People
Imani Russell
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Imani Russell is an undergraduate student studying Sociology, with a minor in Creative Writing. Imani will graduate in December 2023 and hopes to pursue a career in the social impact of media with a focus … Read more
Karina Samuel
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Karina Samuel is a sophomore majoring in Business Administration and Statistics and Analytics. On campus, she is the Chief Marketing Officer of Chapel Thrill Escapes, the Career Development Chair at the Sustainable Business Club, and … Read more
Melanie Sanchez
Project Director
Melanie Sanchez is a Project Director at the UNC Environmental Finance Center (UNC EFC). In this role, she helps manage multiple projects, including Pollution Prevention, Lumber River Council of Government (LRCOG), and Community work (BIL), … Read more
Henri Sanders
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Henri Sanders is an undergraduate student at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, majoring in Geography with a minor in Philosophy. At Chapel Hill, Henri works as an undergraduate research assistant with the EFC … Read more
Gabriela Santana
Graduate Research Assistant
Gabriela Santana is an undergraduate Environmental Science student with a minor in Geography graduating in December 2021. She is hoping to pursue a Master’s in Information Science at UNC through the Dual-Degree Environmental Informatics program … Read more
Manasa Tandri
Undergraduate Research Assistant
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 … Read more
Austin Thompson-Spain
Associate Director
Austin Thompson-Spain is a former Associate Director at the UNC EFC. Austin joined the EFC at UNC in 2018 as a Project Director. In this role, she conducts applied research and provides technical assistance and … Read more
Hope Thomson
Senior Project Director
Hope Thomson is a Senior Project Director at the UNC Environmental Finance Center (UNC EFC). In this role, she works with communities to improve their utility’s financial capacity and plan for capital improvements. Hope believes … Read more
Mary Tiger
Chief Operating Officer
Mary Tiger was the Chief Operating Officer at the EFC until August, 2015. Mary worked to make sure that the Environmental Finance Center was sustainably financed and managed, led strategic and operational initiatives and coordinated … Read more
Alessandra Caceres Torres
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Alessandra Caceres Torres is an undergraduate student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, double majoring in Political Science and Public Policy and minoring in Spanish for the Legal Professions. In the future, … Read more