Mission: The Womxn of Color Collective is dedicated to creating a safe space and a community within the UCLA School of Law where the unique experiences, opinions, challenges, and successes of womxn and womxn of color are shared.  We are a collective of individuals who identify as womxn, womxn of color, or allies. We are open to all people ready to engage in an open and honest dialogue about race, gender and the law. Our mission is to promote the empowerment, inspiration, and personal and professional development of womxn and people of color in the legal field.


We begin from the perspective that the institution of law does not understand, acknowledge, or make room for the experiences, opinions, and world-views of womxn and people of color. It further actively defines what it means to be a womxn and a person of color in a way that does violence to those identities.  We seek to re-frame what it means to be a womxn and a person of color both from within and outside of the law.



We spell womxn with a "x" as opposed to the common way of spelling it with an “e” because we want to assert ourselves and our views as womxn, consciously rejecting the patriarchal norms that permeate the legal field and society in general.

If you’re interested in becoming a member and signing up for our weekly newsletter, please email us at wocc@lawnet.ucla.edu. To see what we have been up to, follow our instagram: @uclawocc

Administrative Chair: Stella Linardi

• Stella Linardi (she/they) serves as the Administrative Chair. She is a 2L specializing in Public Interest Law and Policy and labor and employment law. She is also a board member of the (1) Labor and Employment Law Association, (2) Law Students for Immigrant Justice, (3) Food Law Society, (4) a volunteer for the Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance, Los Angeles (APALA LA, AFL-CIO), and (5) a volunteer for Empowering API. In her free time, Stella enjoys gardening, painting, singing, dancing, playing guitar, writing, reading, meditating, playing basketball, surfing, and quality time with her kinfolk, friends, and community members.

Financial Chair: Tori Alvarez

• Tori Alvarez (she/her) serves as the Financial Chair. She is a 2L pursuing specializations in Environmental Law and Taxation. She is also involved with the Pacific Basin Law Journal and UCLA Law’s Supreme Court Basketball Team. Outside of school, she enjoys hikes, naps, basketball, and spoiling her cat Lyla.

Political Activism Chair: Luna SB (she/her)

• Luna SB (she/her) serves as the Political Activism Chair. As an aspiring law librarian, Luna works at the UCLA Southern Regional Library Facility while working on her Master's in Library & Information Science (MLIS). She is actively involved in the UCLA Library Communications Committee & Inclusive Excellence Committee, and co-facilitating the UCLA Library Summer Reading Group: Critical Discourse & Social Impact. She plans to attend the UCLA California Rare Book School for the Professional Certificate in Librarianship, Activism, and Justice next year. She is positively obsessed with her cat, Artemis, as well as psychological thrillers and everything Halloween-themed.

Secretary/Communications Chair: Yalda Saii

• Yalda Saii (she/her) serves as the Secretary and Communications Chair. She is a 2L pursuing specializations in Public Interest Law and Critical Race Studies. She is also involved with Criminal Justice Law Review and Law Students for Decarceration. Outside of school, she enjoys flea markets, trying new restaurants, and watching movies.

External Relations Chair: Shakiba Mashayekhi

• Shakiba Mashayekhi (she/her) serves as the External Relations Chair. She is a 2L specializing in Public Interest Law, International and Comparative Law, Critical Race Studies, and Technology Law. She is also a board member of the First Gen Law Student Association and the International & Human Rights Law Association. She enjoys doing Dharma Yoga, biking, and spending time with friends and family.

Professional & Social Programming Co-Chairs: Geneva Hale and Ashna Gupta

• Ashna Gupta (she/her) serves as Professional & Social Programming Co-Chair. She is a 2L pursuing a specialization in Business Law and Policy. She is also involved with UCLA Law’s Journal of Gender and Law and a volunteer with the El Centro Workers Rights Clinic. Outside of school, she enjoys hiking, going to the beach, listening to music, and spending time with family and friends.
• Geneva Hale: bio is forthcoming.