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The
HNSLR is extremely proud of our editorial staff that facilitates the continued
success of our law review. As you can see below, our staff’s experiences and
qualifications are numerous and varied, which gives the law review great
perspective and a wide range of expertise to utilize. The HNSLR prides itself
on maintaining a strong, well qualified, and diverse editorial staff.
May 2017 - Present
Director & Faculty Advisor
Brigadier General (ret.) Michael C. H. McDaniel, J.D.
Co-Founder
B.A., St. Bonaventure University, 1979 J.D., Case Western Reserve University School of Law, 1982 MSS, Army War College, 2005 M.A.S.S., Naval Postgraduate School, 2007
Jamie Baker, J.D., M.L.I.S.
B.S., Central Michigan University, 2005 J.D., Thomas M. Cooley Law School, 2010 M.L.I.S., Wayne State Univeristy, 2011 Adjunct Professor, Thomas M. Cooley Law School
Editorial Board: 
Captain Samantha Sliney, J.D., LL.M.
B.A., magna cum laude, Methodist University, 2010 J.D., cum laude, North Carolina Central University School of Law, 2013 LL.M. in Homeland & National Security Law, Thomas M. Cooley Law School, 2016 United States Air Force JAG Corps, 2013 - Present
 Tracie LemonB.A., University of Michigan Flint, 2010 M.P.A., University of Michigan Flint 2012 J.D., WMU Thomas M. Cooley Law School, 2017
Publications Editor
George V. Motakis, J.D., LL.M.
B.A., New York University, 2001 J.D., Thomas M. Cooley Law School, 2009 LL.M in Homeland & National Security Law, Thomas M. Cooley Law School, 2013 LL.M. in Criminal Law, Thomas M. Cooley Law School, Candidate, 2016Editor-in-Chief of the Counterterrorism Review, 2016-Present
Executive Articles Editor
B.S., summa cum laude, Western Michigan University, 2011 J.D., cum laude, WMU Thomas M. Cooley Law School, 2015 LL.M. in Taxation, WMU Thomas M. Cooley Law School, Candidate, 2017 United States Army, 2002-2007
Articles Selection Editor
Gisele Bigras
B.A., University of Michigan, 2011 J.D., WMU Cooley Law School, 2014 LL.M. in Homeland & National Security Law, WMU Cooley Law School, 2017
Senior Articles Editor
Nneka Nnubia, J.D.
B.Sc., University of Guelph, 1989 M.Sc., McMaster University, 1993 J.D., Thomas M. Cooley Law School, 2013 LL.M. in Homeland & National Security Law, Thomas M. Cooley Law School, 2016
Research Editor
 Jonathan Russell
United States Marine Corps, 2005-2010 B.A., University of Michigan, 2013 J.D., cum laude, WMU Cooley Law School, 2017 LL.M. in Homeland & National Security Law, WMU Cooley Law School, Candidate, 2017
Library Liaisons
Alissa Marie Raasch-Schmidt, J.D., M.L.I.S.
A.S., Delta College, 1998 B.S., Michigan State University, 2001 J.D., Thomas M. Cooley Law School, 2011 M.L.I.S., Wayne State University, 2012
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Frank M. Spano, J.D.
Co-Founder
A.A. in Criminal Justice, Valley Forge Military College, 2001 B.S. in Occupational Education, Wayland Baptist University, 2007 Citation in Strategic Management, Harvard University, 2010 J.D., cum laude, Thomas M. Cooley Law School, 2013 Ph.D., Northcentral University, Candidate U.S. Air Force, 2002-2008
Paul Powers, J.D., LL.M.
B.A., University of Iowa, 2005 J.D., magna cum laude, Thomas M. Cooley Law School, 2013 LL.M. in Homeland & National Security Law, Thomas M. Cooley Law School, 2015 Thomas M. Cooley Law Review, Senior Editor Associate at Betty, Neuman & McMahon, P.L.C.B.A., University of Iowa, 2005 Homeland & National Security Law Review, Editor-in-Chief, 2013-2016
 James Springer, J.D., LL.M.
B.A., Oakland University, 2008 J.D., cum laude, Thomas M. Cooley Law School, 2012 LL.M. in Homeland & National Security Law, Thomas M. Cooley Law School, 2014 Homeland & National Security Law Review, Executive Articles Editor, 2013-2016
Associate Editors
Rachel Bell
B.A., West Virginia University, 1997 M.S., West Virginia University, 2007 B.S.N., West Virginia University, 2007 M.B.A., West Virginia University, 2010 J.D., WMU Cooley Law School, Candidate, 2017
A.A., Criminal Justice, Georgia Perimeter College, 2007 B.A., Political Science, Georgia State University, 2009 Grad. Cert., Forensic Science, Marygrove College, 2010 Grad Cert., Spanish Translation, Marygrove College, 2011 M.A., Criminal Justice, University of Detroit Mercy, 2014 J.D., Western Michigan Thomas M. Cooley Law School, 2017 L.L.M. in Homeland & National Security Law, Western Michigan Thomas Cooley Law School, Candidate, 2018 Law Clerk with The Department of Homeland Security’s Immigration Customs Enforcement (I.C.E.), 2016-Present
B.A. in Political Science, Brooklyn College, 2008 A.A.S. in Veterinary Technology, LaGuardia College, 2011 J.D., magna cum laude, Barry University School of Law, 2016 L.L.M. in Homeland & National Security Law, Thomas M. Cooley Law School, Candidate, 2018 Judicial Law Clerk with the Executive Office for Immigration Review, 2016 Department of Justice Attorney General's Honors Program
B.A., Michigan State University, 1987 J.D., magna cum laude, Michigan State University, 1991 LL.M. in Homeland & National Security, Candidate, 2017 Litigator, Oakland County Corporation Counsel, 2002-present Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, Oakland County, 1991-2002
B.S., University of Detroit Mercy, 2000 M.S., University of Detroit Mercy, 2008 WMU Thomas M. Cooley Law School, Juris Doctor, Candidate, September 2017
Colonel (ret.) Randall Safier
BA, The Johns Hopkins University, 1978 BS, The University of Louisville, 1989 Western Michigan University Cooley Law School, J.D. Candidate, 2017 Patent Examiner, USPTO United States Army
B.S., Central Michigan University, 2001 J.D., Western Michigan University Cooley Law School, Candidate, 2017
Heidi K. Page, J.D., LL.M.
B.I.S., Murray State University, 2008 J.D., cum laude, Thomas M. Cooley Law School, 2011 LL.M. in Homeland & National Security Law, 2013 Homeland & National Security Law Review, Editor-in-Chief, 2012-2013
B.A., Eastern Michigan University, 2002 J.D., Thomas M. Cooley Law School, 2013 Homeland & National Security Law Review, Business Editor, 2012-2013 United States Navy, 1991-1995 Petty Officer Third Class, E-4
 Kate Eaves, J.D., LL.M.
B.A., State University of New York College at Plattsburgh, 2004 J.D., Thomas M. Cooley Law School, 2013 LL.M. in Homeland & National Security Law, Thomas M. Cooley Law School, 2015
 Peter Mommer, J.D.
B.A., cum laude, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, 2006 M.A., The University of Queensland-Australia, 2009 J.D., Thomas M. Cooley Law School, 2013 LL.M. in Homeland and National Security Law, Thomas M. Cooley Law School, Candidate, 2015 On the Department of State Federal Register for Diplomatic Appointment, awaiting appointment as a Foreign Service Officer.
 Melissa Winkler, J.D., LL.M.
B.A., Oakland University, 2009 J.D., Thomas M. Cooley Law School, 2013 LL.M. in Homeland & National Security Law, Thomas M. Cooley Law School, 2015
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