Rebekah Appleton

Operations Facilitator

Team member since July 2024

My Responsibilities at the Endowment:

  • Manages office vendor relationships and maintains a clean, well-stocked, and functional office environment.
  • Provides administrative support to the board and staff to enhance team capacity and organizational commitment.
  • Helps organize meetings and events by coordinating logistics,  preparing materials, and providing on-site support.
  • Manages administrative files, databases, and reports.

My Proudest Accomplishment:

I am proud of my ongoing effort to navigate life as an adult. Becoming an adult can be scary and it is important to acknowledge the progress I have made. I never want to take for granted how truly amazing it is that I am simply alive and well.

Before I Joined the Endowment: 

  • Event Specialist, UNC Friday Conference Center
  • Project Specialist, Advancement Office at the UNC Gillings School of Public Health
  • Administrative Assistant, The Center for Public Leadership and Governance

Education, Awards, Community Engagement:

  • B.S. in Environmental Science from UNC Chapel Hill 
  • M.P.A. from UNC Chapel Hill 

When Not Working, I Enjoy:

Crafting, learning about science or history and volunteering with local animal rescues.”