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Tanisha Edwards is from Fayetteville, North Carolina. Growing up in a military family, Tanisha moved frequently with her family until her father's retirement in Fayetteville. Tanisha is a double Tar Heel -- attending the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for her undergraduate and law degrees. While in law school, Tanisha was a member of the Broun National Trial Team and a staff writer for the Banking Journal. As a corporate lawyer, Tanisha's practice focuses on renewable energy transactions and cleantech. Tanisha loves Italian food and trying new wines as a sommelier. One of Tanisha's favorite quotes is "My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style." - Maya Angelou.
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Antwan Alexander II was born and raised in Charlotte, North Carolina. He dreamed of a career in the entertainment business from an early age, while his parents instilled the importance of getting his education. After high school, he decided to pursue a degree in English at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Here, he developed a passion for the world of academia and the opportunities it could provide for young men and women trying to find their purpose in life. UNC Charlotte also provided him with his first glimpse of studying abroad, which permanently changed his views on the world. After graduating from UNC Charlotte, he decided to pursue a law degree at his dream school UNC School of Law. While at UNC School of law, Antwan studied abroad in London and Madrid, Spain, for a full academic year, graduating from Comillas Universidad with an LL.M. degree in International and European Business Law. The following year in 2017, he graduated from UNC Law School and then moved to Los Angeles, California, to pursue a career in entertainment. Antwan then enrolled in Southwestern Law School's Entertainment and Media Law LL.M. program for his final academic step. In his last semester at Southwestern Law School, he tragically lost his Father to stage four cancer at 47 years old. From that difficult moment, he realized that fighting for and mastering your true purpose is the ultimate aim in life. After his Father's funeral, he returned to Los Angeles and completed his LL.M. on schedule for May 2018 graduation. Since then, he has worked in Business and Legal Affairs and Diversity and Inclusion at Platform One Media's television studios and parent their company Boat Rocker Media. He believes that if we can all find our purpose and inspire others along the way, that's a life well-lived.
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Nicholas grew up in Raleigh, North Carolina, and is a product of the Wake County public school system where he learned the value of a modern public school education. While in high school, Nicholas was selected to represent the under 17 United States men's soccer team, and travelled around the world to participate in a variety of international youth soccer tournaments. After high school, Nicholas attended Wake Forest University and later transferred to Elon University where as a co-captain of the 2011 Southern Conference Tournament winning soccer team, he graduated with honors with a degree in political science. After playing for the Carolina Railhawks (now NCFC) in the North American Soccer League (NASL), Nicholas obtained a law degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Nicholas has spent the last several years working in the finance field with a focus on leveraged loans and syndicated financing and looks forward to applying his passion for mentorship and academic excellence to the Impact Grant community.
