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

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

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

Melanie rejoined the EFC in February of 2023. She graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a B.S. in statistics & analytics and a minor in geology. She has a unique background including working at the … Read more

Emma Copenhaver joined the EFC in December 2022. A recent UNC alum, she graduated in December 2022 with a Bachelor of Arts in English and a minor in Chemistry. As a student, she focused her coursework on technical writing and … Read more

Megan Doherty joined the EFC in December 2022. She graduated from UNC in June 2022 with a Bachelors of Science in Biology, and minors in Chemistry, Environmental Science, and Mandarin Chinese. As a student, she was part of several environmental … Read more

Tenika McMillan joined the EFC as a Project Director in July 2022. She focuses on providing personnel management, as well as researching barriers and solutions to increasing water service connections in underserved areas. She brings a diverse background including program … Read more

Dr. Ahmed Rachid (AR) El-Khattabi is the Interim Executive Director of the Environmental Finance Center (EFC) at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. His background is in applied economics and urban planning. He earned his Ph.D. in 2020 … Read more