Our Leadership

Caroline White
Executive Director & President
cwhite@solar-equity.org
Caroline is a senior from Raleigh, NC. She is double-majoring in Business Administration and Environmental Studies on a Sustainability track.

Aaron Applegate
Vice President
aaplegate@solar-equity.org
Aaron is a senior from Matthews, NC. He is double-majoring in Environmental Studies on a Sustainability track and Business Administration with a minor in Entrepreneurship.

Elena Abuin
Director of Grant Writing
eabuin@unc.edu
Elena is a junior from Chapel Hill, NC and is majoring in Business Administration and Environmental Studies.

Amala Ahmad
Director of Project Management
ahahmad@unc.edu
Amala is a senior from Raleigh, NC. She is majoring in Business Administration and Environmental Studies with a French minor.

Macy Floyd
Director of Marketing
macflo@ad.unc.edu | marketing@solar-equity.org
Macy is a senior from Faison, NC. She is majoring in Global Studies and Political Science with a minor in Spanish for the Professions.

Carmen Wallace
Assistant Director of Marketing
carmenmw@unc.edu
Carmen is a junior from Raleigh, NC. She is majoring in Environmental Science with minors in Urban Planning and Geographic Information Science.

Barrett Curtice
Co-Director of Networking and Events
bcurt@unc.edu
Barrett is a sophomore and is majoring in Environmental Science and Business.

Taylor Romeo
Co-Director of Networking & Events
tpr@unc.edu
Taylor is a junior from Holly Springs, NC. She is majoring in Business and Environmental Science, on the quantitative energy systems track.

Landon Norris
Assistant Director of Project Management
ldnorri@unc.edu
Landon is a senior from Youngsville, NC. He is majoring in Public Policy and Environmental Studies with a minor in Geographic Information Sciences.

Evan Farhinger
Assistant Director of Networking & Events
efahringer@unc.edu
Evan is a current master’s candidate at UNC-Chapel Hill from Graham, NC. He is studying information science with a focus on data science, data analytics, and databases.

Lindsay Merchant
Operations Manager
lindsmer@unc.edu
Lindsay is a senior from Charlotte, NC. She is majoring in Chemistry with minors in Biology and Global Cinema.

Alex Downey
Assistant Director of Grant Writing
ajdowney@unc.edu
Alex Downey is a junior from New Jersey. He is majoring in Contemporary European Studies and Political Science!

Alia Quinby
Director of Finance & Development
aquinby@solar-equity.org
Alia is a senior from Denver, CO. She is double-majoring in Environmental Science and Business Administration.
Core Team

Blended-Finance Chairs: Elena Abuin, Matthew Allen, Ed Fairhurst, Chloe Hall, Rhenna Hatton, Lahari K, Michael Melton, Max Neuwirth, Asher Singh, Claire Stewart
Project Management Chairs: Amala Ahmad, Aaron Applegate, Zach Handel, Gray Hamby, Perry Holtzclaw, Landon Norris, Graham Phillips, Shawn Shen, Ani Soni,
Networking Chairs: Barrett Curtice, Evan Fahringer, Ellie Prosser, Taylor Romeo, Lizzie Stoner, Louisa Turner
Marketing Chairs: Andrew Owens, Bryce Henderson, Ian Rager
Fundraising Chairs: Will Furman, Lucia McKinnon, Abby Schueler
Founding Members
Will Nichols President 2021 – 2024 (Current Chair of Board)
Peyton Jenkins Director of Marketing 2021 – 2024
Evelyn Dalton Director of Grant Writing 2021 – 2024
Carter Wood Director of Finance 2021 – 2024
Malin Muckenfuss Director of Fundraising 2021 -2024

Box #356 FGP Student Union
UNC-CH 5210
Chapel Hill, 27599
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