Victoria Xikis, JD ‘27
Victoria Xikis is serving as a fellow for the Center on Dispute Resolution (CDR) through the 2025-26 academic year. She has been serving as Co-External Competition Director for QU's Society for Dispute Resolution's (SDR) e-board and is an active competition member. She is fortunate to have been picked to represent Quinnipiac in negotiations and client centered competitions at Drexel University School of Law in Philadelphia, PA and Cardozo School of Law in New York, NY. Victoria's 1L summer was spent as a legal extern for the Connecticut law firm Knott and Santoro LLC. While working directly under Attorneys Robert Santoro and Andrew Knott, she was able to gain hands on experience with alternative dispute resolution and client relations. Through her academic and professional experiences, she has developed a deep appreciation and interest for dispute resolution that consistently grows each day. Victoria is eager to begin her journey with the CDR team and looks forward to furthering collaborations. She expects to receive her J.D. with a concentration in Cybersecurity & Information Privacy in May of 2027
Kaisha Luciano, JD ‘27
Kaisha Luciano is serving as a fellow of the Center on Dispute Resolution for 2026-2027. She is keenly focused on experiential learning, negotiation, and client-centered practice. Luciano has served as a legal extern with the Office of the Federal Public Defender for the District of Connecticut and is an active member of Quinnipiac's Mock Trial Team. Through her academic and professional experiences, she has developed a deep interest in dispute resolution as a practical tool for thoughtful and effective problem-solving. Luciano looks forward to supporting the Center’s programming and educational outreach efforts. She expects to receive her J.D. with concentrations in Criminal Law & Advocacy and Dispute Resolution in May of 2027.
Jessica DellaRatta, JD ‘26
Jessica DellaRatta is a 2025 Fellow at Quinnipiac Law School’s Center on Dispute Resolution. At the Law School, she is a member of the Society for Dispute Resolution and the Executive Editor of the Moot Court Society. She currently is a certified legal intern at the Office of the Chief State’s Attorney in the Appellate Bureau and hopes to pursue a career in criminal law. She expects to receive her J.D. in May of 2026.
Charles Dumais, JD ‘25
Charles "Chip" Dumais is a 2025 Fellow at the Center on Dispute Resolution. He is an active competition member of the Society for Dispute Resolution and a staff member for the Quinnipiac Probate Law Journal. Additionally, he has experience in the mediation clinic. Dumais is an evening student who serves as Executive Director of Cooperative Educational Services (a Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center). He holds a doctorate in educational leadership and is expecting a juris doctorate with a Civil Advocacy and Dispute Resolution Concentration in December 2025.
Alexandria Chura, JD ‘25
Chura is serving as a 2023-2024 fellow at the Center on Dispute Resolution. She is the current vice president of the QUSL Society for Dispute Resolution where she also serves as an active competition team member. Chura also serves as the secretary for Outlaws and as an admissions ambassador for the QUSL Office of Admissions. Chura is active within Public Interest Law Project (PILP) where she helped to execute their yearly auction. She has done the bulk of her internship experience with the Luzerne County Public Defender’s Office where she plans to return in the summer of 2024. Chura is expecting her J.D. in spring of 2025 in the hopes of pursuing criminal law.
Caitlin McNary, JD ‘25
McNary is serving as a 2023-2024 fellow at the Center on Dispute Resolution. She is also the second fellow specializing in The Project for Integrative Law. McNary is currently a member of the Society for Dispute Resolution (SDR), Family and Juvenile Law Society Society, and Tax Law Society. Currently, McNary is an extern for Goldblatt, Marquette, & Rashba P.C. and will be working as a Law Clerk at Wright & Greenhill, P.C. in Austin, Texas in the 2024 summer. She is expecting her juris doctorate in May of 2025.
Mark D’Augelli, JD ‘24
D’Augelli is serving in 2022-23 as a co-fellow of the Center on Dispute Resolution with Nicole Horen. In addition, he was a certified legal intern for the QUSL Civil Justice clinic last fall, is currently the External Competition Director for SDR, an extern for Broder Orland Murray & DeMattie LLC, as well as a staff member for the Quinnipiac Probate Law Journal. He is expecting his juris doctorate in May of 2024.
Aubrey Davis, JD ‘24
Davis is the first fellow specializing in The Project for Integrative Law. She also represents the school as a senator with the SBA, president of Phi Alpha Delta (PAD), school ambassador, and competition member of SDR. Davis represented Quinnipiac Law at the ABA National Negotiation Competition in Chicago, Illinois in February of 2023. Additionally, she has experience in the mediation clinic, as an intern at a public defender's office, and will be working as an intern at a probate law firm in the 2023 summer. Davis is expecting a juris doctorate in May of 2024.
Nicole Horen, JD ‘24
Horen is serving as a co-fellow of the Center on Dispute Resolution for 2023 alongside Mark D’Augelli. She is also current Society for Dispute Resolution member. This past Summer, she completed a contract negotiation internship at Pratt and Whitney and a legal service externship at Greater Hartford Legal Aid. She expects to receive her juris doctorate in May of 2024.