Students
Multidisciplinary Team
The multidisciplinary team of staff and students offer experience and expertise across a diverse range of areas. We are formally trained as public administrators, engineers, planners, attorneys, finance/business specialists, economists, policy specialists, information and data scientists, environmental scientists, and more.
Students
Liz Harvell
Graduate Research Assistant
Liz Harvell graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in May 2017 where she majored in Business Journalism, with a minor in Environmental Science and Studies. After graduation, Liz coordinated communications and … Continued
Sarah Henshaw
Graduate Research Assistant
Sarah Henshaw is a Graduate Research Assistant working on the Smart Management for Small Water Systems project at the EFC. Her work entails creating and updating funding tables that act as resources for local governments … Continued
Angelina Katsanis
Graphic Design and Marketing Assistant
Angelina Katsanis is a sophomore pursuing a Visual Journalism degree with a second major in Studio Art and a minor in Social and Economic Justice. At the EFC, she works on the marketing side to … Continued
Kimberly Kirkhart
Graduate Research Assistant
Kimberly Kirkhart joined the EFC as a graduate research assistant in summer 2021. She is currently working on small water system case studies to provide educational resources for other rural areas. She received her B.S … Continued
Summer Lanier
Student Data Analyst
Summer is a junior at UNC majoring in Environmental Studies on the Sustainability Track and minoring in Information Systems. At the EFC, she works as a Student Data Analyst on their water and wastewater rates … Continued
Anna Liles
Graduate Research Assistant
Anna Liles is a current Master of Public Health Candidate at the Gillings School of Public Health concentrating in Environmental Health Solutions. She received her B.S.P.H for UNC-Chapel Hill in 2020. Anna joined the EFC … Continued
Natalie Ollis
Student Data Analyst
Natalie Ollis is an undergraduate student at UNC Chapel Hill, majoring in both Environmental Studies and Biology while minoring in Business Administration. She is currently working on water finance topics at the EFC. Outside of … Continued
Catherine Otero
Graduate Research Assistant
Catherine Otero joined the EFC as a graduate assistant for summer 2021. She is working on case studies of small water/sewer systems to provide best practices for maintaining financial viability. She received her B.S. in … Continued
Eva Ramirez-Flores
Graduate Research Assistant
Eva graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill May 2021 with a B.S. in Environmental Science and is pursuing a Master’s in Information Science as part of Carolina’s Dual-Degree Environmental Informatics program. She is looking forward to discovering … Continued
Austin Thompson
PhD Research Assistant
Austin Thompson joined the EFC at UNC in 2018 as a Project Director. In this role, she conducted applied research and provides technical assistance and training for environmental service providers. Thompson holds a BS in … Continued
Ryan Vulpis
Research Assistant
Ryan Vulpis is a Research Assistant working on case studies of North Carolina utilities for the Environmental Finance Center. He is a sophomore at UNC pursuing a Political Science degree with a double minor in … Continued