Lelah Tekhna is a third-year law student at Rutgers Law School in Camden with an interest in civil rights and education law. Currently, Ms. Tekhna is an Equal Justice America Fellow and has gained experience in public interest litigation through her work with the New Jersey Institute for Social Justice.

Ms. Tekhna also serves as President of the Fashion Law Society and is a member of the Minority Student Program. In 2024, she graduated cum laude from Rutgers University Camden with a Bachelor's in Global Studies and Spanish and a minor in Latin American Studies.

As an undergraduate, Ms. Tekhna served as President and Membership Chair of the Pi Epsilon Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, in addition to being the inaugural President of the Rutgers Camden NAACP.

Currently, Ms. Tekhna serves on the Board of several nonprofits which bring together educational equity and youth empowerment. A member of Frontrunner NJ’s 30 Under 40 CO’23, and recipient of the NAACP Camden County East Adult Branch’s Constance Baker Motley Youth Leader Award, Ms. Tekhna brings a spirit of service and collaboration to every organization she’s a part of.

Lelah is also a Young Friend of the Philadelphia Ballet, and in her spare time enjoys vintage films, fashion, and mystery games.