March Mentee 2024

Meet my March Mentee, Ms. Amanda Hichez!

She is currently a 1L at the George Washington University Law School. She is also a member of the Black Law Students Association and the Latin Law Students Association. She is the 1L Representative for the Human Rights Law Association, the Equal Justice Foundation, the Law Association for Women, and GW Law for the People.

She is very passionate about becoming a Civil Rights Trial Attorney and has served in many different roles to prepare her for this career path. She worked as a Probate Clerk at the Hudson County Surrogate Court for two years and was also a Judicial Intern for the Third District Court in New Jersey.

Amanda is a Drew University graduate with a major in Political Science and a minor in Law Justice and Society. She took part in sports as well and played competitive rugby in college. She also studied abroad in Madrid, Spain for a semester. She graduated from Hoboken High School in 2019. 

Amanda says, “I remember how valuable and pivotal being a part of F.L.O.R. was for me during my middle school years. It really did feel like a sisterhood and a way to connect to our Hispanic roots in a predominantly white community. Becoming pen pals with girls of other communities definitely served its purpose of connecting us with people outside of our Hoboken bubble! Now that I'm older, I realize how beneficial creating that space was for me and all the girls. At Drew University, I put together a lot of initiatives on diversity with NJ schools like a "Diversity Matters'' essay competition and a civic engagement project to diversify school curriculums. Looking back, I realize that F.L.O.R. was the first time I saw diversity and inclusion efforts in action!”

Congratulations to Ms. Amanda Hichez! We are proud of you! Continue to be the difference this world needs!