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Cohort 4

Jurisdiction: Nashville / Red Oak

University: East Carolina University

Hometown: Rocky Mount, NC

Averie Rae Parker served her fellowship in the Towns of Red Oak and Nashville. In Red Oak, she ensured all government records are accessible through digitization and played a key role in community engagement by planning multiple community events. She also secured $54,000 in funding to help ensure Town compliance with the ADA. In Nashville, her efforts modernized record retention and collection. Parker also played a crucial role in increasing community engagement initiatives and promoting communications to residents.

Parker graduated summa cum laude from East Carolina University. While attending ECU, she was a member of the Pre-Law Society and inducted into the Alpha Kappa Delta honor society. She is a public education advocate and spent much of her free time tutoring students to prepare for standardized testing.

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