Evana joined the Transition & Belonging team as a Graduate Assistant in August 2024. She graduated from the University of Georgia in Fall 2022 with her Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology with minors in Human Services and Horticulture. She also spent time as the lab manager of GABBA Lab, a psychological research lab. With goals to help people move forward after trauma, she moved to Charlotte to pursue her Masters degree in the Clinical Mental Health Counseling program at UNC Charlotte. In her free time, she loves fostering kittens, tending to her houseplants, thrifting, crafting, and spending time with her partner and their cats.