Program Faculty & Staff

Kristin Stilt Headshot

Kristen Stilt Faculty Director and Professor of Law
Lana Nadj

Lana Nadj Executive Director
Ann Linder Headshot

Ann Linder Associate Director of Policy and Research
Headshot of Kelley McGill

Kelley McGill Legislative Policy Fellow

Bonnie Nadzam Writer and Editor
Debora Bresch

Debora Bresch Research Fellow

Clinic Faculty & Staff

Mary Hollingsworth Visiting Clinical Professor and Clinic Director

Visiting Scholars, Researchers, and Fellows

Nina Kerstensteiner

Nina Kerstensteiner Fulbright Visiting Scholar

Harvard Animal Law Society Board 2025–2026

Valerie Wilson McCarthy HALS President '25-26
Andrew Ciacci

Andrew Ciacca HALS Vice President '25-26
Jackson Faulkner

Jackson Faulkner HALS Treasurer '25-26

Shira Fischer HALS Internal Chair '24-26
Mahima Menghani

Mahima Menghani HALS Campus Advocacy Chair '25-26

Akber Khan HALS Events Chair '25-26
Elizabeth Messman

Elizabeth Messman HALS Communications Chair '25-26
Andrew Zhang

Andrew Zhang HALS Webmaster '25-26
Macarena Montes Franceschini

Macarena Montes Franceschini HALS LLM Representative '25-26

Varun Magesh HALS 1L Representative '25-26

Former Fellows, Scholars, Researchers, Staff, and Students

Learn more about our alumni fellows, scholars, researchers, staff, and students here.