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Brittany Best

Cohort 5

Jurisdiction: Kinston

University: UNC-Pembroke

Hometown: Princeton, NC

Before LFNC

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.

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