Will Garnett
Early Life and Career
William (Will) Garnett was born June 16, 1997 in Fredericksburg, Virginia. He was raised in Fredericksburg by both parents in a mixed race (black/white) family. Will Garnett's lineage can be traced back through before the founding of the nation.[1] In his adolescence, he enjoyed competitive sports, including baseball, basketball, and archery. At the age of 16 he began his first job at Central Park Funland, a local amusement park. There he worked outdoors during the summer, later being promoted to a supervisory position by the age of 17. Will's time was split between attending school full-time and working. As a teen and young adult he worked many part-time jobs, including McDonalds, Dominoes, and Uber.
Education
Will attended public school in Virginia, participating in many extracurricular activities over the years. In middle school, he won awards in regional, state, and national competitions as a member of the Technology Student Association. In high school he competed in Forensics and was the co-captain of the school's Improv team. He received two high school superlatives: Funniest and Worst Car. Will went on to graduate from the Commonwealth Governor's School in 2015. He applied to in-state universities and was admitted to The College of William and Mary, James Madison University, and Virginia Commonwealth University. Venturing beyond his suburban hometown, he attended Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) in Richmond, VA. At the university, Will performed hundreds of hours of volunteer work with Circle K International, serving in leadership positions such as Chapter Treasurer, District Membership and Recruitment Chair, and District Secretary-Treasurer. He gained notoriety for his work in that organization, receiving awards, such as the District Distinguished Board Member Award and the Diamond Level Growth Enhances Membership Award.[2][3] Will was also elected to the VCU's Student Government Association as a Senator, later being appointed as a member of the appropriations board. The first of his siblings to graduate from college, he received his Bachelor's Degree (cum laude) in Biology with a minor in Chemistry in December, 2017. His fast-track approach to education stunned family, friends, and even the university administration.
Legal Education
In 2018, Will started pursuing his J.D. at the University of Richmond School of Law, where he received a scholarship. There, he studied many areas of law, including individual rights, federal courts, mergers and acquisitions, white collar crime, legal history, and trademark law. He served as the Tresurer for the Student Intellectual Property Law Association during his 1L year and was elected twice as Treasurer of the Student Bar Association for his 2L and 3L years. As a leader, he created a newly efficient and transparent funding system for the students of the school. It is alleged that his dedicated work in the Student Bar Association led the school's administration to question whether they could publicly endorse Will for his second candidacy as Treasurer. Will also contributed as a Senior Staff Editor for the Richmond Journal of Law and Technology, the nation's first online journal.
Professional Experience
During his time at VCU, Will worked as a research assistant for the VCU School of Medicine's Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, investigating potential immunological causes for miscarriages. After graduating from his undergraduate university, Will was hired as an Assistant Scientist in Immunochemistry at Pharmaceutical Product Development (PPD), a contract research organization with a location in Richmond, VA. Will later took an intern position at a local law firm, Pike IP Law, working at that location during his 1L and 2L summer and both semesters of his 2L year. His legal internship focused on transactional law for businesses, including patent and trademark prosecution. During a time of crisis, in the midst of the COVID-19 Pandemic, Will found a way to put his experience to use for the health of the nation by working at Genetworx, a subsidiary of Recovery Centers of America. Genetworx led the fight against the virus in providing diagnostic laboratory testing for many states.[4]
Publications
Will has assisted in the research of many published works throughout his career, most notable was his contribution to the research of immunological links to adverse health outcomes, which was published in Placenta in 2017.[5] His individual publications include short articles for the Richmond Journal of Law and Technology.[6][7]
References
- ↑ Horle, Craig W., ed. (1991-01-31), "1685–1686", Records of the Courts of Sussex County, Delaware, Volume 1, University of Pennsylvania Press, ISBN 978-1-5128-1698-3, retrieved 2020-04-23
- ↑ "News". www.circlek.org. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
- ↑ "Awards through the years". vcucki.org. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
- ↑ Newsroom, NBC12. "GenetWorx speeds up coronavirus testing". https://www.nbc12.com. Retrieved 2020-04-23. External link in
|website=(help) - ↑ Lee, Eun D. (August 2017). "Endoplasmic Reticulum Aminopeptidase 2, a common immunological link to adverse pregnancy outcomes and cancer clearance?". Placenta. 56: 40–43. doi:10.1016/j.placenta.2017.03.012. PMC 5522626. PMID 28343731.
- ↑ JOLT (2019-09-16). "DMV Lines are the Least of Your Worries". Richmond Journal of Law and Technology. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
- ↑ JOLT (2020-02-06). "Big Brother is Watching Your Kids". Richmond Journal of Law and Technology. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
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