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Javaid E. Siddiqi, Ph.D.
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President & CEO
Michele Lockwood Jordan
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Vice President
Krista Hurlbut, MBA, SHRM-SCP
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Chief Operating Officer
Lara Steele, PHR
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Director of Human Resources and Talent Management
Spencer Lamb
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Deputy Director of Grants Management
Christine Cancela
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Human Resources and Operations Specialist
Theresa Fernandez
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Executive Assistant
Finance & Operations
Miya Brown, M.S.A
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Deputy Director of Finance
Early Learning
Dan Wuori, Ph.D.
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Senior Director of Early Learning
Ann Hentschel
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Director of Early Learning
Emily Chavis
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Policy Analyst
Leanna Martin
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Policy Analyst
Amanda Wesson
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Associate Policy Analyst
K-12
Erica Vevurka
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Director of K-12
Lucy Berrier Matheson
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Deputy Director of K-12
Robel Kelkile
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Policy Analyst
Aadil Khan
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Associate Policy Analyst
Ruth Lee
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Senior Policy Analyst
Michael Sheehy
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Policy Analyst
Julia Whitfield
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Associate Policy Analyst
Higher Education
Madeline Smith, Ph.D.
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Director of Higher Education
Winn Decker, Ph.D.
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Deputy Director of Higher Education
Julia Ahrns Hoffman
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Senior Policy Analyst
Emily Palermo
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Policy Analyst
Equity Initiatives
Ashlee Louise Canty, Ph.D.
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Director of Equity Initiatives
Sean Banks
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Senior Program Manager, Educator Diversity
Jamison Lowery
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Internship and Belk Impact Fellows Program Coordinator
Audrey Meigs
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Program Assistant for Educator Diversity
National Programs
Kristin Baddour
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Deputy Director of National Programs
Allison Goff Clark
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Deputy Director of North Carolina Programs
Aliyah Bryant
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Associate Policy Analyst
Tanessa Cowan
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Program Coordinator for State Engagement
Lexy Locklear
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Program Assistant for State Engagement
Josh McGee
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Program Assistant for National Programs
Tarik Woods
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Associate Policy Analyst
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Abby Coleman
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Sara Dittman
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Katie Boyle
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Sara Carlson
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Events Coordinator
Jana Bowman
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Calliope Carion
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Kasha Ely
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Erin Meyer
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Kelsey Moore
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Antonio Santiago
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Samantha Boreo
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University of Virginia
Cameron Emery
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North Carolina Central University
Lauren Relaford
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Duke University
Caroline Strahorn
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Duke University
William “Stone” Watson
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Jessica Aguilar
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North Carolina State University
Brianna Barrow-Lee
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North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
Brennan Maynard
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Brianna Patterson
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Mike Hafner
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Senior Advisor
Jennie O’Holleran
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Senior Advisor, Virginia
News & Resources
June 1, 2023
The Hunt Institute welcomes new Chair and Vice Chair to Board of Directors
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April 19, 2023
Avanza: NC Community Colleges Advancing Latino Student Success
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April 12, 2023
2023 Illinois Educator Diversity Summit
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