Next Generation Leaders
2024 Next Generation Leaders
ACS has selected its 2024 class of Next Generation Leaders (NGL). NGLs are recent and forthcoming law school graduates who have demonstrated special leadership in their work with ACS’s student chapters, and who have the interest, skills and ability to remain vital members of the ACS community for years to come.
Aidan Beals, Northwestern Pritzker School of Law ‘25
Mary Berg, University of Wisconsin Law School, ‘25
Tyler Blackmon, University of Minnesota Law School ‘24
Macy Cecil, Washington University in St. Louis ‘25
Melissa Daniels, UNT Dallas College of Law ‘24
Mason Davenport, University of Virginia School of Law ‘25
Nicole Devereaux, American University Washington College of Law ‘26
Adrian Dubose, Southern University Law Center ‘24
Johnny Epstein, Belmont University College of Law ‘24
Arthur Etter, University of Michigan Law School ‘25
Ali Fazal, Washington and Lee University School of Law ‘25
Taylor Gilbertson, University of Wisconsin Law School ‘24
Alex Gonzalez, Southwestern Law School ‘24
Annamarie Hufford-Bucklin, University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School ‘24
Travis Hunsberger, Syracuse University College of Law ‘24
David Jaffe, Stanford Law School ‘25
Bobby Mannis, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign College of Law ‘25
Allyson McBride, Indiana University Maurer School of Law ‘25
Patience McHenry, University of Minnesota Law School ‘26
Alanna McNaughton, University of California, Los Angeles – School of Law ‘25
Jack McNeil, DePaul College of Law ‘24
Kshitij Mehta, University of California College of the Law, San Francisco ‘24
Charlie Miller, Arizona State University’s Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law ‘25
Andrea Nevares-Acevedo, University of Puerto Rico School of Law ‘24
William O’Malley, University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law ‘24
Adem Osmani, Notre Dame Law School ‘25
Rachel Sharma, Washington University in St. Louis School of Law ‘25
Maria Stathopoulos, University of Denver, Sturm College of Law, ‘Dec. 24
Eliza Stup, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law ‘25
Anthony Valdez, University of Virginia School of Law ‘25
Justin Vineyard, University of Houston Law Center ‘24
Eileen Wang, Widener University Delaware Law School ‘25
Lucy Weiss, University of California, Los Angeles – School of Law ‘25
Eleanor Werner, The Ohio State University, Moritz College of Law ‘24
About Next Generation Leaders
In 2007, the American Constitution Society launched its Next Generation Leaders (NGL) program, which identifies and provides support to recent and forthcoming law school graduates who have demonstrated special leadership in their work with ACS’s student chapters, and who have the interest, skills and ability to remain vital members of the ACS community for years to come. 
NGL applicants undergo a competitive application process. Each year, 20-25 students are selected as NGLs, and one NGL is selected to serve a 2-year term as a student member of ACS’s Board.
Benefits of NGL program: NGLs receive unique access to quarterly training and career advancement calls, as well as invitations to press and donor calls that are not available to the general membership; tailored introductions to lawyer chapters leaders in their communities; priority access to fellowships and scholarships for ACS activities; invitations to a special NGL convening at the National Convention; and access to more individualized career and other support from ACS staff. Once you are inducted into the NGL program you have continuing opportunities to build and continue relationships with like-minded members of the ACS network.
NGLs are integral to ACS network: There are now over 100 NGLs, the nature of whose individual participation in the program has tended to change over time, as more senior NGLs become mentors to their more junior peers. NGLs form an integral part of the ACS network, with many NGL alums contributing to the strength of the network as lawyer chapter leaders, authors of blog posts and other substantive contributions and as advisors to the organization in its continuing efforts to provide valuable opportunities to its members.
Testimonials
“I am very thankful to be a part of the ACS NGL program. Not only do NGLs have incredible opportunities offered to them, but also a large network of support ranging from the national office to other NGL members. I am so proud to be a part of ACS, and I am even prouder to be an NGL.”
– Kelly M. Johnson, 2017 J.D. Candidate, University of North Dakota School of Law
Apply
Stay tuned for details on how to apply to become a 2025 Next Generation Leader.