2023-24

Savannah Brown

Onslow County Schools

Hunters Creek Middle School

Fellowship: STEPs4GROWTH Clean Energy Fellowship: Renewable Energy

Mentor: Perry Harker, Carteret Community College

Sponsor: STEPs4GROWTH


April Clinard

North Carolina Cyber Academy (Durham Charter)

Fellowship: Biogen Foundation Fellowship

Mentors: Tracy Ahrens, Biogen and Latrinda Riley, Trial Card

Sponsor: Biogen Foundation


Amanda Corbitt

Buncombe County Schools

Reynolds Middle School

Fellowship: Dogwood Health Trust Fellowship

Mentor: Carol Steen, Biltmore Farms

Sponsor: Dogwood Health Trust


Edwin Davis

Wake County Public School System

Broughton High School

Fellowship: Cells and More Cells

Mentor: Amy Maddox, UNC-Chapel Hill

Sponsor: UNC-Chapel Hill


Tammy Dayton

McDowell County Schools

Nebo Elementary School

Fellowship: Dogwood Health Trust Fellowship

Mentors: Michelle Morris and Naomi Cole, Continental

Sponsor: Dogwood Health Trust


Paola De Avila

Lee County Schools

Southern Lee High School

Fellowship: From Dreams to Action with LatinxEd

Mentors: Mirella Cisneros Perez and Carol Bono, LatinxEd

Sponsor: Burroughs Wellcome Fund


Blair Driver

Pitt County Schools

Pactolus Global School

Fellowship: Northeastern NC Computational Thinking/Computer Science Fellowship

Mentor: Michelle Smith, FRC East

Sponsor: NC DPI


Claudja Dwight

Guilford County Schools

Brown Summit Middle School

Fellowship: Igniting Futures in Tech with SparkNC

Mentors: Dr. Patricia Hilliard and Joe Ableidinger, SparkNC

Sponsor: SparkNC


Eric Eaton

Polk County Schools

Polk County Middle School

Fellowship: Protecting Natural Spaces with SAWS

Mentor: Leandra Taylor, SAWS

Sponsor: Burroughs Wellcome Fund


Heather Graham

Pine Springs Preparatory (Wake Charter)

Fellowship: Biogen Foundation Fellowship

Mentors: Tracy Ahrens, Biogen and Arlan Peters, Novozymes

Sponsor: Biogen Foundation


Deborah Granger

Durham Public Schools

The School for Creative Studies

Fellowship: Biogen Foundation Fellowship

Mentors: Tracy Ahrens, Biogen

Sponsor: Biogen Foundation


Ashanda Grissett

Brunswick County Schools

The COAST

Fellowship: North Carolina Oysters

Mentor: Heather Morton, Ag in the Classroom and AJ Stanaland, of Northwest Land & Cattle

Sponsors: NC Farm Bureau Federation and Brunswick County Farm Bureau


DaChelle Gupton

Pitt County Schools

Wellcome Middle School

Fellowship: Northeastern NC Computational Thinking/Computer Science Fellowship

Mentors: Batt Masterson and David Catt, Hitachi Astemo

Sponsor: NC DPI


Tempestt Harrison

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

Mallard Creek High School

Fellowship: STEPs4GROWTH Clean Energy Fellowship: Grid and Storage

Mentor: Mark Rohlinger, Bosch Rexroth Corporation

Sponsor: STEPs4GROWTH


Wyounda Horton

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

Druid Hills Academy

Fellowship: STEPs4GROWTH Clean Energy Fellowship: Grid and Storage

Mentor: Dawn Braswell, Siemens Energy

Sponsor: STEPs4GROWTH


Kendra Hughes

McDowell County Schools

Eastfield Global Magnet School

Fellowship: Dogwood Health Trust Fellowship

Mentors: Sarina Sweeney and Dominique Spruill, Baxter Healthcare

Sponsor: Dogwood Health Trust


Ashley Jones

Pitt County Schools

Grifton School

Fellowship: Northeastern NC Computational Thinking/Computer Science Fellowship

Mentor: Michelle Smith, FRC East

Sponsor: NC DPI


Phyllis King

Robeson Schools of Public County

Lumberton Junior High School

Fellowship: Whole Community Health Fellows

Mentor: Jeanne Milliken Bonds, UNC Chapel Hill

Sponsor: Whole Community Health


Holly Kolarova

Henderson County Schools

Clear Creek Elementary

Fellowship: Dogwood Health Trust Fellowship

Mentors: Molly Nicholie and Danielle Raucheisen, ASAP

Sponsor: Dogwood Health Trust


Rick Lage

Camden County Schools

Camden Early College

Fellowship: Northeastern NC Computational Thinking/Computer Science Fellowship

Mentors: Rick Evans, TCOM

Sponsor: NCDPI


Kimberly MacDonald

Wake County Public School System

Wake STEM Early College

Fellowship: Igniting Futures in Tech with SparkNC

Mentors: Dr. Patricia Hilliard and Joe Ableidinger, SparkNC

Sponsor: SparkNC


Joy Mason

Durham Public Schools

George Watts Montessori Magnet

Fellowship: From the Mountains to the Outer Banks with the NC State Climate Office

Mentors: Kathie Dello and Rebecca Ward, State Climate Office

Sponsor: N.C. State Climate Office


Trey Nichols

Winston-Salem Forsyth

Vienna Elementary School

Fellowship: STEPs4GROWTH Clean Energy Fellowship: Energy Efficiency

Mentors: Bently Pagura, Alamance Community College

Sponsor: STEPs4GROWTH


Jessica Odom

Durham Public Schools

Charles E. Jordan High School

Fellowship: Biogen Foundation Fellowship

Mentors: Emily Norris, Q2 Lab Solutions, and Tracy Ahrens, Biogen

Sponsor: Biogen Foundation


Rachel Pedler

McDowell County Schools

McDowell High School

Fellowship: Western NC Meta Fellowship

Mentors: Pam Torlina and Julianne Johnson, Conserving Carolina
Sponsor: Meta


William Prettyman

Martin County Schools

Innovation Campus

Fellowship: STEPs4GROWTH Clean Energy Fellowship: Clean Energy Vehicles

Mentor: Tabitha Miller, Martin Community College

Sponsor: STEPs4GROWTH


Angela Ramey

Rowan-Salisbury Schools

China Grove Middle School

Fellowship: Igniting Futures in Tech with SparkNC

Mentors: Dr. Patricia Hilliard and Joe Ableidinger, SparkNC

Sponsor: SparkNC


Kenya Raynor

Edgecombe County Schools

Phillips Middle School

Fellowship: Whole Community Health Fellows

Mentor: Jeanne Milliken Bonds, UNC-CH

Sponsor: Whole Community Health


Anna Seaborn-Pugh

Gates County Schools

Gatesville Elementary School

Fellowship: Northeastern NC Computational Thinking/Computer Science Fellowship

Mentors: Brittney Wilder, Nucor Steel

Sponsor: NCDPI


Dawn Stokes

Halifax County Schools

Enfield Middle S.T.E.A.M. Academy

Fellowship: EmPowering Education with Roanoke Electric Cooperative

Mentors: Dennis McFee and Chris Nault

Sponsor: North Carolina’s Electric Cooperatives and Roanoke Electric Cooperative


Christine Sudzina Schut

Carrboro-Chapel Hill City Schools

East Chapel Hill High School

Fellowship: Memories and Fruit Flies

Mentor: Dr. Toshihide Hige, UNC-Chapel Hill

Sponsor: UNC-Chapel Hill


Michelle Toepfer

Cabarrus County Schools

JN Fries Magnet School

Fellowship: Igniting Futures in Tech with SparkNC

Mentors: Dr. Patricia Hilliard and Joe Ableidinger, SparkNC

Sponsor: SparkNC


Shavon Via

Alamance-Burlington Schools

Eastlawn Elementary School

Fellowship: STEPs4GROWTH Clean Energy Fellowship: Energy Efficiency

Mentor: Bently Pagura, Alamance Community College

Sponsor: STEPs4GROWTH


Anthony Wade

Pitt County Schools

Ayden Middle School

Fellowship: STEPs4GROWTH Clean Energy Fellowship: Clean Energy Vehicles

Mentor: Brandi Bragg, NENC Career Pathways

Sponsor: STEPs4GROWTH


Elijah Watson

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

Ranson IB Middle School

Fellowship: Powering Smart, Sustainable Cities with Siemens Energy Hub

Mentor: Dawn Braswell, Siemens Energy

Sponsor: Duke Energy


Janice West

Johnston County School District

West Johnston High School

Fellowship: Biogen Foundation Fellowship

Mentors: Tracey Ahrens, Biogen

Sponsor: Biogen Foundation


Jennifer Wilson

McDowell County Schools

West McDowell Middle School

Fellowship: Western NC Meta Fellowship

Mentors: Pam Torlina and Julianne Johnson, Conserving Carolina

Sponsor: Meta


Matthew Yaeger

Pender County Schools

Topsail High School

Fellowship: STEPs4GROWTH Clean Energy Fellowship: Renewable Energy

Mentor: Todd Miller & Bonnie Mitchell, NC Coastal Federation

Sponsor: STEPs4GROWTH