Annabelle Virginia Fisher

Annabelle earned a BA with highest distinction in public policy, with a second major in psychology. At Carolina, she was an advocate at the Community Empowerment Fund, a hotline responder at the Compass Center, and a member of the Community Justice, Abolition, and Antiracism Collective. During her gap year, Annabelle worked as a senior associate at Normal Next, a start-up founded to support organizations as they navigated the economic and social impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Academically, Annabelle conducted research for the Coastal Resilience Center on the effects of flooding on Freedom Towns across the U.S., examining how community members leverage cultural resilience in the face of climate-related disasters. She was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa. In her spare time, Annabelle practiced yoga at a local studio.