Category: Vol. 34 Masthead Bios
Megan Isom
Megan is originally from Howell, Michigan. She attended Alma College, where she graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in Foreign Service. During her 1L summer she held an internship with the City Attorney’s Office of Grand Rapids. During her 2L summer she was a summer associate with Foley & Lardner in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where she is returning after graduation. Outside of law school, Megan is an active member of the Notre Dame Dance Company and loves running, kayaking, and visiting local breweries.

Danika Jo Anderson
Danika is originally from Minnetonka, Minnesota. She graduated from Northwestern University with a Bachelor of Arts in History and worked as a Corporate Project Assistant at an international firm in Chicago for two years before coming to NDLS. During her 1L summer, she worked in the Economic Justice Clinic at Notre Dame, assisting low-income clients with landlord/tenant issues, property disputes, and debt collection cases. In her free time, Danika enjoys going to breweries, re-watching The Office, and other people’s dogs.

Annika Nielsen-Kim
Annika is originally from Boston, Massachusetts. She graduated magna cum laude from Harvard College in 2015 with a degree in Social Studies and a minor in Global Health and Health Policy. She has worked in the fields of immigration law, food policy, and public health. During her 1L summer she interned with Business and Professional People for the Public Interest (BPI) in Chicago, and interned with Chicago Volunteer Legal Services during her 2L summer. She is an RA for Intensive Trial Advocacy and Secretary of the Public Interest Law Forum. She intends to work in public interest law in Chicago after graduation. She used to work as an elevator operator at Fenway Park.
Bridget Bush
Bridget Bush is originally from Midland, Michigan. She graduated from Michigan State University in 2017 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Theory & Constitutional Democracy, as well as a Master of Arts degree in Journalism. She then worked in Executive Communications for Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette before serving as Press Secretary for Schuette’s 2018 gubernatorial campaign. At Notre Dame Law School, Bridget is an active member of the St. Thomas More Society, Jus Vitae, and the Federalist Society, where she served as Communications Director. Bridget spent her 1L summer interning for The Hon. John J. Curry, Jr., in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Law Division, Tax & Miscellaneous Remedies Section. Bridget spent her 2L summer clerking for The Hon. Stephen J. Murphy, III, of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. In her free time, she enjoys reading the news, playing tennis, and spending time at her family’s cottage in Harbor Springs, Michigan.
Ellen Baker
Ellen Baker is a 3L from Orlando, Florida. She completed her undergraduate education at Georgetown University, majoring in Spanish with minors in Economics and Justice and Peace Studies. During her 1L summer, she worked in Massachusetts with the Children and Family Law Division of the Committee for Public Counsel Services, where she helped to represent children and parents in care and protection cases. This past summer she worked at Choate, Hall & Stewart in Boston as a Summer Associate. She previously served as Treasurer of the International Law Society at NDLS.



