Senger Joseph joined ACS in October 2024 and serves as the Chapter Associate.
She graduated from the University of Central Florida with a major in Public Administration and a minor in Emergency Management. She also received her Associates of Arts from Miami Dade College.
She worked as a project intern with Black in Repro, a reproductive freedom group that's part of the Floridians for Reproductive Freedom coalition, made up of Black healthcare experts and organizers focused on advocacy and education around the Yes on 4 campaign. Before that, she interned at Orange County Water Utilities, helping out with creating and updating Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and supporting data management tasks.
In her free time, Senger loves listening to music, hanging out with her friends and family, and reading.
Jordan Guillen (he/him) joined ACS in June 2022 and serves as the Assistant Director of Chapters. In this capacity, he supports the existing East Coast and California ACS lawyer and student chapters, cultivates opportunities to expand our network, and builds sustainable relationships to further ACS’s mission of advancing progressive legal values, with a strong emphasis on diversity and inclusion.
From 2022 to 2024, Jordan served as the Chapter Associate at ACS. During this time, he organized and managed over 100 lawyer chapter events, assisted in the planning and execution of the 2023 and 2024 National Conventions and the 2023 and 2024 Student Conventions, and helped launch ACS’s first pilot undergraduate chapter at Princeton University. Through his strong support of the chapters across the U.S. and deep commitment to ACS’s values, Jordan was promoted to Assistant Director- the youngest and the first individual without a law degree to hold this role.
Prior to joining ACS, he was a research intern at the Death Penalty Information Center (DPIC), a renowned non-profit organization focused on providing in-depth analysis and information about capital punishment to the media and the public. At DPIC, Jordan conducted extensive research for DPIC’s most extensive database of over 9,000 men and women sentenced to death in the U.S. since 1972. Additionally, he played a key role in refining DPIC's recruitment databases and tracking the organization's media influence.
Driven by a passion for learning, Jordan pursued his education ambitiously. While in high school, he earned his AA Degree in Political Science from Los Angeles Mission College. He furthered his academic journey by obtaining a B.A. in Political Science - Public Service and Sociology, with an emphasis in Law & Society, a year early, from the University of California, Davis and plans to apply to law school in the Fall of 2024. Jordan, originally from Los Angeles, is currently based in Washington, DC. In his free time, he enjoys reading, cooking, and spending time with his Labradoodle, Elio.
Robert Williams joined ACS staff in April 2022 and currently serves as the Associate Director of Chapters. In this role, he advances the next generation of progressive leaders by supporting existing ACS chapters, cultivating opportunities to expand the ACS network, and building sustainable relationships to further ACS’s mission while promoting diversity and inclusion.
Williams graduated from the University of Mississippi with a double B.A. in Political Science and Psychology. He earned his J.D. from the University of Mississippi School of Law, where he was President of the ACS Student Chapter. He is an ACS Next Generation Leader.
Williams is based in Austin, TX.
Jampa Lhasawa (he/him) joined ACS in September 2021 and served as the Chapters Associate. In this capacity, he worked with the Chapters team to support the work of our ACS Chapters, including assisting with programming, network building, and annual events.
Prior to joining ACS, Lhasawa served as the Outreach Coordinator for Lines for Life, a 24-hour crisis intervention and prevention service in Portland, Oregon. In this position, Lhasawa organized all classroom education, conferences, panels, and tabling events, and created the program’s DEI mission statement, action plan, and three-year strategy.
Lhasawa earned his B.A. in Biology from Oberlin College. He currently lives in Washington, D.C., where he enjoys backpacking, playing chess, and spending time with his dog, Pema.
Kennedy Freeman joined ACS in May 2019 and currently serves as the Network Advancement Associate. She provides support to the Department of Network Advancement and assists with the coordination of substantive initiatives.
Prior to joining ACS, Freeman interned at the Library of Congress with the Binding and Collections Care division. After graduating, Freeman worked for Lunenburg County Public Schools and later became an HR assistant at Greystones Consulting Group.
Freeman attended the College of William and Mary where she found a passion for criminal justice while taking many classes about constitutional law. She received B.A. degrees in Government and Psychology. In her free time, she enjoys live music, abstract painting, and relaxing walks through nature.
Ashley Erickson joined the American Constitution Society in March 2017 and serves as Senior Director of Network Advancement. She manages ACS pro bono and volunteer projects.
Erickson currently serves as a board member on the Washington Council of Lawyers, D.C.’s public-interest bar association, and is a member of the Virginia Bar.
Before joining ACS, Erickson was a magistrate in the Virginia State Judiciary’s 31st District. Prior to her work as a magistrate, she worked in the Office of General Counsel at George Mason University and the Office of General Counsel at the U.S. Department of Education.
Erickson received her J.D. from the Brigham Young University J. Reuben Clark Law School and her B.A. in political science from Brigham Young University. While in law school, she served for two years as the president of BYU’s ACS student chapter and is an ACS Next Generation Leader.
