Professional Background:

Alicia Altmueller joined the CIRA staff in January 2009 after working in the nonprofit sector since 1989.

Her past work includes community, youth and environmental organizing. At Alicia’s last full-time position she worked as the Director of Technology Innovation at the Fund for the City of New York. In this role she coordinated several programs that helped organizations streamline operations, expand services and make best use of the latest technology through training, seminars & conferences and consulting. Each year, these programs trained over 3,000 nonprofit staff and served over 500 agencies in New York City.

Alicia was also the PI for a federally funded program called, “Parenthood Plus” which provided innovative community-based technology solutions to help reduce isolation and increase communication between mothers at-risk of abuse or neglect of their children with their family support workers and community. While in college, Alicia was the James Bay Coordinator for the Student Environmental Action Coalition (SEAC is a national environmental youth organization that was founded at UNC). 

Alicia holds a Bachelors Degree in Environmental Business from New York University and a Masters Degree in Geography from Hunter College of the City University of New York.

Alicia is pleased to be the Associate Director of the Center for Integrating Research and Action (CIRA).

The Center for Integrating Research and Action (CIRA) at the University of North Carolina –Chapel Hill is an initiative bringing together university-based researchers with community-based leaders to collaborate on producing research/action projects to advance sustainable development and community well-being and social justice in North Carolina and beyond.

Got an idea to share or want to learn more about CIRA- contact Alicia or stop by!