At Fordham Lincoln Center, we are looking for talented competitors with an interest in more than just law. In the past, these dedicated students have made up a Top 30 Mock Trial team that consistently competes against some of the best schools in the nation. Scroll down to learn more about the best and brightest Manhattan has to offer Mock Trial.
Lydia Williams (President)
Chris Antypas (VP of Administration)
Tiffany Wu (VP of Travel)
Jacob Purdue (VP of Finance)
Rudy Mastrocinque
Cree Johnson
Nick Penn
PJ Wise
Ashuta Date
Terry Kagiri
Bella Perkins
Alizay Tayyab
Tess Abedi
Alexa Amaya
Madison Egues
Arieana Fenton
Henry Grant
Ethan Mai
Chantelle Orzel
Maya Silberman
ALL-AMERICANS:
2016 - Sandra Jovic (‘18)
2016 - Neilab Rahimzada (‘16)
2017 - Michael Corrado (‘19)
2017 - Nilofar Rahimzadeh (‘18)
2021 - Jessica Ball (‘24)
2021 - Elizabeth Weinman (‘21)
2022 - Michael Kroll (‘25)
2023 - Ava Wiener (‘23)
2024 - Nicholas Wesley (‘24)
Meet the Coaches that make it all happen.
Kyle Thomason (Head Coach)
Kyle joined the world of mock trial in 2004 in his effort to the best possible class schedule for sleeping late as a second year at Georgia Tech. He became hopelessly addicted and coached Duke's team through his law school years and beyond (from 2007-2012). Kyle has been a member of the AMTA Board of Directors since 2013, including a stint on its Executive Committee. After taking a bunch of years off from coaching, Kyle couldn't resist the chance to join the Fordham program in 2024.
Vandana Apte (Assistant Coach)
Vandana is an Associate at WilmerHale, where her practice focuses primarily on patent litigation. Vandana graduated from Harvard Law School, where she participated in the Patent Trial Advocacy program and where she was a trial litigator at the Harvard Legal Aid Bureau. She has also been a mentor to several underrepresented law school and undergraduate students. This is her first year coaching Fordham LC Mock Trial.
Anna Mizzi
(Assistant Coach)
Anna is an Associate at WilmerHale, where her practice focuses primarily on trial litigation for both commercial and pro-bono clients. Anna competed on mock trial teams throughout law school at The George Washington University Law School, and undergrad at The American University. She has coached at Fordham LC since the 2021-2022 season.
Fiona Danyko
(Assistant Coach)
Fiona (FCLC '20) was a member of Fordham LC Mock Trial, where she competed from 2016-2019, including at Nationals twice. She is a former teacher, and currently works in expert network consulting. She is excited to coach to help students develop critical thinking skills and become excellent competitors. Outside of Mock Trial, Fiona spends her time reading, writing, running, and talking about Taylor Swift. She started coaching Fordham LC Mock in 2022.