Ella Mbanefo (she/her) graduated Magna Cum Laude from Haverford College in 2026 with departmental honors in both English and Fine Arts. As an Undergraduate Mellon Mays Fellow, she conducted research in African American literature and musicology, and her undergraduate scholarship was published in academic journals. In addition to her academic work, Ella is a photographer whose work explores contemporary Black cultural expression. Prior to joining GLAD Law, she worked as an intern with Glisten, an assistant at a literary agency, and served as an archives assistant for a Guggenheim Fellow.