After emigrating from Baghdad with her husband and daughters in 2009 and starting life anew, Dr. Nihal Raees is now an energy analyst for UNCG Facilities Operations. You may have seen that she and her team, when faced with a projected $1.6 million increase in utility spending for last year, were prompted by their director to find a cheaper way of procuring natural gas and electricity. The result? Raees worked internally at UNCG and externally with vendors and the state to save UNCG $600,000 of the projected $1.6 million.
Raees nods to her team. “We’re all a big family here.” Speaking of family, every one of her five daughters is a Spartan!