People

Kathryn Obenshain
Project Analyst
Kathryn Obenshain joined the EFC staff in July 2022. Kathryn graduated from UNC Chapel Hill in May 2022 with degrees in Environmental Studies and German Literature and Culture. As a student, she worked at the … 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 worked at the EFC as a graduate assistant for during the summer of 2021. She developed case studies of small water/wastewater systems to provide best practices for maintaining financial viability. She received her … Continued

Jordan Paschal
Research Assistant
Jordan worked at the EFC while pursuing a Master of Public Administration degree through the University of North Carolina’s School of Government and served as a Research Assistant for the Environmental Finance Center. Jordan earned … Continued

Anna Patterson
Project Director
Anna Patterson Joined the EFC as a Project Director in June 2022. She is focusing her work on helping communities and water utilities improve their environmental health and financial resilience. She brings experience in stormwater … Continued

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 … Continued

Yutong Qiu
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Yutong Qiu is an environmental science and statistics double major in the UNC class of 2025. In addition, she is in the dual degree program for a Master’s in Information Science. At EFC, Yutong is … 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

Adithi Reddy
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Adithi Reddy is an undergraduate student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill double majoring in Global Studies and Business Journalism and double minoring in Sustainability Studies and Public Policy. At EFC, she … Continued

Abbie Renberg
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Abbie Renberg is a junior majoring in Environmental Science and English with an Environmental Justice minor. She previously worked at the UNC Writing Center and is currently leading a solar project with the Renewable Energy … Continued