ADDITIONAL BACKGROUND

Education

STANFORD LAW SCHOOL & STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Stanford, California

J.D. (Juris Doctor), 2003; M.A., Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies, 2003
Honors: Outstanding Achievement Award Co-Recipient (given by Stanford Dean of Students recognizing achievement in leadership, for work on NAELS 2000 environmental law conference executive team)
Activities: Stanford Environmental Law Journal, Executive Editor, Lead Associate Editor; Stanford Environmental Law Society, Board Member; Stanford Journal of International Law, Member Editor; Stanford International Law Society, Co-President, Webmaster
Research: Improving Energy Efficiency in Transition Economies (with Professor Barton Thompson)

UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

B.A., French, 1996
Honors: Highest Distinction (summa cum laude), Highest Honors, Phi Beta Kappa; Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in French (given to most outstanding student); National Dean’s List (faculty-recommended top 0.5% of US college students); Golden Key Honor Society; Pi Delta Phi French Honor Society
Activities: Co-President and Rock Climbing Instructor, UNC Outdoor Club; FCC-licensed DJ
Study Abroad: Studied for one year at Université de Montpellier, France (Hardré travel scholarship)
Thesis: Regarding the 1789 Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen (Highest Honors)

Selected Internships

EBRD (European Bank For Reconstruction And Development), London, England – Summer 2001
Office of Czech President Václav Havel, Prague, Czech Republic – Autumn 2000
Earthjustice (Sierra Club), Stanford, CA – Summer 2000
Research Assistant for Stanford Law Review Article, Stanford, CA – Autumn-Spring 1999-2000
OECD (Organisation For Economic Cooperation And Development), Paris, France – Summer 1999

Additional Information

Long-term interest in languages and rule of law development
Completed Prague International Marathon (3h50m)
Enjoy jazz, classical, and world music (received high school diploma with specialization in music from North Carolina School of the Arts)
American citizen with Czech Permanent Residence permit