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Jena Phillips

Cohort 2

Jurisdiction: Ahoskie

University: NC State

Hometown: Raleigh, NC

Biography

Jena Phillips served her fellowship with the Town of Ahoskie. She was responsible for securing Coronavirus Relief Funding (CRF), and planned and executed the use of $200,000 in CRF money. Her work added the necessary capacity for the Town to properly use the funds and meet time and recording requirements.

Before LFNC

Phillips graduated from North Carolina State University with bachelor’s degrees in political science and in Arabic language and literature. While at NC State, Phillips served as a participant and team leader for multiple alternative service breaks, worked to coordinate and facilitate a leadership development program for more than 300 students, and acted as the first undergraduate intern at Southern Coalition for Social Justice, a nonprofit in Durham.

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