Makayla is now studying for her JD at Columbia Law School. During law school, Makayla has served as the Executive Managing Editor of the Columbia Law Review and has completed internships at the Center for Reproductive Rights, Sanctuary for Families, the Civil Rights Bureau of the New York Attorney General's Office, and the New York Civil Liberties Union. Before law school, she lived near London, England, where she worked as a Legal Analyst with the international law firm McAllister Olivarius. Makayla completed the MA in Gender Studies at University College Dublin, where she studied the influence of American anti-abortion organizations in Ireland. While in Ireland, she worked with Ireland's Abortion Rights Campaign and was a leading contributor on policy submissions to the British and Irish governments and the United Nations. Prior to her Mitchell year, she graduated from Yale University in 2019 with Latin honors and distinction in the Political Science major and was awarded a 2018 Truman Scholarship for her commitment to public service.

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