Staff
Our Multidisciplinary Team
The multidisciplinary team offers experience and expertise across a diverse range of areas. We are formally trained as public administrators, planners, finance/business specialists, economists, policy specialists, information and data scientists, environmental scientists, and more.
Staff
Ahmed Rachid El-Khattabi
Interim Executive Director
Dr. Ahmed Rachid (AR) El-Khattabi is the Interim Executive Director and Associate Director for research and data at the School of Government Environmental Finance Center (SOG EFC). In this role, he oversees the production of … Read more
Christy Ihlo
Deputy Director
Christy Ihlo joined the School of Government Environmental Finance Center (SOG EFC) as the Deputy Director in 2021, overseeing the daily operations of the Center. She brings a diverse background, including program management, monitoring and … Read more
Alicea Easthope-Frazer
Senior Project Director
Alicea Easthope-Frazer is a Senior Project Director at the School of Government Environmental Finance Center (SOG EFC). In this role, she supports utilities to become financially sustainable and communities to achieve water and wastewater access. … Read more
Hope Thomson
Senior Project Director
Hope Thomson is a Senior Project Director at the School of Government Environmental Finance Center (sog EFC). In this role, she works with communities to improve their utility’s financial capacity and plan for capital improvements. … Read more
Melanie Sanchez
Project Director
Melanie Sanchez is a Project Director at the School of Government Environmental Finance Center (SOG EFC). In this role, she helps manage multiple projects, including Pollution Prevention, Lumber River Council of Government (LRCOG), and Community … Read more
Eva Ramirez-Flores
Data Specialist
Eva Ramirez-Flores is the Data Specialist at the School of Government Environmental Finance Center (SOG EFC). In this role, she develops web applications and dashboards that streamline utility financial assessments. Eva believes leveraging data science … Read more
Kaden Graham
Data Specialist
Kaden Graham is a Data Specialist at the School of Government Environmental Finance Center (SOG EFC). In this role, he conducts data analyses and creates data visualizations with financial information from various sources utilizing RStudio … Read more
Megan Doherty
Project Analyst
Megan Doherty is a Project Analyst at the School of Government Environmental Finance Center (SOG EFC). In this role, she does applied research into various funding streams available to water and wastewater utilities and helps … Read more
Emma Copenhaver
Project Analyst
Emma Copenhaver is a Project Analyst at the School of Government Environmental Finance Center (SOG EFC). In this role, she does applied research into various funding streams available to water and wastewater utilities and helps … Read more
Amanda Peele
Project Analyst
Amanda Peele is a Project Analyst at the School of Government Environmental Finance Center (SOG EFC) at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Before working at the SOG EFC, she studied public policy … Read more