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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

Kaden Graham

Graduate Research Assistant

Kaden is a graduate student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill pursuing a Master’s degree in Information Science at the School of Information and Library Science (SILS) via the dual-degree Environmental Informatics … Read more

Email address for Kaden Graham kadenpg@email.unc.edu

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

Email address for Jazmine Pritchett jpritc@unc.edu

Picture of Graduate Research Assistant Devin Wilson. She has blond hair, is wearing a black sweater, and is standing outside in front of a building.

Devin Wilson

Graduate Research Assistant

Devin Wilson is a graduate student at UNC Chapel Hill pursuing her Master’s in Public Policy. She graduated from UNC in 2023 with a Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Studies and Public Policy. In her free … Read more

Email address for Devin Wilson dkwilson@live.unc.edu

Minli Zheng

Graduate Research Assistant

Minli 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

Email address for Minli Zheng minlizml@unc.edu

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

Email address for Manasa Tandri mtandri@unc.edu

Jacob Horner

Undergraduate Research Assistant

Jacob Horner is a senior at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill majoring in Environmental Sciences with a concentration in Energy Management and minoring in Geography and Information Science. He began working at … 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

Email address for Henri Sanders hfsanders@uncg.edu

Sarah Cao

Undergraduate Outreach and Communications Assistant

Sarah is a freshman at UNC Chapel Hill majoring in Psychology and Statistics and Analytics. She joined the EFC in the spring of 2024 as an outreach and communications assistant. In her free time, Sarah … Read more

Email address for Sarah Cao sarahhc@unc.edu