Staff
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Name:
Kelley T. O'Brien |
| Title: Director, NC Civic Education Consortium |
| Phone: 919.962.8273 |
| E-mail: obrien@sog.unc.edu |
| Areas
of Interest: Civic education |
Kelley O'Brien joined the School of Government in 2002 as project director for the 2003 Civic Index, the first-ever statewide study of youth and adult civic engagement. Her previous work in education includes serving as associate director for a school-to-career nonprofit in Durham and teaching ESL in Guayaquil, Ecuador. O'Brien's research has been published in Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, Popular Government, and the Kappa Delta Pi Record. Currently she serves on the board of directors for Kids Voting North Carolina. O'Brien earned a BA in honors interdisciplinary studies from the University of Georgia and an MPA from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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Name:
Christie Hinson |
| Title: Project Director, NC Civic Education Consortium |
| Phone: 919.962.8389 |
| E-mail: hinson@sog.unc.edu |
| Area
of Interest: Civic education |
Christie Hinson joined the School of Government in 2006. Prior to that, Hinson taught 8th grade social studies in Durham Public Schools for five years; she currently holds a teaching license in Language Arts and Social Studies. Her additional experience with education includes serving as the assistant director for an educational nonprofit organization in New York City’s Roberto Clemente Learning Center. Hinson holds a BA in theatre and English, with a minor in cultural studies, from Virginia Tech.
Name: Paul Bonnici
Title: Project Director (part-time)
Phone: 919.966.43.47
E-mail: bonnici@sog.unc.edu
Paul Bonnici joined the School of Government in 2009. Prior to that, Bonnici taught high school social studies in Chatham County. Bonnici holds a BA in History and a Master of Arts in Teaching from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Name: Anita Buie
Title: Administrative Assistant
Phone: 919.843.2307
E-mail: cecstaff@sog.unc.edu
Anita Buie joined the staff of the Consortium in 2005. She formerly worked at UNC-Chapel Hill's School of Education, where she was employed for 25 years.
Name: Catherine Durham
Title: Graduate Assistant
Phone: 919.843.0664
E-mail:cecnews@sog.unc.edu
Catherine Durham is a second-year student in the Master of Public Administration program at the School of Government at UNC-Chapel Hill. After graduating from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a degree in journalism, Catherine joined Teach for America, where she taught elementary school in Mississippi.
Name: Amy Strecker
Title: Graduate Assistant
Phone: 919.843.0664
E-mail: strecker@email.unc.edu
Amy Strecker is a first-year student in the Master of Public Administration program at the School of Government at UNC-Chapel Hill. After graduating from the University of Texas at Austin with a BA in English, Amy joined Teach for America, where she taught high school English in Warren County, North Carolina.
In addition to teaching, Amy has also overseen communications and social media strategy for a national educational nonprofit.
