Faculty & Staff

Leadership

Kim Allen

Executive Director of Education Initiatives, Luther Hodges Scholars

Kim_Allen@kenan-flagler.unc.edu
919.843.3317

Gerald Cohen

Chief Economist, Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise; Research Professor of Finance, UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School

Gerald_Cohen@kenan-flagler.unc.edu
919.843.0481

David Knowles

Managing Director

David_Knowles@kenan-flagler.unc.edu
919.843.7304

Camelia Kuhnen

Director of Research, Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise; and Boyd White Harris Jr. Distinguished Professor of Finance, UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School

Camelia_Kuhnen@kenan-flagler.unc.edu
919.962.3284

Mark Gabriel Little

Executive Director, NCGrowth

Mark_Little@unc.edu
919.962.1041

John McKain

Director of External Affairs

John_McKain@kenan-flagler.unc.edu

Paige Ouimet

Executive Director, Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise; Professor of Finance, UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School

Paige_Ouimet@kenan-flagler.unc.edu
919.962.9148

Ashley Wolf

Director of Research Initiatives

Ashley_Wolf@kenan-flagler.unc.edu
919.962.1432

Kenan Institute Faculty

LaChaun Banks

Research Fellow, Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise; Professor of the Practice, UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School

lachaun_banks@kenan-flagler.unc.edu

Sarah Dickerson

Research Economist, Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise; Assistant Research Professor, UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School

sarah_dickerson@kenan-flagler.unc.edu

Staff

Zulekia “Zee” Atkinson

Administrative & Communications Assistant, NCGrowth

Zulekia_Atkinson@kenan-flagler.unc.edu

Sydney Bannerman

Assistant Director of External Affairs

Sydney_Bannerman@kenan-flagler.unc.edu

Elizabeth Basnight

Assistant Director of Business Programs, NCGrowth

Elizabeth_Basnight@kenan-flagler.unc.edu
919.962.8444

Ryan Bethea

Program Manager, NCGrowth

Ryan_Bethea@kenan-flagler.unc.edu

Meghan Blackwood

Program Coordinator, Luther Hodges Scholars

meghan_blackwood@kenan-flagler.unc.edu

Shannon Chen

Assistant Director of Business Development

Shannon_Chen@kenan-flagler.unc.edu
919.843.3034

Jayson Crusenberry

Program Manager, NCGrowth

Darlene Deberry

Senior Economic Development Manager, NCGrowth

darlene_deberry@kenan-flagler.unc.edu

Chelsea Donahue

Assistant Director of Business Development

Chelsea_Donahue@kenan-flagler.unc.edu

Carolyn Fryberger

Assistant Director of Economic Development, NCGrowth

carolyn_fryberger@kenan-flagler.unc.edu
919.843.7553

Leslie Anne Frye-Thomas

External Affairs Associate

LeslieAnne_Frye-Thomas@kenan-flagler.unc.edu

Stacy J Guffey

Program Manager, NCGrowth

Stacy_Guffey@kenan-flagler.unc.edu

Phil Hardy

Assistant Director of External Relations, Luther Hodges Scholars

Phil_Hardy@kenan-flagler.unc.edu
919.843.0519

Shannon Harris

Associate Director, American Growth Project

Shannon_Harris@kenan-flagler.unc.edu
919.889.2112

Shawnda Hill

Assistant Director of Finance

Shawnda_Hill@kenan-flagler.unc.edu
919.843.4327

Rob Knapp

Assistant Director of External Affairs

Rob_Knapp@kenan-flagler.unc.edu
704.662.2897

Huan Lian

Senior Data Analyst

Huan_Lian@kenan-flagler.unc.edu
919.962.5573

Dingyuan Liu

Research Analyst

charlie_liu@kenan-flagler.unc.edu
470.775.5968

Keith Martin

Assistant Director of Student Engagement, Luther Hodges Scholars

Keith_Martin@kenan-flagler.unc.edu

Aly Miller

Digital Media Associate

aly_miller@kenan-flagler.unc.edu

Rebecca Mormino

Associate Director of Research Engagement

Rebecca_Mormino@kenan-flagler.unc.edu
919.843.6287

Cody Morris

Senior Economic Research Analyst

Cody_Morris@kenan-flagler.unc.edu

Samuel N’tsua

Data Engineer

Samuel_Ntsua@kenan-flagler.unc.edu

Nicole Outlaw

Assistant Director of Engagement, NCGrowth

nicole_outlaw@kenan-flagler.unc.edu

Ellie Piloso

Grants Manager

Elizabeth_Piloso@kenan-flagler.unc.edu

Sage Pivirotto

Graphic Designer

Sage_Pivirotto@kenan-flagler.unc.edu

Corinthian Powell

IT Associate

Corinthian_Powell@kenan-flagler.unc.edu
919.962.8201

Carlin Rosengarten

Technical Business Writer

carlin_rosengarten@kenan-flagler.unc.edu

Gretchen Senez

Assistant Director of Operations

gretchen_senez@kenan-flagler.unc.edu

Azza El Shenawy

Administrative Support Specialist

azza_elshenawy@kenan-flagler.unc.edu

Tya Smith

Events Manager

tya_smith@kenan-flagler.unc.edu
919.843.2286

Marion Strandh

Executive Assistant to the Executive Director / Office Manager

Marion_Strandh@kenan-flagler.unc.edu
919.962.3174

Christina Theodorou

Program Manager for Anchor Institutions, NCGrowth

Christina_Theodorou@kenan-flagler.unc.edu

Torrance Todd

Web Developer

Torrance_Todd@kenan-flagler.unc.edu
919.962.5327

Jessamyn Tracy

Program Liaison to the National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development, NCGrowth

Jess@ncaied.org

Fred Trevino

Video Producer

fred_trevino@kenan-flagler.unc.edu

Jack Walker

Creative Director

Jack_Walker@kenan-flagler.unc.edu
919.962.2681

Kellye Whitaker

Assistant Director for South Carolina, NCGrowth

kellye_whitaker@kenan-flagler.unc.edu

Kim Allen

Executive Director of Education Initiatives, Luther Hodges Scholars

Zulekia “Zee” Atkinson
Administrative & Communications Assistant, NCGrowth

LaChaun Banks
Research Fellow, Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise; Professor of the Practice, UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School

Sydney Bannerman
Assistant Director of External Affairs

Elizabeth Basnight
Assistant Director of Business Programs, NCGrowth

Ryan Bethea
Program Manager, NCGrowth

Meghan Blackwood
Program Coordinator, Luther Hodges Scholars

Shannon Chen
Assistant Director of Business Development

Gerald Cohen
Chief Economist, Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise; Research Professor of Finance, UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School

Jayson Crusenberry
Program Manager, NCGrowth

Darlene Deberry
Senior Economic Development Manager, NCGrowth

Sarah Dickerson
Research Economist, Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise; Assistant Research Professor, UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School

Chelsea Donahue
Assistant Director of Business Development

Carolyn Fryberger
Assistant Director of Economic Development, NCGrowth

Leslie Anne Frye-Thomas
External Affairs Associate

Stacy J Guffey
Program Manager, NCGrowth

Phil Hardy
Assistant Director of External Relations, Luther Hodges Scholars

Shannon Harris
Associate Director, American Growth Project

Shawnda Hill
Assistant Director of Finance

Rob Knapp

Assistant Director of External Affairs

David Knowles
Managing Director

Camelia Kuhnen
Director of Research, Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise; and Boyd White Harris Jr. Distinguished Professor of Finance, UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School

Huan Lian
Senior Data Analyst

Mark Gabriel Little
Executive Director, NCGrowth

Dingyuan Liu

Research Analyst

Keith Martin
Assistant Director of Student Engagement, Luther Hodges Scholars

John McKain
Director of External Affairs

Aly Miller
Digital Media Associate

Rebecca Mormino
Associate Director of Research Engagement

Cody Morris
Senior Economic Research Analyst

Samuel N’tsua
Data Engineer

Paige Ouimet
Executive Director, Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise; Professor of Finance, UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School

Nicole Outlaw

Assistant Director of Engagement, NCGrowth

Ellie Piloso

Grants Manager

Sage Pivirotto
Graphic Designer

Corinthian Powell
IT Associate

Carlin Rosengarten
Technical Business Writer

Gretchen Senez
Assistant Director of Operations

Azza El Shenawy
Administrative Support Specialist

Tya Smith
Events Manager

Marion Strandh
Executive Assistant to the Executive Director / Office Manager

Christina Theodorou
Program Manager for Anchor Institutions, NCGrowth

Torrance Todd
Web Developer

Jessamyn Tracy
Program Liaison to the National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development, NCGrowth

Fred Trevino
Video Producer

Jack Walker
Creative Director

Kellye Whitaker
Assistant Director for South Carolina, NCGrowth

Ashley Wolf
Director of Research Initiatives

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