EXECUTIVE BOARD
Nicolas Scola
President - Class of 2027
Nicolas is a senior pursuing an uncoordinated dual-degree through Wharton and the college, concentrating in Finance and studying Philosophy, Politics & Economics (PPE). He is currently interested in corporate and Constitutional Law and has even published a legal brief regarding the constitutionality of the Federal Reserve.
After graduating from Penn, Nicolas plans to work in finance before attending law school and later practicing corporate law as a Mergers & Acquisitions attorney.
Outside of his academics, Nicolas enjoys investing, traveling, playing basketball and hanging out with friends.
Luiza Sulea
Vice President - Class of 2027
Luiza Sulea is a senior in the college studying Intellectual History. In her JMS role, she is excited to create opportunities for students to connect with legal professionals, from litigators to politicians to scholars.
Luiza hopes to shape JMS into a space where students see the law not only as a career path, but as a lens for understanding power, responsibility, and community. She is especially interested in intellectual property, ownership, and access, and envisions JMS events as chances to explore similar ideas while preparing for law school.
Luiza is also involved with the Mayor’s Scholars of Philadelphia and Penn Records, and works at Penn Carey Law and WXPN. She enjoys live music, writing elaborate café reviews on Beli, and following hyperlinks to the bottom of the internet.
Vivi Sankar
VP of Finance - Class of 2027
Vivi is a senior in the college and the Wharton School studying a dual degree in Biochemistry and Finance. She is interested in the intersection between medicine, equity and policy applications, as well as in solving global challenges in patent and intellectual property law.
Outside of JMS, Vivi writes for The Daily Pennsylvanian, is involved with Moot Court, the West Philadelphia Tutoring Project and Penn Undergraduate Chemistry Society. She also does chemistry research with the Fakhraai Lab at Penn.
In her free time, Vivi loves crocheting, baking new recipes and traveling.
Liza Matthews is a senior in the college studying Sociology with a concentration in Applied Research & Data Analysis. She envisions JMS as a collaborative space to get ready to apply to law school and to connect with peers who share her passion for legal advocacy and policy. Liza is also involved in Penn Records and the QuestBridge Penn Chapter, volunteers with Matriculate, and works as a Baltzell Scholar Research Assistant in the Sociology department. In her free time, Liza enjoys weightlifting and trying out new cafes in the city.
Liza Matthews
Marketing Chair- Class of 2027
Anushka Singh
Internal Chair- Class of 2028
Anushka is a sophomore in the college double majoring in Political Science and Urban Studies with a minor in Legal Studies & History. She is especially interested in nonprofit, public facing work professionally and the practice of immigration law.
Anushka envisions JMS as a resource that students can turn to for professional guidance and interpersonal connection. As internal chair, she hopes to help pre-law undergraduates build community with one another and sponsor long term relationships that will follow students through law school and onwards.
Beyond JMS, Anushka is involved as a director in Penn’s Social Planning and Events Committee as well as a senior editor for Penn Political Review. In her free time, she loves curating playlists, vintage shopping, collecting first edition classics, and going to concerts.
Eleanor Sanderson
Director of Web Content - Class of 2028
Eleanor is a junior in the college studying International Relations and minoring in Legal Studies and History. She is also a legal assistant for a Chapter 7 bankruptcy trustee. In the future, Eleanor plans to pursue international law and a career in international relations. In her free time she is the artistic director of the Penn Ballet Company and loves reading, visiting museums, and going to the gym.
Eleanor is so excited to return for her second year at JMS and wants to create a space for discourse among the pre-law community at Penn and provide easy access to resources for success in law-related fields.
Sophia Argueta
External Chair- Class of 2029
Bio Coming Soon...