The APALSA Executive Board, 2025–2026
The APALSA Executive Board can be reached at apalsaeboard@umich.edu. We hold elections twice a year—once at the beginning of the Fall Semester for our 1L Representative positions and once at the end of the Winter Semester for the rest of our board.
President: Hannah Glass-Chapman
Hannah is a 2L from Kalamazoo, Michigan. A double Wolverine, she graduated from the University of Michigan in 2024 with a dual major in Asian Studies and Film, Television, & Media. Hannah spent her 1L summer in Tokyo, Japan, where she worked at an international Japanese firm. Outside of APALSA, Hannah is a Michigan Law Ambassador through the Center for International and Comparative Law and an Executive Editor for the Michigan Journal of International Law. In her free time, Hannah enjoys drawing, going on walks, trying new restaurants, and spending time with her cat, Orangie.
Secretary: Dzuy Nguyen
Dzuy is from Orange County, California. He graduated from UCLA in 2022 with a B.A. in Philosophy. He’s enthralled by bankruptcy law, as he finds the policy aims of the bankruptcy code to be indeed tasteful. In his free time, Dzuy really likes to consume animal organs, raw shellfish, and fresh vegetables. He’s also very enthusiastic about the literature of Cormac McCarthy and Fyodor Dostoevsky. And he’s besotted with the gastronomical, as well as literal, landscape of Vietnam.
Vice President: Ryan Kim
Ryan is a 2L from Seoul, South Korea. He graduated from Cornell University with a Bachelor of Science in Environment & Sustainability and Sociology. Prior to law school, Ryan served in the Korean Army. Ryan spent his 1L summer in Seoul working as a summer associate at Kim & Chang and will be joining Simpson Thacher next summer in New York City. Outside of APALSA, Ryan is a part of the legal team at the Michigan Climate Venture Fund, and is also involved in the FYI Leadership program. In his free time, Ryan likes to box, enjoy live music, and cook.
Development Chair: Lewin Junwon Kim
Lewin is a Korean-American 2L from New York, NY. He graduated from NYU Stern in 2019, concentrating in statistics and marketing. Before law school, he worked in survey design in Philadelphia and in TV ad sales pricing for Warner Bros Discovery in New York. His 1L summer was split between the Ann Arbor City Attorney's Office and Yoon & Yang in Seoul, KR. He is also the media and marketing chair for First Gen Law Students. Feel free to ask him anything about electronic music, DJing, or the NBA!
Treasurer: Kyung Jun (KJ) Lee
KJ is a 2L from Suwanee, Georgia. He graduated from the Georgia Institute of Technology with a major in Business Administration with a concentration in Information Technology Management. During his 1L summer, he worked as a legal intern for a real estate property technology start-up. In his free time, he enjoys watching soccer and movies, and spending time exploring Ann Arbor.
Development Chair: Matthew Holmquist
Matthew is a 2L from Atlanta. He graduated from the University of Georgia in 2023 with a degree in political science. He hopes to pursue a career in transactional law in New York. In his free time, he enjoys running and meeting new people.
External Relations Chair: Allie Chang
Allie is a 2L from Chicago, Illinois. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Legal Studies from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and spent six months abroad in London studying comparative political theory. Before law school, she worked in global supply chain in the aviation industry. Allie spent her 1L summer externing for the Honorable Virginia M. Kendall at the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, and will be spending her 2L summer at a law firm in Chicago. Outside of APALSA, Allie is a student attorney at the International Transactions Clinic and volunteers with the Michigan Voting Project. In her free time, Allie enjoys watching A24 films, cheering for the Chicago Blackhawks, attending murder mystery dinner parties, and trying out new restaurants.
Internal Relations Chair: Megan Pagaduan
Megan is a 2L from the Bay Area. She graduated from UC Berkeley in 2022 where she majored in Political Science. Before law school, Megan was a legal assistant for the U.S. Attorney's Office in San Francisco, working on national security and white collar crime investigations and trials. This summer, she externed for a justice on the Supreme Court of Hawaii. Outside of APALSA, Megan serves as the Outreach Chair for the California Law Students Association and as an Associate Editor for the Michigan Journal of International Law. In her free time, Megan enjoys arts and crafts, watching Christopher Nolan movies, and hiking.
Internal Relations Chair: Charles Tsao
Charles is a 2L from Ann Arbor, MI. He graduated from the University of Michigan with a bachelor's in Sport Management. Charles spent his 1L summer externing for a Judge in the Third Judicial Circuit Court in Detroit, MI. Prior to law school, he worked for the National Football League Players Association in the legal department. In addition to APALSA, Charles is the Treasurer for the Sports Law Society. In his free time, Charles enjoys playing basketball, watching sports, trying new restaurants, and taking his dog, Jerry, to the park!
Political Action Chair: Angie Gou
Angie is a 2L from San Diego, CA. She graduated from the University of Chicago in 2020, where she majored in Economics and minored in Music. Before law school, Angie managed a boutique appellate litigation firm in the DMV area, worked on a blog that reported on the Supreme Court, and taught English in rural Osaka, Japan. This summer, she interned for the Honorable Linda V. Parker in the Eastern District of Michigan. Outside of APALSA, Angie is an FYI board member, a contracts TA, and a MILLA board member. In her free time, Angie enjoys playing board games, learning languages, and eating good food.
Public Interest Chair: Dana Chen
Dana is a 2L from Queens, NY. She graduated from Smith College in 2020, where she studied philosophy and government. Before law school, Dana worked as a paralegal at the DOJ Antitrust Division in DC. This summer, she was a Peggy Browning Fellow at the Washington-Baltimore News Guild. Outside of APALSA, Dana is an Associate Editor for the Michigan Law Review, a Senior Judge for the Legal Practice Program, and a volunteer for the Sentence Commutation Project. In her free time, she enjoys being outdoors and going to yoga classes.
3L Representative: Caleb Hu
Caleb is a 3L from Houston, Texas. He graduated from the University of Texas, Austin in 2023 with a bachelor's in piano performance. Caleb spent his 1L summer in clinics in Ann Arbor and his 2L summer at Cadwalader in New York. In his free time, he likes to practice piano, compose music, write short stories, watch movies, and practice Muay Thai.
1L Representative: Aaron Lombardi
Aaron is a 1L from Denver, Colorado. He graduated from the University of Colorado Boulder in 2022 with a bachelor's degree in Political Science. Before law school, Aaron worked for as a community organizer for a number of non-profit advocacy organizations. Outside of APALSA, Aaron is a member of the Trial Advocacy Society and Chili's club. In his free time, Aaron enjoys backpacking, thrift shopping, and cooking pasta dishes.
1L Representative: Put Dam
Put is a 1L from Worcester, MA. He graduated from Brown University in 2022 with a degree in computer science. Before law school, he worked as a software engineer at a bank. He hopes to pursue patent litigation work (but, of course, reserves the right to change his mind). Outside of APALSA, he's also a part of First Gen Law Students and the IP Students Association. He enjoys watching football and horror movies, eating Shin ramen, and effusively praising how great being a New Englander is.
1L Representative: Aryssa Ham
Aryssa is a 1L from the Bay Area. She graduated from UC Davis in 2020, where she double majored in sociology and psychology. Prior to law school, Aryssa was based in San Francisco, working as a dispositions clerk at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, a litigation assistant at a plaintiff-side class action law firm, and as a vendor at a farmers’ market where she spent Sunday mornings chatting about dry-farmed tomatoes, culinary mushrooms, and extra-virgin olive oil. Outside of APALSA, Aryssa is a member of MDefenders, Futuros Abogados, and the Sentence Commutation Project. In her free time, she enjoys swimming, trivia, and rooting for the Buffalo Bills.
1L Representative: Quynh-An Vo
Quynh-An is a 1L from Boston, MA. She graduated from Northeastern University with a major in Industrial Engineering. She spent a year before law school as a paralegal in the MA Attorney General's Office doing public protection and advocacy work. Outside of APALSA, Quynh-An also joined the Intellectual Property Student Association and Res Sista Loquitur. In her free time, Quynh-An likes to watch football, watch romantic comedy movies, play frisbee, and try out restaurants.