2004 POINT SCHOLARS

Marcie Fisher-Borne

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Concentration: Social Work

Marcie was born and raised in southern Mississippi. On her own since she was eighteen, Marcie has taken her life experience and used it to support and inspire those around her.

Marcie graduated from Louisiana State University Honors College receiving a B.A. in Women’s Studies and Philosophy. She then continued her education at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-CH)where she completed a masters in both Public Health and Social Work.

Marcie has a long list of accomplishments including LSU Women's Center Advisory Board Chair, the National Michael Schwerner Activist Award, UNC's Provost Committee on LGBT Climate, the first coordinator of UNC's LGBT Center, and a Public Service Fellow for her documentary film work on LGBT families in North Carolina.

Marcie is currently pursuing her PhD in Social Work at UNC-CH where she serves as Adjunct Faculty teaching courses on civic engagement and community organizing. She is also a Research Associate for the first federally funded HIV research project to address the needs of young Black MSM in the southeast.

Marcie is committed to continuing to work with and for LGBT youth and families in the South. In the future, she hopes to develop a training and retreat center focusing on LGBT youth leadership development in North Carolina.