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Our Team

Thank you to every UPLIFT team member that

made this work possible! 

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Juliet Anglis
Project Specialist
Taylor Bass
Project Specialist
Kofi Boone
Program Lead
Chris Cavanaugh
Magellan Strategy Group
Joshua Denoo
Intern
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Cynthia Ellis
CEllis Management
Jennifer Everett
Project Specialist & Culture Queens
Kaitlin Heikes
Loan Technical
Assistance Specialist 
Lillian Herbert
Tourism Incubator
Program Specialist
Carrie Graham
COG Learning & Solutions, LLC
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Olivia Hudgins
Social Media Specialist
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Simon Jones
Program Lead
Carol Kline
Program Lead
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Mackenzie Law
Project Specialist
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Nicole Outlaw
NCGrowth
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Cathy Rhuberg
Grants & Loans Technical Assistance Manager
Cara Treadway
Marketing Program Specialist
Jesa Valle
Program Coordinator
Amanda Williams
Project Specialist
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Laura-Lee Williams
Project Specialist
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Sarah Whitney
Intern
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PJ Wirchansky
PR Manager
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Céara Wynne
Project Specialist
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DJ Yi
NC State University

Our Videographers & Editors

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Malik Barnes
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Michaela Cisco
Anna Cook
James Cotton
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Colby Hirtz 
Boogielou Johnson
Hector Lopez
Spencer Rodney
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Nasariyah Surratt
Brandon Talton
Justin D. Vertefeuille
Tyler Wise
Daniel Yancey

Daevon Fletcher

Claire Hambrick
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Support comes from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) and is designed to address the impact from COVID-19 on the hospitality, tourism, and outdoor recreation industries. The UPLIFT program is funded under award 04-79-07689 from Economic Development Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce.

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