Board of Directors and Officers of Ms. JD
President
Elizabeth Pederson graduated Order of the Coif with Pro Bono Distinction from Stanford Law School in 2007, where she was a Public Interest Fellow and the Symposium Editor on the Executive Board of the Stanford Law Review. She also earned a M.P.A. from the Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan as a Frey Foundation Fellow and a B.A. summa cum laude with highest honors from Brandeis University. Prior to law school, Elizabeth served in the Peace Corps in Costa Rica. Elizabeth was one of the founding members of Ms. JD and is a member of the State Bar of New York and the American Bar Association.
Executive Director
Jessie Kornberg graduated in 2007 from UCLA School of Law, where she was Editor in Chief of the Women's Law Journal and Articles Editor for the Journal of Sexual Orientation Law. She holds a B.A. from
Chief Financial Officer
Karen E. Hernandez is an Associate in the Cooley Godward Kronish Business department. She joined the Firm in 2007 and is resident in the San Diego office. Karen received a J.D. with a specialization in Business Law from the University of California, Los Angeles, where she was the Editor in Chief of the UCLA Women’s Law Journal. She has a Masters of Business Administration from Auburn University and a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from the United States Military Academy, in West Point, New York. While at West Point, Karen was on the Sport Parachute Team and, as such, jumped the game ball into numerous Army football games and was named the Overall Novice Champion at the 1994 National Collegiate Skydiving Championships. Prior to law school, Karen served as a captain in the United States Army and commanded two companies. Karen was one of the founding members of Ms. JD and is a member of the State Bar of California and the American Bar Association.
Vice President
Keisha N. Stanford is a third-year law student at Stanford Law School, where she served as the Co-President of the Stanford Law Students’ Association and the Women of Stanford Law. She graduated Summa cum laude from Emory University in May 2002, majoring in Philosophy and Spanish. Following graduation, Keisha began working in the Immigration practice group at Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP in Atlanta, GA and then began a graduate program in philosophy at Emory. Continuing to work at Paul Hastings part-time as a Senior Immigration Assistant during her graduate program, Keisha completed her Master of Arts degree in Philosophy in May 2007. Keisha spends her spare time reading, practicing yoga, and playing with her five-year old Weimaraner, Geist.
Secretary
Janet Wallace is a third-year law student at the University of California, Davis, where she currently serves as President of Law Students for the Arts and Research Assistant to Professor Lisa R. Pruitt. During law school, Janet interned with the Office of General Counsel for the University of California and California's Legislative Counsel. She graduated with highest honors from the University of California, Santa Barbara, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in the History of Art and Architecture. Prior to attending law school, Janet was a high school photography teacher, robotics advisor, White House gift wrapper, and art gallery docent. Janet is an avid photographer and bicyclist.
Erin Wiley is a third-year law student at the Cornell Law School, where she serves as an articles committee member on the Cornell Law School International Law Journal. She is currently completing her Master of Global Business Law at Sciences Po and Université de Paris I (La Sorbonne), in Paris. She graduated with a B.A.H in English and History from Queen’s University, in Canada, where she directed Queen’s Medical Outreach, a student-run non-profit organization, and served as Co-Secretary-General for the Queen’s Model United Nations conference. During her first summer of law school, Erin worked as an intern for The Honorable Paul A. Crotty, a federal judge in the Southern District of New York. Following graduation, Erin is planning to start as an associate at Weil, Gotshal & Manges, in New York. Erin spends her spare time running, practicing yoga, traveling and writing.
Anjali Shenoy is a third-year law student at the University of Michigan, where she serves as a contributing editor and articles committee member on the Michigan Journal of Race and Law. She graduated with a B.A. in Political Science from Bryn Mawr College, where she served as Class President for two years. During college Anjali worked as a legal intern for a bankruptcy attorney in Allentown, Pennsylvania and as an intern with the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office in the Sexual Assault and Family Violence unit. Following graduation, Anjali worked at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom as a litigation paralegal and then spent a year working at the M.V. Foundation in Hyderabad, India, a non-governmental organization that works to end child labor and universalize education. Following graduation, Anjali will be spending a year traveling and working on women's rights issues before starting as an associate at Latham & Watkins.
Legal Director & 2009-2010 Ms. JD Fellow
Sarah Dunn Davis graduated Order of the Coif in 2008 from the University of Kentucky College of Law, where she was editor-in-chief of the Kentucky Law Journal. She has her bachelor's degree in English from the University of Virginia, where she graduated with distinction. After law school, she was a law clerk to the Honorable Eugene E. Siler, Jr. of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. She will be serving as the 2009–2010 Ms. JD Fellow before joining the law firm of Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP. She is a member of the state bar of New York and the American Bar Association.
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