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Ania Hairston

Cohort 5

Jurisdiction: NC League of Municipalities

University: NC Central

Hometown: Madison, NC

Biography

Ania Hairston is working with an American Rescue Plan (ARP) grant vendor for the NC League of Municipalities. The League provides cybersecurity, legal, grant, and communications ARP services to non-entitlement units. Hairston monitors the grant service line and coordinates with the vendor to connect towns across the state with the services they need in a timely way.

Before LFNC

Ania Hairston is serving her fellowship with the North Carolina League of Municipalities. She graduated from North Carolina Central University with a bachelor’s degree in political science and a minor in business administration. During her time at NCCU, Ania was honored as one of the inaugural recipients of the Cheatham-White Scholarship.

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