Sage Mason is a 3L at Yale Law School. A native of New York City, Sage is passionate about using law and policy to increase access to opportunity for members of historically disadvantaged groups, while making space for all perspectives. Sage graduated from Emory University in 2020 where he majored in Philosophy, Politics & Law. At the law school, in addition to his work with YLDems, Sage is Co-Managing Editor of The Yale Law & Policy Review, a member of the Community and Economic Development Clinic, a Hurst Horizon Scholar, and a Ludwig Fellow in the Tsai Leadership Program.
Ben Friedman is a 2L at Yale Law School and the Vice President of Elections for the YLS Democrats. In 2022, Ben completed an MPhil in Public Policy at the University of Cambridge as a recipient of a Thouron Award. Prior to graduate school, Ben worked in communications on several political campaigns. He was the New Hampshire Communications Associate and later New England Communications Director for the Democratic presidential primary campaign of Senator Amy Klobuchar. Following a short stint as Communications Director on a congressional campaign in Illinois, Ben returned to the Granite State as New Hampshire Press Secretary for President Joe Biden in the 2020 general election. Ben was also a Voter Protection Fellow with the Democratic National Committee and most recently worked as a Law Clerk with the Senate Judiciary Committee. Ben is a 2019 graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and holds a B.A. in Political Science and Communication. He is from Lexington, Massachusetts.
In addition to her work with YLDems, Rossella leads as Co-Chair of the Student Representatives at Yale Law School, and as the First-Generation College Chair of the First-Generation Professionals. Her commitments to human rights work span involvement in the Lowenstein International Human Rights Clinic and serving as Chapter Director of the Immigration and Refugee Assistance Project. A Ludwig Fellow for Public Sector Leadership, Rossella investigates regulatory concerns underpinning rapid developments in space commerce and AI. Rossella can often be found climbing with the Yale Law bouldering community.
Originally from State College, Pennsylvania, Victoria is a 2L at Yale Law School and a graduate of Earlham College, where she studied Politics and History. Prior to attending law school, Victoria worked as a field organizer and voter protection volunteer with a variety of state, national, and community groups.
Areeb is a 3L at Yale interested in pursuing a career in civil rights work within the federal government. Areeb attended UT Dallas, where he became involved in work related to segregation, predatory lending, and financial discrimination, which ultimately led him to working in informal settlements in South Africa. At Yale, Areeb is involved in the Housing, Free Exercise, and Veterans Legal Services Clinic, as well as YLPR. Most recently Areeb interned at Arnold and Porter, with Judge Liman on SDNY, at DOJ Civil Rights, at the White House Counsel’s Office, and the Senate Judiciary Committee. Areeb will clerk on the Second Circuit and SDNY after graduation.
Raymond is a 1L at Yale Law School interested in the law of fundamental rights (free speech, education, etc.). Raymond was president of the College Democrats of Maryland and the Johns Hopkins Democrats, where he represented student voices in lobbying for the passage of the Student and Military Voter Empowerment Act. At Yale, Raymond is a Knight Law and Media Scholar, where he works to defend media freedom and information access. This summer, Raymond will intern as a clerk at the European Court of Human Rights. Outside of law, Raymond loves language learning and foreign politics - he briefly lived in Indonesia before coming to Yale.
Jake Reagan is a 1L at Yale Law School. A native of Boulder, Colorado, Jake is interested in pursuing a career in public service, with a focus on reducing poverty and improving the economic conditions facing working families in the United States. A Truman Scholar, Jake received his BA in Political Science and Spanish from the University of Colorado Boulder. In 2022, he graduated from the University of Oxford, where he studied Philosophy, Politics and Economics as a Rhodes Scholar. Prior to attending law school, Jake served as the Political Director on the re-election campaign of Iowa State Auditor Rob Sand and worked as a Policy Fellow with the Colorado Forum.
Gevin Reynolds is a 1L at Yale Law School. Hailing from Atlanta, Georgia, Gevin graduated from Harvard in 2019 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in neurobiology. After college, he worked for the National Football League before his appointment to the Biden-Harris Administration in 2021. From 2021 to 2023, Gevin held a variety of roles at the White House, including Special Advisor to the National Cyber Director and Associate Director of Speechwriting to Vice President Kamala Harris. Since leaving the White House, Gevin has become a frequent contributor to the Root, writing about political issues relevant to the Black community. In addition to his work for the Root, Gevin has published opinion pieces in a variety of outlets including USA Today, the Atlanta Journal Constitution, and the New York Daily News.
Eli Sabin is a 1L at Yale Law School. A lifelong New Haven resident, Eli represents Ward 7 on the New Haven Board of Alders and works part-time as the Legislative Coordinator at Connecticut Voices for Children, a statewide nonprofit advocacy organization. His focus at the law school and in his work in local and state government is to advocate for more investment and opportunity for working and middle-class families in New Haven and across Connecticut. Eli graduated from Yale University in 2022 as a political science major. At the law school, he is a 1L Representative for the American Constitution Society and an editor for the Yale Law & Policy Review.
Hannah Terrapin is a 1L at Yale Law School. Hannah is a Connecticut native and a graduate of the University of Connecticut (Go Huskies!), where she studied Political Science. At Yale, Hannah is a member of the Reproductive Rights and Justice Clinic and The Medical-Legal Partnership. Hannah serves as a 1L student rep for the Native American Law Students Association. She is involved in the Yale Law and Policy Review and the Yale Journal of Law and Feminism as a 1L Editor.
Victor Agbafe is a JD/MD student at Yale Law School and the University of Michigan Medical School. Outside of the classroom, Victor volunteers for the Haven medical-legal partnership, an organization that helps provide for the medically related legal needs of the uninsured population in New Haven and is an anti-trust researcher with the Thurmond Arnold Project. Victor was previously an invited member of the 2022 White House Health Equity Clinical Access to Care Roundtable and has engaged in research and writing focused on public health and surgical access. Prior to starting his dual degree program, Victor volunteered on the Biden Health Policy Committee during the 2020 campaign and wrote op-eds on behalf of the Doctors for Biden organization. Victor grew up in Wilmington, North Carolina and graduated from Harvard College with a degree in Government.
Michael is a 1L at Yale Law School and graduated from Dartmouth College with a degree in Economics and Government. Before attending law school, Michael worked in economic consulting at Cornerstone Research and interned at the US Department of State. Originally from Port Washington, New York, Michael has worked on local campaigns on Long Island.
