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 enjoys reading, thrifting, cooking, and … Read more

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 her free time, she enjoys … Read more

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 studies, her favorite hobbies include … Read more

Alicia James began working as a Project Director at the EFC at UNC in September 2023. Her experience includes program administration, policy, community participation, and public finance. Throughout her career, Alicia has led program and policy efforts to strengthen diverse … Read more

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 the EFC in May of … Read more

Amanda Peele joined the EFC in June 2023. She graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill with a B.A. in public policy and environmental studies & sustainability. As a student, she spent four years at UNC Public Policy as a research, office, and … Read more

Miguel Jackson joined the Environmental Finance Center (EFC) as the Strategic Outreach Director in July 2023. His focus is developing and executing strategic communications highlighting EFC’s efforts to municipalities, media members, the general public, and other interested stakeholders. He has … Read more

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 time she enjoys indoor cycling, … Read more

Justin Nolan joined the EFC as a Project Manager in May 2023. He completed his Master’s degree in City and Regional Planning in the spring of that same year. He comes to the EFC after 12 years teaching high school … Read more

Alicea Easthope-Frazer joined the EFC as a Project Director in March 2023. Alicea was most recently at The Aquaya Institute, in both program and operations roles over the years. Her career focus has been on water and sanitation research in … Read more