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Give the gift of HOME this holiday season!
Every year, thousands of patients and their caregivers travel to UNC hospitals for lifesaving care facing a health crisis AND the stress of finding affordable accommodations. Family House provides guests with a warm, affordable place to stay, allowing them to focus on what truly matters - h… Read More
Georgie Clemens
Georgie joined us in March 2020 as a Volunteer Services Manager. She grew up in New Braunfels, Texas and earned a Bachelor’s in Sociology from UT-Austin, later completing a second Bachelor’s in Education from Iowa State University. After working as a middle school teacher in Cali… Read More
Claudette Whitted
Claudette first came to Family House in May of 2016, after working with the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools for more than 16 years. She has lived in Chapel Hill for 20 years and counting. Claudette earned an AAS in Early Childhood Education from Wake Technical Community College. She has tw… Read More
Lee Ann Thomas
Lee Ann joined Family House in April of 2023. She graduated from Virginia Tech with a Bachelors of Science in Human Nutrition and Foods and from the Physician Assistant Program at Wake Forest University Bowman Gray School of Medicine. She spent the past nine years as the Executive… Read More
Liz Cheney
Liz joined Family House in June of 2022 as the Volunteer Services Assistant. She previously worked in Parent and Alumni Engagement for her alma Mater Connecticut College and for two co-educational boarding and day schools in Massachusetts. Liz is passionate about her work… Read More
Joseph Solomon
Joseph joined the Family House in October 2023. He was born and raised in North Carolina, and now lives in Chapel Hill while attending the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is pursuing a double major in Political Science and Human Development and Family Sciences. Outside of sch… Read More
Kathy Yasui-Der
Before coming to Family House, Kathy was an elementary school teacher in California, Massachusetts and North Carolina. Born and raised in southern California, she earned her undergraduate degree in sociology from UCLA and her master's degree in education from California State University at L… Read More
John Piekielniak
John has more than 20 years of experience in facilities maintenance and project management, and his contributions to Family House - indoor and out - contribute to the health, safety, and comfort of our guests each day. He attended Aiken Technical College and Augusta Technical Institute where… Read More
Susan Anderson
Susan Anderson comes to us after a long history of management at UNC-Chapel Hill. Susan managed large and small staffs at the bookstore, auxiliary services, and printing. During her more than 30 years in Chapel Hill, Susan volunteered at the Interfaith Council managing and servin… Read More