J.D. Ambassadors

Meet our Student Ambassadors

Student Ambassadors are available virtually via zoom or in-person by appointment only. To set up a meeting or for any general questions please email law.ambassador@cornell.edu. 

Dalton Sousa

Dalton Sousa is a current 3L at Cornell Law School. He was president of the Black Law Student Association Chapter at Cornell Law during his 2L year. He now serves as a 3L representative to BLSA. He also serves the Cornell student body as a Respondent’s Codes Counselor providing free assistance to any member of the Cornell community who are accused of violating the Student Code of Conduct, the Code of Academic Integrity, or Cornell University Policy 6.4 as well as a Cornell Law Student Ambassador.

His clinical experience includes multiple semesters in Cornell’s Capital Punishment Clinic and a semester in the Movement Lawyering Clinic. He has been a teaching assistant for Criminal Law and Principles of American legal writing.

Professionally, Dalton summered at Foley Hoag as a 1L recipient of the Charles J. Beard Fellowship in their Boston Office. He returned to Foley Hoag this past summer as a 2L summer associate. His professional focus is litigation. He will be starting at Foley Hoag as a litigation associate upon passing the bar in Boston.

Before law school, Dalton graduated from Roger Williams University with a degree in Political Science and a minor in philosophy. While he was at Roger Williams, he worked with Michigan State Senator Adam Hollier to create a Jury Selection Task Force that advocated for Batson reform through legislation.  He was also founder and president of the Justice in Action Athletic on issues of social injustice including but not limited to, race, class, sex, gender, and sexual orientation. He now sits as a board member for the Roger Williams Alumni Association and as Chair of Student Engagement and Advocacy for the Alumni of Color Network at Roger Williams.

Elizabeth Mao

Elizabeth is a 3L at Cornell Law School from the lower Hudson Valley, NY area. As a 3+3 student, she completed her 1L year of law school concurrently with her senior year of undergraduate studies. She graduated from Cornell’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations with a minor in Urban and Regional Studies. After law school, Elizabeth will be working at a law firm in New York City.

At Cornell, Elizabeth is a mentor (and former mentee!) for the Diversity Matters Outreach Program.

Outside of school, Elizabeth enjoys spending time with friends, completing jigsaw puzzles, playing tennis, and woodworking.

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Tyler Dixon

Tyler Dixon is from Southern Maryland. Her academic journey started at Cornell University, where she majored in Industrial and Labor Relations. She is currently a 3L and will spend her summer at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP in their Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation practice group in Washington, D.C., building on the experience gained during her 1L summer at the same firm.

Before embarking on her law school journey, Tyler took a year off, during which she worked in Nashville, TN as an Employee Benefits Specialist.

Tyler is the Executive Vice President of the Cornell Law Student Association and the Vice Chancellor of Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion on the Moot Court Board. Further, she takes on the role of Competitions Chair for the Black Law Students Association.

In her free time, Tyler enjoys playing the piano and viola. She is also a freelance makeup artist.

Jade Ovadia

Jade is a 3L at Cornell Law School from Long Island and New York City. She is the Vice President of the Cornell Law Students Association, the Graduate Student Representative for the Cornell University Public Service Advisory Committee, and the JD Representative for the Alumni Board.

Before law school, Jade graduated from Cornell’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences in December of 2021. After law school, Jade will be working at a law firm in New York City.

Outside of school, Jade enjoys going to hockey games (go Rangers!), spending time with friends, playing Scrabble, and exploring new places.