2020 Peggy Browning Summer Fellows

2020 Peggy Browning Summer Fellows Susan Kania JD’21 University of Wisconsin Law School Madison, WI American Federation of Teachers (AFT) Washington, DC Growing up inWisconsin, with a public-school teacher for a father, Susan learned firsthand how devastating anti-union legislation could be on struggling workforces. In high school, she attended several anti- Act 10 protests, fueling a life-long interest in workers’ rights advocacy. Before law school, Susan was a member of the Student Labor Action Coalition and fought against unsafe working conditions in factories that produced Bucky Badgerwear. She also completed a service term with AmeriCorps’ National Civilian Community Corps. There she mucked and gutted homes in Brazoria County, TX following Hurricane Harvey, did maintenance work at a summer camp, and built new gardens for an urban farm. Susan currently serves as secretary of the Labor and Employment Law Student Association and works as a research fellow for the Department of Labor Education. Ana Jimenez JD’22 University of California, Hastings College of the Law San Francisco, CA Neyhart, Anderson, Flynn & Grosboll San Francisco, CA A first-generation law student born in Guanajuato, MX, Ana grew up in an immigrant family of manual laborers. This sparked her passion for workers’ rights. She earned her Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Human Resources from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. After completing her degree, Ana worked in Human Resources supporting employees in the manufacturing facilities before being promoted to the corporate office. There Ana learned how to support a larger segment of the workforce, which encouraged her to pursue a legal degree in Employment and Labor Law. Ana hopes to use her legal education to advocate on behalf of marginalized communities and correct injustices that continue to occur in the workplace.    Emma Hyndman JD’22 University of California, Hastings College of the Law San Francisco, CA Legal Aid at Work San Francisco, CA Emma believes that employers have a responsibility to their workers to enable them to work with dignity and feel empowered to demand accountability. As an undergraduate at Santa Clara University, she fought many of the institutional obstacles and bureaucratic dysfunction that prevent survivors of sexual assault from obtaining justice. She was honored with the Audre Lorde Social Justice Award recognizing her efforts. During her master’s program at the University of the Basque Country, Emma studied states’ responses to sexual violence. After returning to San Francisco, Emma joined The Women’s Building, leading youth in a 40-hour activist training to address violence within their communities. In law school, Emma volunteered with Legal Aid at Work’s Wage Claim Clinic and is eager to join their Wage Protection team this summer. Keegan James JD’22 University of California, Davis School of Law Davis, CA Farmworker Justice Washington, DC Keegan grew up in Cincinnati, OH and studied political science. Prior to law school, he worked with various organizations advocating for migrant laborers. He took this passion abroad as he conducted comparative research on migrant worker rights in Nepal, Jordan, and Chile. Through this work, Keegan wanted to improve his advocacy by attending law school. He is passionate about the ways policy and law interact to address inequality and human rights. In law school, Keegan is active through the Journal of International Law and Policy and the Social Justice Law Review . He is excited to gain more experience in labor law this summer in order to continue working on incorporating immigration, inequality, and social justice.