About Us
PBSC Western Chapter offers practical hands-on experience to student volunteers and quality professional legal help to organizations. Our students will have the opportunity to develop important legal skills in a supervised setting, promote the value of pro bono service and increase access to justice within the London community and across Canada.
As of May 2019, more than 300 organizations have been involved in PBSC’s Western Chapter with law students working together to complete pro bono projects for organizations in London and the surrounding community.
We are excited to welcome back our returning upper year students and incoming first years! Applications for 2023-2024 PBSC Western Chapter projects will be open in September. We look forward to your applications! Please don’t hesitate to reach out to us if you have any questions and keep in touch with us via Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
Executive Team
Ashuthi Kanneganti
Program Coordinator
Ashuthi Kanneganti (she/her) is an incoming second-year student at Western Law. Prior to law school, she earned a Bachelor of Health Sciences degree from Western University. During her first year of law school, Ashuthi worked with PBSC as a volunteer for the Elgin Oxford Legal Clinic, and was also the 1L Deputy Returning Officer for the SLS. As program coordinator, Ashuthi looks forward to making a positive impact on the London community through the development and implementation of diverse projects.
Nella Vekic
Program Coordinator
Nella Vekic (she/her) is an incoming second-year student at Western Law. Prior to law school, she earned a Bachelor of Science in Forensic Chemistry from the University of Toronto. Nella volunteered with PBSC for Project Consent in her first year of law school where she valued providing legal information to high school students. As a program coordinator, Nella hopes to continue her involvement with the London community by supporting the various PBSC project volunteers.
Project Leads
Sarah Cvetkovski
Project Lead, Project Consent
Sarah Cvetkovski (she/her) is an incoming third-year student at Western Law. She is a Project Lead with Pro Bono Students Canada on ‘Project Consent’. Prior to law school, she earned her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Certificate in Law at Queen’s University. Sarah enjoyed providing legal education to high school students in the London-Middlesex community in her first-year and took on a larger role with the Project in her second-year. With the help of our volunteers, she is looking forward to continue working on expanding the project both within the local community and throughout the broader legal community.
Kassandra Kurek
Project Lead, Project Consent
Kassandra Kurek (she/her) is an incoming second-year student at Western Law. She is a Project Lead with Project Consent, a project under Pro Bono Students Canada. Prior to law school, she studied English with a minor in Law at Toronto Metropolitan University. She volunteered with Project Consent during her 1L year and is looking forward to taking on a leadership role. She is excited to expand the project to a wider age group and more schools this year.
Andy Huang Chen
Project Lead, Nokee Kwe Employment Rights Project
Andy Huang Chen (he/him) is an incoming second-year student at Western Law. He is a Project Lead on the Nokee Kwe Employment Rights Project. Along with law school, he is completing a dual degree BA in Honours Business Administration at Ivey Business School. In 1L, Andy volunteered with PBSC on the Indigenous Learning Honour Workshop project, and this year, he looks forward to helping promote access to justice, particularly amongst underrepresented groups.
Coordinators
Christina Holtjer
Events Coordinator
Christina Holtjer (she/her) is an incoming second-year student at Western Law. Prior to law school, she earned a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from University of British Columbia. Christina assisted with the development of a start-up counselling business as well as worked at a federal research centre conducting research on sustainable agricultural management strategies for wine grapes and hiring scientists. She is a dynamic and creative fundraiser and volunteer. As Events Coordinator, Christina would like to expand and diversify PBSC’s network and foster a sense of community.
Faith Grassa
Communications Coordinator
Faith Grassa (she/her) is an incoming second-year student at Western Law. Prior to law school, she earned a BSc in Health Science with minors in Biology and Psychology at Wilfred Laurier University. Faith worked at a Toronto law firm during the summer of 2023 and greatly enjoyed working with others to promote access to legal rights and remedies. Faith looks forward to making a positive contribution within the London community by continuing to promote access to legal justice and support.
