Brittany Cousins is the Owner and CEO of Carolina Community Investments, a local real estate  firm which she founded in 2012.  She moved to North Carolina in 1994, and aside from a brief period  in New York, has called the Triangle home ever since. In her professional life, Brittany has managed the day to day operations of her business since its inception, and has focused much of her work on projects that can drive impactful change. Prior to founding CCI, Brittany worked in a variety of roles within the asset management industry, and she brings a strong understanding of the challenges faced by both small businesses and organizations trying to provide for the needs of a community. She has also participated in community partnerships which seek to work at the intersection of housing, community development, and health, particularly as it relates to controlling asthma triggers, lead abatement, and the improvement of long term blighted properties.             

In her personal life, Brittany is mom to two lovely boys, a sweet lab mix, and an overenthusiastic golden retriever. Her husband (bless his heart) cheers for UConn, but she prefers her alma mater Duke, from which she graduated in 2007 with degrees in International Relations and Economics. She loves to travel, and has been to 34 US states and 29 foreign countries. She also loves gardening, and began cultivating plants with her mother as a very young child. Today, she shares this love with her family, and often spends the summer attempting to give away home grown produce.   

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Born in Peru, Paola is a mixed media artist and dancer who resides in Durham since 2005. A fierce advocate for human, social, gender rights and Neurodiversity inclusion, she believes strongly in intentional active community collaboration and participation to increase the levels of emotional intelligence and mental health. She lives in downtown Durham with her husband and their two dogs.

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