Volunteer Profiles

Meet some of the people who travelled to the US as Reprieve interns in 2007 / 2008:

Andrew Small

Andrew has completed four years of a Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Communication (Journalism) degree at the University of Technology, Sydney, and is currently on exchange at University of Ottawa, Canada, studying Common Law during their 2007 Fall semester.  While in Australia he worked part-time as a paralegal for Griffith Hack Intellectual Property Lawyers. After finishing his studies in Ottawa at the end of 2007, Andrew completed his Reprieve internship in January 2008.

Alana Woldan

Alana completed a Bachelor of Law/Bachelor of Science (Environmental Science) at the University of Western Australia in 2005.  She completed her articled clerkship and practiced as a solicitor at Corser & Corser Lawyers where she managed several client files in general commercial and litigation matters.  Alana completed a Reprieve internship at the Gulf Region Advocacy Centre (GRACE) in the beginning of 2008 with a view to sitting the bar exam and practising law in the U.S. in the future.

Rebekah Bessant

Rebekah is currently completing a Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Laws at Monash University, Melbourne.  Throughout her studies, Rebekah has been employed as a Research Assistant at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) University.  She currently volunteers at the Springvale Monash Legal Service Legal Service and Animals Australia.  Rebekah is currently in the US on her Reprieve internship with the Louisiana Capital Assistance Center (LCAC).

John Riordan

John is one subject away from completing a Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Laws at the University of Melbourne.  He is a junior assistant for barrister Julian McMahon and is currently working with the legal team who are supporting those in the Bali 9 who have been condemned to death.  John completed a Reprieve internship in March 2008 with the Louisiana Capital Assistance Center (LCAC).