Courtney Ramey

Courtney Ramey is that one... the one who didn't just dip her toe in the world of emergency relief but instead cannonballed right into the deepest end. Courtney doesn't do shallow water; she's built a career based on the concept of effortlessly swimming where others don’t dare to venture (as long as there is a whiteboard, that is). 

Before taking the helm as E4E Relief’s Chief Operating Officer, 20-year-old Courtney accidentally represented an entire country at an EU meeting. While summer interns typically fetch coffee, this Morehead Scholar was busy explaining spectrum space distribution to the Irish government. Did she know what she was talking about? Not really. Did she figure it out and make the Tarheels proud? Absolutely. 

"That experience taught me to seek opportunities outside my comfort zone," Courtney admits, an understatement from someone who later launched a local office in a major metropolitan city and flipped a social enterprise's entire product strategy right side up. 

Beneath the corporate wizard exterior beats the heart of an agronomist and, if she weren't doing what she loves at E4E Relief, she’d give organic, sustainable farming a go. “Apple orchards, blueberry bushes and tomato plants... all of that sounds really good,” she said with a glimmer in her eye that would make Mother Nature herself swoon. This earth-loving streak explains her dream national holiday: Shinrin-yoku Day (Japanese for forest bathing, yes, it’s a thing). Her husband and two kids know they will stop for views, waterfalls and sometimes just to look for four-leaf clovers. 

For aspiring E4E ‘Reliefers,’ Courtney offers zero corporate platitudes: "Buckle up. Work hard. Play hard. Take advantage of all the many opportunities to grow and to make a difference in the world." It's that blunt enthusiasm that once led to colleagues' jaws dropping when Courtney unleashed a blistering violin rendition of "The Devil Went Down to Georgia" at an office talent show. The replay is not available, but Charlie Daniels was, undoubtedly, pleased. 

For Courtney Ramey, a fearless strategist who should wear a cape every day (while munching on home-grown apples), finding the silver lining isn't just positive thinking—it's her superpower at E4E Relief. Her leadership blends razor-sharp analysis with unshakable optimism, making her not just a brilliant executive but a genuine force for good. 

"I've always believed we all have the power to do good. Whatever our individual superpowers are, we can use them to make a difference in the lives of those around us," she says