MEET 
 THEODORE 

Nice to meet you!

I was elected to the Chapel Hill Town Council in 2023. I'm a young person, a renter, and a grad student. I'm currently completing an English literature PhD at UNC Chapel Hill, where I teach classes and conduct research. I've also taught off campus in retirement communities and prisons.

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As President of the Graduate and Professional Student Government from 2022-2023, I led a data-driven advocacy campaign that convinced university administrators and the Board of Trustees to increase the minimum stipend for graduate students from $17,000 a year to $20,000 a year, plus tiered increases for students already earning more than $20,000. I also advocated through UNC's basic needs task force to allocate more money to campus food pantries for students going hungry.

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Chapel Hill is my home, and I am grateful to have been welcomed with open arms. My experiences as a young renter, a UNC student leader, a Planning Commission member, and an advocate have equipped me to help shape the Town’s transit and land use policies, promote commerce, and act as a bridge between UNC and the town. I hope you will trust me to put these experiences to use on the Town Council!