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• Dr. Alana Freeman is a teaching instructor and program coordinator for East Carolina University's Family and Consumer Sciences program. Dr. Freeman is a proud alumnus of East Carolina University, earning her BS and MS from the institution. She completed her EdD degree at Liberty University in Lynchburg, VA. Her dissertation entitled "Mentoring as a Catalyst for Change: Creating a Mentor Training Curriculum Using the Servant Leadership Model" uses Robert Greenleaf's (1970) Servant Leadership theory to address the need for youth participation in an aging church congregation by developing a curriculum for and piloting a mentor training program. Her love for children and families, specifically in Eastern NC, has fueled her passion for education and service. Dr. Freeman has spent over 15 years educating adults and high school students in Lenoir, Edgecombe, and Pitt counties. Her weekends and summers are spent with her family and volunteering for the Pitt County Sheriff's Department and The Service League of Greenville Inpatient Hospice.