Executive Branch

The executive branch sets the policy agenda and conducts the day-to-day business of the SBA. It is headed by the SBA President, who serves as the executive leader and head of the Cabinet. The Executive Vice President assists the President in guiding the direction of the SBA, and serves as the head of the Senate. Both the President and Executive Vice President are elected to office for terms of one year.

Nick Nikic

Nick Nikic is a proud native New Yorker who was born into an upstairs-downstairs life in Manhattan, and raised the son of his building’s superintendent. He attended Regis High School before graduating from BU as a journalism major in 2007. Before starting law school, he worked as a paralegal at a boutique management-side labor and employment firm in New York. Nick is an Albanian-American dual US/Montenegrin citizen and will gladly translate his Albanian status updates for you if asked politely. He enjoys Jesuits, absurdly alliterative names and laughing too loudly. Nick is holding out for a legal position that would allow him to summer in his parents’ hometown on the Adriatic Sea, but he guesses he could settle for a job in his own hometown of Manhattan. So, if you have any leads…

Executive Vice President: Lenny Rubin

Lenny Rubin is a 2008 graduate of Cornell University, an a cappella singer, and a former resident of Scranton, Pennsylvania. For these reasons, his friends sometimes call him Andy Bernard. At GW, his interests include environmental law, administrative law, and election law. He can also be seen singing (and dancing?) in the annual Law Revue show, and he is willing to get drastic haircuts to support worthy causes. In his spare time, Lenny plays a mean jazz piano, is an avid supporter of Pittsburgh sports teams (yes, even the Pirates), and loves a good bottle of Cabernet (preferably enjoyed over a gluten-free meal). He has a chess set and a deck of cards with him at all times, so find him in the soft lounge if you need a study break.

Contact Lenny at: lsrubin@law.gwu.edu

Chief of Staff: Christian Kerstetter

Christian was born during the late 1980’s in Central Pennsylvania. Subsequently, he also grew up there. In the mid 2000’s—after deciding against his open-wheel racing dreams—Christian sought a degree in philosophy, the obvious alternative.  He enrolled at The Best Undergraduate Institution Ever, known commonly as The Pennsylvania State University, where he also acquired a degree in the (perhaps?) more practical field of political science. Christian enjoys anything that is fun, competitive, exhilarating, relaxing, or enlightening. As evidenced by his childhood photo, he has been concentrating intently for decades. Even to this day, Christian can be seen vigorously concentrating on pressing matters for the SBA. Don’t be put off by his intensity, though. Christian remains extremely approachable, and is perhaps the nicest person ever. If asked, Christian would say that one of the hardest things he has had to do is to sum himself up in 200 words or less for the SBA website. He hopes you don’t judge him too harshly for however that went.

Contact Christian at: ckerstetter@law.gwu.edu

Support positions:

  • Deputy Chief of Staff: Mike Lueptow
  • Deputy Chief of Staff: Sonia Tabriz
  • Director of Publicity: Casey Gardner
  • Director of Internal Communications: Chris Mayer
  • Director of Technology: Sam Dillon
  • Director of Elections: Elyssa Tanenbaum
  • Assistant Director of Elections: Christen Gallagher
  • Wellness Liaison: Kathy Perakis

Vice President of Finance: Vacant

Contact the Finance Committee at: sbamoney@law.gwu.edu

Support positions:

  • Deputy Vice President of Finance: Shirley Liang
  • Financial Comptroller: Mitch Zuckerman
  • Financial Comptroller: Kristie Hsu

Vice President of Student Affairs: Danielle Rosborough

Danielle Rosborough hails from rural, Long Valley, New Jersey – a town that is as exciting as it sounds.  While she never learned to pump gas, she can fist pump with the best of them. Danielle left small-town life, and her job at the local turkey farm, to attend Boston University where she became an even more avid Yankees and NY Giants fan.  After graduating with two very practical degrees in communication and political science, Danielle looked at the failing job market around her and decided that law school would be a wise choice.  Danielle is the proud captain of the GW Law Softball team where she has perfected her swing and led the team to an impressive 0-18-1 record at the UVA softball tournament.  In the limited amount of spare time she has, Danielle enjoys watching television in marathon format, surveying D.C.’s extensive happy hour scene, and defending the great state of New Jersey.

Contact Danielle at: drosborough@law.gwu.edu

Support positions:

  • Director of Student Services: Molly McCann
  • Assistant Director of Student Services: David Rabe
  • Assistant Director of Student Services: Rachel Steinman
  • Co-Director of Minority Affairs: Mike Porcello
  • Co-Director of Minority Affairs: Manal Tellawi
  • Director of the Gavel Club: Michael Johnson
  • Assistant Director of the Gavel Club: Joe Pecoraro
  • Co-Director of Senior Programming: Gwen Tawresey
  • Co-Director of Senior Programming: Shiraun Jacob
  • Co-Director of Senior Programming: Peter Biberstein

Vice President of Programming: Lauren Locklear

Lauren grew up in a small town outside of Baltimore, Maryland which means she is a diehard Baltimore Orioles and Ravens fan.  Her father is a member of the Lumbee Indian Tribe which means Lauren is 50% Native American and 50% something much less interesting.  Lauren attended Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations and was lucky enough to spend a semester abroad in Seville, Spain, where she spent countless hours “learning” conversational Spanish and the fine art of bullfighting.  If she hadn’t decided to attend GW Law immediately after undergrad, she would be slaving away at a corporate job in New York City.  Lauren definitely thinks she made the right choice.

Contact Locklear at: llocklear@law.gwu.edu

Support positions:

  • Director of Major Events: Sarah Lippman
  • Assistant Director of Major Events: Ari Goldman
  • Director of Weekly Programming: Mary Jacobson
  • Assistant Director of Weekly Programming: Dana Desprois
  • Director of Athletics: Zach Mancher
  • Assistant Director of Athletics: Bob Wolfson
  • Assistant Director of Athletics: Joe Pecoraro
  • Director of Transfer and Post-JD Student Programming: Julia Gordon
  • Director of Part-Time Student Programming: Kate Sullivan

Vice President of Outreach: Katie John

Katie John hails from the gas-lamp lined streets (Yes!  Gas  lamps!)  of Glen Ridge, NJ.  After 18 years in the Garden State, she fled to Chicago to attend Zach Braff’s alma mater, a.k.a. Northwestern University.  There, she earned a major in theatre and a minor in history.  Although Katie went to college with the intention of becoming an actress, she soon learned that although she liked acting, she didn’t like being poor.  This revelation led her to paralegal for two firms in the Windy City and then to law school.  Now, she fulfills her inner theatre bug by competing in mock trial competitions.  When not studying, SBAing, or working, Katie likes running, cooking, and chatting over cocktails.

Contact Katie at: kmjohn@law.gwu.edu

Support positions:

  • ABA Representative and Director : Matt Mollozzi
  • Assistant ABA Director: Valeriya Sherman
  • Assistant ABA Director for VITA: Julie Sorenson
  • Assistant ABA Director for Work-a-Day: Bobby Lehman
  • Co-Director of Alumni Relations: Emily Pinkham
  • Co-Director of Alumni Relations: Lindsay Paulin
  • Assistant Director of Alumni Relations: Nancy Padron
  • Assistant Director of Alumni Relations: Jason Hubert
  • Director of Community Service: Liz Cameron
  • Director of Public Interest: Mary Moore
  • Assistant Director of Public Interest: Bobby Lehman

Vice President of First Year Students: Rachel Cohn

Rachel Cohn grew up in suburban New Jersey and has an appropriately mild amount of pride and only a small complex about that.  Rachel graduated from Washington University in St. Louis in 2006, where she mastered a very complex and important-sounding major that we’ll just call Cognitive Science.  After deciding to only attend institutions of higher learning named after the first President, Rachel moved to the nation’s capital for law school.  Before coming to GW, she used her creativity to inspire some of the greatest minds in the advertising industry in New York City, Mad Men style.  She even gave up a lifetime supply of free Skittles to come here, so you can rest assured that she’s serious about becoming a lawyer.  Known by many as “Ace”, in her spare time, Rachel enjoys playing kickball and dodgeball, quoting How I Met Your Mother, and meeting new people.  And she actually enjoys law school, too.

Contact Rachel at: rlcohn@law.gwu.edu

Support positions:

  • Co-Director of Orientation: Nancy Padron
  • Co-Director of Orientation: Sonia Tabriz
  • Director of Mentoring: Jacqueline Powers
  • Assistant Director of Mentoring: Michelle Bieber
  • Assistant Director of Mentoring: Liz Damm
  • First-Year Students Wellness Liaison: Blake Behnke