Peace, War, and Defence; History
Andrew Gary is a senior majoring in History and Peace, War & Defence. He is originally from New Orleans, Louisiana. He currently serves as the Speaker of the Undergraduate Senate and Chair of the Student Safety and Security Committee. He is also currently writing an Undergraduate Honors Thesis that seeks to compare the impact of federal interventions in Louisiana and South Carolina during Reconstruction. Andrew’s favorite public orator is Representative Thaddeus Stevens.
Business, City and Regional Planning, and Public Policy
Olivia Levine is a 3rd-year honors student in a self-created interdisciplinary major comprised of Business, City and Regional Planning, and Public Policy with a Kenan Flagler Business School Real Estate minor. Outside Agora, she participates in Velocity Capital, UNC's first student-run hedge fund, and the Undergraduate Real Estate Club. Olivia hopes to graduate in 2026 with both a bachelor's and master's (MA in City and Regional Planning) and then pursue a career in Commercial Real Estate.
Economics; Computer Science
Trisha Samavedam is a sophomore from Raleigh, North Carolina. She is currently pursuing a double major in Economics and Computer Science. She is interested in using the intersection of Computer Science and Economics to help create accurate models to predict consumer behavior. In her spare time, she enjoys running, playing club ultimate frisbee, and perfecting her macaronage technique. Her favorite public orator is Ida B. Wells.
Political Science; Media and Journalism
Jaleah Taylor is from Charlotte, North Carolina and is a junior political science and media and journalism major at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Jaleah has a passion for community service, mentorship, and student advocacy. Jaleah's first leadership role at UNC-Chapel Hill was serving as an Orientation Leader where she got the opportunity to mentor and transition 6,000 students into campus. After seeing the impact of her work, she began to become really involved in other student advocacy roles including as the Undergraduate Student Body Secretary, a Co-Founder of the Black Pre-Law Student Association and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Fellow. Jaleah is an honors student and Joseph E. Pogue scholar which is awarded to students at Carolina who have a passion for diversity and leadership. This past summer she interned for the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation in which she worked for a member of congress by writing policy memos and writing letters to constituents. Jaleah’s career aspirations include attending law school and mentoring young black students to pursue careers in the legal field.