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Riza Jenkins earned a bachelor's degree in business management and marketing from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, a master's in business administration from Howard University, and a law degree from Howard University School of Law. She lives in Jacksonville.

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Riza Jenkins, Chair - NC Sustainable Energy Association

Riza is vice president of solar asset management at PurEnergy. She is also the principal and wwner of the Azir Group, a consulting firm. Previously, she was the senior energy consultant at ICF, the vice president of asset management for Summit Ridge Energy, and the asset manager at Strata Solar.

CHCCS Board Vice Chair Riza Jenkins Announces 2025 Re ...

Riza is currently a member of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education. She was first elected in 2021 and is currently serving her first term.

As of September 4, 2025, Riza Jenkins’s website did not contain information on this issue.

School Curriculum

Supports working with county commissioners to improve broadband access.

- Supports working with county commissioners to improve broadband access.

School Facilities & Resources

Supports the district's newcomer program for refugee students and suggests implementing a buddy program to help new students connect.

Believes the school district should provide additional social and emotional support to students and staff, and plans to creatively recruit mental health workers and collaborate with the county to implement support programs.

Believes the district should revise the Code of Character and Conduct to include social emotional support and reduce punitive measures like suspensions.

- Supports the district's newcomer program for refugee students and suggests implementing a buddy program to help new students connect.
- Believes the school district should provide additional social and emotional support to students and staff, and plans to creatively recruit mental health workers and collaborate with the county to implement support programs.
- Believes the district should revise the Code of Character and Conduct to include social emotional support and reduce punitive measures like suspensions.

Student Wellbeing

Access to Education

Supports increasing teacher and staff diversity through intentional recruiting efforts and examining compensation and incentives.

- Supports increasing teacher and staff diversity through intentional recruiting efforts and examining compensation and incentives.

Teachers

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Riza Jenkins, Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education

Riza Jenkins earned a bachelor of arts in political science and international relations from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, a master of business administration from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and a juris doctor from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She lives with her husband and three children in Chapel Hill. She volunteers as an elementary faith development teacher at St. Thomas More Catholic Church.

Riza is a Senior Energy Consultant at ICF, where she specializes in renewable energy asset management and operations and maintenance. She is also the Principal and Owner of the Azir Group. Previously, she served as the Vice President of Asset Management for Summit Ridge Energy, managing its community solar portfolio. Before that, she oversaw the asset management department at Strata Solar, where she managed a portfolio of 900 MW of solar projects.

Riza is currently a member of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education. She was first elected in 2021 and is currently serving her first term. She is the board's vice chair and chairs the Finance, Facilities, and Operations Committee. 

Believes the district should collaborate with county commissioners to enhance broadband access.

Supports ensuring safe and updated facilities for students and staff.

Believes the budget has "some inequities" and that programs and spending should be assessed to ensure accessibility for all students.

Believes the budget does not meet infrastructure needs, citing over $200 million in unfunded building repairs and updates.

Supports implementing a buddy program to help refugee students transition by pairing them with local students.

Advocates for providing additional social and emotional support to students and staff.

Supports providing staff with professional development that aligns with strategic and school improvement plans.

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Riza Jenkins earned a bachelor of arts in political science and international relations from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, a master of business administration from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and a juris doctor from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She lives in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, with her three children. She is a volunteer faith development teacher at Saint Thomas More Catholic Church.

Riza is the Senior Energy Consultant at ICF, where she specializes in renewable energy consulting, focusing on asset management and operations and maintenance. She is also the Principal and Owner of the Azir Group. Previously, she served as the Vice President of Asset Management for Summit Ridge Energy, where she managed the company's community solar portfolio. Before that, she oversaw the asset management department at Strata Solar, handling a portfolio of 900 MW of solar projects.

Supports intentional recruiting efforts to increase diversity among staff, including identifying schools, neighborhoods, and publications where candidates of various groups may be found.

- The Board of Education runs the public school system, and it is entirely independent from the rest of the city government. 
- Board of Education members work together to make school policy, set the budget, and make decisions about the superintendent’s personnel recommendations.
- Members of the board must act as a unit based on majority rule. A member cannot make decisions or act independently.
- Board of Education members are elected to staggered four-year terms in nonpartisan elections.