TASC Justice Speaker Series
Guest Speakers
Jeff Rosen
Jeff Rosen is the Santa Clara County District Attorney. He is an important leader in criminal justice reform, he has successfully prosecuted numerous criminals and has founded many units in order to maintain low crime rates!
Evan Low
Evan Low is the youngest Asian American legislator to be elected in State history as well as the youngest openly LGBTQ+ mayor in the country. Key issues that he covers include environmental protection, marriage equality and civil rights, and ensuring transparency in government.
Dr. Terri Peretti
Dr. Terri Peretti teaches constitutional law, judicial politics, and U.S. Politics at Santa Clara University. Her current research focuses on the role of partisanship in judicial decision making in the field of election law and voting rights. Dr. Peretti also serves as a Pre-Law Advisor.
Christine Chavez
Christine Chavez is a civil rights activist and long-time advocate for farmworkers. As the granddaughter of Cesar Chavez, she held a unique perspective and lived through their fight for social justice. She continues that fight today in her role at the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Sarah Mendelson
A member of the Council on Foreign Relations and the author of over 70 scholarly and public policy publications, Ambassador Mendelson received her BA in History from Yale University and her PhD in political science from Columbia University. She is currently a Distinguished Service Professor of Public Policy and the head of Carnegie Mellon University’s Heinz College in Washington, DC.