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Student ambassadors

One of Wayne Law's strongest assets is its talented, diverse student body. The Student Ambassador Program exposes prospective and admitted students to the Wayne Law experience through the eyes of current students.

To arrange a tour with one of our admissions ambassadors or to ask them a question, email the Admissions Office at lawinquire@wayne.edu.

Meet our student ambassadors

  • Tanya Candido headshot

    Tanya Candido

    Residence:  New Center – Detroit, MI

    Undergraduate education:  Adrian College 

    Wayne Law class:  2025

    Law School activities/organizations:  Business Law Society (president), Journal of Business Law (associate editor)

    Work experience:  Michigan Attorney General's Office - Criminal Trials and Appeals Division

    Future plans: Work as a prosecutor in the Detroit area

  • Laura Vanderploeg Headshot

    Laura Vanderploeg

    Residence: Detroit, MI

    Undergraduate education: Olivet Nazarene University, Double major in Political Science and History, Minor in Criminal Justice

    Wayne Law class: 2025

    Law School activities/organizations: Student Ambassador, Women's Law Caucus Member

    Work experience: Legal Intern for the Oakland County Prosecutor's Office in the Conviction Integrity Unit

    Future plans: Pursue a career in criminal law or immigration law

  • Michael Buzzy

    Residence: Trenton, MI

    Undergraduate education:  Central Michigan University, B.S. Philosophy & Political Science

    Wayne Law class:  2026

    Law School activities/organizations:  Journal of Law in Society, Article Editor

    Work experience:  Warren City Attorney's Office, Law Clerk

    Future plans: Unknown, but thinking Academia and pursuing a Ph.D. in Political Science.

  • Aubre Thomas

    Residence: Detroit, MI

    Undergraduate Education: Central Michigan University, BS Political science; minors in Public Administration and Sociology

    Wayne Law Class: 2026

    Law School Activities: Student Ambassador, Black Law Student Association, Taft Transactional Law Competition, Wolverine Bar Association

    Work experience: Judicial Intern, Eastern District of Michigan; Summer Associate, Dickinson-Wright; Legal Intern, United Wholesale Mortgage 

    Future Plans: Firm Practice, Probate and Estate Planning

  • Courtney Dolan

    Residence: Detroit, MI

    Undergraduate education: Boston College, B.A. Political Science

    Wayne Law class: 2025

    Law School activities/organizations: Wayne State Journal of Business Law (Editorial Board), Corporate Counsel Externship, Research Assistant for Professor Hall

    Work experience: Summer Associate at Dickinson Wright, Legal Intern at the Office of General Counsel for Jackson National Life Insurance, Global Public Policy Intern for General Motors

    Future plans: To work at Dickinson Wright as a transactional law attorney