Students
Our Student Staff
Working at the Environmental Finance Center provides students with hands-on experience in applying environmental finance knowledge and fostering personal and professional growth through mentorship and networking opportunities. Students directly contribute to environmental initiatives making a tangible difference in local governments and communities across North Carolina and beyond.
Students
Jazmine Pritchett
Graduate Research Assistant
Jazmine is pursuing a master’s degree in City and Regional Planning as part of a dual degree program with Duke’s Master of Environmental Management. At the EFC, she is helping conduct applied research on various … Read more
Melanie Zheng
Graduate Research Assistant
Melanie Zheng is pursuing a Master of Information and Library Science candidate with a concentration in Statistics and analytics. Minli Joined the UNC EFC in the winter of 2024. Apart from her daily work and … Read more
Manasa Tandri
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Manasa is a junior at UNC majoring in Biostatistics with minors in Data Science and Chemistry. At the EFC, she works as an Undergraduate Research Assistant, working on the water and wastewater rates dashboards. In … Read more
Kaya Johnson
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Kaya is a senior at UNC-Chapel Hill majoring in Environmental Studies and Journalism, with a minor in Spanish. Outside of her work at the EFC, Kaya is the Executive Director of SolarEquity, a student-run non-profit, … Read more
Henri Sanders
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Henri Sanders is an undergraduate student at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, majoring in Geography with a minor in Philosophy. At Chapel Hill, Henri works as an undergraduate research assistant with the EFC … Read more