Ashley Davis

President

Hometown: Chicago, IL

Graduation Year: 2013
Bio: Ms. Davis brings a background in European History and African American Studies from Northwestern University.  Before joining us at the law school, she worked in the Public Affairs Office for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

J. Richard Cesar

Vice President

Hometown: Savannah, GA
Graduation Year: 2014
Bio: Mr. Cesar comes to BLSA with three goals in mind: expanding BLSA’s membership, continuing BLSA’s great community service, hosting excellent Black History Month programming, and having fun.  He enjoys listening to music, playing and watching sports, and socializing.

Jerri Adams

Secretary

Hometown: Gurnee, IL
Graduation Year: 2014
Bio: Ms. Adams is the force behind our regular announcements.  Her professional aims include working as a government attorney, specializing in either environmental or criminal litigation.  Her hobbies include reading, shopping, and dancing.

Paris Scott

Executive Director

Hometown: Atlanta, GA with a dash of Southern California
Graduation Year: 2014
Bio: Ms. Scott brings a background in European History and Russian Literature, Language, & Culture from Emory University.  Her goals for BLSA include encouraging BLSA relations with the greater law school community and assisting first-years with their acclimatization to law school culture.

Iga Fikayo Keme

Treasurer

Hometown: Fontana, CA
Graduation Year: 2014
Bio: Ms. Keme comes to BLSA with three goals in mind: helping new UW BLSA members adjust to the rigors of law school, encouraging UW BLSA members to become more involved in the Wisconsin Law community, and drawing on different financial resources to help UW BLSA fund our excellent programming throughout the year.  She also enjoys baking, lifting weights, dancing, and traveling.

Daniel Baron

Community Service Director

Hometown: Branford, CT
Graduation Year: 2014
Bio: Mr. Baron comes to BLSA with three goals in mind: changing the direction of at least one person’s life, increasing cohesion within BLSA, and making BLSA known as the organization for social change.  He also enjoys chess, movies, and tap.

Valyncia Raphael

Education Director

Hometown: Southern California
Graduation Year: 2013
Bio: Ms. Raphael joined us at the law school after first interning with UW-Madison’s Division of Intercollegiate Athletics.  She provided excellent academic advising services before taking on additional duties as a diversity and inclusion coordinator.  She is completing a graduate degree in Higher Education Administration, and her professional aims include practicing law in the higher education context.

Robert Brako

Communications Director

Hometown: Winona, MN
Graduation Year: 2013
Bio: Mr. Brako comes with a background in Mathematics from Iowa State University.  He hopes to provide BLSA with professional quality designs in print and electronic media.  He also enjoys composing and playing piano.