What Do Fellows Do After Their Fellowship?
While our Elon Year of Service Fellows made a huge impact in the Alamance community during their time as Fellows, they have gone on to the next step in their careers to become change makers in their personal and professional lives.
Check out what they did in the year following their fellowship and where they are now!
2024-2025
Name: Julia Burpeau
Major: Public Health Studies
Placement: Alamance Regional Medical Center
Experience after fellowship: Julia is getting her EMT certification and will be working in Chapel Hill area after her fellowship. She plans to go on to medical school after taking a gap year.
Name: Mollie Lund
Majors:Professional Writing & Rhetoric and International & Global Studies
Placement: For Alamance Initiative
Experience after fellowship: Mollie will be staying on with Impact Alamance as a communications specialist after her fellowship.
Name: Nicole McGinty
Major: Public Health Studies (Socio-Cultural Focus)
Minors: Wellness & Health Education, Statistics, and Poverty & Social Justice
Placement: Impact Alamance
Experience after fellowship: Nicole will be staying with Impact Alamance is a program officer after her fellowship year.
Name: Nyjah Rollins
Major: Human Service Studies
Minor: Leadership Studies
Placement: Alamance Achieves
Experience after fellowship: Nyjah will be working with UNC Chapel Hill’s College Advisors Program in Guilford County following her fellowship.
Name: Nolan Schreiner
Major: Political Science
Minor: Strategic Communications
Placement: City of Burlington Economic Development
Experience after fellowship: Nolan will be attending law school at Georgia State University after the fellowship.
Name: Frieda Walsh Seaman
Major: Biology
Minor: Anthropology
Placement: Alamance County Health Department
Experience after fellowship: Frieda will be attending Columbia University for her MPH following her fellowship.
2023-2024
Name: Megan Curling
o聽聽 Major(s) at Elon: Journalism and Public Health
o聽聽 Minor at Elon: Human Service Studies
o聽聽 Placement: Cone Health/Alamance Regional Medical Center
o聽聽 Experience after the fellowship: Megan began as an Ambulatory Network Development Project Manager at Cone Health. She is currently attending Hamburg University of Applied Sciences in Hamburg, Germany to receive her MPH.
Name: Shauna Galvin
o聽聽 Major(s) at Elon: Public Health Studies
o聽聽 Minor at Elon: Policy Studies
o聽聽 Placement: Impact Alamance
o聽聽 Experience after the fellowship: Shauna began and continues to work as a Wellness Instructor at UNC Health. She is currently attending UNC to receive her MHA in Chapel Hill, NC.
Name: Madi Gilgo
o聽聽 Major(s) at Elon: Journalism and Strategic Communications
o聽聽 Minor(s) at Elon: Psychology and Leadership Studies
o聽聽 Placement: For Alamance Initiative
o聽聽 Experience after the fellowship: Madi began as a Communications Specialist at Impact Alamance. She is currently attending Washington & Lee School of Law in Lexington, VA.
Name: Moriah Griffin
o聽聽 Major(s) at Elon: Political Science and Policy Studies
o聽聽 Minor at Elon: African American Studies
o聽聽 Placement: Alamance Achieves
o聽聽 Experience after the fellowship: Moriah began and continues to work as a Lead for North Carolina fellow in Marshville, NC.
Name: Lily Kays
o聽聽 Major(s) at Elon: Political Science
o聽聽 Minor(s) at Elon: Theatre Arts and Women’s, Gender & Sexualities Studies
o聽聽 Placement: City of Burlington Economic Development Department
o聽聽 Experience after the fellowship: o聽聽 Lily began and continues to work as a Deputy Organizer at You Can Vote in Durham, NC. They are attending UNC to receive their MSW in Chapel Hill, NC.
Name: Ashley Pehan
o聽聽 Major(s) at Elon: Chemistry and Spanish (Pre-Med)
o聽聽 Placement: Alamance County Health Department
o聽聽 Experience after the fellowship: Ashley began and continues to work as an Analyst at Enthalpy Analytics in Durham, NC.
2022-2023
Name: Isabella DeLaGarza
o聽聽 Major(s) at Elon: International and Global Studies, Policy Studies
o聽聽 Placement: City of Burlington, Economic Development
o聽聽 Experience after the fellowship: Isabella is currently attending Johns Hopkins University to receive her MS in Intelligence Analytics.
Name: Taylor Russ
o聽聽 Major(s) at Elon: Political Science
o聽聽 Placement: Impact Alamance
o聽聽 Experience after the fellowship: Taylor began as an Instructional Assistant at Prince Street Elementary School. She is currently attending the Thurgood Marshall School of Law in Houston, TX.
Name: Sarah Peake
o聽聽 Major(s) at Elon: Biology
o聽聽 Placement: Healthy Alamance
o聽聽 Experience after the fellowship: Sarah is currently attending medical school at Kansas City University in Kansas City, MO.
Name: Jazmin Campbell
o聽聽 Major(s) at Elon: Anthropology, Creative Writing
o聽聽 Placement: Alamance Achieves
o聽聽 Experience after the fellowship: No information is available.
Name: Grace Holmes
o聽聽 Major(s) at Elon: Exercise Science
o聽聽 Placement: ARMC/Cone Health
o聽聽 Experience after the fellowship: Grace is currently attending medical school at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, KY.
Name: Toni Parker
o聽聽 Major(s) at Elon: Public Health Studies, Policy Studies
o聽聽 Placement: Alamance County Health Department
o聽聽 Experience after the fellowship: Toni began and continues to work as a Social/Clinical Research Assistant at UNC Sheps Center in Chapel Hill, NC.
2021-2022
Name: Caren Aveldanez
o聽聽 Major(s) at Elon: Public Health Studies
o聽聽 Placement: ARMC/Cone Health
o聽聽 Experience after the fellowship: Caren began and continues to work as a Project Coordinator for NCCARE360 at Cone Health in Burlington, NC.
Name: Daniel Bascunan-Wiley
o聽聽 Major(s) at Elon: Human Service Studies
o聽聽 Placement: Healthy Alamance
o聽聽 Experience after the fellowship: Daniel began as a Farm Hand at Full Lume Farm. He now works as a Garden Manager at Asheville Farmstead School in Asheville, NC.
Name: Abdul-Malik Harrison
o聽聽 Major(s) at Elon: Strategic Communications
o聽聽 Placement: Alamance County Health Department
o聽聽 Experience after the fellowship: Abdul-Malik began as a Community Health Worker at NC Alliance of Public Health Agencies in Burlington, NC and now works as a Program Coordinator for 榴莲app官方网站入’s Center for Race, Ethnicity, and Diversity Education (CREDE).
Name: Lucia Lozano Robledo
o聽聽 Major(s) at Elon: International and Global Studies, French
o聽聽 Placement: Alamance Achieves
o聽聽 Experience after the fellowship: Lucia began and continues to work as a Program and Curriculum Specialist at LatinxEd in Burlington, NC. She is currently attending American University for her MEd.
Name: Jewel Tillman
o聽聽 Major(s) at Elon: Political Science
o聽聽 Placement: Impact Alamance
o聽聽 Experience after the fellowship: Jewel began and continues to work as a Community Engagement Manager at Impact Alamance in Burlington, NC.
Name: Chandler Vaughan
o聽聽 Major(s) at Elon: Policy Studies
o聽聽 Placement: City of Burlington, Economic Development
Experience after the fellowship: Chandler began and continues to work as the Director of Development and Communications at the Industrial Sewing and Innovation Center in Detroit, MI.
2020-2021
Name: Colin Deutsch
o聽聽 Major(s) at Elon: Biochemistry
o聽聽 Placement: Alamance County Health Department
o聽聽 Experience after the fellowship: Currently attending medical school at Temple University.
Name: Yasmeen Lee
o聽聽 Major(s) at Elon: Public Health Studies
o聽聽 Placement: Healthy Alamance
o聽聽 Experience after the fellowship: Yasmeen began as a Summer Public Engagement Intern at United States of Care. She received her MPH from UNC Chapel Hill. She currently works as an Evaluation Specialist at the Food Insight Group in Charlotte, NC.
Name: Sydney Simmons
o聽聽 Major(s) at Elon: Sociology
o聽聽 Placement: Impact Alamance
o聽聽 Experience after the fellowship: Sydney began as a Racial Equity & Community Manager at Impact Alamance. She now works as a Coordinator for Peer Health Education and Promotion at 榴莲app官方网站入 in Elon, NC.
Name: Lily Sobalvarro
o聽聽 Major(s) at Elon: Public Health Studies
o聽聽 Placement: ARMC
o聽聽 Experience after the fellowship: No information is available.
Name: Sylvia Ellington
o聽聽 Major(s) at Elon: Psychology
o聽聽 Placement: Alamance Achieves
o聽聽 Experience after the fellowship: Sylvia began as a Collaboration Action Facilitator at Alamance Achieves. She currently works as a Project Coordinator in Strategy & Transformation at UNC Health in Chapel Hill, NC.
Name: Lallo Yadeta
o聽聽 Major(s) at Elon: International and Global Studies, Public Health
o聽聽 Placement: Alamance Achieves
o聽聽 Experience after the fellowship: Lallo received her MPH from Emory University. She currently works as an Incident Coordinator at the Emory University Rollins School of Public Health in Atlanta, GA.
2019-2020
Name: Bridgette Agbozo
o聽聽 Major(s) at Elon: Psychology
o聽聽 Placement: Healthy Alamance
o聽聽 Experience after the fellowship: Bridgette began as a COVID-19 Contact Tracer at Carolina Community Tracing Collaboration. She received her MPH/MSW from UNC Chapel Hill. She currently works as a Research Assistant at the UNC School of Medicine in Chapel Hill, NC.
Name: Katie Davin
o聽聽 Major(s) at Elon: Public Health Studies
o聽聽 Placement: Alamance County Health Department
o聽聽 Experience after the fellowship: Katie received her MPH from UNC Chapel Hill. She currently works as a Consultant at Cognitive Consulting in Cary, NC.
Name: Taylor Jones
o聽聽 Major(s) at Elon: Public Health Studies
o聽聽 Placement: ARMC
o聽聽 Experience after the fellowship: Taylor attended PA school at Wake Forest University. She currently works as a PA Fellow in Neonatology at WakeMed in Raleigh, NC.
Name: Chelsea Thomas
o聽聽 Major(s) at Elon: Strategic Communications
o聽聽 Placement: Impact Alamance
o聽聽 Experience after the fellowship: Chelsea began as a Marketing and Communications Coordinator at StepUp Ministry. She is currently attending the University of Colorado Denver to receive her master’s in marketing.
Name: Mariatu Okonofua
o聽聽 Major(s) at Elon: Policy Studies, Sociology
o聽聽 Placement: Alamance Achieves
o聽聽 Experience after the fellowship: Mariatu began as a Project Manager at Alamance Achieves. She received her JD/MEd from Boston College. She currently works as a Public Service Legal Policy Fellow at the Children鈥檚 Law Center at Washington, DC.
Name: Lexy Roberts
o聽聽 Major(s) at Elon: Public Health Studies
o聽聽 Placement: Alamance Achieves
o聽聽 Experience after the fellowship: Lexy began as a Community Engagement Manager at Impact Alamance. She currently works as a Trainer and Facilitator for the Racial Equity Institute in Durham, NC.
2018-2019
Name: Jared Bishop
o聽聽 Major(s) at Elon: Public Health Studies
o聽聽 Placement: Healthy Alamance
o聽聽 Experience after the fellowship: Jared began as a User Experience Researcher at Rural Opportunity Institute. He received his MPH from UNC Chapel Hill. He is currently a Public Health Consultant at Guidehouse in Atlanta, GA.
Name: Sally Gordon
o聽聽 Major(s) at Elon: Public Health Studies
o聽聽 Placement: Alamance County Health Department
o聽聽 Experience after the fellowship: Sally began as a Community Impact Coordinator at United Way of Alamance County (UWAC). She received her MHA from Seton Hall University. She now works as the Director of Community Change at UWAC in Burlington, NC.
Name: Kacie Lynch
o聽聽 Major(s) at Elon: Human Service Studies
o聽聽 Placement: Impact Alamance
o聽聽 Experience after the fellowship: Kacie began as a Project Coordinator at Impact Alamance. She received her MPH from UNC Chapel Hill. She now works as a Higher Education Consulting Analyst at Huron in Charlottesville, VA.
Name: Kelsey Warren
o聽聽 Major(s) at Elon: Public Health Studies
o聽聽 Placement: ARMC
o聽聽 Experience after the fellowship: Kelsey began and continues to work as a Research Health Economist at RTI International in Raleigh, NC.
Name: Daniela Ceron
o聽聽 Major(s) at Elon: Strategic Communications, Religious Studies
o聽聽 Placement: Alamance Achieves
o聽聽 Experience after the fellowship: Daniela received her MSW from UNC Chapel Hill. She currently works as a Project Manager at NC Latinx Collaborative in Durham, NC.
Name: Bernadette Cooper
o聽聽 Major(s) at Elon: Psychology
o聽聽 Placement: Alamance Achieves
o聽聽 Experience after the fellowship: Bernadette received her MSW from NC State University. She currently works as a Perinatal Social Worker at the Duke University School of Medicine in Durham, NC.
2017-2018
Name: Crystal Carroll
Major(s) at Elon: Human Service Studies
Placement: Alamance Achieves
Experience after the fellowship: Crystal began as a Counselor Advocate Intern with Commonpoint Queens in New York. She currently works Family, Adolescent, and Couples Therapist in New York.
Name: Chloe Donohoe
o聽聽 Major(s) at Elon: Public Health Studies, Environmental Studies
o聽聽 Placement: Alamance County Health Department
o聽聽 Experience after the fellowship:
o聽聽 Chloe began as a Research Assistant at the NC Institute of Medicine. She received her MPH/MCRP from UNC Chapel Hill. She is now an Affordable Housing Bond Project Manager for Buncombe County in Asheville, NC.
Name: Maryn Hayward
o聽聽 Major(s) at Elon: Public Health Studies, Environmental Studies
o聽聽 Placement: ARMC
o聽聽 Experience after the fellowship: Maryn began as the NC Minority Diabetes Prevention Program Regional Coordinator at ARMC. She received her MSPAS/MPH from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. She is now a Family Medicine PA at MedCura Health in Atlanta, GA.
Name: Oscar Miranda
Major(s) at Elon: Psychology
Placement: Alamance Achieves
Experience after the fellowship: Oscar began his career as an Assistant Area Coordinator at Wheaton College in Massachusetts. He is currently working on a PhD in Educational Leadership, Policy, and Human Development at NC State University.
Name: Kenneth Obi
o聽聽 Major(s) at Elon: Public Health Studies
o聽聽 Placement: Health Alamance
o聽聽 Experience after the fellowship: Kenneth began as an Associate Consultant at Cerner Practice Management. He received his MS in Health Informatics at Logan University. He is now a Consulting Project Senior Consultant at Oracle in Mebane, NC.
Name: Vashti Shiwmangal
o聽聽 Major(s) at Elon: Public Health Studies
o聽聽 Placement: Impact Alamance
o聽聽 Experience after the fellowship: Vashti began as a Training Coordinator at Early Impact Virginia. She received her MD from the University of Central Florida. She is currently a Family Medicine Resident at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, NC.
2016-2017
Name: Maggie Bailey
o聽聽 Major(s) at Elon: Political Science
o聽聽 Placement: Healthy Alamance
o聽聽 Experience after the fellowship: Maggie began as a Research Assistant at the NC Institute of Medicine. She received her MPA/MCRP from UNC Chapel Hill. She is now the Assistant Director of the Criminal Justice Innovation Lab at the UNC School of Government in Chapel Hill, NC.
Name: Zach Fisher
o聽聽 Major(s) at Elon: Biology
o聽聽 Placement: Alamance County Health Department
o聽聽 Experience after the fellowship: Zach attended medical school at UNC Chapel Hill. He is now a resident physician at Mountain Area Health Education Center in Asheville, NC.
Name: Oliva Murray
o聽聽 Major(s) at Elon: Biology, Public Health Studies
o聽聽 Placement: ARMC
o聽聽 Experience after the fellowship: Olivia attended medical school at the University of Illinois. She is now a resident physician at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, IL.
Name: Anna Patterson
o聽聽 Major(s) at Elon: Sociology
o聽聽 Placement: Impact Alamance
o聽聽 Experience after the fellowship: Anna began as a Corporate Communications Specialist at Impact Alamance. She received her MPA/MCRP from UNC Chapel Hill. She is now a Senior Policy Analyst at the NC Housing Coalition in Asheville, NC.
2015-2016
Name: Hannah Allen
o聽聽 Major(s) at Elon: Public Health Studies
o聽聽 Placement: ARMC
o聽聽 Experience after the fellowship: Hannah attended medical school at the University of Tennessee. She is now chief OBGYN resident at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, VA.
Name: Catherine Palmer
o聽聽 Major(s) at Elon: Public Health Studies
o聽聽 Placement: Healthy Alamance
o聽聽 Experience after the fellowship: Catherine started with continued training at Mary Rose Tully Training Initiative at UNC Chapel Hill to become a Board Certified Lactation Consultant.聽 She is now attending Emory University studying nursing.
Name: Maria Restuccio
o聽聽 Major(s) at Elon: Economics
o聽聽 Placement: Impact Alamance
o聽聽 Experience after the fellowship: Maria started as a Data Specialist at Alamance Achieves. She received her MS in Health Policy from the London School of Economics and University of London. She is now a Principal Data Consultant at Optum in Washington, DC.
Name: Shelby Smith
o聽聽 Major(s) at Elon: Public Health
o聽聽 Placement: Alamance County Health Department
o聽聽 Experience after the fellowship: Shelby began and continues to work as a Human Services Planner/Evaluator at Alamance County Health Department in Burlington, NC.