People
Elsemarie Mullins
Project Director
Elsemarie Mullins joined the EFC in the spring of 2020 as a Project Director. She provides trainings and technical assistance for water and wastewater providers, conducts applied research on affordability, paying for nutrient management, the … Read more
Justin Nolan
Project Director
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
Amanda Peele
Project Analyst
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 … Read more
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
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 … Read more