2020 Peggy Browning Summer Fellows

2020 Peggy Browning Summer Fellows Tanner Stromsnes JD’21 University of Florida Levin College of Law Gainesville, FL Pyle Rome Ehrenberg PC Boston, MA Tanner, the son of a union firefighter and a nurse, was born and raised in Tampa, Florida. He first became interested in pursuing law and the labor movement from his father, president, Reedy Creek Fire Fighters, IAFF Local 2117. During his last two years of college, Tanner also worked as a paralegal at a union-side labor law firm. His choice to go to law school was solidified when he worked closely with union clients and saw the positive effects that the firm had on working people’s lives. Prior to law school, Tanner worked as a summer intern at the International Association of Fire Fighters and his 1L summer as a legal intern in the IAFF’s legal department in Washington, DC. Nicholas Stonecypher JD’21 Stetson University College of Law Gulfport, FL Joel F. Dillard, PA Jackson, MS Before law school, Nicholas studied history and economics at the University of South Florida. There, he attended an IndustrialWorkers of theWorld (IWW) organizer training led by workers involved in fast food organizing. He joined on the spot and applied the tools learned to tenant organizing and helping charter the Tampa General Membership Branch of the IWW. In 2015, Nicholas began working as an instructor with Hillsborough County’s CARIBE Program, teaching both ESOL and Naturalization Exam prep courses for refugees. In law school, Nicholas volunteers with Bay Area Legal Services Family Forms Clinic and continues to work with the local IWW. He is excited to work as a Peggy Browning Fellow this summer and build a legal career fighting for the working class. Dan Stein JD’21 Yale Law School New Haven, CT Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Washington, DC Dan served on Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign and in the office of U.S. Senator Kamala D. Harris before law school. He believes that unions and worker power will play an increasingly critical role in responding to the ways that technology is redefining work and undermining our social contract. Dan also believes that the voices of every community should be heard at the ballot box. He has worked to defend and expand voting rights in North Carolina and has co-led his law school’s election law reading group. Dan is the proud son of a union nurse. Sarah ‘Sayde’ Stern JD’22 University of Pennsylvania Law School Philadelphia, PA Justice at Work Philadelphia, PA Sadye decided to pursue a joint degree in law and social work to develop tools to better support people organizing to build grassroots power, win investments in life-affirming resources, and combat employer abuse and state violence. Prior to returning to school, Sadye worked as an organizer for the Hotel Trades Council in New York where she collaborated with workers, organizers, and attorneys to strengthen the union’s internal organizing structure and win life-changing collecting bargaining agreements for hotel and casino employees across New York and Northern New Jersey. Sadye currently serves as a Direct Service Fellow and co-director of Development with the Youth Advocacy Project where she partners with law and social work students to provide mitigation services for young people facing charges in the adult criminal legal system.