06/19/2026
Welcome our newest summer interns!!
In our central region, we’re thrilled to have Seneca RiceWoolf as a Stanback Restoration and Outreach Fellow. Originally from Annapolis, Maryland, Seneca attended the College of William & Mary in Virginia, where she participated in community ecology research focused on seagrass meadows and further developed her love for natural systems.
Seneca is currently a candidate for a Master of Environmental Management at Duke University’s Nicholas School of the Environment, focusing on Economics and Policy as well as Coastal and Marine Systems. Her academic interests include coastal community economic resilience, fisheries management, and aquaculture. At the Coastal Federation, Seneca assists with restoration project installation and monitoring, land use management mapping, and outreach coordination efforts. Outside of work, Seneca enjoys running, tennis, backpacking, and fishing and has recently taken up a new hobby: keeping aquarium shrimp.
In our southeast region we are so excited to have Meaira Alston, a rising senior at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and a proud native of Navassa, North Carolina. She is pursuing a degree in Communication Studies with a concentration in Media and Technology, along with minors in Journalism and Film. Growing up in a coastal community sparked her interest in storytelling, community engagement, and the people and places that shape southeastern North Carolina.
As a Coastal Education & Outreach Intern with the North Carolina Coastal Federation, Meaira is excited to combine her interests in communications and community service while helping share stories of coastal conservation and stewardship. In her free time, she enjoys thrift shopping, trying new foods, arts and crafts, and exploring the outdoors along the North Carolina coast.
We can't wait to see where their summer adventures take them!
