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2 0 1 3 G R A D U A T E S
“The impact of my experience in the Buckley Public Service
Scholars program is that it helped me apply the knowledge I gained in the classroom to help improve the Chapel Hill community, the state of North Carolina and also my hometown of Yaounde by serving them. To me, serving other people and putting others’ needs first is what humanity is all about.”
» Sheila enoh “As an international student, being involved in the Buckley Public Service
Scholars program has really brought me different, yet exciting, outside-classroom learning experiences. It was more of an experience that in this big, big world, there were so many things I can do and contribute as an individual. Everyone can make others live better and smile.”
» Zhujun liang
“BPSS has allowed me to explore outside of the UNC
‘bubble’ and be a part of the larger Chapel Hill community.”
» Min KiM “My time as a Buckley Public Service Scholar has been a defining experience of my four years at Carolina. It has allowed me to continue
my passion for ESL teaching and addressing Latino issues in the Chapel Hill and Carrboro community. I have been able to participate in enriching classroom experiences that demonstrate the important ties between scholarship and service. Finally, it has given me the opportunity to meet others who share my commitment to service.”
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Carolina students have an amazing
way of giving back. Whether it is
connecting work in the classroom to
making a difference in the community,
developing innovative solutions to
practical problems in our local or global
communities, or supporting the efforts
of others, our students are making our
state, nation and world better.
For decades, we have demonstrated a collective, campus-wide
responsibility by engaging with and responding to the world around
us. Our students and faculty connect in untold ways to what is
happening beyond our walls. So it is fitting that we honor the 2013
graduating class of Buckley Public Service Scholars for what they have
done while at Carolina.
By expanding and applying their knowledge, skills and passion for
service, they prove every day that Carolina is the best place to discover,
learn and engage. They continue to bring to life our mission as a public
university to improve people’s lives.
As you read this bulletin, you will learn a little about how each scholar
and every project continues Carolina’s long tradition of service.
Thank you for helping us celebrate these outstanding students and
their accomplishments. They are an excellent example of what makes
Carolina exceptional in both academics and public service.
It is an honor to congratulate the
Class of 2013 Buckley Public Service
Scholars! During their time at
Carolina, these impressive students
have strengthened their commitment
to service while also expanding
their skills as they connected with
communities in North Carolina, across
the United States and around the world.
Throughout this bulletin, you can see the numerous ways these
students have committed time and talent to so many worthwhile
efforts. The Carolina faculty and staff, dedicated community agencies
and countless individuals with whom they have worked are also to be
commended for their unending support of these students and all they
have done in the name of service.
Begun in 2003, the program continues to grow, and this year, 9.2
percent of Carolina undergraduates are enrolled as participants.
In 2011, the Carolina Center for Public Service announced the
establishment of the Walter White Buckley Jr. Endowment, and it
is thanks to this endowment that Buckley Public Service Scholars
will be graduating for generations to come. Building on Carolina’s
tradition of excellence, the class of 2013 joins those who have gone
before them and sets the example for those who follow. Each of these
graduates has demonstrated commitment and passion in serving
through this program. I have no doubt they will continue to make
meaningful contributions as they leave Carolina dedicated to making
a difference wherever they are.
Welcome
“As an international student, being involved in the Buckley Public Service
Scholars program has really brought me different, yet exciting, outside-classroom learning experiences. It was more of an experience that in this big, big world, there were so many things I can do and contribute as an individual. Everyone can make others live better and smile.”
» Zhujun liang
H. Holden Thorp Chancellor, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Lynn W. Blanchard Director, Carolina Center for Public Service
CONTENTS Program Overview 2 Graduates 3 Map 4 Graduate Profiles 6
The Carolina Center for Public Service connects the energy and expertise of both the University and the community to provide students, faculty and staff with deep and transformative experiences. Through engaged scholarship and service, we work together to create collaborative and interdisciplinary solutions to local and global challenges.
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Program ComponentsThe BPSS program offers participants a structure to learn about and practice public service and engagement beyond the scope of traditional volunteerism, recognizing the value of organizational and policy-based service in addition to direct service. While in the BPSS program, many students are introduced to social entrepreneurship, community-based research, advocacy and philanthropy as important forms of public service. Special opportunities available to BPSS participants include: SMART Mentoring program, Philanthropy as a Tool for Social Change course, North Carolina Outward Bound School scholarships and the Buckley reflection series.
The program is open to all full-time undergraduate students with at least four semesters remaining at Carolina. To complete the program, students build a portfolio which includes the following program components:
» Orientation session » 300 documented hours of service » One service-learning course » Four skills trainings » Senior service reflection » Minimum cumulative GPA
Program Overview The Buckley Public Service Scholars program (BPSS) provides a framework for Carolina undergraduate students committed to making a positive impact through service. BPSS challenges participants to expand their understanding of service, connect academic and community-based experiences and build their capacity to help effect change. While
completing the program components, participants build portfolios reflecting their learning and unique experiences throughout North Carolina, the nation and the world.
Since 2003, BPSS has connected students with similar interests and provided special opportunities for leadership development and community engagement. This year,
participating students reported service with more than 1,000 organizations.
The 2013 graduating class of Buckley Public Service Scholars featured in this publication has reported 114,558 hours of service as of early April 2013. Of those hours, 69.5 percent were served in North Carolina, 13 percent in other states and 17.5 percent internationally.
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2013 GraduatesBY THE NUMBERS
Service Areas Percent Children and Youth 19.9 Education 18 Social Justice 13.8 Hunger and Homelessness 8.1 or Poverty
Arts and Culture 3
Major Percent Biology 16.5 Psychology 11.9 Global Studies 10.3 Political Science 8.8 Journalism and 6.9 Mass Communication
114,558 h o u r S of
Service69.5%
NORTH CAROLINA
17.5%INTERNATIONAL
13%OTHER STATES
BPSS participants represent 75 percent of all majors on campus. The top five majors of this year’s graduates are listed below.
BPSS participants focus on a large variety of interests. Below are the top five service areas reported by 2013 graduates.
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Congratulations to our Buckley Public Service Scholars for their outstanding work in public service!
FROM ACROSS THE UNITED STATESAlabamaWhitney AdamsAmanda Grayson
CaliforniaVivian DoanSarah Osborne
ColoradoTracy BlauweissJordan MeerRenee Sullender
ConnecticutRenae James
DelawareMeghan Lyons
FloridaJoel LugonesAlexa LytleJagir PatelMelina SilvaRayna SinghNatalia SmirnovaAlexis SydowNicole Zalles
GeorgiaKelsey Aho
Alexandra BalkumBenjamin BargeJason DunnTaylor FultonMorgan MooreChelsea WeiermillerEverett Young
IllinoisSarah KrantzLindsay NewmanKatherine RolfSarah Torp
IowaDaniel Peterson
MarylandJasmine CogdellNicole Cummings
MassachusettsIsabella CassellDan ChenKelsey Jost-CreeganAbigail Poeske
New JerseyNicolette AshGiovana Espejo
David GaharyTodd LewisAmee Shrimanker
New YorkJacqueline DrexlerHeather EngelJennie JeuneKaren LinRandi MacklerJustin SodomaMackenzie Thomas
OhioMatthew GivensChristopher JonesSuzanne LucciElizabeth MoroneyMichael Oehler
OklahomaGeorge FoxLindsay Rosenfeld
PennsylvaniaLaura BrushKelly PeuquetJessica Richardson
South CarolinaRachel Williams
TennesseeJulia Da SilvaLeena PatelKayce ReshaAliza SirBilan Stribling
TexasDelaney DixonJessica GriegerNayab KhanSarah MafeKelly Scott
VirginiaCalisha AllenTia DavisKatheryn MckeeShannon MurphyKaren ObandoAnna RamundoNatalie Thom
WisconsinKelly Ledoux
FROM ACROSS THE GLOBEBrazilNatasha Fischer
CameroonSheila Enoh
CanadaAdam JuthaCamilla PowierzaBrendan Yorke
ChinaXie HeZhujun LiangXiaoding Wang
Saudi ArabiaZobaida Laota
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FROM North CarolinaAlamance Monisola Oyedepo
Ashe Kansas Clarke
Bertie Antoinette Newsome
Buncombe Gabriel BrownAna Cabello-De La GarzaLaura GuderianJessica HetzelLeslie HopperSarah KaminerChristopher Scanzoni
Burke Emily BaileyGeorge KuehnertMarlena MooreYesenia Pedro Vicente
Caldwell Lauren Livingston
Carteret Spencer Bakalar
Catawba Madison LackeyMao Yang
Chatham Erin Walker
Cleveland Mariah Street
Cumberland Ashlea CarverAnupam DalviFrancis DowningMarissa GluckSarbajeet Nagdas
Dare Alexandra Munden
Davidson Lindsay LarisonElizabeth Windsor
Durham Margaret AndersonNina BryceEmily EllisPatricia HuertaScott LallierLindsey LangCamille McGirtSwati RayasamKavya SekarBilan StriblingGrace SykesRukhsona Usmanova
Forsyth Kelly BuchananGeorgia CavanaughLauren HovisWaverly LynchLindsey MillerSamuel ReedMeghan RobbinsAdam Robinson
Colin SullivanSana TariqJohnny Ubri-Cardona
Gaston Emily KeeferElyse Will
Granville Michelle Hicks
Guilford Prosper AmponsahAudrey BoylesAustyn CanadaLindsay ChambersElizabeth GoodingMin KimWilliam LeimenstollJennifer PanNatalie PrinceIlyasah ShabazzEmily Tinsley
Haywood Gabrielle Neri-Mynatt
Hertford Bhumi Dalia
Iredell Chelsea McMullen
Jackson Chelsea Phipps
Lenoir Laurin Novitsky
Martin Krishna Patel
Mecklenburg Hope AlmeidaAlexandra BiggersHolly BruggerHelen BuiAdrienne DahrougeMitali DayalKevin DiaoJacob FrumkinAmanda GadsdenAlison GoverKatelyn HalldorsonEmma HarverBrooke HerdaCornelia HooverMichael LittleMichael MastropoleAshley McClellandTaryn McNameeAsia MorrisRachel MyrickJackclyn NgoSara Skelton
Montgomery Jonathan Hurley
Nash Patrick HeenanBernard Walston
New Hanover Mary Nell JohnsonChesley Kalnen
James LancasterEmily LinettEmalyn PennBess PowellEmily Sheppard
Northampton Victoria BennettJeffrey White
Onslow Albertina KawatuRachel Johnston
Orange Sterling CatesJulie CrimminsAsif KhanNicholas LudlowSarika MenduMary Wurzelmann
Pamlico Xiao Liu
PasquotankErin McCarty
Pitt Cameron Horne
Polk Elizabeth Willis
Randolph Anna KaramRita Phetmixay
Rockingham Rebekah Morrison
Brittney StokesBianca White
Rowan Steven BurgesRachel KirbyChelsea Sullivan
Rutherford Kayla Head
Sampson Dana Royal
Stanly Holly HolbrookAshton Songer
Surry Lacy Schmidt
Union Emily Zuehlke
Vance Kevin Harris
Wake Chavez AdamsTimothy ArmstrongRashi BisaryaChristie BlazevichElizabeth ByrumDevika ChawlaErin CuellarMeghan DeMariaJoseph DeRussoMarlene EatonTiffany Ezuma
Alvera FeenyKevin Christian FloresSheila GaynorVarun Tej GonuguntlaElissa HillLindsay HoffmanJenny JanHaley JonesRasagna KosarajuEmily LambSarah LineberryAlecia MahatoMiranda McNearGraham MulvaneyJulia PaymentCollin PriceSadana RangaraoKameron RoweShreena ShahAustin ShawAlexandra SnedekerKelley SousaAmanda SrsicKristina StansonKara ThioMarian ThomasNnedinma UmeadiMary Katherine WeinelRebecca WhiteCharnelle Wilson
Washington Warche Downing
Wayne Amber Bowden
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AChavez Adams
Raleigh, North CarolinaMajors: African and Afro-American Studies Political SciencePrimary Service Ties:
» Center for Student Academic Counseling » Campus Y » National Association for the Advancement of
Colored People
Whitney Adams Birmingham, AlabamaMajor: PsychologyMinors: African and Afro-American Studies Spanish for the ProfessionsPrimary Service Ties:
» APPLES Service-Learning program » Durham Learning Performance Center » Global Medical Brigades-Honduras
Kelsey Aho Marietta, GeorgiaMajor: GeographyMinors: Urban Studies and Planning Social and Economic JusticePrimary Service Ties:
» APPLES Service-Learning program » TROSA » Unified Theatre
Calisha Allen Virginia Beach, VirginiaMajors: Biology PsychologyMinor: Spanish for the ProfessionsPrimary Service Ties:
» Port Angeles High School Cheer » UNC Athletics » UNC Hospitals
Hope Almeida Charlotte, North CarolinaMajor: Exercise and Sport ScienceMinor: GeographyPrimary Service Ties:
» American Diabetes Association » Carolina Covenant » Heels and Hearts
Prosper Amponsah Greensboro, North CarolinaMajor: PsychologyMinors: Biology ChemistryPrimary Service Ties:
» Autism Outreach » Covenant Gives Back » UNC Hospitals
Margaret Anderson Durham, North CarolinaMajors: Germanic and Slavic Languages
and Literatures Political Science Primary Service Ties:
» Admissions Ambassadors » UNC Honor Court » Morehead-Cain Scholars Program
Timothy Armstrong Raleigh, North CarolinaMajors: Business Administration PhilosophyPrimary Service Ties:
» APPLES Service-Learning program » Orange County Public Schools » UNC LGBTQ Center
Nicolette Ash Martinsville, New JerseyMajors: Information Science LinguisticsPrimary Service Ties:
» APPLES Service-Learning program » SMART Mentoring program » Volunteers for Youth
BEmily Bailey
Morganton, North CarolinaMajor: Environmental Health Sciences Primary Service Ties:
» APPLES Service-Learning program » International Service Learning » Relay For Life
Spencer Bakalar Emerald Isle, North CarolinaMajor: Journalism and Mass CommunicationPrimary Service Ties:
» North Carolina Therapeutic Riding Center » Students of the World » UNC Dance Marathon
Alexandra Balkum Acworth, GeorgiaMajors: Political Science PsychologyMinor: Classical HumanitiesPrimary Service Ties:
» Alpha Chi Omega » APPLES Service-Learning program » Girl Scouts North Carolina Costal Pines
2013 Graduate PROFILES
“Being in this program has allowed me to realize that
being a ‘volunteer’ is more than just logging a few hours
each week. It’s long-term. It’s a choice. It’s a life change.
It’s about being invested in your community and caring
about the needs of others. It will change you and always
for the better!”
Spencer baKalar
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Benjamin Barge Atlanta, GeorgiaMajors: Political Science Romance LanguagesPrimary Service Ties:
» APPLES Service-Learning program » Campus Y » Robertson Scholars Program
Victoria Bennett Garysburg, North CarolinaMajor: SociologyMinor: Social and Economic JusticePrimary Service Ties:
» Durham Crisis Response Center » Guardian Ad Litem » Center for Student Academic Counseling
Alexandra Biggers Charlotte, North CarolinaMajors: Economics Public PolicyPrimary Service Ties:
» Campus Y » Community Empowerment Fund » Campus Y - Homeless Outreach Poverty
Eradication (HOPE)
Rashi Bisarya Cary, North CarolinaMajor: Business AdministrationMinors: Philosophy Politics and EconomicsPrimary Service Ties:
» Carolina Women in Business » Residence Hall Association » Triangle Dance Festival for AIDS
Tracy Blauweiss Denver, ColoradoMajors: Peace, War and Defense Political SciencePrimary Service Ties:
» Admissions Ambassadors » Helping Paws » Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Christie Blazevich Cary, North CarolinaMajors: Business Administration EconomicsPrimary Service Ties:
» Camp Kanata » Rainbow Soccer » Reformed University Fellowship
Amber Bowden Mount Olive, North CarolinaMajors: Economics Political SciencePrimary Service Ties:
» Experiential Learning International » School Reading Partners » UNC Dance Marathon
Audrey Boyles Greensboro, North CarolinaMajor: NursingPrimary Service Ties:
» Community Empowerment Fund » Episcopal Campus Ministry » Student Health Action Coalition
Gabriella Brown Asheville, North CarolinaMajors: Biology Germanic and Slavic Languages
and LiteraturesMinor: ChemistryPrimary Service Ties:
» Cross Cultural Solutions » Master Gardeners » UNC Hospitals
Holly Brugger Matthews, North CarolinaMajors: Psychology Women’s StudiesPrimary Service Ties:
» APPLES Service-Learning program » Project DINAH » The Women’s Center
Laura Brush Doylestown, PennsylvaniaMajors: Global Studies Public PolicyMinor: Environmental Science and StudiesPrimary Service Ties:
» Campus Y » Nourish International » UNC Student Congress
Nina Bryce Durham, North CarolinaMajor: American StudiesMinors: Sustainability Studies Women’s StudiesPrimary Service Ties:
» APPLES Service-Learning program » Campus Y » TABLE
Kelly Buchanan Winston-Salem, North CarolinaMajor: PsychologyMinors: Hispanic Studies Social and Economic JusticePrimary Service Ties:
» Campus Y - Linking Immigrants to New Communities (LINC)
» TEACCH » UNC Hospitals
Helen BuiCharlotte, North CarolinaMajor: Clinical Laboratory SciencePrimary Service Ties:
» Carolina Covenant » Orange County Animal Shelter » Relay For Life
Steven Burges Salisbury, North CarolinaMajors: Archaeology Art HistoryPrimary Service Ties:
» APPLES Service-Learning program » Campus Y - Homeless Outreach Poverty
Eradication (HOPE) » Campus Y - Youth for Elderly Service (YES)
Elizabeth Byrum Raleigh, North CarolinaMajors: Global Studies Journalism and Mass CommunicationMinor: Hispanic StudiesPrimary Service Ties:
» APPLES Service-Learning program » Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools » M.A.N.O.
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CAna Cabello-De la Garza
Monterrey, MexicoMajors: Global Studies Latin American StudiesMinor: Medical AnthropologyPrimary Service Ties:
» UNC General Alumni Association 2013 Class Commission
» Radio Latijam » UNC Leadership Institute
Austyn Canada Climax, North CarolinaMajor: Journalism and Mass CommunicationMinor: Spanish for the ProfessionsPrimary Service Ties:
» APPLES Service-Learning program » Campus Y - Technology Without Borders
(TWB) » UNC Hospitals
Ashlea Carver Fayetteville, North CarolinaMajors: English Women’s StudiesMinor: African and Afro-American StudiesPrimary Service Ties:
» Campus Y - Catalyst Conference » National Association for the Advancement of
Colored People » Summer Bridge Program
Isabella Cassell South Dartmouth, MassachusettsMajor: PsychologyPrimary Service Ties:
» Ackland Art Museum » APPLES Service-Learning program » Carolina Navigators
Sterling Cates Hillsborough, North CarolinaMajor: Journalism and Mass CommunicationPrimary Service Ties:
» Las Guapitas » One Act » UNC Hospitals
Georgia Cavanaugh Winston-Salem, North CarolinaMajors: English Global StudiesPrimary Service Ties:
» APPLES Service-Learning program » Campus Y » Carolina Leadership Development
Lindsay Chambers High Point, North CarolinaMajor: Global StudiesPrimary Service Ties:
» APPLES Service-Learning program » Nourish International » UNC Dance Marathon
Devika Chawla Cary, North CarolinaMajors: Biology PsychologyMinor: Asian StudiesPrimary Service Ties:
» APPLES Service-Learning program » Campus Y » Students for Students International
Dan Chen Quincy, MassachusettsMajor: Environmental Sciences and
EngineeringMinor: Mathematics Primary Service Ties:
» Carolina Language Partnership (CLaP) » Service and Leadership Living and Learning
Community » UNC Dance Marathon
Kansas Clarke West Jefferson, North CarolinaMajors: Exercise and Sport Science PsychologyPrimary Service Ties:
» Campus Y » Relay For Life » UNC Hospitals
Jasmine Cogdell Silver Spring, MarylandMajor: Journalism and Mass CommunicationMinor: African and Afro-American StudiesPrimary Service Ties:
» APPLES Service-Learning program » Carolina Association of Black Journalists » Estes Hills Elementary School
Julie Crimmins Chapel Hill, North CarolinaMajor: Journalism and Mass CommunicationMinor: Creative WritingPrimary Service Ties:
» APPLES Service-Learning program » Chatham County Together! » Eve Carson Scholarship
Erin Cuellar Raleigh, North CarolinaMajor: MusicPrimary Service Ties:
» APPLES Service-Learning program » Durham Arts Council » Sigma Alpha Iota Women’s Music Fraternity
Nicole Cummings Lanham, MarylandMajor: BiologyMinors: Anthropology ChemistryPrimary Service Ties:
» International Student Volunteers » UNC Hospitals » UNC-CH Health Occupations Students Of
America (HOSA)
DJulia Da Silva
Johnson City, TennesseeMajors: Linguistics Women’s StudiesPrimary Service Ties:
» Orange County Rape Crisis Center » Orange County Sheriff ’s Office » Project DINAH
Adrienne Dahrouge Charlotte, North CarolinaMajors: Romance Languages Political ScienceMinor: EnglishPrimary Service Ties:
» APPLES Service-Learning program » Young Democrats
“There is no better teacher than experience. Therefore,
I want to challenge myself and everyone I interact with
to be the best version of a humanitarian, student and
leader grounded in the BPSS experience.This initiative
of paying it forward should transcend the ‘right here,
right now’ and be the foundation for a lifetime of
unconditional service. This is just the beginning. Now,
thanks to BPSS, we have the tools to make it happen and
make it worth it.”
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Bhumi Dalia Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesMajors: Communication Studies EnglishMinor: Journalism and Mass CommunicationPrimary Service Ties:
» Orange County Rape Crisis Center » Students for Students International » UNC Hospitals
Anupam Dalvi Fayetteville, North CarolinaMajors: Economics Political ScienceMinor: EntrepreneurshipPrimary Service Ties:
» Campus Y - Best Buddies » Habitat for Humanity » Student U
Tia Davis Norfolk, VirginiaMajor: Journalism and Mass CommunicationMinor: EntrepreneurshipPrimary Service Ties:
» Carolina Association of Black Journalists » Habitat for Humanity » Management Leadership for Tomorrow
Mitali Dayal Charlotte, North CarolinaMajor: Global StudiesMinors: Hispanic Studies Social and Economic JusticePrimary Service Ties:
» Campus Y » Campus Y - Project Literacy » UNC Hospitals
Meghan DeMaria Apex, North CarolinaMajors: Classical Civilization EnglishPrimary Service Ties:
» UNC Department of Public Safety » Newman Catholic Student Center » Wilson Library
Joseph DeRusso IVCary, North CarolinaMajor: ChemistryMinor: Spanish for the ProfessionsPrimary Service Ties:
» APPLES Service-Learning program » Habitat for Humanity » UNC Dance Marathon
Kevin Diao Charlotte, North CarolinaMajor: MathematicsMinor: ChemistryPrimary Service Ties:
» A Helping Hand NC » Carolina for Kibera » South Orange Rescue Squad
Delaney Dixon Dallas, TexasMajor: Global StudiesMinor: African StudiesPrimary Service Ties:
» Family Legacy Missions International » Campus Y - Helping Youth by Providing
Enrichment (HYPE) » Intervarsity Christian Fellowship
Vivian Doan Westminster, CaliforniaMajor: BiologyMinor: ChemistryPrimary Service Ties:
» Carolina Leadership Development » Leadership Institute » The Learning Center
Francis Downing Fayetteville, North CarolinaMajors: Peace, War and Defense Public PolicyPrimary Service Ties:
» Buckley Public Service Scholars program » Relay For Life » TABLE
Warché Downing Plymouth, North CarolinaMajor: Public PolicyMinor: Social and Economic JusticePrimary Service Ties:
» APPLES Service-Learning program » God First Campus Ministry » Health Occupations Students of America
Jacqueline Drexler Bohemia, New YorkMajor: Communication StudiesMinors: Hispanic Studies LinguisticsPrimary Service Ties:
» Center for Acquisition of Spoken Language through Listening Enrichment
» M.A.N.O. » Strive for College
Jason Dunn Atlanta, GeorgiaMajor: EconomicsMinors: Business ChemistryPrimary Service Ties:
» Campus Y - HOPE Gardens » UNC Student Government
EMarlène Eaton
Raleigh, North CarolinaMajors: Global Studies LinguisticsPrimary Service Ties:
» Instituto San Pablo Misionero » UNC Dance Marathon » UNC Hospitals
Emily Ellis Bahama, North CarolinaMajor: Journalism and Mass CommunicationMinor: ItalianPrimary Service Ties:
» UNC Attorney General ’s Staff » UNC Pauper Players » UNC General Alumni Association – Senior
Marshals
Heather Engel Ridge, New YorkMajor: Business AdministrationPrimary Service Ties:
» APPLES Service-Learning program » Campus Y - Technology Without Borders
(TWB) » Carolina Women in Business
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Sheila Enoh Brooklyn, New YorkMajors: Biology PsychologyMinor: ChemistryPrimary Service Ties:
» APPLES Service-Learning program » Center for Student Success and Academic
Counseling » UNC Hospitals
Giovana Espejo Passaoc, New JerseyMajor: Global StudiesMinor: Art HistoryPrimary Service Ties:
» Campus Y » Carolina Navigators » Scholars’ Latino Initiative
Tiffany Ezuma Raleigh, North CarolinaMajors: English Political Science Primary Service Ties:
» America Reads » APPLES Service-Learning program » School Reading Partners
FAlvera Feeny
Raleigh, North CarolinaMajors: Psychology SociologyMinor: Social and Economic JusticePrimary Service Ties:
» APPLES Service-Learning program » Campus Y - Carolina Against Slavery and
Trafficking (CAST) » SMART Mentoring program
Natasha Fischer Porto Alegre, BrazilMajors: Biology Dramatic ArtMinor: ChemistryPrimary Service Ties:
» Orange County Emergency Services » Piedmont Wildlife Center » Playmakers Repertory Company
Kevin Christian Flores Cary, North CarolinaMajor: BiologyMinor: ChemistryPrimary Service Ties:
» Campus Y » Residence Hall Association » UNC Hospitals
George Fox Tulsa, OklahomaMajor: Health Policy and ManagementPrimary Service Ties:
» UNC General Alumni Association » Newman Catholic Student Center » Sigma Chi
Jacob Frumkin Matthews, North CarolinaMajor: MathematicsMinor: EntrepreneurshipPrimary Service Ties:
» APPLES Service-Learning program » APPLES Service-Learning Alternative
Breaks » Philanthropy as a Tool for Social Change
Taylor Fulton Atlanta, GeorgiaMajor: Peace, War and DefenseMinor: Social and Economic Justice Primary Service Ties:
» Admissions Ambassadors » APPLES Service-Learning program » The King Center
GAmanda Gadsden
Charlotte, North CarolinaMajor: PsychologyPrimary Service Ties:
» Campus Y - Helping Youth by Providing Enrichment (HYPE)
» Movement of Youth » UNC Dance Marathon
David Gahary Hillsborough, North CarolinaMajor: Global StudiesMinor: Philosophy, Politics and EconomicsPrimary Service Ties:
» Autism Outreach » Autism Speaks » Scholars’ Latino Initiative
Sheila Gaynor Cary, North CarolinaMajors: Biostatistics MathematicsPrimary Service Ties:
» APPLES Service-Learning program » Newman Catholic Student Center » UNC Platelet Donation Center
Matthew Givens Dublin, OhioMajor: Environmental Health Sciences Minor: ChemistryPrimary Service Ties:
» Community Empowerment Fund » Episcopal Campus Ministry » UNC Hospitals
Marissa Gluck Fayetteville, North CarolinaMajors: Political Science Women’s StudiesPrimary Service Ties:
» Orange County Rape Crisis Center » UNC Student Government » Young Democrats
Varun Gonuguntla Cary, North CarolinaMajor: BiologyMinors: Chemistry Computer SciencePrimary Service Ties:
» Arc of Orange County » Phi Sigma Pi » UNC Hospitals
Elizabeth Gooding High Point, North CarolinaMajor: Environmental StudiesMinors: Marine Sciences Spanish for the ProfessionsPrimary Service Ties:
» North Carolina Aquarium » Rainbow Soccer » UNC Dance Marathon
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Alison Gover Huntersville, North CarolinaMajors: Child Development and Family
Studies PsychologyMinor: EnglishPrimary Service Ties:
» APPLES Service-Learning program » UNC School of Education » Volunteers and Partners in Education
Amanda Grayson Birmingham, AlabamaMajors: Peace, War and Defense Political SciencePrimary Service Ties:
» APPLES Service-Learning program » UNC Honor Court » Roosevelt Institute
Jessica Grieger Sugar Land, TexasMajor: BiologyMinors: Asian Studies Medical AnthropologyPrimary Service Ties:
» APPLES Service-Learning program » UNC Dance Marathon » UNC Hospitals
Laura Guderian Asheville, North CarolinaMajors: Communication Studies PsychologyPrimary Service Ties:
» APPLES Service-Learning program » Helping Paws » Nourish International
HKatelyn Halldorson
Charlotte, North CarolinaMajors: Economics Global StudiesPrimary Service Ties:
» APPLES Service-Learning program » Symbology » Undergraduate Net Impact Club
Kevin Harris Henderson, North CarolinaMajors: Biology Political ScienceMinor: ChemistryPrimary Service Ties:
» Bethesda Volunteer Fire Department » The North Carolina Boys Choir » UNC Hospitals
Emma Harver Charlotte, North CarolinaMajors: Global Studies Political ScienceMinor: MusicPrimary Service Ties:
» APPLES Service-Learning program » Challah for Hunger » Student Leadership for Environmental Action
Fund
Xie He Guiyan, ChinaMajors: Environmental Sciences MathematicsPrimary Service Ties:
» Boys and Girls Club » Cross-Cultural Solutions » Teach for China
Kayla Head Rutherfordton, North CarolinaMajors: African and Afro-American Studies Public PolicyPrimary Service Ties:
» Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. » Global Dental Brigades » UNC Hospitals
Patrick Heenan Wilmington, North CarolinaMajors: Computer Science PhysicsPrimary Service Ties:
» Campus Y » Campus Y - Technology Without Borders
(TWB) » North Carolina Fellows
Brooke Herda Huntersville, North CarolinaMajors: Germanic and Slavic Languages
and Literatures Global StudiesPrimary Service Ties:
» APPLES Service-Learning program » Campus Y - Catalyst Conference » UNC Dance Marathon
Jessica Hetzel Asheville, North CarolinaMajor: Business AdministrationPrimary Service Ties:
» APPLES Service-Learning program » Artheels » UNC Hospitals
Michelle Hicks Oxford, North CarolinaMajors: Communication Studies Romance LanguagesPrimary Service Ties:
» APPLES Service-Learning program » Ronald McDonald House » UNC Hospitals
Elissa Hill Apex, North CarolinaMajor: EconomicsMinor: MusicPrimary Service Ties:
» A Ban Against Neglect » Shared Hope International » UNC Women’s Glee Club
Lindsay Hoffman Cary, North CarolinaMajor: Exercise and Sport ScienceMinor: Spanish for the ProfessionsPrimary Service Ties:
» Alpha Phi Omega » The Arc Orange County » North Caroling Therapeutic Riding Center
Holly Holbrook Albemarle, North CarolinaMajor: Women’s StudiesMinor: Social and Economic JusticePrimary Service Ties:
» Phi Beta Chi » Democratic National Committee » Ronald McDonald House“The Buckley Public Services Scholars program
gives structure and community to giving back while
at UNC - without it, I may never have ventured into
a service-learning class or learned about some of the
organizations I have worked with.”
Katelyn hallDorSon
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Cornelia Hoover Charlotte, North CarolinaMajors: Communication Studies Public PolicyMinor: Social and Economic JusticePrimary Service Ties:
» A Ban Against Neglect » APPLES Service-Learning program » Campus Y - Project HEAL
Leslie Hopper Asheville, North CarolinaMajor: Clinical Laboratory SciencePrimary Service Ties:
» Durham Regional Hospital » Emerging Young Leaders program » UNC Hospitals
Cameron Horne Winterville, North CarolinaMajor: GeographyMinor: Social and Economic JusticePrimary Service Ties:
» APPLES Service-Learning program » Communiversity » UNC General Alumni Association
Lauren Hovis Pfafftown, North CarolinaMajors: Global Studies Political ScienceMinor: Dramatic ArtPrimary Service Ties:
» Campus Y » Habitat for Humanity » Young Democrats
Patricia Huerta Durham, North CarolinaMajors: Psychology SociologyMinor: Sexuality StudiesPrimary Service Ties:
» APPLES Service-Learning program » Helping Paws » Orange County Animal Services
Jonathan Hurley Mt. Gilead, North CarolinaMajor: BiologyMinors: Entrepreneurship Spanish for the ProfessionsPrimary Service Ties:
» Lake Tillery Volunteer Fire Department » MEDworld » Oskar Jandl Hospital
JRenae James
Hartford, ConnecticutMajor: Exercise and Sport ScienceMinor: BiologyPrimary Service Ties:
» APPLES Service-Learning program » Heavenly Groceries » Rogers-Eubanks Community Center
Jenny Jan Cary, North CarolinaMajor: BiologyMinors: Anthropology ChemistryPrimary Service Ties:
» Campus Y - Catalyst Conference » Relay For Life » UNC Hospitals
Jennie Jeune Wheatley Heights, New YorkMajor: NursingPrimary Service Ties:
» American Nursing Association » APPLES Service-Learning program » UNC Dance Marathon
Mary Nell Johnson Wilmington, North CarolinaMajor: Environmental StudiesPrimary Service Ties:
» Chapel Hill Farmers’ Market » GoMeals » Young Life
Rachel Johnston Jacksonville, North CarolinaMajor: NutritionMinors: Chemistry Hispanic StudiesPrimary Service Ties:
» Campus Y - Project Literacy » Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools » Scholars’ Latino Initiative
Christopher Jones Continental, OhioMajor: Environmental SciencesMinor: MathematicsPrimary Service Ties:
» APPLES Service-Learning program » Carolina Farm Stewardship Association » Renewable Energy Special Projects
Committee
Haley Jones Raleigh, North CarolinaMajor: Elementary Education Primary Service Ties:
» Campus Y - Catalyst Conference » International Student Volunteers » Presbyterian Campus Ministry
Kelsey Jost-Creegan West Roxbury, MassachusettsMajors: Global Studies Romance Languages Primary Service Ties:
» Campus Y - Advocates for Human Rights » Roosevelt Institute » Spanish-Speakers Assisting Latinos Student
Association (SALSA)
“Being a Buckley Public Service Scholar challenged
me to go beyond myself and serve the community within
and outside of Chapel Hill. As a participant, I learned
the importance of partnering with communities in
advocating for social justice.”
lauren hoviS
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Adam Jutha Ontario, CanadaMajor: Health Policy and ManagementPrimary Service Ties:
» APPLES Service-Learning program » Roosevelt Institute » UNC Student Government
KChesley Kalnen
Wilmington, North CarolinaMajors: History Journalism and Mass CommunicationMinor: Art HistoryPrimary Service Ties:
» Carolina Campus Community Garden » TABLE
Sarah Kaminer Asheville, North CarolinaMajor: NursingPrimary Service Ties:
» Admissions Ambassadors » Eve Carson Scholarship » Samaritan Health Center
Anna Karam Liberty, North CarolinaMajors: Psychology Women’s StudiesPrimary Service Ties:
» APPLES Service-Learning program » Orange County Rape Crisis Center » One Act
Albertina Kawatu Jacksonville, North CarolinaMajor: HistoryMinors: Creative Writing EnglishPrimary Service Ties:
» Kappa Omnicron Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
» Movement of Youth » Office of Diversity and Multicultural Affairs
Emily Keefer Stanley, North CarolinaMajors: Biology Exercise and Sport Science Minor: Hispanic Studies Primary Service Ties:
» Bike and Build » Habitat for Humanity » South Orange Rescue Squad
Asif Khan Chapel Hill, North CarolinaMajor: PsychologyPrimary Service Ties:
» Human Rights Center of Chapel Hill and Carrboro
» Refugee Community Partnership » UNC American School Health Association
(ASHA)
Nayab Khan Houston, TexasMajors: Economics EnglishMinor: ArabicPrimary Service Ties:
» Carolina Microfinance Initiative » The Daily Tar Heel » Federal Reserve Challenge
Min Kim Greensboro, North CarolinaMajor: Journalism and Mass CommunicationPrimary Service Ties:
» Orange County Literacy Council » Orange County Public Schools » Relay For Life
Rachel Kirby Salisbury, North CarolinaMajor: Art HistoryMinors: Anthropology FolklorePrimary Service Ties:
» APPLES Service-Learning program » Campus Y - Catalyst Conference » Presbyterian Campus Ministry
Rasagna Kosaraju Cary, North CarolinaMajor: BiostatisticsMinor: MathematicsPrimary Service Ties:
» Alpha Epsilon Delta » Campus Y - Best Buddies » Special Olympics
Sarah Krantz Palatine, IllinoisMajor: BiologyMinors: Chemistry Hispanic StudiesPrimary Service Ties:
» APPLES Service-Learning program » M.A.N.O.
George Kuehnert Morganton, North CarolinaMajors: Economics HistoryPrimary Service Ties:
» Koinonia Ministries » UNC-Chapel Hill Journal of History » UNC Triathlon Club
LMadison Lackey
Winston-Salem, North CarolinaMajor: Health Policy and ManagementMinor: Spanish for the ProfessionsPrimary Service Ties:
» APPLES Service-Learning program » UNC Health Care
Scott Lallier Durham, North CarolinaMajors: Biology PsychologyMinor: ChemistryPrimary Service Ties:
» Boomerang » Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools » Special Olympics
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Emily Lamb Raleigh, North CarolinaMajor: SociologyMinors: Southern Studies Women’s and Gender StudiesPrimary Service Ties:
» Book Harvest » Campus Y » Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools
James Lancaster Wilmington, North CarolinaMajor: Chemistry Minor: BiologyPrimary Service Ties:
» APPLES Service-Learning program » UNC FACE AIDS » UNC Hospitals
Lindsey Lang Durham, North CarolinaMajor: NursingPrimary Service Ties:
» Campus Y - Helping Youth by Providing Enrichment (HYPE)
» UNC Hospitals » UNC Pre-Health Advising
Zobaida Laota Dhahran, Saudi ArabiaMajor: PsychologyMinor: Social and Economic JusticePrimary Service Ties:
» APPLES Service-Learning program » UNC Global Brigades » UNC Muslim Student Association
Lindsay Larison Thomasville, North CarolinaMajor: NursingPrimary Service Ties:
» Compass Center » Student Health Action Coalition (SHAC) » Summit Church
Kelly LeDoux Wauwatosa, WisonsinMajors: Biology PsychologyMinors: Chemistry Hispanic StudiesPrimary Service Ties:
» Campus Y - Homeless Outreach Poverty Eradication (HOPE)
» Newman Catholic Student Center » Relay For Life
William Leimenstoll Greensboro, North CarolinaMajor: Environmental StudiesPrimary Service Ties:
» Campus Y » Pi Kappa Phi » UNC Student Government
Todd Lewis Washington, New JerseyMajor: Health Policy and ManagementPrimary Service Ties:
» Experiential Learning International » Foundation for International Medical Relief
for Children » LAB! Theater
Zhujun Liang Guangzhou, ChinaMajors: Business Administration Mathematical Decision SciencesPrimary Service Ties:
» APPLES Service-Learning program » Campus Y » Young Scholars International
Karen Lin Yorktown Heights, New YorkMajor: BiologyMinors: Anthropology Social and Economic JusticePrimary Service Ties:
» APPLES Service-Learning program » Community Empowerment Fund » GlobeMed at UNC
Sarah Lineberry Wake Forest, North CarolinaMajors: Psychology Romance LanguagesMinor: Anthropology Primary Service Ties:
» The Arc of Orange County » St. Joseph Family of Haiti » University Presbyterian Church
Emily Linett Wilmington, North CarolinaMajors: Nutrition Romance LanguagesMinor: ChemistryPrimary Service Ties:
» Global Medical Brigades » Spanish School Reading Partners » TABLE
Michael Little Charlotte, North CarolinaMajors: Political Science Public PolicyPrimary Service Ties:
» Americorps Literacy Corps » APPLES Service-Learning program » Student Coalition for Action in Literacy
“Participating in the BPSS program added a new
level of depth to my time at Carolina. This program
allowed me to more fully understand the blessings that
I have in my life and challenged me to look outside the
bubble of UNC and to interact with new people and
new cultures. I am thankful for the personal growth that
BPSS has encouraged and for the opportunities I have
been given to serve my neighbors: locally, nationally and
internationally.”
Kelly leDoux
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Xiao Liu Grantsboro, North CarolinaMajors: Asian Studies BiologyMinor: ChemistryPrimary Service Ties:
» UNC-CH Health Occupations Students Of America (HOSA)
» Relay For Life » UNC Hospitals
Lauren Livingston Lenoir, North CarolinaMajors: Communication Studies HistoryPrimary Service Ties:
» Habitat for Humanity » Orange County Public Schools » Students of the World
Suzanne Lucci Worthington, OhioMajors: Political Science Public PolicyPrimary Service Ties:
» Carolina Leadership Development » Presbyterian Campus Ministry » UNC Student Government
Nicholas Ludlow Carrboro, North CarolinaMajor: Business AdministrationMinor: Spanish for the ProfessionsPrimary Service Ties:
» Campus Y - Linking Immigrants to New Communities (LINC)
» SWEAT Bread Donations » Máximo Nivel
Joel Lugones Pembroke Pines, FloridaMajors: Economics Public PolicyPrimary Service Ties:
» Piedmont Health » Roosevelt Institute » UNC Student Government
Waverly Lynch Winston-Salem, North CarolinaMajors: English HistoryPrimary Service Ties:
» APPLES Service-Learning program » Eve Carson Memorial 5K for Education » Pi Beta Phi
Meghan Lyons Wilmington, DelawareMajor: Journalism and Mass CommunicationMinor: Entrepreneurship Primary Service Ties:
» APPLES Service-Learning program » Campus Y » Student-Athlete Community Service
Activities
Alexa Lytle Orlando, FloridaMajor: Communication Studies Primary Service Ties:
» APPLES Service-Learning program » Interactive Theater Carolina » Marion Cheek Jackson Center for Saving
and Making History
MRandi Mackler
Bellmore, New YorkMajor: ChemistryMinor: BiologyPrimary Service Ties:
» APPLES Service-Learning program » Inter-Faith Council - Project Rush Hour » Relay For Life
Sarah Mafe Atlanta, GeorgiaMajor: Global StudiesMinor: EntrepreneurshipPrimary Service Ties:
» Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. » Kaplan Smart Start » Movement of Youth
Alecia Mahato Raleigh, North CarolinaMajors: Global Studies Health Policy and ManagementMinor: Hindi-UrduPrimary Service Ties:
» Carolina Navigators » GlobeMed » Students United for Immigrant Equality
Michael Mastropole Charlotte, North CarolinaMajor: BiologyMinor: ChemistryPrimary Service Ties:
» APPLES Service-Learning program » South Orange Rescue Squad » UNC Department of Housing and
Residential Education
Erin McCarty Elizabeth City, North CarolinaMajor: Public PolicyMinors: Social and Economic Justice EntrepreneurshipPrimary Service Ties:
» APPLES Service-Learning program » Joining Hands » Zeta Tau Alpha
Ashley McClelland Charlotte, North CarolinaMajor: Environmental Sciences Minor: BiologyPrimary Service Ties:
» UNC Dance Marathon » Pi Beta Phi » Scientifica
Camille McGirt Durham, North CarolinaMajor: Health Policy and ManagementPrimary Service Ties:
» Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. » Healthy Girls Save the World » Tar Heels for Obama
Katheryn McKee Virginia Beach, VirginiaMajor: Journalism and Mass CommunicationPrimary Service Ties:
» Campus Y - Best Buddies » Sensory Experience Project » Delta Delta Delta
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Chelsea McMullen Mooresville, North CarolinaMajor: BiologyMinor: ChemistryPrimary Service Ties:
» Campus Y - Extended Disaster Relief » Global Medical Training » UNC Hospitals
Taryn McNamee Charlotte, North CarolinaMajor: BiologyMinor: History Primary Service Ties:
» Campus Y - Carolina Hunger Education and Activism Project (C.H.E.A.P.)
» UNC Hospitals » MEDworld
Miranda McNear Apex, North CarolinaMajor: Exercise and Sport ScienceMinor: ChemistryPrimary Service Ties:
» Durham Regional Hospital » Emerging Young Leaders » UNC Hospitals
Jordan Meer Englewood, CaliforniaMajor: Business AdministrationPrimary Service Ties:
» APPLES Service-Learning program » UNC Dance Marathon »
Sarika Mendu Chapel Hill, North CarolinaMajor: Business AdministrationMinor: ChemistryPrimary Service Ties:
» Community Empowerment Fund » El Fondo de Apoyo Comunitario (FAC) » Scholars’ Latino Initiative
Lindsey Miller Winston-Salem, North CarolinaMajor: PsychologyMinors: History Social and Economic JusticePrimary Service Ties:
» UNC Dance Marathon » Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools » SMART Mentoring program
Marlena Moore Glen Alpine, North CarolinaMajor: PsychologyMinor: EnglishPrimary Service Ties:
» APPLES Service-Learning program » National Alliance with Mental Health » North Carolina Outward Bound School
Morgan Moore Chapel Hill, North CarolinaMajors: Romance Languages PsychologyPrimary Service Ties:
» APPLES Service-Learning program » One Act » Student Health Action Coalition (SHAC)
Elizabeth Moroney Westlake, OhioMajor: PsychologyMinor: FrenchPrimary Service Ties:
» Alpha Phi Omega Service Fraternity » Johnston Scholars Outreach Committee » UNC Hospitals
Asia Morris Mt. Pleasant, North CarolinaMajor: LinguisticsPrimary Service Ties:
» Girls on the Run » Postcards for Progress » Reformed University Fellowship (RUF)
Rebekah Morrison Madison, North CarolinaMajor: Peace, War and DefenseMinor: HistoryPrimary Service Ties:
» Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools » Habitat for Humanity » Campus Y - HOPE Gardens
Graham Mulvaney Raleigh, North CarolinaMajor: Biomedical EngineeringMinor: ChemistryPrimary Service Ties:
» UNC Hospitals » UNC Minority Association of Pre-Health
Students » UNC/NCSU Joint Department of Biomedical
Engineering
Alexandra Munden Kitty Hawk, North CarolinaMajor: PsychologyMinor: Spanish for the ProfessionsPrimary Service Ties:
» APPLES Service-Learning program » Carolina Firsts » UNC Health Care
Shannon Murphy Alexandria, VirginiaMajor: Health Policy and ManagementMinor: Spanish for the ProfessionsPrimary Service Ties:
» Campus Y - Nourish-UNC » Nourish International » UNC Hospitals - Latino Clinic
Rachel Myrick Charlotte, North CarolinaMajors: Global Studies Political SciencePrimary Service Ties:
» APPLES Service-Learning program » Campus Y - Nourish-UNC » ProWorld Service Corps
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NSarbajeet Nagdas
Fayetteville, North CarolinaMajor: ChemistryPrimary Service Ties:
» Admissions Ambassadors » Peer Tutoring » UNC Hospitals
Gabrielle Neri-Mynatt Waynesville, North CarolinaMajor: BiologyMinors: Chemistry Medical AnthropologyPrimary Service Ties:
» GlobeMed » Health Alert Uganda » UNC Hospitals
Lindsay Newman Winnetka, IllinoisMajor: BusinessMinor: AnthropologyPrimary Service Ties:
» APPLES Service-Learning program » Carolina Outreach » Habitat for Humanity
Antoinette Newsome Aulander, North CarolinaMajor: Management and SocietyMinor: Social and Economic JusticePrimary Service Ties:
» Black Student Movement » Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. » Minority Student Recruitment Committee
Jackclyn Ngo Charlotte, North CarolinaMajors: Environmental Sciences and
Engineering MathematicsPrimary Service Ties:
» APPLES Service-Learning program » Campus Y » Postcards for Progress
Laurin Novitsky Pink Hill, North CarolinaMajors: Management and Society SociologyPrimary Service Ties:
» Covenant Gives Back » Habitat for Humanity » St. Joseph’s Bread Ministry
OKaren Obando
Burke, VirginiaMajor: SociologyMinor: Social and Economic Justice Primary Service Ties:
» AIESEC Chapel Hill » APPLES Service-Learning program » Scholars’ Latino Initiative
Michael Oehler Fairfield, OhioMajors: Biology PsychologyMinor: PhilosophyPrimary Service Ties:
» A Helping Hand NC » Public Health Brigades » PUSH America Marine Corps Marathon
Sarah Osborne Torrance, CaliforniaMajors: Global Studies Political SciencePrimary Service Ties:
» APPLES Service-Leaning program » Campus Y » Special Olympics
Monisola Oyedepo Cary, North CarolinaMajors: Journalism and Mass Communication Political SciencePrimary Service Ties:
» APPLES Service-Learning program » Campus Y » National Residence Hall Honorary
PJennifer Pan
Greensboro, North CarolinaMajor: Health Policy and ManagementPrimary Service Ties:
» APPLES Service-Learning program » Oral Health America » Pre-Dental Honor Society
Jagir Patel Boynton Beach, FloridaMajor: Religious StudiesMinor: EducationPrimary Service Ties:
» Campus Y » Department of Housing and Residential
Education » Holi Moli
Krishna Patel Williamston, North CarolinaMajors: Nutrition SociologyMinor: ChemistryPrimary Service Ties:
» Relay For Life » UNC-CH Health Occupations Students Of
America (HOSA) » UNC Students for Students International
Leena Patel Chattanooga, TennesseeMajor: Business AdministrationMinor: ChemistryPrimary Service Ties:
» Micro-Consulting for North Carolina » UNC Undergraduate Consulting Club » Student U
Julia Payment Cary, North CarolinaMajor: EducationPrimary Service Ties:
» Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools » UNC Dance Marathon » Newman Catholic Student Center
“The Buckley Public Service Scholars program opened
up a whole new aspect of UNC that I was not aware of
when I enrolled. However, through my activities, I soon
realized how much I enjoyed public service and its great
educational potential. The great value and joy I found in
public service through the program led me to slightly shift
my goals to a more service oriented career.”
Sarbajeet nagDaS
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Yesenia Pedro Vicente Morganton, North CarolinaMajor: AnthropologyPrimary Service Ties:
» APPLES Service-Learning program » Campus Y » Robertson Scholars Program
Emalyn Penn Wilmington, North CarolinaMajor: Public PolicyMinors: Medical Anthropology Social and Economic Justice Primary Service Ties:
» APPLES Service-Learning program » Campus Y » Family Violence Prevention Center
Daniel Peterson Cedar Rapids, IowaMajor: Business AdministrationPrimary Service Ties:
» Habitat for Humanity » Morehead-Cain Foundation » Sigma Nu Fraternity
Kelly Peuquet Kennett Square, PennsylvaniaMajors: Anthropology Global StudiesPrimary Service Ties:
» Campus Y » Campus Y - Nourish-UNC » Scholars’ Latino Initiative
Rita Phetmixay Asheboro, North CarolinaMajors: Communication Studies Global StudiesMinor: JapanesePrimary Service Ties:
» Omega Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. » Minority Student Recruitment Committee » Refugee Community Partnership
Chelsea Phipps Sylva, North CarolinaMajors: Global Studies Political SciencePrimary Service Ties:
» Campus Y » Foundation for Sustainable Development » International Development Enterprises
Abigail Poeske Beverly, MassachusettsMajor: Middle Grades EducationMinors: Geography HistoryPrimary Service Ties:
» APPLES Service-Learning program » UNC Dance Marathon » Habitat for Humanity
Bess Powell Wilmington, North CarolinaMajors: History MathematicsMinor: MusicPrimary Service Ties:
» Chi Omega » Relay For Life » Student U
Camilla Powierza Ontario, CanadaMajors: Chemistry Romance LanguagesPrimary Service Ties:
» Alliance of AIDS Services - UNC » Common Hope » UNC Hospitals
Collin Price Raleigh, North CarolinaMajors: Biology PsychologyMinor: ChemistryPrimary Service Ties:
» Alpha Phi Omega » Habitat for Humanity » UNC Hospitals
Natalie Prince Oak Ridge, North CarolinaMajors: Political Science Romance LanguagesPrimary Service Ties:
» APPLES Service-Learning program » Campus Y » Relay For Life
RAnna Ramundo
Dallas, TexasMajor: HistoryMinors: Biology SpanishPrimary Service Ties:
» Campus Y - HOPE Gardens » M.A.N.O. » UNC Equestrian Team fundraising
Sadana Rangarao Raleigh, North CarolinaMajor: Public PolicyMinor: Hispanic StudiesPrimary Service Ties:
» AID » M.A.N.O. » Universities Allied for Essential Medicines-
UNC Chapter
Swati Rayasam Durham, North CarolinaMajor: BiologyMinors: Chemistry Journalism and Mass CommunicationPrimary Service Ties:
» UNC School of Medicine » UNC Sexuality and Gender Alliance » UNC Young Democrats
Samuel Reed Winston-Salem, North CarolinaMajors: Biology ChemistryPrimary Service Ties:
» APPLES Service-Learning program » Special Children’s School » UNC Hospitals
Kayce Resha Hendersonville, TennesseeMajor: PsychologyMinor: Social and Economic JusticePrimary Service Ties:
» Box Out » Human Rights Center of Chapel Hill and
Carrboro » M.A.N.O.
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Jessica Richardson Media, PennsylvaniaMajor: GeographyPrimary Service Ties:
» GlobeMed » Campus Y - HOPE Cooks » Campus Y - HOPE Gardens
Meghan Robbins Winston-Salem, North CarolinaMajor: Anthropology Minors: Medical Anthropology Social and Economic Justice Primary Service Ties:
» APPLES Service-Learning program » Fair, Local, Organic (FLO) » SEEDS
Adam Robinson Kernersville, North CarolinaMajors: Biology ChemistryPrimary Service Ties:
» Mission of Mercy » South Orange Rescue Squad » UNC Hospitals
Katherine Rolf Springfield, IllinoisMajors: Economics MathematicsMinor: Business AdministrationPrimary Service Ties:
» Girls on the Run » Lutheran Campus Ministry » UNC Dance Marathon
Lindsay Rosenfeld Hickory, North CarolinaMajors: Anthropology Global StudiesMinor: ArabicPrimary Service Ties:
» North Carolina Therapeutic Riding Center » Orange County Rape Crisis Center » Rainbow Soccer
Kameron Rowe Raleigh, North CarolinaMajor: Exercise and Sport ScienceMinors: African and Afro-American Studies Hispanic StudiesPrimary Service Ties:
» Campus Y » UNC Hospitals » University Baptist Church
Dana Royal Roseboro, North CarolinaMajors: Mathematics Mathematical Decision SciencesMinor: Southern StudiesPrimary Service Ties:
» UNC Dance Marathon » Campus Crusade for Christ » UNC Hospitals
SChristopher Scanzoni
Asheville, North CarolinaMajor: Public PolicyMinors: History Mathematical Decision SciencesPrimary Service Ties:
» Great Decisions at UNC » Roosevelt Institute » UNC Student Government
Lacy Schmidt Dobson, North CarolinaMajor: EnglishMinor: ChemistryPrimary Service Ties:
» APPLES Service-Learning program » Bike and Build » Chapel Hill Downtown Partnership
Kelly Scott Lubbock, North CarolinaMajor: ArchaeologyMinor: Biology and ChemistryPrimary Service Ties:
» Campus Y » Orange County Animal Services » UNC Hospitals
Kavya Sekar Durham, North CarolinaMajors: Anthropology BiologyMinor: ChemistryPrimary Service Ties:
» APPLES Service-Learning program » Community Empowerment Fund » Southeast Asia Interest Association
Ilyasah Shabazz Greensboro, North CarolinaMajor: Journalism and Mass CommunicationPrimary Service Ties:
» APPLES Service-Learning program » Black Student Movement » Nourish International
Shreena Shah Cary, North CarolinaMajor: NutritionMinor: ChemistryPrimary Service Ties:
» Alpha Epsilon Delta » Habitat for Humanity » UNC-Chapel Hill Housing and Residential
Education
Austin Shaw Wake Forest, North CarolinaMajors: Economics Political ScienceMinor: Business AdministrationPrimary Service Ties:
» Admissions Ambassadors » UNC Honor Court
“While at UNC, I have always sought to promote
policy to effect positive change on campus and throughout
the country. Even more important than my work was
the influence I was able to have on my peers. As a leader
in the Roosevelt Institute and Student Government, I
have had the incredible opportunity to learn from my
peers as well as cultivate leadership in younger students.”
chriStopher ScanZoni
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Emily Sheppard Wilmington, North CarolinaMajors: Economics Global StudiesMinor: Russian CulturePrimary Service Ties:
» APPLES Service-Learning program » Campus Y - Coalition Against Slavery and
Trafficking (CAST) » UNC Dance Marathon
Amee Shrimanker Paramus, New JerseyMajor: Business AdministrationPrimary Service Ties:
» APPLES Service-Learning program » National Academy of Social Insurance » Orange County Rape Crisis Center
Melina Silva Tampa, FloridaMajor: BiologyPrimary Service Ties:
» APPLES Service-Learning program » Camp Kesem » UNC Global Brigades
Rayna Singh Coral Springs, FloridaMajor: BiologyMinors: Chemistry LatinPrimary Service Ties:
» APPLES Service-Learning program » Sangam » UNC Hospitals
Aliza Sir Nashville, TennesseeMajors: History SociologyMinor: Spanish for the ProfessionsPrimary Service Ties:
» Acción Emprendadora USA » Orange County Literacy Council
Sara Skelton Charlotte, North CarolinaMajors: Global Studies Political ScienceMinor: FrenchPrimary Service Ties:
» APPLES Service-Learning program » Farmer Foodshare » TABLE
Natalia Smirnova Saint-Petersburg, RussiaMajors: Nutrition Public HealthMinor: ChemistryPrimary Service Ties:
» DIG at Carolina » Student Health Action Coalition (SHAC) » Triangle Dance Festival for AIDS
Alexandra Snedeker Cary, North CarolinaMajor: Environmental Sciences and
EngineeringMinor: Marine SciencesPrimary Service Ties:
» Campus Y » UNC Student Government » UNC Sustainability Office
Justin Sodoma Brockport, New YorkMajor: Health Policy and Management Minor: African and Afro-American StudiesPrimary Service Ties:
» APPLES Service-Learning program » UNC General Alumni Association » University Career Services
Ashton Songer Norwood, North CarolinaMajor: Journalism and Mass CommunicationMinor: Coaching EducationPrimary Service Ties:
» Durham Public Schools » UNC Dance Marathon » Young Life
Kelley Sousa Raleigh, North CarolinaMajor: Journalism and Mass CommunicationMinors: Hispanic Studies Social and Economic JusticePrimary Service Ties:
» APPLES Service-Learning program » Raleigh Parks and Recreation Department » Mission Emanuel
Amanda Srsic Raleigh, North CarolinaMajor: BiologyMinor: Medical Anthropology Primary Service Ties:
» APPLES Service-Learning program » Reformed University Fellowship (RUF) » UNC Hospitals
Kristina Stanson Raleigh, North CarolinaMajors: Biology PsychologyMinor: ChemistryPrimary Service Ties:
» Carolina Students for Life » South Orange Rescue Squad » UNC Global Brigades
Brittney Stokes Eden, North CarolinaMajors: Economics MathematicsMinor: Mathematical Decision SciencesPrimary Service Ties:
» Carolina Covenant Peer Mentoring Program » National Society of Collegiate Scholars » Relay For Life
Mariah Street Shelby, North CarolinaMajors: Political Science Public PolicyMinor: African and Afro-American StudiesPrimary Service Ties:
» Office of Diversity and Multicultural Affairs » Relay For Life » YMCA Youth and Government
Bilan Stribling Memphis, TennesseeMajor: Political SciencePrimary Service Ties:
» APPLES Service-Learning program » Honors Burch Public Policy Fellowship » UNC Global Brigades
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Renee Sullender Homewood, AlabamaMajor: Interdisciplinary StudiesMinor: ChemistryPrimary Service Ties:
» APPLES Service-Learning program » Habitat for Humanity » Young Democrats
Chelsea Sullivan Salisbury, North CarolinaMajor: Elementary EducationPrimary Service Ties:
» Alpha Phi Omega Service Fraternity » Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools » Teaching Fellows
Colin Sullivan Winston-Salem, North CarolinaMajor: Business Administration Minor: Spanish for the ProfessionsPrimary Service Ties:
» Habitat for Humanity » Heelraisers Council » UNC Swimming and Diving
Alexis Sydow Gulf Breeze, FloridaMajors: Economics Public PolicyPrimary Service Ties:
» APPLES Service-Learning program » Kamikazi Dance Team » Nourish International
Grace Sykes Durham, North CarolinaMajors: Global Studies Political ScienceMinor: Art HistoryPrimary Service Ties:
» APPLES Service-Learning program » Angels Among Us
TSana Tariq
Winston-Salem, North CarolinaMajor: PsychologyMinors: Biology ChemistryPrimary Service Ties:
» Pakistan Student Association » UNC Global Brigades » UNC Hospitals
Kara Thio Cary, North CarolinaMajor: PsychologyMinor: BiologyPrimary Service Ties:
» Orange County Literacy Council » Service and Leadership Living Learning
Community » UNC Dance Marathon
Natalie Thom Arlington, VirginiaMajor: BiologyMinors: Chemistry PortuguesePrimary Service Ties:
» APPLES Service-Learning program » American Red Cross » UNC Hospitals
Mackenzie Thomas Huntington, New YorkMajor: Economics Minors: Business Administration EntrepreneurshipPrimary Service Ties:
» Campus Y » Campus Y - Catalyst Conference » TEDxUNC
Marian Thomas Apex, North CarolinaMajors: Biology Psychology Primary Service Ties:
» APPLES Service-Learning program » Newman Catholic Student Center » UNC Hospitals
Emily Tinsley Summerfield, North CarolinaMajor: English Primary Service Ties:
» APPLES Service-Learning program » UNC EMT-Basic
Sarah Torp Palatine, IllinoisMajor: Business AdministrationMinor: Public PolicyPrimary Service Ties:
» APPLES Service-Learning program » Orange County Animal Shelter » TABLE
UJohnny Ubri-Cardona
Rural Hall, North CarolinaMajor: Journalism and Mass CommunicationMinor: EntrepreneurshipPrimary Service Ties:
» Carolina Association of Black Journalists » UNC General Alumni Association » UNC School of Journalism and Mass
Communication
Nnedinma Umeadi Cary, North CarolinaMajor: PhilosophyMinors: Chemistry Social and Economic JusticePrimary Service Ties:
» APPLES Service-Learning program » Newman Catholic Student Center » Minority Association of Pre-Health Students
Ruksona Usmanova Durham, North CarolinaMajor: Global StudiesMinor: Slavic and East European
Languages and CulturesPrimary Service Ties:
» APPLES Service-Learning program » AmeriCorps » SCALE
“My social justice work in the Carolina community
has provided me with unmatched opportunities to
challenge myself, my goals and my ideals in the pursuit
of positive global impact. My experiences with service
throughout my time at UNC have offered me the
foundation to be a lifelong champion of equality, human
rights and community development.“
MacKenZie thoMaS
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WErin Walker
Chapel Hill, North CarolinaMajor: PsychologyMinor: EnglishPrimary Service Ties:
» AFS-USA » Carolina for Amani » Special Olympics
Bernard Walston Rocky Mount, North CarolinaMajors: African and Afro-American Studies ChemistryPrimary Service Ties:
» Black Student Movement Gospel Choir » SMART Mentoring program » UNC Department of Chemistry
Xiaoding WangXi’an, China Major: Business AdministrationMinor: Information Systems Primary Service Ties:
» APPLES Service-Learning program » Office of Undergraduate Research, SURF
Chelsea Weiermiller Alpharetta, GeorgiaMajors: Peace, War and Defense Political ScienceMinor: Spanish for the Professions Primary Service Ties:
» APPLES Service-Learning program » Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools » Campus Y - Linking Immigrants to New
Communities (LINC)
Mary Katherine Weinel Raleigh, North CarolinaMajors: Biology Psychology Minor: ChemistryPrimary Service Ties:
» Carolina Music Outreach/Musical Empowerment
» Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools » Campus Y - HOPE Gardens
Bianca White Reidsville, North CarolinaMajor: Dental HygienePrimary Service Ties:
» APPLES Service-Learning program » Delta Delta Sigma Pre-Dental Honor Society » Student Health Action Coalition (SHAC)
Jeffrey White Jacksonville, North CarolinaMajors: Political Science Public PolicyPrimary Service Ties:
» Campus Y » Campus Y - Catalyst Conference » Wesley Foundation
Rebecca White Raleigh, North CarolinaMajors: Biology Romance LanguagesMinor: ChemistryPrimary Service Ties:
» Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools » Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center » Presbyterian Campus Ministry
Elyse Will Belmont, North CarolinaMajor: Environmental SciencesMinor: Geography Primary Service Ties:
» Daniel Stowe Botanical Gardens » Easing Abroad Students’ Entry (E.A.S.E.) » INSPIRE
Rachel Williams Atlanta, GeorgiaMajor: Business AdministrationMinors: Journalism and Mass Communication Spanish for the ProfessionsPrimary Service Ties:
» Kenan-Flagler Business Symposium » Kicking4Hunger » UNC Dance Marathon
Elizabeth Willis Tryon, North CarolinaMajors: Global Studies Political ScienceMinor: Hispanic StudiesPrimary Service Ties:
» Alianza » M.A.N.O. » Students for Students International
Charnelle Wilson Raleigh, North CarolinaMajor: Journalism and Mass CommunicationMinor: African and Afro-American StudiesPrimary Service Ties:
» Movement of Youth » Ronald McDonald House » UNC Dance Marathon
Elizabeth Windsor Winston-Salem, North CarolinaMajors: Biology Exercise and Sport ScienceMinor: Religious StudiesPrimary Service Ties:
» North Carolina Therapeutic Riding Center » UNC Dance Marathon » UNC Hospitals
Mary Wurzelmann Chapel Hill, North CarolinaMajor: BiologyMinor: ChemistryPrimary Service Ties:
» APPLES Service-Learning program » Duke-Carolina Basketball Marathon » Campus Y - Linking Immigrants to New
Communities (LINC)
YMao Yang
Newton, North CarolinaMajor: PsychologyMinor: ChemistryPrimary Service Ties:
» Dream Corps International » Carolina Language Partnership (CLaP) » Hmong Student Association of Carolina
Brendan Yorke Truro, CanadaMajor: BiologyMinor: EntrepreneurshipPrimary Service Ties:
» Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools » Carolina Navigators » Postcards for Progress
Everett Young Athens, GeorgiaMajor: BiologyMinors: Chemistry Spanish for the ProfessionsPrimary Service Ties:
» Delta Kappa Epsilon » Habitat for Humanity » Six Forks EMS
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ZNicole Zalles
Hutchinson, KansasMajors: Anthropology BiologyPrimary Service Ties:
» Habitat for Humanity » Helping Paws
Emily Zuehlke Waxhaw, North CarolinaMajors: Biology Environmental Health SciencesMinor: ChemistryPrimary Service Ties:
» Breakthrough Collaborative » Africare » Student Health Action Coalition (SHAC)
“From Carrboro to Uganda, BPSS has allowed
me to build relationships around the world and has
provided me with the opportunity to develop the idea
of service that I brought with me from Upper School
into a relationship-driven process that has become an
integral part of my life.”
eMily ZuehlKe
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“My experience with the BPSS program has been unforgettable. This program has given me the opportunity to work with people of different generations, life situations and diverse backgrounds. Consequently, this fostered my personal development and helped me refine my interpersonal skills. I also enhanced my problem solving and critical thinking skills. Providing service to multiple organizations solidified my decision to major in psychology because I always knew I had a passion for helping others.”
Whitney aDaMS
“The Buckley Public Service Scholars program influenced my choices for extracurricular and summer activities. I chose to integrate my academic interests, traveling and cultural immersion, and service. BPSS has impacted how, why and what I engaged in at UNC and will continue to guide my large and even small, insignificant choices beyond Carolina.”
KelSey aho
“I used to think that short-term direct volunteering experiences like sorting cans at the food bank were the most effective ways for young people to make a positive change in their communities. While there will always be a need for service projects like that, through the Buckley Public Service Scholars program I learned to utilize my unique set of skills in my service projects and, in turn, maximize the impact I was able to make.”
Marlene eaton
“Being in the Buckley Public Service Scholars program definitely exposed me to a wide variety of opportunities and trainings that made engagement an accessible component of my UNC experience. I have learned a great deal about social justice, character and positive social change and would not be the same individual I am were it not for my participation in this wonderful program.”
priya balagopal
“My experience with the BPSS program has been one of the highlights of my college experience. The program’s philosophy of expanding the traditional definition of service encouraged me to engage in unique opportunities that have inspired me to pursue a lifetime of public service. Through my involvement with APPLES Service-Learning, the PITAP international graduate student program, psychological research and the Ackland Art Museum, I was afforded opportunities that changed the way I view myself, others and the world.”
iSabella caSSell
“The Buckley Public Service Scholars program has not only provided holistic and tangible goals for my service while attending Carolina, but more so has provided the most effective platform for networking and collaborating with other leaders and public servants on campus through its multiple components. Such connections have had the greatest impact on my years here as a student; providing both new opportunities to serve the greater Carolina community as well as building life long friendships.”
tia DaviS
“The Buckley Public Service Scholars program has led me to think beyond the surface of social issues. It has challenged me to to see needs as opportunities and facilitate collaborative work to understand the root causes of issues.”
jacob FruMKin
“The Buckley Public Service Scholars program has increased my awareness of the needs for service in the Chapel Hill community and has encouraged me to seek out a variety of service opportunities and have an impact on those in this community. Personally, my participation in the Buckley Public Service Scholars program has been most influential in fostering a compassion for those with developmental disabilities, which in turn has affected my interactions with the community beyond Chapel Hill.”
Michelle hicKS
“Participating in the Buckley Public Service Scholars program helped me to connect to the University and Chapel Hill community and to discover the challenges that my neighbors face. It taught me things that my classes could not, like the importance of patience, listening and open-mindedness. My experiences in this program have helped to shape my academic interests and my future plans.”
Sarah lineberry
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“I have grown to be a person of service to my community and I have met people along the way who have pushed me to become an advocate for the communities
I represent. I know that when I graduate from UNC, I will leave a legacy and will continue leaving my Tar Heel imprint elsewhere. I am determined to live my life by empowering others to empower themselves for the overall betterment of humanity.”
» rita phetMixay
“BPSS has provided me with the opportunity to understand the
broader definition of service, allowing me to give back to the state, country and globe through direct service and policy development. I have learned how to develop and implement effective policy solutions to address pressing issues, thereby addressing the root cause of issues rather than making band-aid solutions to larger problems.”
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