People
Anna Liles
Graduate Research Assistant
Anna Liles is a current Master of Public Health Candidate at the Gillings School of Public Health concentrating in Environmental Health Solutions. She received her B.S.P.H for UNC-Chapel Hill in 2020. Anna joined the EFC … Read more
Tenika McMillan
Acting Assistant Director
Tenika McMillan is the Acting Assistant Director at the UNC Environmental Finance Center (UNC EFC). Tenika Assists in developing and implementing departmental plans and goals as well as overseeing staffing responsibilities and management of projects. … Read more
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 is a Project Director at the UNC Environmental Finance Center (UNC EFC). In this role, He works for communities to help them find funding for water and sewer infrastructure, gives training and conducts … 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 is a Project Director at the UNC Environmental Finance Center (UNC EFC). In this role, she focuses on helping communities and utilities improve their environmental health and financial resilience. Anna believes that access … Read more
Amanda Peele
Project Analyst
Amanda Peele is a Project Analyst at the Environmental Finance Center (EFC) at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Before working at the EFC, she studied public policy and environmental sustainability at UNC-Chapel … Read more