Jeanna is from Hartford, Kentucky. She graduated from Brescia University in Owensboro, Kentucky with a double major in History and Political Science. During college, she was an intern at Kentucky Legal Aid and volunteered at local expungement clinics. At NDLS, Jeanna is the Secretary of the American Constitution Society. During her 1L summer, she worked as a research assistant for Professor Fox and as an intern for the Federal Defender of the Northern District of Illinois. She will be an extern with Federal Community Defenders in South Bend during the Fall 2021 semester.
