Tourek and Marvin Peer Mentors, Tourek and Marvin Scholars, Gherty Scholars, and Shea Scholars

Research and Service Positions

Law School Student Employment in Research and Service

Student employment opportunities with the Holloran Center are guided by the mission of fostering student leadership and encouraging continuous, lifelong professional growth.

The Holloran Center offers several positions, which encompass:

Tourek-Marvin Peer Mentors (15-17 hired each year)
Tourek-Marvin Scholars (hired as needed by faculty)
Gherty Scholars (hired as needed by faculty)
Shea Scholars (hired as needed by faculty)

Compensation

Peer Mentors and Scholars are hourly student employees and typically work 1-3 hours per week. The compensation rate varies depending on the position.

Eligibility

Students enrolled full-time in the JD and LLM programs are eligible to apply for Scholar positions. Rising 2Ls and 3Ls are eligible to apply to become Peer Mentors.

Application Process

The Tourek-Marvin Peer Mentor application is open each spring for admission to the following academic year's cohort. Application materials will be made available here when applications are being accepted.

Scholars are selected by Holloran Center Directors on a rolling basis.

Contact

holloranctr@stthomas.edu

2026-2027 Tourek-Marvin Peer Mentor Application Now Open!

The Tourek-Marvin Peer Mentor Application for the 2026-2027 academic year is now open.

Rising 2Ls and 3Ls are encouraged to apply by the deadline of May 1, 2026.

To apply, please download and complete the application document on the right and send it to Felicia Bennett by email no later than 5 p.m. on May 1.

Contact

Felicia Bennett

Holloran Center Coordinator

felicia.bennett@stthomas.edu

Meet the 2025-26 Tourek-Marvin Peer Mentors!

Grace Brown

My name is Grace Brown, and I am a 2L. I have a background in finance and accounting, but my most recent experience has been as a law clerk in a county prosecutor’s office. I am looking forward to this coming year to serve as the treasurer of Student Government and to be a part of the peer mentor community! Outside of school I love to coach basketball, spend time at the lake, and travel.

Morgan Carlson

I am a 2L at St. Thomas and a first-generation law student. I have an interest in public interest work and social justice. In my free time I enjoy camping, spending time with my family and my dog, and reading. This summer I was a law clerk with the City of Minneapolis - Civil Rights Department, Complaint Investigation Division.

Riley Carlson

My name is Riley Carlson, and I’m a third-year law student with a strong interest in litigation and business law. Outside the classroom, I stay actively engaged by serving as a research assistant for both the Mentor Externship Office and Professor Gonstead, competing on the Negotiations Team, and am a member of the Spiritual Life Committee.

Madeline Ferraro

I am a 2L at St. Thomas interested in family law and public interest work. In my free time, I enjoy working out, spending time outdoors, and volunteering at a domestic abuse legal advice clinic. I recently completed a summer public interest externship with the MN Department of Human Services, and I am looking forward to my first year on the Law Journal!

Maria Garcia-Moya

Maria Garcia-Moya is a passionate law student committed to using her legal education to advocate for justice and uplift her community. She currently is a law clerk in the Adult Prosecution Division. Maria is driven by purpose, rooted in resilience, and inspired by service. In her free time she likes Pilates, taking walks with her dog, trying new restaurants, and reading!

Blair Kirby

Blair Kirby is a 3L interested in litigation. Prior to law school, she worked as a data analyst for the CDC and FDA. During law school, she worked at a Big Law firm and worked as a student attorney for the Federal Commutations Clinic. Being a first-generation immigrant and first-generation law student, Blair believes in having a go-getter attitude.

Kennedy Krenek

My name is Kennedy Krenek and I am a 2L interested in family law and public interest work. I currently work as a Pro Bono Law Clerk for Stinson and look forward to continuing to work in this role for the 2025-2026 school year. In my free time, I enjoy volunteering at the humane society, spending time with friends, and going for walks around Minneapolis.

Logan Miller

My name is Logan Miller, and I am a 2L at St. Thomas Law. I am currently working as a Law Clerk at the Ramsey County Attorney's Office in the Child Support Division. I am interested in litigation work in corporate or family. I am excited to learn more about the law and foster strong connections with my classmates this fall!

Annabel Schueneman

I'm Annabel Schueneman, a 2L, and I look forward to serving as a Peer Mentor! My passion lies in empowering individuals. I aim to use my legal education to help people understand personal independence and effectively advocate for themselves. I'm excited to contribute to our community and support my peers on their academic and professional journeys.

Miranda Sharp

Miranda Sharp is a second-year law student with a strong interest in litigation. She is a Murphy Scholar, serves on the Spiritual Life Committee, participates in the Bankruptcy Litigation Clinic, and supports first-year students as a legal writing fellow. Miranda finds a lot of meaning in mentorship and values the opportunity to give back, especially after having such positive experiences with her own mentors. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her family, especially her niece and nephews, and trying new restaurants around the Twin Cities.

Lewis Sitkoff

I am Lewis Sitkoff, a 2L, and am looking forward to being the peer mentor for the LLM and US Law students! I have legal experience clerking in criminal defense and will also participate in the Federal Commutations Clinic this coming year. I moved back to my hometown of Minneapolis for law school after recently living in Utah where I held positions at a treatment center for drug and alcohol addiction, the department of agriculture, and Brighton Snowsports School.

Olivia Stevens

Hi, my name is Olivia Stevens, and I am a 2L with an interest in business and corporate law. I currently work as a Law Clerk at a private equity firm and as Professor Hamilton’s research assistant for the Holloran Center. This year, I am excited to participate in the Trademark Clinic and meet all the incoming 1L students!

Gabrielle Tremblay

I am a 3L at St. Thomas interested in litigation and family law. I enjoy baking, riding horses, and visiting my family and our family farm in my hometown of Hayward, Wisconsin. This year, I am looking forward to cite-checking for the Law Journal, participating in the Appellate Clinic, and seeing all that our 1Ls will accomplish!

Fellowship Opportunities

Tourek-Marvin Peer Mentors

Tourek-Marvin, Gherty, and Shea Scholars

Tourek-Marvin Peer Mentors

Tourek-Marvin Peer Mentors are ambassadors charged with acclimating 1Ls to their new law school environment. Peer Mentors meet with 1Ls twice a semester as a group to cover important topics such as prioritizing wellness, becoming more self-directed, and reflecting on their identities as law students and future lawyers. They also hold 1-on-1s with their mentees to provide guidance on a variety of topics.

Tourek-Marvin, Gherty, and Shea Scholars

Tourek-Marvin Scholars work on research projects that advance the mission of the Holloran Center and the national professional identity formation movement. Possible projects include:

Updating the Professional Development and Learning Outcomes databases
Writing reviews of law school prep books, with a focus on how they address professional identity formation
Researching trends around professional identity formation in legal education
Investigating professional identity formation offerings at legal conferences
Writing or soliciting content for the Holloran Center blog and social media accounts
Supporting Holloran Center events

Tourek-Marvin Peer Mentors

Tourek-Marvin, Gherty, and Shea Scholars

Tourek-Marvin Scholars work on research projects that advance the mission of the Holloran Center and the national professional identity formation movement. Possible projects include:

Updating the Professional Development and Learning Outcomes databases
Writing reviews of law school prep books, with a focus on how they address professional identity formation
Researching trends around professional identity formation in legal education
Investigating professional identity formation offerings at legal conferences
Writing or soliciting content for the Holloran Center blog and social media accounts
Supporting Holloran Center events

Jerry Organ, David Grenardo, Steve Tourek, Neil Hamilton

Steve Tourek and Jake Marvin Scholars Endowment

"The work of the Holloran Center is focused on bringing and applying academic rigor and thoughtful discussion to the need for ethical leadership in legal practice and in business. These two human endeavors have the capacity for great good. We are grateful to Jake for his gift."

About the founding of the Tourek-Marvin program

Steve Tourek

Steve Tourek has worked with Marvin Windows for 45 years, serving 24 years as a founding attorney at Winthrop & Weinstine P.A and 21 years as in-house general counsel and senior VP. He has been speaking to the Ethical Leadership in Organizations course for 21 years and has been a mentor in the Mentor Externship program for 23 years. Tourek has long been aware of the challenges facing law students, and began his relationship with St. Thomas because he "wanted to work with students to better prepare them for the practice and lives of purpose and meaning as integrated human beings.”

Jake Marvin, former CEO of Marvin Companies, established the Steve Tourek and Jake Marvin Scholars Endowment in 2024 in honor of his long-term employee's dedication to the professional formation of law students.

Hank Shea

Former Assistant U.S. Attorney Hank Shea joined the Law School in the fall 2006 semester as a Distinguished Senior Fellow with an additional appointment as a Fellow in the Thomas Holloran Center for Ethical Leadership in the Professions. Shea also serves as Professor of Practice at the James E. Rogers College of Law at the University of Arizona in Tucson. He donates his time in these roles.

Shea has taught five courses, Crime & Punishment, White Collar Crime, Investigations, Ethical Leadership in Litigation, and Ethical Leadership in Social Justice. He also assists the Law School to realize the Holloran Center's mission to provide leading-edge interdisciplinary research, curriculum development, and programs that focus on forming students and practicing professionals into accomplished servant leaders in their communities. As part of that effort, Shea founded and is engaging in a unique collaboration with white-collar offenders, some of whom he prosecuted, to make joint ethics presentations about why they committed their crimes, and the consequences and lessons learned from their misconduct.

Jack Gherty

Jack Gherty devoted 35 years to cooperatives and agribusiness, 16 of which were as President and CEO of Land O' Lakes, Inc. Under his leadership, Land O' Lakes transformed from a regional to a national farmer-owned business and membership organization, giving producers a powerful presence in the marketplace and a strong voice in the policy arena.

Gherty always emphasized the value of cooperatives in serving the needs of farmers and rural communities. He was an innovative leader who spearheaded a precedent-setting joint venture between Land O' Lakes and Cenex that established a new model for cooperative business activity. He also was a driving force behind the establishment of the Land O' Lakes Foundation, which serves rural communities, and the Land O' Lakes International Development Division, which provides humanitarian and economic development assistance on a global basis.

An active volunteer, Gherty served on numerous special committees and boards within the cooperative community, including 16 years on the board of the Graduate Institute of Cooperative Leadership, which he helped build it into a preeminent educational program.