SCHOLARSHIP AWARDEES

THE SCHOLARSHIP ASPIRING BLACK WOMEN PROSECUTORS LET SCWLF POWER YOUR BAR EXAM PREP

The foundation provides financial assistance for young women who are committed to public service. Foundation scholarships cover the costs of the exam prep courses and entrance fees. Since 2015 the Sarita and Claire Wright Lucas Foundation has provided financial assistance for Black women who are committed to public service careers as prosecutors. Foundation scholarships cover the costs of the exam prep courses and entrance fees.

The Scholarship program also offers a $5,000 incentive for scholarship recipients who secure employment as prosecutors. Our goal is to expand the reach of the scholarship fund and with your help we can realize this goal.

2024 Award Recipients

The Sarita and Claire Wright Lucas Foundation is proud to announce that in 2024 we have committed to supporting our Scholarship Awardees financially during their first and second attempt at passing the Bar Exam. The SCWL Foundation made this amendment to our guidelines in order to fully support our Awardees as they work toward their goal of becoming Prosecutors.

QUIEYSHA MCDOUGLE

Candidate for Juris Doctorate J.D. May 2024
North Carolina Central University School of Law

Quieysha McDougle hails from North Carolina, receiving her J.D. in May 2024 from the North Carolina Central University School of Law in the top 10% of her class. She also earned a B.A. in Political Science and Justice Studies from Winston-Salem State University. She is currently a Third Year Practice Prosecutor with the Durham County District Attorney’s Office, while working as a Fair and Just Prosecution Legal Fellow in the summer of 2023, and a Forward Justice Legal Intern in the summer of 2022.

Quieysha was intimately involved in the NCCU law community, working as a 3L Representative with the Student Bar Association, an Admissions Ambassador for the School of Law, and the Law Review Primary and Managing Editor, among other positions. For her hard work and achievements, Quieysha has received many honors, such as the Black Law Student Association Advocate of the Year in 2024, the Research and Writing Award at Winston-Salem State University, as well as various scholarships.

MYRIAH YOUNG

Candidate for Juris Doctorate J.D. May 2024
Suffolk University Law School

Myriah Young, a Massachusetts native, received her J.D. in May 2024 from Suffolk University Law School. She also received her Masters in Government and Applied Politics from Suffolk, as well as earning a BA in Political Science from Bridgewater State University. With the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office, Myriah serves as Victim Witness Advocate and a 3:03 Student Prosecutor, and previously interned with the Government Affairs & External Partnerships division. She also interned with the Office of Senator Elizabeth Warren and the Brady Campaign for the Prevention of Gun Violence.

While completing law school, Myriah made her mark within her school and local communities alike. She was a scholar at the W.E.B. Du Bois Society of Harvard University, a Mentor/Mentee for the Big Brother Big Sister of Greater Boston, and a Volunteer Coordinator for the Violence Intervention & Prevention Program. Additionally, she was the Student Affairs Liaison for the Black Law Student Association at Suffolk University, the Woman of Color Law Student Association Chief of Staff, the Immigration Student Law Association Secretary, and more. For her incredible work and determination, Myriah was awarded the Distinguished Oral Advocate Award from Suffolk University in 2021.

CAMERON JD CRAIG

Candidate for Juris Doctorate J.D. May 2024
University of Baltimore School of Law

Cameron Craig, originally from Washington D.C., received her J.D. in May 2024 from the University of Baltimore School of Law, with a B.A. in Legal Studies and a B.S. in National Security Studies from the University of New Haven. Cameron has interned and worked with various criminal justice departments across the country, including her time with the U.S. Department of Defense and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security as a Legal Extern. She currently serves as a Law Clerk with the Montgomery State’s Attorney Office, Felony Unit.

Cameron has been an integral member of the UBalt community, serving as the National Black Prosecutors Association, University of Baltimore Law Student Liaison, the Government and Military Law Association Secretary, the NBA – Women Lawyers Division, Greater Washington Alumni Chapter Student Involvement Committee, and more. Her involvement with NBPA helped facilitate a relationship with the Mid-Atlantic Black Law Students Association and ultimately led to a panel event focused on sharing the

importance of Black prosecutors and their work. She will begin work as an Assistant District Attorney with the New York County District Attorney’s Office in Manhattan this coming September.

ALIYAH STOKES

Candidate for Juris Doctorate J.D. May 2024
Widener Delaware Law School

Aliyah Stokes hails from Philadelphia, and is following in the footsteps of her sister Brittany Stokes, a 2021 SCWLF scholarship awardee. Aliyah received her J.D. from Widener Delaware Law School in May 2024, additionally earning a M.S. in Criminal Justice in 2021 and a B.S. in Criminal Justice in 2020, both from Saint Joseph’s University. She has completed various internships in Pennsylvania with the United States Liability Insurance Co. Inc., the Chambers of the Honorable Judge Charles Hayden, and the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office. She currently serves as a Certified Legal Intern with the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office, and will begin working as an Assistant District Attorney with the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office this coming September.

Aliyah was a trailblazer in her community at Widener – she was the founder of the Eight Percent Club, created based on the fact that women of color make up only eight percent of the legal field, and committed to representing the views and issues that women of color face in the pursuit of their J.D. Additionally, she was the Social and Fraternal Chair of Phi Alpha Delta, and a member of the Diversity Equity and Inclusion Student Council. For her incredible work, Aliyah was honored with the Philadelphia Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Division’s Diversity Scholarship, the First State Merit Scholarship, and the Saint Joseph’s University Athletics Scholarship for her achievements in women’s track and field.

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2023 Award Recipients

TRACEY BAKER

2023 Scholarship Awardee
Candidate for Juris Doctorate J.D. May 2023
Widener Delaware Law School

Moot Court Honor Society, President (2022-2023) & Member (2020-2023)
Widener Law Review, Inaugural Diversity Editor (2022-2023) & Associate Editor (2021-2022)
Delaware Honor Council, Student Member (2021-2022)
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee, Student Member (2021-2022)
Black Law Students Association, Alumni Liason (2021-2022)
Penn State Alumni Association, Alumni Council Members (2017-2023)
Delta Sigma Theta, Sorority, Inc.

Internships

Veterans Law Clinic, Delaware Law School, Certified Legal Intern (May 2022 –
July 2022)
Delaware Department of Justice, SCWLF Summer Law Clerk (June 2021 –
August 2021)

MORGAN RAINEY

2023 Scholarship Awardee
Candidate for Juris Doctorate J.D. May 2024
Penn State Dickinson Law School

Race and Equal Protection of the Law, Student Moderator (August 2022 – May
2023)
Black Law Student Association, 1L Representative (August 2021 – May 2022)
Philadelphia Lawyers for Social Equity Pardon Project, Pardon Coach
(February 2022 – July 2022)

Internships

Dauphin County District Attorney’s Office, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Certified
Legal Intern (May 2023 – August 2023)
Dauphin County Court of Common Pleas, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Legal
Extern to the Honorable Royce L. Morris (January 2023 – April 2023)
Dauphin County District Attorney’s Office, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Legal
Extern (August 2022 – December 2022)
Governor’s Office of General Counsel, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Intern (May
2022 – July 2022)

JASMINE JACKSON

2023 Scholarship Awardee
Candidate for Juris Doctorate J.D. May 2023
American University Washington College of Law

Student Bar Association, Chief Justice (2022-present)
Student Bar Association, Associate Justice (2021-2022)
Black Law Student Association, Member (2020-present)
Mock Trial Honor Society, Member (2021-2022)

Internships

Department of Justice National Security Division, Counterterrorism, Legal
Intern (September 2022 – December 2022)

CARLANDE NICHOLAS

2023 Scholarship Awardee
Candidate for Juris Doctorate J.D. May 2023
New England Law

New England Law, Public Interest Law Association, President (September
2022 – May 2023)
New England Law, Public Interest Law Association, Vice President (September
2021 – May 2022)
Children’s Advocacy Center of Suffolk County, Boston, MA, SEEN (Support to
End Exploitation Now), Program Assistant (September 2018 – May 2019)

Internships

Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office, Boston, MA, Certified Criminal
Bureau Legal Intern (June 2022 – December 2022)
United States Attorney’s Office, Boston, MA, Criminal Division Legal Intern
(June 2021 – August 2021)
United Nations, New York, NY, DGACM Intern (June 2017 – August 2017),
(June 2018 – September 2018)

2022 Award Recipients

BIANCA PICKERING

2022 Scholarship Awardee
Candidate for Juris Doctorate J.D. May 2022
Northeastern School of Law

Black Law Students Association Kemet Chapter, Social Chair (Fall 2020 – Spring 2021
Associate Editor, Northeastern University Law Review (2021 – 2022)
University Senate Student Affairs Committee, Chair (2016- 2017) & Senator (2015- 2018)
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), Public Relations Manager
Hofstra Campus Safety Committee
Hofstra Peace Fellow (Spring 2015)
Delta Sigma Theta, Sorority, Inc.

Internships:

Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office, Philadelphia, PA – Juvenile Justice Unit Certified Legal Intern (June 2021- August 2021)
Center for Popular Democracy, Brooklyn, NY – Education Policy Legal Intern (February 2021)
New York City Commission on Human Rights, New York, NY – Policy Intern (June 2020 – August 2020)

BRITTANY STOKES

2022 Scholarship Awardee
Candidate for Juris Doctorate J.D. May 2022
Widener University Deleware Law School

Internships:

First Judicial District of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – Clerical Assistant (Summer 2018)
Delaware County District Attorney’s Office, Media, Pennsylvania – Legal Intern (Summer 2021)
The Honorable Timika Lane, Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas – Virtual Judicial Intern (Summer 2020)
191st Legislative District, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – Legislative Intern (Summer 2019)
Office of the District Attorney, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – Intern (Summer 2016)

EMILY PINA

2022 Scholarship Awardee
Candidate for Juris Doctorate J.D. May 2022
Suffolk University Law School

Trustee Academic Scholar, Thomas J. Drinan Fellow (2021)
National Trial Team, Progress to Success Mentor

Internships:

Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office, Boston, MA – Student Attorney (SJC 3:03 Certified) (Sept. 2017 – Present)
Victim Witness Advocate, Superior Court (October 2019 – present)
Victim Witness Advocate, District Court (September 2017 – Oct. 2019)
Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office, Boston, MA – Gaming Enforcement Division – Student Attorney (SJC 3:03 Certified) (June 2021 – August 2021)
The Public Defender Service, Washington, D.C – Intern Investigator (August 2016 – December 2016)

IRENE DENIS

2022 Fellowship Awardee
Candidate for Juris Doctorate J.D. December 2022
New England Law School

Black Law Students Association, President (2020 – 2021)
Women’s Law Caucus, Member (2019- Present)

Internships:

AmeriCorps, Office Inspector General (OIG) – Legal Intern (September 2021- Present)
New England Law Boston Law Clinical Law Office – Family Law Student Attorney (August 2021-December 2021)
The Law Offices of Onaodowan and Delince, PLLC – Summer Legal Intern (June 2021- August 2021)
Faudoa Law – Summer Legal Intern (June 2020- August 2022)

TAILAYAH MACKLIN

2022 Fellowship Awardee
Candidate for Juris Doctorate J.D. May 2024
Suffolk Universty Law School

Black Law Students Association, Treasurer (2020 – Present)

Internships:

Suffolk County District Attonrey’s Office – Victim Witness Adovcate (August 2020- Present)
United States Department of Labor: Office of the Solicitor – Paralegal Intern (October 2016-December 2016)

2021 Award Recipients

AISHA T ADEGBUYI

2021 Scholarship Awardee
Candidate for Juris Doctorate J.D. June 2021

American University Washington College of Law

Journal of Gender, Social & Law – Publications Editor
Black Law Student Association – Member and mentor to 1L and 2L BLSA students

Internships:

The Honorable Terrence M. R. Zic, Maryland Court of Special Appeals, Rockville, MD – Judicial Law Clerk, September 2021
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Rockville, MD – Legal Intern, May-August 2020
Office of the Attorney General, Washington, DC – Legal Intern, January – April 2020
Superior Court, Office of the Auditor Master, Washington, DC – Legal Intern, September – November 2019
U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement, Office of the Principal Legal Counsel, Arlington, VA – Legal Intern, May – August 2019

LILIANE M COOPER

2021 Scholarship Awardee
Candidate for Juris Doctorate J.D. June 2021

Villanova Charles Widger School of Law

Villanova Parents and Non-Traditional Students Group – Founder and president
Jeffrey S. Moorad Sports Law Journal – Staff writer
Black Law Students Association (BLSA) – Historian
IP Society – Vice-President
Lorenzini McNulty Women Institute for Women Leaders – Student Ambassador
Villanova Admissions – Student Ambassador

Internships:

Clinic for Law and Entrepreneurship, Villenova, PA – Student Attorney, January – Present
S. Department of Justice Philadelphia, PA – Law Clerk (Criminal Division), September 2020 – December 2020
Delaware Department of Justice Wilmington, DE – Summer Law Clerk (Freaud and Civil division), June 2020 – August 2020
CommScope Horsham, PA – Intellectual Property Intern, January 2020 – April 2020
The Honorable Richard Andrews, US District Court for the District of Delaware – Judicial Extern, September 2020 – January 2021
The Honorable Sheldon Rennie, Superior Court of Delaware Wilmington, DE – Judicial Extern, May 2019 – August 2019
Savencia Fromage & Dairy Wilmington, DE – Legal Intern, May 2019 – August 2019

RICKEISHA EDMONDS

2021 Scholarship Awardee
Candidate for Juris Doctorate J.D. June 2021

Drexel University Thomas R. Kline School of Law

Black Law Students Association (BLSA) – President
Student Bar Association – 3L representative
General Body Representative
Master of Legal Studies Representative
Constance Baker Motley Mock trial competition

Internships:

Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office, Norristown, PA – Certified Legal Intern, present
Delaware Department of Justice, Wilmington, DE – Law Clerk, Summer 2020
Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office, Norristown, PA- Legal Intern, Summer 2019

VALERIE NIEVES

2021 Scholarship Awardee
Candidate for Juris Doctorate J.D. June 2021

Suffolk University Law School

Progress to Success mentorship program – Mentor
Black Law Student Association – Member
Phi Alpha Delta – Member
Latin American Law Student Association – Secretary

Internships:

Suffolk District Attorney’s Office, West Roxbury Division, Boston, MA – Student Attorney (SJC 3:03 Certified), June 2020 – Present
Suffolk District Attorney’s Office, Homicide Unit Boston, MA – Legal Intern, June 2019 – August 2019
U.S District Court, District of Massachusetts Boston, MA – Judge Reginald Lindsay Fellow, June 2017 – August 2017

2020 Award Recipients

ALEXIS GBEMUDU

2020 Scholarship Awardee
Candidate for Juris Doctorate J.D. May 2020

University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law

Black Law Students Association – President
Maryland Carey Law National Trial Team- Member
Maryland Carey Law In-House Negotiation Competition- Winner
Student Health Law Organization – Member
United Students for The African Diaspora- Law School Liaison Baltimore, MD American University

Internship:
O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law
Georgetown University Law Center

Internship:
Judge Lynn Stewart Mays, Baltimore City Circuit Court

Internship:
Maryland Legal Aid Law Clerk

AMBER EBANKS

2020 Scholarship Awardee
Candidate for Juris Doctorate J.D. May 2020

American University Washington College of Law, Washington, DC

Phi Alpha Delta Fraternity,
International, President and 1L Representative
Black Law Students Association, Peer Mentor
American Bar Association Student Division
Civil-Military Society

Internship:
International Human Rights Law Clinic, Washington, DC Student Attorney, August 2019-May 2020

Internship:
Military District of Washington, Office of the Staff Judge Advocate, Arlington, VA
Client Legal Services Intern, August 2019-December 2019

Internship:
Delaware Department of Justice, Wilmington, DE
Legal Clerk, May 2019-August 2019

2019 Award Recipients

BREANA BARKER

2019 Scholarship Awardee

Candidate for Juris Doctorate J.D. May 2019

Widener University Delaware Law School, Wilmington, DE

The Delaware Corporate Law Journal, External Managing Editor

Black Law Students Association, President 2018-2019

Moot Court Honor Society, DiBona Semi Finalist 2017

Moe Levine, Hugh B. Pearce Competition April 2019

ITAP participant Summer 2018

OUTlaw, Parliamentarian

Dean’s List Recipient Fall 2017

Internship – Delaware Department of Justice 2018 – 2019

NICOLE ESUOLA

2019 Scholarship Awardee

Candidate for Juris Doctorate J.D. May 2019

Mercer University School of Law Macon, GA

Certificate Program in Advanced Legal Writing, Research, and Drafting (Class Rank: Top 25%)

Dean’s List, Spring 2018, Fall 2018; CALI Award for Legal Writing II (highest grade in class)

2018-19 Honor Council, Chief Justice; American Constitution Society (ACS), 1L Representative, 2L Representative; (BLSA), Social

Internship – Georgia legal Services 2018

Internship – Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, Washington D.C. 2018

Internship – Bibb County Superior Court, The Honorable Chief Judge Edgar W. Ennis Jr. 2018

Internship – Office of State’s Attorney for Prince George County, Maryland 2017

DAPHNEYSE MARCELIN

Candidate for Juris Doctorate J.D. May 2019

Vermont Law School, South Royalton, VT

Juris Doctor Candidate with a Criminal Law certification

Intensive Trial Practice: Selected to serve on the VLS Team for Region 1 of the 2018 National Trial Competition

Vermont Journal of Environmental Law: Managing Editor, 2018-2019; Staff Editor, 2017-2018

Member: VLS Black Law Student Association (BLSA)

Internship–MA Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office 2018

Internship–NY Mahattan District Attorney’s Office 2018

Internship–VT County State Attorney’s Office 2017

KAILI MOSS

2019 Scholarship Awardee

Candidate for Juris Doctorate J.D. May 2019

William & Mary Law School, Williamsburg, Virginia

2017 Recipient of Oliver Hill Civil Rights Scholarship

Dean’s Associate 2017-2018 3L Graduation Speaker

Journal of Race, Gender and Social Justice, Articles Editor

Black Law Students Association (BLSA), Member

William & Mary Law School Leadership Institute, Fellow

Internship – United States District Court for Eastern Virginia, The Honorable Raymond A Jackson Norfolk, VA 2018

Internship – United States Attorney’s Office, Norfolk, VA 2018

2018 Award Recipients