2026–2027
SENATE

“All legislative and final administrative authority of the Association shall be vested in and exercised by the SBA Senate, for the promotion of the welfare and interest of the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, subject to the limitations enumerated in this Constitution.”

-Article III, Section 1 of the SBA Constitution

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2L SEnators

Amaliah Fleischer

Undergraduate institution: University of Toronto

Campus Involvement: Benjamin B. Ferencz Human Rights and Atrocity Prevention Clinic, Vice President of Health Law Society, Women’s Law Initiative

Internship: NYLAG Legal Health Division

afleisc2@law.cardozo.yu.edu

Tobey Beyer

Undergraduate Institution: University of Michigan

Campus Involvement: Sports Law Society Treasurer, Criminal Law TA

Internships: 2026 Summer Intern at Weitz & Luxenberg, 2027 Summer Associate at Greenberg Traurig

tbeyer@law.cardozo.yu.edu

Becca Wasserman

Undergraduate institution: The Ohio State University

Campus involvement: Performing Arts Chair, Entertainment Law Society; Criminal Law Society; Dispute Resolution Society

Internships: EEO at the Department of Corrections; The Law Offices of Dan Schneider

bwasser1@law.cardozo.yu.edu

Joshua Dorfman

Undergraduate Insitution: Binghamton University

Campus Involvement: Perlmutter Forensic Science Field Clinic

Internships: FCC Office of General Counsel, New York State Court of Appeals Judicial Intern

jdorfman@law.cardozo.yu.edu

3L Senators

Nisha Gupta (she/her)

Undergraduate institution: New York University, Media, Culture, and Communication

Campus involvement: Student Life Committee, Legal Writing Teaching Assistant

Internships: New York State Supreme Court, Civil Term

ngupta4@law.cardozo.yu.edu

Jamie Songco (she/her)

Undergraduate institution: Quinnipiac University, Molecular Cellular Biology

Campus involvement: Events Committee; Moot Court Honor Society; Intellectual Property Law Society

Internships: Summer Associate at Brown Rudnick

jsongco@law.cardozo.yu.edu

Sophie Saydah (she/her)

Undergraduate institution: New York University, Art History and Sociology

Campus involvement: Legislative and Procedural Committee; Law Review; Bet Tzedek Civil Litigation Clinic; Lexis Rep; Legal Writing Teaching Assistant

Internships: Akin Summer Associate

ssaydah@law.cardozo.yu.edu

Karen Correa

Undergraduate Institution: CUNY- College of Staten Island

Campus Involvement: IPLS, LALSA, Trial Team, Mediation Clinic

Internships: Law Clerk , Legal Intern in EDNY Bankruptcy Court

LLM Senators

Mathis Voche (he/him)

Undergraduate institution: Paris-Panthéon Sorbonne University, Paris-Panthéon Assas University, Lyon III University. Business Law, Entertainment Law and MBA

Campus involvement: Legislative and Procedural Committee; Entertainment Law Society; Filmmakers Legal Clinic; Cardozo Film Society

mvoche@law.cardozo.yu.edu

SENATORS-AT-LARGE

Elaine Kwan (she/her)

Career Services Committee; ekwan@law.cardozo.yu.edu

Undergraduate Institution: New York University

Campus Involvement: Moot Court Honor Society; Heyman Scholar

Internships: Alexander Fellows; New York Waterfront Commission

Jolene Comenat (she/her)

Career Services Committee; jcomenat@law.cardozo.yu.edu

Undergraduate Institution: Baylor University, Environmental Science and Political Science

Campus Involvement: APALSA, OUTlaw

Section A

Allie Thornton (she/her)

Budget Committee; athornto@law.cardozo.yu.edu

Undergraduate Institution: Saint Louis University. Major in Entrepreneurship

Naomi Giavanna Cohen (she/her)

Law and Equity Committee; ncohen17@law.cardozo.yu.edu

Undergraduate Institution: University of California, Irvine—Majors: Criminology, Law, and Society; Dance Performance

Campus Involvement: Member of Women's Law Initiative and Entertainment Law Society

Internships: Uncontested Divorce Project (Fall and Spring 1L); Sanctuary for Families, Queens Family Justice Center (Summer); Currently externing at Appellate Division, 2nd Department (Mandatory Civil Appeals Mediation Program)

Bernadette Clawson (she/her)

Events Committee; bclawson@law.cardozo.yu.edu

Undergraduate Institution: American University - Interdisciplinary Studies: Communications, Law Economics, and Government

Sam Seminatore (he/him)

Legislative and Procedure; sseminat@law.cardozo.yu.edu

Undergraduate Institution: Boston University, Business Administration

Yehuda Rottenberg

Legislative and Procedure Committee; Yrottenb@law.Cardozo.yu.edu

Undergraduate Institution: Lander College for Men; Business Management & Marketing

Section C

Sofia Guerra (she/her)

Student Life Committee; sguerra1@law.cardozo.yu.edu

Undergraduate Institution: University of Texas at Austin, BA in Government & BS in Political Communications

Campus Involvement: Public Service Scholars

Section F

Jona Eun Meier (she/her)

Budget Committee; jmeier@law.cardozo.yu.edu

Undergraduate Institution: Florida State University, Music and International Affairs

Campus Involvement: APALSA, Entertainment Law Society, Intellectual Property Law Society

Section D

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2L SEnators

3L Senators

LLM Senators

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