Our team members are among the best public speakers Harvard has to offer.
Ashley Adirika
Miami, FL
Ashley is a senior in Pforzheimer House studying Government and Sociology. Ashley is passionate about using stories and numbers to empower marginalized communities through policy. Ashley has served as the Director of Tryouts, Training, and Mentoring and was one of the B-Team Captains for the 2023-2024 season.
Outside of Mock Trial, Ashley served as the Co-President of the Harvard Undergraduate Association. She is also involved with the Institute of Politics and a number of affinity spaces on campus. In her free time, Ashley enjoys spending time with those she loves, binge-watching “Scandal”, and exploring Boston.
Sabra Ahmed
Phoenix, AZ
Sabra is a junior in Winthrop House studying Economics and Philosophy. In the past, Sabra served as a Co-Seminars Director and one of the B-Team Captains for the 2024-2025 season. She is currently one of this year's Tournament directors.
Outside of HUMTA, she is the Outreach Director for the Harvard Undergraduate Ethics Society, a senior volunteer at Small Claims Advisory Service, and a staff writer for the Harvard Undergraduate Law Review. When she’s not in class, Sabra loves running by the Charles River, ranking coffee shops in Harvard Square, and exploring different Boston neighborhoods with friends!
Oyindamola Akintola
Houston, TX
Oyindamola is a freshman in Mower Hall, interested in studying Government on the Data Science track. She is interested in law school. This passion ignited through her debate career in high school. She is very excited to continue that journey through mock trial.
Outside of the courtroom, you can find Oyindamola at Omo Naija × Wahala Boys and AADT showcases. Dancing is how she passes time. In rarer situations, you might see her locking in on her assignments.
Dari Almonte
Rockland County, NY
Dari is a senior living in Pfoho studying History with a secondary in Economics. In the past, she’s server as a co-Director of BTP in 2024 and as Seminars Co-Director in 2023.
When she’s not perfecting her Southern accent or dancing bachata with the Dominican Students Association, you will find Dari perfecting her iced dirty chai recipe.
Aditi Ambravan
Chicago, IL
Aditi is a senior in Pforzheimer House studying Social Studies with a language citation in Mandarin Chinese. Last year, she served as one of HUMTA's tournament directors, and this year she is president.
Outside of mock trial, Aditi has been involved in the Harvard Public Opinion Project, teaches political theory as a teaching fellow, and does legal research on labor policy for the Radcliffe Institute. In her free time, she enjoys running, reading, listening to new podcasts, and experimenting with fun recipes. Aditi is incredibly excited for another year of mock trial!
Halyna Bowley
Toronto, Ontario
Halyna is a Junior in Currier studying Math, and is one of the two 2025-2026 program captains.
When not doing mock trial, Halyna works as a Math course assistant and a tutor at the Writing Center. In her free time, you can find her running away from her math homework around Fresh Pond, or confronting it while drinking coffee in the Math Lounge.
Charlotte Chapman
Park Ridge, IL
Charlotte is a freshman in Weld Hall planning on concentrating in Social Studies. Charlotte is from Chicago and is super excited to continue competing in mock trial as part of the HUMTA community! She is one of this year's B-Team Captains.
Charlotte hopes to attend law school and is passionate about studying criminal justice reform. Outside of mock trial, Charlotte can be found trying new cafes in Boston, listening to Lorde, or getting dinner at Cava with friends!
Charan Bala
Clarksville, MD
Charan is a freshman in Hurlbut Hall intending to study Government, Social Studies, Economics, or History. His first time doing Mock Trial, he's so excited for the upcoming season and already loves the tight community he's a part of in HUMTA!
Outside of Mock Trial, Charan is an Army ROTC Cadet and writes for The Crimson's magazine, Fifteen Minutes. He loves to sing and play guitar (but not very well), bike around the city (with a helmet on, of course), and collect antiques.
Miruna Cioc
Chicago, IL
Miruna is a junior in Dunster House, studying Government and languages (Russian and Spanish). This is her third year in the team, and throughout, she mainly enjoys being an attorney.
Outside of mock trial, Miruna is a Peer Advising Fellow (PAF) for the freshman, involved with Harvard Orthodoxy Christian Fellowship, and mentors students in the Greater Boston Area in all sorts of academics. Outside of life at Harvard, Miruna’s favorite show, that she’s seen 4 times by now, is NCIS and she loves to read!
Kyle Davis
Bloomington, IN
Kyle is a sophomore in Currier House studying Government and Neuroscience. His love for public speaking was started through his participation in speech and debate competitions in high school and he is excited to channel this passion into mock trial.
Outside of mock trial, Kyle is a committee member of the JFK Jr. Forum at the Institute of Politics. He is passionate about political advocacy, especially in under-represented communities around the country. He also enjoys playing the piano, watching Parks and Recreation for the thousandth time, and drinking coffee.
Malena Galletto
New York, NY
Malena is a sophomore in Dunster House concentrating in Social Studies with a citation in French. She is serving as HUMTA’s Director of Training, Tryouts, and Mentoring for the 2025-26 academic year.
Outside of Mock Trial, Malena is a leader for the Harvard Outing Club, as well as the First-Year Outdoors Program, and works as a tutor for middle and high school students. In her free time, she enjoys reading Agatha Christie novels, watching the Hunger Games films, or frolicking in the Dunster House courtyard.
Amira J Guindo
New York, NY
Amira J is a first-year in Weld Hall intending to concentrate in Applied Math with a secondary in Global Health & Health Policy. She loved doing Mock Trial in high school and is so excited to continue it at the college level.
Outside of Mock Trial, you can find Amira J hanging out with friends, trying new restaurants in Cambridge and Boston, cooking, reading, or at her beloved Tatte!
Brooke Jones
Easton, CT
Brooke is a senior in Cabot House studying Government with a secondary in Mind, Brain, and Behavior and a citation in Spanish. She is one of the program captains.
Outside of mock, Brooke has led the Collaborations Team of the Harvard Votes Challenge, working to increase civic engagement on campus. In her free time, she enjoys running, baking, and spending time with friends and family. Brooke is SO excited for another great year of HUMTA!
Annika Krovi
Greenville, SC
Annika Krovi is sophomore in Lowell House studying Social Studies with a focus in public health. She is a Seminars Co-Director this year.
Outside of Mock Trial, Annika is on the leadership team at the Institute of Politics, a volunteer with the Phillips Brooks House Association, and on the board of South Asian affinity groups, including Harvard Dharma and Ghungroo. Off- campus, she is involved in political organizing. In her free time, you can find Annika running around Cambridge with a matcha in hand and podcast in her headphones!
Antara Martins
London, UK
Antara is a freshman in Canaday Hall, hoping to major in Government and Philosophy before attending law school.
Outside of Mock Trial, Antara is an avid debater, MUN delegate and 2000s rom coms enthusiast. You can always find her watching a Disney movie, getting harassed by the team to say “bottle of water” or getting insanely competitive during Mafia. She loves mock trial and cannot wait for this season!
Cristina Mercado
Bayside, NY
Cristina is a sophomore concentrating in Economics with a citation in Spanish. Cristina is one of this year’s Seminars Directors!
Outside of mock trial, Cristina is a member of the Small Claims Advisory Service at PBHA, a URP tutor for the Economics department, and interns at a nonprofit law firm. She also loves to run, ride her bike to Trader Joe’s, and all relish in all things fall (especially watching Gilmore Girls and listening to Spotify’s Fall Jazz playlist)!
Ben Raihane
Albuquerque, NM
Ben is a sophomore in Quincy House double concentrating in Computer Science and Government. He's currently one of this year's Seminars Co-Directors.
Outside of mock trial, Ben is involved in Tech for Social Good. In his free time, you can find Ben procrastinating his problem sets, fighting to get his code to work, and dragging his friends around Boston to find good spots to eat.
Chris Ruiz
Morristown, NJ
Chris excited for his second year on the team! A senior from Morristown, NJ, Chris studies Government and Economics and loves to play music.
His favorite witness to play is Harley Kim, and his favorite memory on the team is playing One Night Werewolf.
Jacob Thierman
Baltimore, MD
Jacob is a first-year in Weld Hall planning to study government or history or economics or something else as well. He is one of this year's B-Team Captains.
In his spare time, Jacob enjoys hanging out with his roommates and watching “Pluribus.” He’s been sneaking to the basement vending machine to buy Fresca, which is a really underrated drink: they’re no calories and refreshing and they have a level of class that other sodas just can’t match.
Peyton White
Greenville, SC
Peyton is a first-year in Mathews Hall. He is excited to be a part of HUMTA this upcoming year. He is part of ROTC as a cadet in Harvard's Paul Revere Battalion. He is also a member of the Harvard College Democrats.
In high school, Peyton was speaker of the United States Senate Youth Program. He is passionate about building inclusive and kind leadership.