The Carolina Center for Public Service is pleased to recognize UNC-Chapel Hill’s fourth cohort of SECU Public Fellows Interns. Through this program, 19 undergraduate Carolina students are working throughout the summer in partnership with organizations serving communities in North Carolina.
SECU Public Fellows Interns are paid as employees and enrolled in a summer course through the Gillings School of Global Public Health focused on effective community engagement. CCPS is grateful to the SECU Foundation for providing grant funding of up to $110,000 for this program. To learn more about the program, visit go.unc.edu/SECU.
The 2023 SECU Public Fellows Interns at UNC-Chapel Hill are:
Emma Brockman ‘24
Major: Education
Hometown: Cramerton, N.C.
Placement Site: Men and Women United for Youth and Families (Delco, N.C.)
Aisha Bynum ‘25
Major: Sociology
Hometown: Durham, N.C.
Placement Site: Boys and Girls Clubs of Orange and Durham County (Durham, N.C.)
Fiona Chen ‘25
Major: Biology
Hometown: Raleigh, N.C.
Placement Site: United Way of Franklin County– Mobile Innovation Lab (Franklinton, N.C.)
Robert Clay ‘24
Major: Philosophy
Hometown: Durham, N.C.
Placement Site: EmPOWERment, Inc. (Chapel Hill, N.C.)
Robert Fus ‘26
Major: Economics
Hometown: Winston-Salem, N.C.
Placement Site: Peacehaven Community Farm (Whitsett, N.C.)
Riley Harris ‘26
Major: Biology
Hometown: Holly Springs, N.C.
Placement Site: Chatham Outreach Alliance, Inc. (CORA) (Pittsboro, N.C.)
Tanner Hatley ‘25
Major: Economics
Hometown: Albemarle, N.C.
Placement Site: Love Chatham (Siler City, N.C.)
David Holt ‘26
Major: Pre-Business
Hometown: Chapel Hill, N.C.
Placement Site: City of Oxford (Oxford, N.C.)
Thomas Johnson ‘26
Major: Statistics and Operations Research
Hometown: Washington, N.C.
Placement Site: Washington Harbor District Alliance (Washington, N.C.)
Virginia Llewellyn ‘26
Major: Business Administration
Hometown: Winterville, N.C.
Placement Site: AMEXCAN (Greenville, N.C.)
Ma’kylah Lucas ‘25
Majors: Medical Anthropology
Hometown: Wilson, N.C.
Placement Site: Project Momentum, Inc. (Rocky Mount, N.C.)
Jana Matthews ‘26
Majors: Public Policy
Hometown: Holly Springs, N.C.
Placement Site: Blueprint NC (Eastern N.C. Counties)
Cade McConnell ‘24
Majors: Political Science and Media & Journalism
Hometown: Lincolnton, N.C.
Placement Site: Legal Aid of North Carolina -The Smoky Mountain Offices (Slyva, N.C.)
Sarah Montross ‘23
Major: Public Health (Health Policy & Management)
Hometown: Chapel Hill, N.C.
Placement Site: El Futuro (Durham, N.C.)
Camila Perez Moya ‘25
Majors: Management & Society; Medical Anthropology
Hometown: Hamlet, N.C.
Placement Site: Orange County Rape Crisis Center (Chapel Hill, N.C.)
Bisma Qureshi ‘26
Majors: Neuroscience
Hometown: Charlotte, N.C.
Placement Site: Orange County Rape Crisis Center (Chapel Hill, N.C.)
Alisha Rehman ‘24
Majors: Biology
Hometown: High Point, N.C.
Placement Site: Men and Women United for Youth and Families (Delco, N.C.)
Neel Singh ‘26
Major: Public Health (Nutrition)
Hometown: Raleigh, N.C.
Placement Site: Upper Coastal Plain Council of Governments (Wilson, N.C.)
Hannah Swanton ‘24
Majors: Global Studies and Geography
Hometown: Greensboro, N.C.
Placement Site: Partners in Community, Inc. (Bolivia, N.C.)