Meet Our Student Staff

Student Staff are returning UNC juniors and seniors involved in a wide variety of campus organizations, fields of study, and campus ministries. They are leaders, servants, genuine, kind, funny, passionate, and so excited to get to know this yearā€™s class of campers!


Kasey Smith

Hometown: Rutherford County, NC

Talk to me about entrepreneurship/Psychology, arts and crafts (I love them all!), hiking, traveling, and pickle-ball!


Emma Cate Burhans

Hometown: Clemmons, NC

Talk to me about Business, Media and Journalism, music, graphic design, marketing club!

Sarah Kathryn Henderson

Hometown: Charlotte, NC

Talk to me about Hussman School (AD/PR), Sports Admin, Greek Life, Study Abroad , YoungLife, Music!

Luke Metzler

Hometown: Charlotte, NC

Talk to me about YoungLife, B-School, Friend/School Balance, Church Decision, Cheer.

Bridget Hight

Hometown: Durham, NC

Talk to me about music, The Daily Tar Heel, local coffee shops, graphic design.

Emily Barksdale

Hometown: Raleigh, NC

Talk to me about nursing school, any pre-health things, swing dancing, hiking, and food of all kinds!

Luke Elliott

Hometown: Hickory, NC

Talk to me about language learning - apologetics/theology - sports (basketball, track, golf).

Josh Harvey

Hometown: Matthews, NC

Talk to me about Pre-health, Sports, Young Life, Ice cream.

William Albright

Hometown: Shelby, NC

Talk to me about Pre-Med, Younglife, CPALS, Star Wars, Lego!

Caitlin Clontz

Hometown: Greensboro, NC

Talk to me about Psychology, Greek life, crossfit, Zach Bryan, Caribou coffee!

Thomas Gatewood

Hometown: Banner Elk, NC

Talk to me about Pre-health , YL/ ministry, intramurals, college without playing sports anymore.


Silas Barinowski

Hometown: Banner Elk, NC

Talk to me about sports, traveling, reading, running, and lifting!

Jackson Burnette

Hometown: Raleigh, NC

Talk to me about Intervarsity, weightlifting, a cappella (music in general), dining halls, pre-med/health.

Avery Humphries

Hometown: Cliffside, NC

Talk to me about HDFS & Psychology Major, Intervarsity, Blank Canvas Dance Company, Country Music (specifically Cody Johnson), and Baking at the Study Center (Battle Lane Bakers)!!

Darren Lee

Hometown: Marvin, NC

Talk to me about EXSS, Basketball, YoungLife, Entrepreneurship, Athletics.

 

Haley Gray

Hometown: Raleigh, NC

Talk to me about UNC Basketball, Christ Central Church, EXSS and RELI major, travel, books, & Higgins (a study center dog).

Anne Stewart Collins

Hometown: Apex, NC

Talk to me about pre-dental, wyldlife, campus life, girls in the gym, and best study spots on campus.

Emory Leonhardt

Hometown: Wake Forest, NC

Talk to me about InterVarsity, running, Zach Bryan, and pickleball!!

 

Hannah Davis

Hometown: King, NC

Talk to me about Nursing, hiking, battleship, painting, basketball, and morning coffee:)

Elizabeth Wiley

Hometown: Raleigh, NC

Talk to me about Greek life, hospitality, my favorite coffee shops in Chapel Hill, studying abroad over the summer, or anything related to the Study Center!

Alex Bunch

Hometown: Wilmington, NC

Talk to me about playing music, UNC Sports, Country Music, Traveling, Entrepreneurship

Bella Cashman

Hometown: Raleigh, NC

Talk to me about favorite running spots on campus, IJM at UNC, MEJO school, or my go to coffee spots!

Margaret Batchelder

Hometown: Raleigh, NC

Talk to me about younglife, greek life, media & journalism, anything study center, and coffee shops.

Noah Lambert

Hometown: Chapel Hill, NC

Talk to me about the great outdoors, coffee, mountain biking, gardening, rap music, bird watching.

Lauren Williams

Hometown: Raleigh, NC

Talk to me about swimming, triathlons, OT school, and any sort of lettering or paper crafts.

Maslan Vogelsberg

Hometown: Raleigh, NC

Talk to me about living close to home, the best coffee shops on campus, changing your major, podcasts, country music, and running!!

Claire Templeton

Hometown: Wake Forest, NC

Talk to me about InterVarsity, Pickleball, Spanish, Study Abroad

Eli Self

Hometown: Raleigh, NC

Talk to me about country music, hip-hop, or any of your favorite artists, Greek life, and sports.

Luke Harrington

Hometown: Greensboro, NC

Talk to me about Pre-med, sports, exercise, writing, tv shows.

Lyle Rideout

Hometown: Boerne, Texas

Talk to me about my major (religious studies), TX (howdy!), UNC basketball (specifically RJ Davis), hiking, leading Wyldlife, running, dogs, naps, Dr. Pepper, shopping, and the color purple!

Owen Osborone

Hometown: Charlotte, NC

Talk to me about Information Science, @cruatUNC, UNC Basketball, and photography.

Andrew Perry

Hometown: Matthews, NC

Talk to me about foreign affairs, travel, business, the International Justice Mission, and YoungLife.

Nathan Townsend

Hometown: Fayetteville, NC

Talk to me about Younglife, baseball, beating Connor in spikeball, sunrise beach trips, playing guitar, and cookout.

Morgan Thompson

Hometown: Cincinnati, Ohio

Talk to me about business, young life, ruf, study center, ijm, fbc, history, traveling.

Danielle Rector

Hometown: Marion, NC

Talk to me about Rural medicine pathway program & Omega Phi Alpha (service sorority).

AJ Jackson

Hometown: Wake Forest, NC

Talk to me about college football, greek life, fishing, entrepreneurship, music/songwriting.

Kate Messick

Hometown: Greensboro, NC

Talk to me about Wyldlife, running, UNC service learning programs, the NC Study Center, pickleball, and Special Olympics!

Jackson Peden

Hometown: Brentwood, Tennessee

Talk to me about Pre-Medicine, the Out of State Experience, the UNC Student Section, Running (Iā€™m still a beginner!), Service at UNC, Getting a Campus Job.

Lauryn Bailey

Hometown: Wake Forest, NC

Talk to me about RUF campus ministry, rock climbing, studying biology, the crazy pre-med world, PTSD, and most importantly finding beauty, purpose, and community in the midst of suffering!

Ava Tuttle

Hometown: Charlotte, NC

Talk to me about Leading younglife, business major, all things soda, dance, balancing non-Christian and Christian community.

Spencer Young

Hometown: Black Mountain, NC

Talk to me about Business, Greek life, run club, and intramural sports.

Ella Rose

Hometown: Winston-Salem, NC

Talk to me about Pre-health/Pre-nursing, establishing a good balance in college, NC Study Center, Summit, Med Deli, SRC.

Davin Kauserud

Hometown: Mocksville, NC

Talk to me about Biology, Neuroscience, Chemistry, Religious Studies, Younglife, and Elton John.

Noah McKenzie

Hometown: Raleigh, NC

Talk to me about basketball, Younglife, Risen Christ Church, and Kenya.

Wilson Major

Hometown: Charlotte, NC

Talk to me about Younglife, Varsity Wrestling, Club Rugby, and AIA.

Austin Blake

Hometown: Charlotte, NC

Talk to me about business school, young life, running, country music, podcasts.