The Institute for Privacy Protection is pleased to highlight our Student Fellows for the 2019-2020 academic year. Our Student Fellows will teach our unique curriculum to fifth grade students. The curriculum includes the following topics: Introduction to Privacy, Digital Footprint and Reputation, Ads and Content, and Balancing Time Online vs. Offline. We anticipate that our current cohort will teach about 300 students by the summer of 2020 in New Jersey and New York. Additionally, our Student Fellows will be integrally involved in our conferences and continuing legal education events.
Kyle Kennett is a third-year law student at Seton Hall Law for the 2019-2020 academic year. Prior to attending law school, Kyle graduated from Rider University with a degree in History and Secondary Education and was a substitute teacher in Kindergarten through eighth grade. Since May of 2018, Kyle has worked as a law clerk at Santarcangelo Law, L.L.C. in Montclair, NJ. Read More >>
Patricia Bergamasco is a third-year law student at Seton Hall Law for the 2019-2020 school year. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in International Studies from Ramapo College of New Jersey. During her undergraduate studies, Patricia volunteered at a primary school in her hometown where she assisted ESL students. Read More >>
Rachel Frost graduated from Seton Hall University in 2017 with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration- Marketing and Legal Studies. Rachel graduated summa cum laude and class valedictorian with a 4.0 GPA from the Stillman School of Business. As a law student at Seton Hall University School of Law, Rachel has engaged in a number of internships and externships. Read More >>
Alessandra Masciandaro currently is a 3L in the Weekend Program for the 2019-2020 school year. She received her B.A. in Philosophy with high honors from Douglass College of Rutgers University in 2007. After graduating, she found her way into a rewarding career as a teacher. She continues to teach full time, while attending law school on the weekends. Read More >>
Amy Gopinathan was a Student Fellow for the 2018-2019 academic year. She received her A.B. in history with a concentration in the Near East and a certificate in Creative Writing from Princeton University in 2014. After graduating, she worked as a tutor and spent time researching and assisting on creative projects. Read More
Angela Cooper was a Student Fellow for the 2018-2019 academic year. Angela received her B.A. in Communications with a minor in Political Science. Then she joined Teach for America, where she taught at Academia De Niños. Read More >>
Shannon Finnegan was a Student Fellow for the 2018-2019 academic year. Shannon majored in Communication at Fairfield University and minored in Catholic Studies and Italian. She graduated summa cum laude in 2014. After college, she worked as a Contract Administrator for an Educational Technology Group at Scholastic acquired by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Read More >>
Sarah currently is a junior associate in the Litigation practice group at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP. She works on a variety of cases in the areas of complex commercial litigation, civil litigation, and regulatory enforcement and investigation, some of which touch on privacy issues. She hopes to do more work in cybersecurity and data privacy law as those opportunities present themselves. Read More >>
Jason Sumbaly JD/MA '19 was an inaugural Student Fellow with Seton Hall Law's Institute for Privacy Protection in the 2017-2018 academic year. He thoroughly enjoyed teaching young students about pressing issues such as online reputation, reputational harm, the impact of online advertisements, and general online etiquette. Jason has long-recognized the impact of social media, online advertisements, and the proliferation of internet use among young students. Read More >>
Yolanda Bromfield graduated from Seton Hall Law School in 2018. Prior to attending law school, Yolanda was a math teacher at Paul Robeson Charter School in Trenton, New Jersey. Yolanda served as a corporate compliance fellow at Johnson & Johnson in New Brunswick, New Jersey. While at J & J, Yolanda worked on various projects involving clinical trials over social media and the privacy and FDA implications that arise from engaging patients over the internet, as well as research on health care provider contracts. Read More >>
