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Meet the Team

The UCSB Mock Trial team is an entirely student-run program.
All competitors (including members of the executive board) are undergraduate students. 
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MADISON THOMAS '23
​President
Major: Psychological and Brain Sciences
Minor: Professional Writing
Hometown: Highland, CA
​Hobbies: Taking pictures of my dogs, watching Star Wars, collecting candles, and sleeping
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AMRUTA BARADWAJ '24
Vice President, B Team Captain
Major: Political Science
​Hometown: San Ramon, CA
Hobbies: My favorite thing in the world is to watch new movies and write little reviews for them
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CAILLIAN SHEEHY '23
​Treasurer
Major: Political Science
Hometown: Medfield, MA
​Hobbies: Moot Court, reading, camping, going to the beach, watching UCSB soccer games
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ALEYNA YOUNG '24
​External Communications Chair ​
Major: Psychological and Brain Sciences
Hometown: Bakersfield, CA
​Hobbies: 
Playing tennis, teaching tennis to adorable little kids, baking chocolate chip cookie pies, hiking in any mountain range, finding homes I won't buy on Realtor.com
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CAROLINE BALDAN '24
​Internal Communications Chair
Majors: Applied Mathematics, Philosophy
Hometown: Lincolnshire, IL
​Hobbies: Listening to podcasts, ballet, playing bassoon, making banana bread, crossword puzzles, and reading science fiction
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ALEXANDRA PIGEON '22
Majors: Linguistics, Religious Studies
Hometown: Riverside, CA
​Hobbies: Writing, painting, roller skating, crocheting
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ELI TANNENWALD '22
A Team Captain
Major: Economics
Hometown: Palo Alto, CA
​Hobbies: Engaging with campus Jewish organizations and wasting time playing fantasy football
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MADELYN WHALEN '22
A Team Captain
Major: Communication
Minor: Professional Writing
Certificate: Technology Management
Hometown: San Jose, CA
​Hobbies: 
President of Alpha Delta Pi, News Anchor for UCSB TV, crying to Taylor Swift, napping, drinking Gatorade Zero
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PALAK JAIN '23
Major: Economics, Psychological and Brain Sciences
Minor: Professional Writing
Hometown: Cupertino, CA
​Hobbies: Eating garlic bread, texting Raana, skating, and painting
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RAANA NAGHIEH '23
B Team Captain
Major: History
Minor: Philosophy
Hometown: Los Gatos, CA
Hobbies: Watching Love Island, reading, baking with friends
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PRIYA RAVI '23
Major: Cell and Developmental Biology
Hometown: San Jose, CA
Hobbies: Watching the Great British Bake Off, playing different board games, and trying different art projects
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BEN SOLNIK '23
Tournament Committee
Major: Philosophy
Hometown: San Jose, CA
Hobbies: Bike rides, rock climbing, reading
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SIERRA VAKILI '23
​Major: CCS Writing and Literature
Hometown: Carlsbad, CA
Hobbies: D
oing the NYT crossword, reading, running, hanging out at the beach, shopping at Trader Joe's, watching Minecraft livestreams, writing satire for UCSB's Daily Nexus
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JESSICA HELLMAN '24
Major: Political Science and Communications
Hometown: San Jose, CA
Hobbies: Baking, going to the beach, and spending time with friends
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SEAN IGNATUK '24
C Team Captain
Major: Political Science
Hometown: Tustin, CA
Hobbies: Guitar, piano, reading and writing
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NATALIE LUCILLE SWETLIN '24
​Tournament Director
Major: Economics
Minor: Chinese
Hometown: San Mateo, CA
Hobbies: Baking cakes and taking care of my betta fish, even though he is a grump who doesn’t appreciate all the work I do to keep him alive
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NIASAN TALESHI '24
Major: Political Science
Hometown: Sausalito, CA
Hobbies: Football, Piano, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
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OLIVIA STEPHENS '24
Tournament Committee
​Major: Political Science
Minor: Spanish
Hometown: Carlsbad, CA
Hobbies: Crocheting, playing with dogs, and trying new foods
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HUNTER WRIGHT '24
Major: History of Public Policy and Law
Hometown: Stockton, CA
Hobbies: Video games, playing guitar, watching TV
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HOPE AUSTIN '25
Major: Sociology
Hometown: Manteca, CA
Hobbies: Video games, reading, cuddling with my cat
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MICHELLE BAO '25
​Tournament Committee
Major: Sociology
Hometown: San Diego, CA
Hobbies: Rewatching and ranking favorite movies, sleeping, and online shopping
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SARAH BRAY '25
Major: Political Science
Hometown: Dublin, CA
Hobbies: Reading fan fiction, baking, listening to true crime podcasts
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EMMA BROENING '25
C Team Captain, Tournament Committee
​Major: Chemistry
Hometown: Piedmont, CA
Hobbies: Reading, spending too much money on coffee, going to the beach
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LUKE MORALES '25
Major: Political Science
Hometown: Riverside, CA
Hobbies: 
Trying new foods, going out with friends, and blasting music in my room
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ALLISON PETEK '25
Major: Biology
Hometown: Orinda, CA
Hobbies: 
Watching movies, reading mystery novels, obsessively researching Taylor Swift theories, and missing my dog Magnus

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  • Mocktopia