The Carolina Bonner Leaders Program is housed at the Campus Y, UNC’s center for social justice and social innovation.

Core Staff

Yalitza Ramos

Director of the Bonner Leaders Program and Director of the Campus Y
ramos@email.unc.edu

Yalitza is a double Tar Heel, having earned from UNC a Masters in Social Work in 2014 and a B.A. in Psychology and Spanish in 2005. Between studies, Yalitza has worked for Carolina on local, statewide, and global projects in the areas of program evaluation, early childhood education, high-quality instruction, educational access, asset development, and financial empowerment. As part of her field work and in partnership with Volunteers for Youth, Yalitza taught a service-learning course for Buckley Public Service Scholars in the SMART Mentoring program. For over a decade she volunteered in the community with organizations such as the Orange County Literacy Council, Girls on the Run of the Triangle, former Family Violence Prevention Center, and Chapel Hill/Carrboro City Schools. Most recently, she was at Durham’s Partnership for Children working to ensure high-quality standards and compliance for funded partners, build strong partnerships within communities, and engage families and communities in leadership and advocacy. Yalitza lives in Durham with her partner and 2 children.

Christine Arnsberger

Campus Y Business Manager
cchris@email.unc.edu

Christine Arnsberger, originally from Germany, has lived in the U.S. since 1994. She’s been living in Carrboro with her husband, daughter and Cat for the past 15 years. Before she’s been living in several intentional communities in Germany, Denmark and the U.S.

Throughout her professional career Christine has worked as a Paralegal for several Law Firms in the Triangle area, with a major emphasis on Affordable Housing; Bankruptcy; and Intellectual Property Law. She enjoys working at the Campus Y as the Business Manager, interacting with students, faculty, staff and visitors.
Christine has a BA in Sociology and MA in German Literature from the University of Bielefeld, Germany; a Law/Paralegal Degree from Germany, as well as a Paralegal Degree from Meredith College.