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
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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
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Katie Davis
Residence: Plymouth, MI
Undergraduate education: Michigan State University, BA English and History, MA Education
Wayne Law class: 2024
Law School activities/organizations: Wayne State Law Review, Moot Court, ACLU
Work experience: English Teacher, Secondary Education and Judician Intern, Michigan Court of Appeals
Future plans: To work in a firm in employment law or trusts, wills, and estates.
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Lexi Grimaldi
Residence: Southgate, MI
Education: Davenport University
Wayne Law class: 2024
Law School activities/organizations: Student Board of Governors, Wayne Law Diversity Coalition, Criminal Law Society, Women’s Law Caucus
Work experience: Michigan Attorney General's Office - Criminal Trials and Appeals Division
Future plans: Work as a prosecutor in the Detroit area
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Charlotte Jolly
Residence: Macomb County
Undergraduate education: Michigan State University, James Madison College - BA International Relations
Wayne Law class: 2024
Law School activities/organizations: Women's Law Caucus, Moot Court
Work experience: Justice for Our Neighbors - a non-profit that provides low-income immigrants with legal services in the metro Detroit area.
Future plans: Unknown, but considering a path in immigration or business law
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Elle Kersten
Residence: Detroit, MI
Undergraduate education: University of Michigan, BS Biopsychology, Cognition and Neuroscience
Wayne Law class: 2024
Law School activities/organizations: Moot Court, Journal of Law in Society, Women's Law Caucus
Work experience: Judicial Extern in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
Future plans: Unknown
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Elise Love
Residence: Detroit, MIEducation: Oakland UniversityWayne Law class: 2025Law School activities/organizations: Black Law Student Association, Damon J. Keith Scholar
Work experience: Wayne Law Admissions OfficeFuture plans: Environmental or Corporate Law -
Kasey (Setlock) Ostapowicz
Residence: Ferndale, MI
Undergraduate education: Grand Valley State University, BA in Economics and minor in Psychology
Wayne Law class: 2024
Law School activities/organizations: OUTLaw, Co-Chair, Wayne Law Diversity Coalition and Assistant Editor, Wayne Law Review
Work experience: Law clerk for the Genesee County Probate Court primarily assisting with carrying out the Flint Water Crisis settlement
Future plans: Unknown
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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
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Taylor Zerilli
Residence: Macomb County, MI
Undergraduate education: Wayne State University, BA Global Studies and minor in Peace and Conflict Studies
Wayne Law class: 2024
Law School activities/organizations: Student Ambassador
Work experience: Legal Intern, General Counsel of Rocket Homes and Student Attorney, Asylum and Immigration Law Clinic
Future plans: Unknown
