B.A. in English. She went on to complete a Master’s of Education at Northern Arizona University in 2004. Ms. Diaz most recently worked as a Coordinator for the Retention Program and Services at the University of Arizona where she served as the lead instructor of a three credit course for college freshmen who statistically are at risk for dropping out of college. Ms. Diaz will be attending the Sandra Day O’Connor School of Law at Arizona State University in the fall of 2006. She would like to use her law degree to work in the public sector. Mr. Diaz was raised in Tucson, is of Mexican decent and is fluent in Spanish.

 

farhana_bakiFarhana Baki – Ms. Baki graduated from Arizona State University in 2005 with a B.S. in Economics and was on the Dean’s list for several years. Ms. Baki worked at CIGNA Healthcare as a Senior Underwriting Associate for a year before applying to law school. Ms. Baki will be attending law school at the Sandra Day O’Connor School of Law at Arizona State University and hopes to work as an in -house counsel at a major Arizona corporation. Ms. Baki was born in Bangladesh, is fluent in Bengali, and she relocated to Phoenix 15 years ago where she has lived most of her life.

maria_mendozaMaria Mendoza -Ms. Mendoza graduated from New Mexico State University in 2006 with a double major in Spanish and Spanish Literature. Ms. Mendoza served as an intern for a New Mexican Senator in Washington D.C. during summer breaks. She will be attending the James E. Rogers College of Law at the University of Arizona in the fall of 2006. Ms. Medoza plans to practice in the area of public interest law upon graduating from law school. Ms. Mendoza is first generation Mexican-American born of migrant workers who is fluent in Spanish. first generation Mexican-American born of migrant workers who is fluent in Spanish.