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Who We Are & What We Do

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SAPLA brings together pre-law advisors and law school admissions staff to provide everyone in the law school admissions process with up-to-date information and expert guidance.

Our Misson

Our Mission

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To facilitate communications of interest among pre-law advisors with various academic institutions of higher education in the Southern region of the United States.

To increase the lines of communication between the Association’s members and individual law school officers, the Law School Admissions Council and other law-related organizations.

To provide resource materials to and to improve skills and knowledge of persons involved in advising pre-law students for the benefit of the students, the law schools and the legal profession.

PLANC

Pre-Law Advisors National Council (PLANC)

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The Pre-Law Advisors National Council, or PLANC, is a national coordinating body bringing together leadership from the six regional pre-law advisors associations (APLAs) and select partner organizations to advance the pre-law advising profession and to enhance the delivery of pre-law services to students. The Board of Directors meets bi-annually and PLANC sponsors a national conference during U.S. Presidential election years.

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Regional Associations

PLANC- Pre-Law Advisors National Council

MAPLA- Midwest Association of Pre-Law Advisors

NAPLA- Northeast Association of Pre-Law Advisors

SWAPLA- SouthWest Association of Pre-Law Advisors

WAPLA- Western Association of Pre-Law Advisors

PCAPLA - Pacific Coast Association of Pre-Law Advisors

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SAPLA Officers

Meet our Officers

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Maya Russell, SAPLA President-Elect Headshot
Marcya Burden, SAPLA Vice President Headshot
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Maya Russell 

President

Furman University

maya.russell@furman.edu

864.294.3053

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Marcya Burden 

President-Elect

Oakwood University 

mburden@oakwood.edu

256-726-8371

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Patrice Barley

Vice President

Duke University

patrice.barley@duke.edu

(919) 684-2865​

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Issa DiSciullo

Treasurer

William & Mary Law School

mdisciullo@wm.edu
(757) 221-4565

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Sharleeta Dunlap

Secretary

UDC David A. Clark School of Law

sharleeta.dunlap@udc.edu

(202) 274-7341

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Darren Kettles 

Communications Director

Stetson University College of Law

dkettles@law.stetson.edu

727-562-7368

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Marc Reece 

Diversity Director 

Atlanta's John Marshall Law School​

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Carol Riddock

Pre-Law Advisor Rep. at Large 

Emory University

carol.c.riddock@emory.edu

404-727-6211

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Tammy Laughlin

Pre-Law Advisor Rep. at Large 

Tuskegee University

tlaughlin@tuskegee.edu
334-724-8477

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Karen Britton

Law School Representative 

University of South Carolina School of Law​

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Amy Mangione

Law School Representative 

University of Richmond School of Law

amy.mangione@richmond.edu

804-289-8191

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Mark Brown

Immediate Past President

University of South Carolina

brownms@mailbox.sc.edu

(803) 777-5579

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