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Staff



Charlé LaMonica
Director
lamonica@unc.edu
(919) 843-9408		 As director, Charlé works with World View’s Partners on and off campus, forges strategic alliances and collaborations, and represents World View in the state and on the national stage.
Charlé holds a Master’s Degree from UNC Charlotte and a Bachelor’s Degree from Boston College. She comes to World View with two decades of experience in secondary and higher education, as a school teacher, community college instructor, and in her last position as Director of International Studies at Charlotte Country Day School. Her involvement in international business and education has allowed her to collaborate with individuals in China, the former Soviet Union, and Kenya.  Charlé is a semi-professional singer and an avid traveler.

Neil Bolick
Associate Director
nebolick@unc.edu
(919) 843-5332		 Neil is World View’s Associate Director. He has primary responsibility for strengthening support to community colleges. Neil has a B.A. in English from UNC at Chapel Hill and holds a Ph.D. in Chinese Language and Literature from Indiana University. He has taught English language and literature in Taiwan, Chinese literature in the US, and ran a consulting firm for international business. He lived in Taiwan and China for five years as a student, teacher, and Fulbright scholar. As an international business consultant he traveled regularly to Asia, South America, and Europe.
Alexandria Faulkenbury
Program Associate
afaulkenbury@unc.edu
(919) 843-8210		 As World View’s Program Associate, Alex provides administrative support to the faculty and to programs. She is the assistant editor of ThinkGlobal and manages the World View Global WebFriends program. She also oversees the lending of World View’s Foreign Currency Kits. Alex holds a B.S. in intercultural studies from Liberty University and is currently pursuing an M.A. in multicultural and transnational literature from East Carolina University. She has traveled, studied, and worked abroad in Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia. She previously worked as an administrative assistant at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

Julie Marantette Kinnaird
Assistant Director for Outreach
kinnaird@unc.edu
(919) 962-6785		 World View’s Assistant Director for Outreach, Julie, connects and develops World View partnerships throughout the state on an ongoing basis. Julie received her undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan and holds a Masters of Public Health degree from UNC-Chapel Hill. She was a Peace Corps volunteer in Albania for two years where she taught English as a foreign language in a secondary school and coordinated community development projects.
Jasmin McCrory
Assistant Prog. Manager
jmccrory@unc.edu
(919) 962-9264		 Jasmin is World View’s Assistant Program Manager. She is the primary liaison to World View Associates and editor of the Global Insights Newsletter. She also processes participant registration, provides general office support, and prepares program materials. Jasmin developed her commitment to global education through her upbringing in Germany, her own educational travel in Europe, Latin America, Asia, and North Africa, and as a language teacher. She holds a B.A. in French Language & Literature and Linguistics from Boston University as well as an M.A. in Linguistics from the University of Chicago. Jasmin speaks fluent German and French and is working on Arabic.
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Assistant Director for Curriculum
krobinson@unc.edu
(919) 843-7793		 Katharine is World View’s Assistant Director for Curriculum. She primarily works with schools and colleges to develop and enhance global curricula. Katharine holds a B.A. in anthropology and American musical culture from Georgetown University and an M.A. in education from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Katharine worked previously at Sidwell Friends School in Washington DC, where she was a middle school teacher and varsity softball coach.
Juliet Traub
Program Manager
jtraub@unc.edu
(919) 843-6795		 As World View’s Program Manager, Juliet is responsible for the support operation of the program. She serves as business manager, human resources facilitator, and office manager. She oversees the logistics for World View’s programs is responsible for World View’s annual fundraising campaign. Juliet holds a B.A. in Spanish from Middle Tennessee State University. She has traveled as a volunteer to Zimbabwe, Malawi and Zambia and spent one year as a volunteer English teacher at Ruaha Secondary School in Iringa, Tanzania. Her travels have also taken her to Russia and Israel. She comes to us most recently as an administrative assistant from the Department of Cancer Biology at Vanderbilt University.

World View Volunteers
Darien Mahaffee
World View Volunteer		 For several years, Darien Mahaffee has volunteered her time to help World View prepare for its symposiums, seminars, and mailings. By now she has become an indispensable part of the program. Darien had the opportunity to travel abroad when she was working full time and had some interesting solo adventures while exploring foreign cultures first-hand. She is an incredible help to the World View staff and a wonderful friend of the program.

Jim and Ramona McRae
World View Volunteers
rmraej@charter.net		 Jim and Ramona McRae serve as World View’s volunteer representatives for Western North Carolina. Jim is a retired Principal/teacher and Ramona is a retired 6th Grade Teacher from Wilkes County. Both of them traveled widely during their teaching careers – Asia, Europe, South America – and hope to share these experiences and their global perspective with fellow educators. They have acted as facilitators and leaders at World View programs and have helped schools in Western North Carolina develop global action plans.
Brock Ridge
World View Volunteer
brock.ridge@charter.net		 Brock Ridge serves as World View’s Eastern North Carolina representative for K-12 schools. Brock serves on Onslow County’s Board of Education and as the President of the North Carolina High School Network. Brock was the principal of Richlands High School for 27 years, where he was a three-time recipient of Onslow County’s Principal of the Year award. In 1995, he ws named a national Milken winner. Brock holds a B.A., M.A., and Ed.S. from East Carolina University.
Amos Stroud
World View Volunteer
amoose1@netzero.com		 Amos Stroud serves as World View’s Eastern North Carolina’s representative for K-12 schools. Amos was born and educated in eastern North Caronia, finishing high school in Kinston and graduating from East Carolina University. He taught math and coached in Goldsboro before moving to Onslow County where he was a principal for 22 years, starting three new schools. In 1985 he and Robert teamed up in the Principals’ Executive Program and have been close friends ever since. Amos attends every symposium where he is the official “bell ringer,” getting educators back to class. He has become an integral part of World View.
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