Labor Summer 2026

Alexa Sanchez is a rising 2L at UC Davis School of Law. She is originally from Denver, Colorado, but plans to practice in California. She is interested in advocating for workers’ rights, especially for undocumented workers. She graduated from Scripps College in 2021 with a degree in Politics.

Amber Campos is a graduating UC Davis Senior majoring in political science. She is a proud Salvadoran and first-generation student who grew up in Richmond California. When she interned for Assemblymember Jose Luis Solache's in the Fall, she worked with labor unions and got some background in the legislative process.

Andrea Naveja Ortiz is a third-year Political Science major with a minor in Business at Sonoma State University. She is a first-generation student passionate about public service and advocacy. Her work experience includes Latino leadership initiatives and serving as a NorCal External Affairs Intern with the Office of Gavin Newsom. Andrea plans to pursue a legal career.

Araceli Chavez is graduating in June with a double-major in Sociology and Chicano Studies, and a minor in Human Rights from UC Davis. Araceli's perspectives are shaped by her first-generation background and family’s deep roots in Central Valley agricultural labor. During her Campus Counsel Office fellowship, she published with a national think tank. She plans to pursue a law degree to advocate for equitable labor practices and civil rights. 

Daisy Lemus is a first-gen, Mexican American, rising 2L at the UC Davis School of Law. Her goal is to become a labor and employment attorney, with a speciality in immigration. Daisy has served as a Political Education Community Advocate for the Undocumented Student Resource Center and worked as a Peer Advisor for Housing Advising Undergraduate Students. She's also interned with the California Commission on the Status of Women and Girls and Congressman Mike Thompson's office and volunteered with Humanizando la Deportación. 

Diego Mejia-Sarate is a former substitute teacher and labor organizer from the East Bay Area. He is an incoming second year law student at UC Davis Law School and double majored in Psychology and Legal Studies at UC Santa Cruz. Diego is hoping to work for a union-side law firm or government position after law school to continue advocating for workers professionally.

Delia Pless (she/her) decided to pursue a career in labor law after her union, CFAC Local 6602 (IFT-AFT/AFL-CIO), fought the longest adjunct faculty strike in history in 2023. A rising 3L at Chicago-Kent College of Law, Delia is currently a law clerk for the Chicago Teachers Union and an intern in her school’s Employment and Civil Litigation Clinic, where she recently delivered the opening statement in a federal sex discrimination trial. During her 1L summer, Delia interned with the Employment Team at Legal Aid Chicago. 

Femi Mojekwu is a J.D. candidate at the University of Iowa College of Law, where his work focuses on labor, employment, and civil rights. The son of a Nigerian immigrant and of a Teamsters steward, he came to labor law with a commitment to protecting workers’ concerted activity in a workplace struggle too often marked by unequal power. Femi has served as a Peggy Browning Fellow with Teamsters Local 117 in Tukwila, Washington, and currently co-chairs Iowa Law’s National Lawyers Guild chapter. He intends to build a career representing workers, unions, and immigrant communities.

Imani Barnes is a first generation college and law student from Richmond, California. She received her bachelor’s degree in Sociology with a minor in African American Studies from UCLA in 2023. Imani is a rising 3L at UC Davis School of Law and looks forward to learning more about labor unions and labor law this summer. 

Nyah Ea is a rising 2L at UC Davis School of Law. She was born and raised in San Jose, California. Nyah earned bachelor's degrees in Biochemistry and Legal Studies from UC Santa Cruz. After graduation, Nyah worked for an immigration law firm for several years. 

Saha Pirzadeh is a rising 3L at the University of California, Davis School of Law. Originally from Tehran, Iran, Saha earned her LL.B. before enrolling at UC Davis School of Law. She is a first-generation law student. Last summer, Saha worked at Dallas law firm assisting estate planning and litigation attorneys. Her academic interests include labor law and intellectual property law, with long-term goals in public service and policymaking. 

Yuna Servino is from Orange County, California. They have a Bachelor’s Degree in Asian Studies and Diplomacy & World Affairs from Occidental College. Yuna is currently a rising 2L at UC Davis School of Law. Yuna was a member of the Rising Occidental Student Employees Union and a student counselor for the recent Workers’ Rights Clinic at UC Davis School of Law.