The newly elected 2014-2015 Student Bar Association (SBA) Executive Board at Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law includes: Kareen Sassounian (JD ‘15) as President, Nelson Vu (JD ‘16) as Vice President, Geoffrey Hersch (JD ‘15) as Treasurer, Cameron Miller (JD ‘16) as Secretary and Jessica Roundy (JD ‘16) as Parliamentarian.

Kareen Sassounian, President, earned her B.A. in political science and a minor in English from Chapman University. She was a Chapman Ambassador and a member of the Business and Investment Law Society during the 2013-2014 school year.

“I’m very excited about my new position because I’ve always enjoyed representing students and being involved on campus. Fowler School of Law’s student body is unique and special so I am optimistic and look forward to the year ahead. Next year, I hope to get more students involved on campus and to address all types of student concerns from getting new microwaves to making fundamental change.”

Nelson Vu, Vice President, graduated cum laude with his B.A. in communication studies from California State University, Long Beach. Vu is also a member of the Public Interest Law Foundation (PILF), the Vietnamese American Law Students Association, and the Asian Pacific American Law Students Association organizations at Fowler. He has a legal internship planned with the Orange County District Attorney’s Office this summer.

“I look forward to working with the newly elected executive board and am excited to serve as Vice President. We have a great group of motivated students on SBA that are dedicated to the student body’s success both professionally and academically. As Vice President I hope to make SBA more accessible to students and increase student involvement in organizations.”

Geoffrey Hersch, Treasurer, earned his B.S. in criminology and political science from the University of Idaho. Hersch is also involved with the Nexus Journal of Law and Policy at Fowler. He is currently working as a law clerk for the Orange County District Attorney’s Office Homicide Unit in Santa Ana, California. He also plans to work as a legal intern for the Startup Cities Institute at Universidad Francisco Marroquin in Guatemala City, Guatemala.

“My expectation and goal for the coming year is to effectively manage the budget so that we may continue saving money for student activities.”

Cameron Miller, Secretary, earned his B.A. in political science and government from the University of California, Santa Barbara. Miller founded the Chapman Air and Space Law Society this year and serves as its current President.

“As Secretary of the SBA, I look forward to handling a wide variety of the administrative and clerical jobs such as: maintaining meeting minutes, contacting members of the Board of Governors with important information and reminders, maintaining the SBA website and TWEN page, as well as handling the public relations of the SBA.”

Jessica Roundy, Parliamentarian, earned her B.A. in political science and government/American studies from California State University, Fullerton. Roundy is also a member of the Mock Trial Competition Board, PILF and Criminal Law Society at Fowler.

“I am looking forward to the upcoming year and all of the wonderful possibilities it will bring! I hope to be able to effectuate change in the Fowler Law community as well as provide a bridge of communication between the administration and the students. Being able to participate in the Student Bar Association thus far has been a fantastic experience and I expect that getting more involved as Parliamentarian will bring even better opportunities.”

Learn more about the Student Bar Association at Fowler School of Law.