Staff
Araseli Valverde
Director of the Global Gap Year Fellowship
Araseli just joined the team as the Global Civic Engagement Coordinator. She is originally from Pinnacle, North Carolina, and a UNC alumna. She graduated from Carolina in 2020 with a double major in Global Studies and Romance Languages and a minor in Public Policy. During her time as a student,… Read More about Araseli Valverde. »
Interns
Amber Grant
Global Office Intern
Amber Grant is from Salem, Massachusetts and spent five years near Pinehurst, North Carolina before attending UNC. She took a gap year through the Global Gap Year Fellowship in 2021-2022. During her gap year, Amber traveled much of the Western United States. Amber volunteered on the Cheyenne River Reservation in… Read More about Amber Grant. »
Liam Railsback
Liam is a first-year student from High Point, North Carolina. During his gap year, he spent nine months in Rabat, Morocco where he had three service placements. He worked at a community center where he helped with youth and environmental programs. He was also an assistant English teacher at an… Read More about Liam Railsback. »