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Cohort 7

Jurisdiction: McDowell County

University: UNC Asheville

Hometown: Hope Mills, NC

Zoe Montgomery is the Lead for North Carolina Fellow serving McDowell County. She graduated cum laude from the University of North Carolina at Asheville with a BS in Environmental Science, concentrating in Management and Policy. During her time at UNC Asheville, Zoe earned academic honors including a Departmental Distinction from the Environmental Science Department.

July 25, 2025

By Andy Bradshaw The School of Government is pleased to share the continued work of Lead for North Carolina Fellows. As the western region of the state continues to respond to the…

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…

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