Winnie Lai earned the B.A. degree in psychology from Case Western Reserve University in 2006 and is now a second-year law student at New York Law School. During her time at Case, Lai was a leader in Spectrum, the Feminist Majority Leadership Alliance, and Catalyst and was a member of the LGBT Committee. She helped expand Spectrum and started its Safe Zone program and Charity Drag Ball. She received the 2006 Share the Vision Leadership Award for her work in promoting a just and humane campus.