Profile: alumni
Marc Moore, MCRP’22
Raised in cities across the country, Marc Moore has always had a strong interest in architecture, urban form and transportation. At Carolina Planning, he hopes … Read more
Alyson West, MCRP ’18
For 20 years Alyson worked in the music industry and lived all over the world, including places like Germany, Australia, and Portland. However, once she … Read more
Michael Hogan, MCRP ’16
Michael is an economic development research analyst at RTI International, specializing in urban and regional economics.
Jess Brandes, MCRP ’09
Jess Brandes is a housing developer working in Raleigh. She was recently named one of the 40 under 40 leaders by the Triangle Business Journal.
Wayne Feiden, MRP ’89
Wayne Feiden is director of planning and sustainability for the City of Northampton, Massachusetts. His focus includes resilience, sustainability, downtown revitalization, multimodal transportation, open space … Read more
Stephanie Watkins-Cruz, MPA-MCRP ’18
Stephanie was a few months into her MPA program at UNC Chapel Hill when she realized she wanted to dive further into her interests around … Read more
Allen Lum, MCRP ’16
Growing up in New York City has made Allen Lum a fierce supporter of urban living and mass transit.
Emily Gvino, MCRP ’21
I came to DCRP because I want to further explore how city and regional planning can shape the social determinants of health through the built … Read more
Ellen Emeric, MCRP ’19
Ellen began to seriously consider a career in City and Regional Planning after living in the Dominican Republic and experiencing the negative effects of unequal … Read more
Katie Berkey, MCRP & JD ’11
Katie Berkey is a certified land planner (AICP) and licensed attorney (Florida) with more than nine years of diverse project experience in Connecticut, the mid-Atlantic, … Read more
Christian Kamrath, MCRP ’18
Christian’s passion for helping communities understand and adapt to climate change impacts made attending Carolina Planning an easy decision. He was especially drawn to the … Read more
Michael Wooley-Ousdahl, MCRP/MPA ’11
Michael Wooley-Ousdahl (MCRP ’11) Transportation Operations Manager for Google and a 2018 Leadership Mountain View graduate Tell us where you live, work, and attended school. … Read more
Lanisha Renee Blount, MCRP ’14
Designer. Researcher. Strategist. Greater New York City Area Year graduated from Carolina Planning: 2014 Specialization at Carolina Planning: Real Estate Development Track Designer. Researcher. Strategist. … Read more
Bill King, MCRP ’14
Bill is the Senior Vice President of Planning and Development for the Downtown Raleigh Alliance and works on everything from retail recruitment to data and … Read more
Geoffrey Green, MCRP ’13
Geoffrey Green (MCRP ’13) is a transportation professional with a broad range of experience in the federal and state (North Carolina) transportation funding system, and … Read more
Atticus Jaramillo, PhD 2022
Atticus’ experience as an affordable housing researcher in the Twin Cities lead him to Carolina Planning as a PhD student. Through a range of research … Read more
Jasmine Kumalah Stammes, MCRP ’15
Jasmine is a Healthy Eating and Active Living Coordinator for the Conservation Fund.
Anabella Palacios, MCRP ’11
Economic Development Planner, Washington D.C. area Year Graduated: 2011 Specialization: Economic Development Economic development planner. International development experience. Her interests span urban revitalization, climate change … Read more
Christina Galardi Henricks, MPH/MCRP ’16
Project Manager, SC Department of Health and Human Services Graduated: 2016 Specialization: Transportation Christina serves as a subject matter expert in Health Programs for the … Read more
Keagan Sacripanti, MCRP ’18
Keagan studied public policy and political science at UNC Chapel Hill as an undergraduate, but by the time he received his BA he felt like … Read more
Alexander Kado, MCRP ’16
Alexander is a recent Carolina Planning graduate who has spent the past year living and working in the Netherlands.
Si Shi, MCRP ’16
Si is a travel demand modeler at the Charlotte Department of Transportation.
Bobby Funk, MCRP ’19
Bobby developed a passion for city planning through his work at the Chapel Hill Downtown Partnership, a local economic development nonprofit, where he has been … Read more
Lea Sabbag, MCRP ’16
Lea Sabbag (MCRP ’16), one of the Coastal Resilience Center’s (CRC) Education and Workforce Development grant recipients, was part of CRC work from 2014-2016. She … Read more
Jeffrey Rissman, MCRP ’11
Jeffrey works at Energy Innovation LLC, a non-governmental organization (NGO) based out of San Francisco. He helps policymakers around the world identify and implement policies … Read more
Sen Wang, MCRP ’18
In Sen’s last year of undergraduate studies in China, he got the chance to participate in research projects and conferences on city issues like new … Read more
Dan Levine, MRP/MPA ’07
Director of Business Development & Project Management, Self-Help Real Estate Team Year graduated from Carolina Planning: 2007 Specialization: Housing & Community Development Planning and Public … Read more
Jennifer Rangel, MCRP ’18
Jennifer, a first-generation college graduate, grew up in the Dallas neighborhood of Oak Cliff, and attributes her upbringing in that area as her motivation to … Read more