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 year’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 (I’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.