Samuel Hunter

Hometown: High Point, NC

When did you graduate?  Spring 2019

Your title, organization, and town.  Land Use Planner- City of Winston-Salem, NC

Please share your career goal(s). Providing citizens equal representation, empowering at-risk youth, creating an environment with equal opportunities for all

Hobbies/interest: Going to sporting events, refereeing sports, volunteering around the community

Clubs and Organizations: SPAN (Alumni), Young Planners Group (NC Chapter), APA-NC

Dream Job: President of the United States of America

Role Model: The Honorable William “Pete” Hunter

Was there something about the ECU Pirate Planning program that you especially liked? The thing that was the most special to me was the sense of family and how everyone supported each other.

Please share your experience with the ECU Pirate Planning program. My experience was everything you could ask for in a department. We were fortunate enough to have some of the best professors in the state who genuinely cared about futures and well well-being. I met a lot of people that I may never have had the opportunity to interact with during my time at ECU. Dr. Sung was always a little tougher than the other professors but he taught us integrity and how to overcome difficult tasks. Being a “Pirate Planner” is something that I take a great amount of pride in and I am very thankful to be apart of the family.