Tessa is a 2L student at King Hall and serves as Co-Chair. She grew up in Arcata, CA and received her B.A. in International Relations, History, and Spanish from UC Davis in 2015. Before attending law school, Tessa worked with a facilitation firm implementing the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) in several sub basins in northern California. She also volunteered with an irrigation and pest management project in rural Bolivia. Tessa enjoys scuba diving and other outdoor adventures.

 Sylwia was born in Poland but she has spent the better part of her life in Chicago, IL. She received her degree in Economics and Environmental Studies from Lake Forest College. Before attending law school, Sylwia worked at an international bank as an anti-money laundering analyst. While in Chicago, she mentored high school girls to prepare them for college and professional careers. She is interested in energy law, women’s rights issues, animal rights, and helping under served communities gain legal access. Sylwia is passionate about coffee, hiking, yoga, traveling, and mystery novels.

Priyam Desai is a third-year law student and General Board Member for ELS. Priyam received her undergraduate degree in Environmental Policy Analysis and Planning worked on renewable energy issues in the government consulting, nonprofit and private industry spaces prior to law school. As a law student she has worked for the U.S. Attorney's Office, the California Energy Commission, and the Natural Resources Defense Council. Aside from her current ELS board position, Priyam is also a Senior Articles Editor for the UC Davis Law Review, part of the Negotiations Team, a certified law student for the Civil Rights Clinic . and a former Co-Chair for ELS. In her free time Priyam enjoys recreating restaurant recipes, getting outdoors and taking every opportunity to spend time with her husband and her dog. 

 Originally from Ellicott City, MD, Chris received his Bachelors of the Arts degrees in Political Science and Global Studies from the University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC)in 2015. He moved to California in 2016 to attend UC Davis School of Law in hopes of becoming an environmental lawyer. Among his activities at King Hall, Chris is proud to have served an extremely active role in student government, founded King Hall's Cannabis Law Society, and twice competed in the Jessup international moot court competition. During that time, he also had opportunities to serve as a legal clerk for the San Francisco City Attorney's Office, the State Water Resources Control Board, and the Department of Water Resources. In his free time, Chris enjoys camping, hiking, cycling, beer & wine-making, and gaming.

Lauren Neuhaus is a third-year law student and General Board Member for the Environmental Law Society. Before law school, Lauren earned simultaneous degrees in Rhetoric and Society & Environment from UC Berkeley. In her 2L year, Lauren was Co-Chair of the Environmental Law Society, an Executive Editor of Environs Environmental Law and Policy Journal and competed in the California Student Environmental Negotiations Competition. One accomplishment Lauren is proud of is starting a compost bin pilot project at King Hall through her position as External Vice President of the Law Students Association. Lauren’s legal work experience includes a summer internship at the California Energy Commission, a semester externship at the California Attorney General’s Office in the Environment, Land Law, and Natural Resources sections of the Public Rights Division, and a Summer Associate position at Stoel Rives, LLP. Outside of school, Lauren enjoys running outdoors, cooking new recipes, hiking, reading, and spending time with her new husband, family and friends.     

Coral Walker is a third-year law student and General Board Member. Coral previously served as a Symposium Co-Chair and on the Symposium Committee of the Environmental Law Society. She has also served as an Executive Editor for the Environs Environmental Law & Policy Journal and was formerly President of the Student Animal Legal Defense Fund at UC Davis. Coral currently externs at the Yolo County District Attorney's Office and works part-time at Yolo County Sheriff's Office Animal Services. She has completed previous internships at the Orange County District Attorney’s Office in the Environmental/Consumer Protection Unit and the Family Protection unit; at the Yolo County District Attorney's Office in the Environmental Protection unit; and at Yolo County Sheriff's Office Animal Services. Coral obtained her Bachelors degree in Evolution, Ecology, and Biodiversity from UC Davis, with minors in Political Science and Anthropology. Prior to attending law school, she worked at the Law Offices of Adrienne D. Cohen, an insurance coverage and defense firm in southern California. In her free time, Coral enjoys spending time with her adopted guinea pigs (Charles Darwin and Henry VIII), hiking, and walking along the beach.