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Cohort 6

Jurisdiction: Hyde County

University: UNC-Chapel Hill

Hometown: Kernersville, NC

During Alex’s Public Policy capstone, he worked with Blueprint NC to build support for resilience hubs in Eastern North Carolina to better protect vulnerable populations from natural disasters. Alex intends to pursue a career in environmental law, a path he chose to help vulnerable communities address and recover from environmental injustices. Lead for North Carolina appealed to him because it offers the opportunity to become familiar with the daily operations of local communities and provides professional development invaluable for graduate school and his future career.

June 18, 2025

In August 2024, Paloma Garcia-Serrano stepped into the Foothills Regional Commission for her first day of work as a Lead for North Carolina Fellow. Lead for NC is a leadership development program…

June 11, 2025

Written by: Skye Allan (Lead for North Carolina Cohort 3 Alum) In small towns held together by close ties and limited resources, projects and initiatives succeed or fail based on…

April 14, 2025

After graduating from UNC Chapel Hill and NC State University in 2024, Kristy Nguyen and Anu Mishra were selected to be part of a unique local government fellowship program based…

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