Jami Holder is a graduate student specializing in economic development in the Department of City and Regional Planning at UNC Chapel Hill and holds a B.S. in Interdisciplinary Social Sciences from Florida State University. Her professional experience includes roles as an analyst with NC Growth, housing research intern at the Devoe Moore Center, and community ambassador intern with FSU and Big Bend Habitat for Humanity. Her areas of interest in research are affordable housing policy, disaster recovery, rural capacity building, and enhancing community wealth. She excels in qualitative research and is proficient in ArcGIS, R, and Microsoft Suite applications.