Bertina is a Legal Fellow at Just Access and a second-year law student at the University of Ottawa. She holds a Master of Arts in Sociology from Western University and has held research and policy roles in academia and federal organizations prior to law school. With a strong Canadian background in social justice issues, she is looking forward to helping Just Access defend human rights at the international level.

In addition to her work as a Legal Fellow, Bertina is Deputy Editor of the Just Access Blog.