Celia Carnes

Celia Carnes is a student pursuing a degree in Global Studies and Anthropology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. After growing up immersed in the history of the Civil Rights Movement in Montgomery, Alabama, she has enjoyed working in politics for Congresswoman Terri A. Sewell, EMILY’s List, and most recently with the Carter Center. She currently works for UNC Global and resides in Chapel Hill.

Ten Things I Can’t Do Without

1. Strong coffee
2. Minnetonka moccasins
3. The New York Times
4. The Gulf of Mexico
5. Moon pies
6. Johnny Cash
7. Walt Whitman’s poems
8. The Big Chill
9. My grandmother’s jewelry
10. Magnolia trees