Student Life & Leadership Staff

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Darrius Barrow

Director of Student Life and Leadership
Brian Lackman

Brian Lackman

Associate Director for Leadership Development
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Brian Lackman has spent his career working across in a range of areas of student affairs including residential life, leadership development, student organization development, diversity & inclusion programming, and more. Brian serves as the Associate Director of Leadership Development and is responsible for leading and supporting the Leadership Development team in addition to advising the Graduate and Professional Student Government in addition to serving areas of leadership development across the UNC community.

Brian graduated with his B.A. in English Literature from Chestnut Hill College and obtained his M.S. in Educational Leadership Studies from Oklahoma State University. Brian is a practitioner and scholar who works to improve educational environments and has completed original research focused on graduate supervision, asexual student identity development, and more. Brian has spent the past decade as a StrengthsQuest facilitator working to ensure that individuals can fully deconstruct and reconstruct their strengths given their lived experiences. Outside of work you can catch Brian enjoying state parks with his dog while listening to a lot of podcasts, cooking, baking, spending time with friends, staying active, and relaxing.

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Tammy Lambert

Assistant Director, Student Organizations
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Tammy Lambert joined the Carolina Union staff in 1997, serving in various roles until taking on her current position as in 2013. As the Assistant Director for Student Organizations, Tammy leads the Student Organizations team within Student Life & Leadership. Along with her staff, she works to provide student organizations with the services, resources and information necessary to be successful. Tammy received her bachelor’s degree in education from UNC-Chapel Hill and holds a master’s degree in higher education administration from NC State University.

Quayle Agurs

Quayle Agurs

Associate Director for Involvement and Activities
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Quayle is a Richmond, Virginia native and graduate of Hampton University where she obtained a bachelor’s degree in Journalism and Communications. She also earned a master’s degree in Higher Education Leadership. Quayle’s professional experience in Student Affairs includes areas such as student activities, leadership development, and diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility. When she isn’t working, Quayle enjoys traveling the world and helping others to do the same.

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Briana Welsh

Assistant Director for Student Activities
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Alexis Moore

Student Organizations Program Coordinator

Natasha Young

Leadership Development Program Coordinator, Co-Curricular Leadership Retreats & Programs
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Natasha graduated with a B.A. in Studio Art and a B.A. in Sociology from Keene State College in Keene, New Hampshire in 2016, and an M.S. in Student Affairs in Higher Education from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio in 2018. Within Student Life & Leadership, Natasha is responsible for programmatic and strategic efforts around co-curricular leadership initiatives that foster learning and development outside of the classroom, such as the annual SPARK Leadership Retreat, Carolina United, the ACC Leadership Symposium, and more. Outside of work, you can find Natasha planning adventures in Dungeons and Dragons, taking care of her plants, and spending time with her partner and their two dogs.

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Kelly Spainhour

Leadership Development Program Coordinator
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Kelly is a true North Carolinian, growing up in Asheboro, N.C. She graduated with a B.S. in Exercise Science from UNC Pembroke in 2015 and an M. Ed in Higher Education from UNC Wilmington in 2023. Kelly’s professional experiences in student affairs include areas in undergraduate admissions both at her alma mater, UNCP, and UNCW. Outside of work, you can find Kelly spending time with her two nieces, or planning a new travel adventure. 

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James W Jacks III

Administrative Assistant
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Ella Brose

Leadership Development Graduate Coordinator
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Madison Kutil

Student Organizations Graduate Coordinator
Bella Jarvis

Isabella Jarvis

Student Activities Graduate Coordinator
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Sabina Sabal

Leadership Development Graduate Coordinator
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Chris Conenna

Marketing & Communications Graduate Coordinator