American University Washington College of Law
Volume 20, Issue 4 (Summer 2013 Special Edition)
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Co-Editors-in-Chief
Christina M. Fetterhoff
Matthew Lopas
Managing Editor
Marie Soueid
Managing Online Editor
Drew Mitnick
Print Publication Editor
Michelle Flash
Special Coverage Editor
Lauren Nussbaum
Social Media Editor
Anna Naimark
Staff Editors
Melodie Arian
Naida Henao
Michaela Spero
Staff Writers
Tyler Addison
Alyssa Antoniskis
Christa Elliott
Carlos Garcia
Antonia Latsch
Megan Wakefield
Aida Faverio
John Lo Forese
Andrew Hazlett
Jennifer Ponard
Jessica Alatorre
Gabriel Auteri
Isabel Erreguerena
Anusree Garg
Nicole Littell
Brittany West
Ernesto Alvarado
Diana Damschroder
Tracy French
Frank Knaack
Emily Singer Hurvitz
Founders Board
Vanessa Allen, Gillian Brady, Michelle Donme, Gabriel Eckstein, Robert Guitteau Jr., Fernando González-Martín,
Claudia Martin, Mair McCafferty, Rochus Pronk, Ayesha Qayyum, Diego Rodríguez-Pinzón, and Shashikala Warrier.
Alumni Committee
Anebi Adoga, David Baluarte, Anne Briggs, Fernando González-Martin, Jennifer M. Hentz, Richard H. Kamm,
Sarah Paoletti, Alejandro Ponce-Villacís, Amy Stern, Jaime Underwood, and Kristi Severance.
Special thanks to Jennifer de Laurentiis for her support in the production of this issue.
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