Each year, the SLS appoints a number of Officers to support its functioning and provide strategic insight with focused lenses. The Executive Committee oversees and delegates Officers to the Social and Finance Committee (SFC) and the Student Life and Academic Committee (SLAC). Officers are non-voting members of the SLS who support different aspects of the SLS’s operations. Officers and the Officer appointment process are governed by By-law 6 - Officers. All positions are currently filled.

2024-2025 Officers

Administrative Officer: Puneet Kanda

Chief Returning Officer (CRO): Madison Regan

Communications Officer: Hyun Tae Kim

Equity Officers: Malka Younas (SFC), Katrina Sellinger (SLAC)

Secretaries: Arielle Amacker (SFC), Ella Ryu (SLAC)

Treasurers: Emily Walker, Ethan Blumberg

Officer Roles

Administrative Officer

The Administrative Officer makes sure the SLS can maintain and expand its online resources and transfer its institutional memory. The Administrative Officer will work primarily with the Executive Committee. Send your past exams to the Admin Officer at submissions.sls@gmail.com.

Chief Returning Officer and Deputy Returning Officer

The Chief Returning Officer (CRO) manages and oversees SLS elections, SLS awards, and elections-related events. The CRO also hears complaints about violations of the elections By-Law 3 - Elections. The CRO for 2022-23 may also assist the Executive in reimagining the position to include a second Returning Officer. The CRO will work primarily with the Executive Committee. The CRO can be contacted at elections.sls@gmail.com.

The Deputy Returning Officer (DRO) works with the CRO in administering SLS Awards processes as laid out in By-law 4 - Awards. For the latest versions of the by-laws, please visit the Governance page.

Communications Officers

The Communications Officers provide strategic drafting assistance and maintain active communication between the SLS and the student body, including preparing the SLS Weekly.

Equity Officers

The Equity Officers assist the SLS in ensuring its advocacy, policy-making, and event planning embed inclusionary practices throughout the development process. In addition, the equity officers liaise with equity-facing student organizations at the law school, as well as acting as a resource for students requiring support when dealing with equity-engaged issues. For 2022-23, the Equity Officers will each be primarily assigned to either SFC or SLAC, while both will work with the Executive Committee. The Equity Officers can be contacted at sls.equityofficers@gmail.com.

Secretaries

The Secretaries assist the SLS in being transparent to the student body by taking minutes at Committee meetings and Town Halls. For 2024-25, the Secretaries will each be primarily assigned to either SFC or SLAC, while both will work with the Executive Committee.

Treasurers

The Treasurers play a vital role in tracking the budget, preparing statements, processing funds, and advising the Executive and Social and Finance Committees in proposing and approving the SLS’s budget. Both Treasurers will be primarily assigned to SFC while also working with the Executive Committee. The Treasurers can be contacted at sls.treasurers@gmail.com.

Graphic Designer

The Graphic Designer is responsible for creating all graphics and marketing materials required for the SLS to post on their social medias. They work mainly with the SFC creating materials promoting social events.