History 

The NC Summer Policy Institute (NCSPI) was created in 2017 by Brian Kennedy and Chanae Wilson. NCSPI is a concept reworked from Oklahoma’s Summer Policy Institute model. The initiative aims to foster North Carolina’s next generation of public policy leaders by bringing together young adults, who are rooted in the state, to participate in a multi-day exploration of top policy issues. We aim for NCSPI to be the cornerstone in preparing students to become North Carolina’s future leaders. Since the program’s implementation, our event has served as a pipeline for students to gain access to graduate programs, fellowship opportunities, and greater connections with leaders across the state

 Our Organization

The North Carolina Justice Center is a nonprofit, non-partisan organization dedicated to transforming North Carolina's prosperity into opportunity for all.

Our Team

Budget & Tax Center 

The Budget & Tax Center is a project of the NC Justice Center that focuses on research and analysis of economic and fiscal policy to support opportunity and prosperity for all. 

Chanae Wilson

She is the Community Connections Manager with the Budget & Tax Center.  She joined BTC in January 2017 as a Public Allies Apprentice through the AmeriCorps program. She primarily works on the coordination of community engagement programming and key initiatives under BTC such as the NC Summer Policy Institute.
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​Chanae earned her Bachelors of Arts (B.A) in Psychology at Saint Augustine’s University and her  Master of Art's degree (M.A) in Social Policy at North Carolina State University.