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Cohort 5

Jurisdiction: Kinston

University: UNC-Pembroke

Hometown: Princeton, NC

Brittany Best is serving her fellowship with the City of Kinston. She graduated cum laude from UNC-Pembroke with a bachelor’s degree in political science and a minor in African American studies.

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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