Distinguished alumni

Alyssa (Currier ’14) Wheeler Standout Young Alum

Alyssa is the policy analyst in the Office on Trafficking in Persons of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Prior to that role, she worked as a legal fellow for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and as associate legal counsel for the Human Trafficking Institute. An attorney, she earned her law degree from The George Washington University Law School and was admitted to the bar by the state of New York. Alyssa’s passion for justice was fanned into flames at Northwestern, where she majored in political science and Spanish, participated in Spring Service Partnerships, studied for a semester in Spain, and served as news editor for the Beacon. While in law school, she was a recipient of the Presidential Volunteer Service Award and interned with the International Criminal Court, International Justice Mission, and Human Rights Watch.

Award year: 2024