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Jurisdiction: Clinton

University: East Carolina University

Hometown: Beulaville, NC

Sylveonna Holmes served her fellowship in the City of Clinton. She assisted departments with projects including research, data analysis, planning, and community events. She served on the Downtown Promotion Committee, the Clinton Design Committee, and the Small Business Committee. Holmes conducted a report on overtime accrual by city firefighters, resulting in governmental cost savings and the hiring of additional firefighters for the jurisdiction. She also contribute to the research on and sale of a brownfield property owned by the City.

Holmes is a graduate of East Carolina University, where she received her bachelor’s degree in interpersonal and organizational communication and a minor in leadership studies. During her time at ECU, she was service leadership assistant for Pirate P.A.L.S. (Peers Advocating Learning Success) in the Center for Leadership and Civic Engagement. She also served as a mentor for other service leadership assistants within the office. Holmes was inducted into the Sigma Alpha Pi honor society and received a Community Impact Award from the North Carolina Campus Compact for her service in Greenville.

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