{"id":5899,"date":"2025-08-12T17:39:34","date_gmt":"2025-08-12T21:39:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-chancellor\/?page_id=5899"},"modified":"2025-08-13T10:14:12","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T14:14:12","slug":"niner-alumni","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-chancellor\/annual-report\/chancellors-annual-report-2024-2025\/niner-alumni\/","title":{"rendered":"Niner Alumni"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>UNC Charlotte grads helped steer major wins in NASCAR, launched startups, conducted groundbreaking research, led nonprofits, and returned to campus in record numbers during Niner Nation Week. Once a Niner, always a Niner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-content-slider has-arrows-inside has-dots-none\" data-autoplay=\"true\" data-infinite=\"true\" data-pause-hover=\"true\" data-dots=\"none\" data-slides-show=\"3\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-content-slider__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-content-slider-slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-content-slider-slide__wrapper\">\n<div id=\"uncc-factoid-block_55cef14b494411789c0848b24a0b4a52\" class=\"uncc-factoid\" style=\"color:#005035;\">\n\n    \n                    <div class=\"factoid-icon fontawesome\">\n                <div class=\"factoid-icon-wrapper\" style=\"color:#A49665;\">\n                    <div class=\"factoid-icon-wrapper\"><i class=\"fa-classic fa-solid fa-users\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div>                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        \n        <div class=\"factoid-topline factoid-line lg\">\n            ~188,000        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"factoid-bottomline factoid-line sm\">\n            Living Niner Alumni         <\/div>\n\n        \n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-content-slider-slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-content-slider-slide__wrapper\">\n<div id=\"uncc-factoid-block_92e9d92793b5bc18ce7ea61d1e32c03c\" class=\"uncc-factoid\" style=\"color:#005035;\">\n\n    \n                    <div class=\"factoid-icon fontawesome\">\n                <div class=\"factoid-icon-wrapper\" style=\"color:#A49665;\">\n                    <div class=\"factoid-icon-wrapper\"><i class=\"fa-classic fa-solid fa-house\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div>                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        \n        <div class=\"factoid-topline factoid-line lg\">\n            74%        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"factoid-bottomline factoid-line sm\">\n            of our alumni live in NC        <\/div>\n\n        \n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-content-slider-slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-content-slider-slide__wrapper\">\n<div id=\"uncc-factoid-block_29d29b0201a0dade9064796861e6aab4\" class=\"uncc-factoid\" style=\"color:#005035;\">\n\n    \n                    <div class=\"factoid-icon fontawesome\">\n                <div class=\"factoid-icon-wrapper\" style=\"color:#A49665;\">\n                    <div class=\"factoid-icon-wrapper\"><i class=\"fa-classic fa-solid fa-city\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div>                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        \n        <div class=\"factoid-topline factoid-line lg\">\n            60%        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"factoid-bottomline factoid-line sm\">\n            Nearly 60% of our alumni live in Charlotte Metro region        <\/div>\n\n        \n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-content-slider-slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-content-slider-slide__wrapper\">\n<div id=\"uncc-factoid-block_a47314ea45c16aeb3a94e005788f32b1\" class=\"uncc-factoid\" style=\"color:#005035;\">\n\n    \n                    <div class=\"factoid-icon fontawesome\">\n                <div class=\"factoid-icon-wrapper\" style=\"color:#A49665;\">\n                    <div class=\"factoid-icon-wrapper\"><i class=\"fa-classic fa-regular fa-calendar-days\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div>                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        \n        <div class=\"factoid-topline factoid-line lg\">\n            40        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"factoid-bottomline factoid-line sm\">\n            events during Niner Nation Week        <\/div>\n\n        \n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-content-slider-slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-content-slider-slide__wrapper\">\n<div id=\"uncc-factoid-block_63e390b801b593111e1ad285d2550646\" class=\"uncc-factoid\" style=\"color:#005035;\">\n\n    \n                    <div class=\"factoid-icon fontawesome\">\n                <div class=\"factoid-icon-wrapper\" style=\"color:#A49665;\">\n                    <div class=\"factoid-icon-wrapper\"><i class=\"fa-classic fa-solid fa-chart-line\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div>                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        \n        <div class=\"factoid-topline factoid-line lg\">\n            1.6M        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"factoid-bottomline factoid-line sm\">\n            social media impressions during Niner Nation Week        <\/div>\n\n        \n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-content-slider-slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-content-slider-slide__wrapper\">\n<div id=\"uncc-factoid-block_eab1e054b8297c4c2015d4a69c00e503\" class=\"uncc-factoid\" style=\"color:#005035;\">\n\n    \n                    <div class=\"factoid-icon fontawesome\">\n                <div class=\"factoid-icon-wrapper\" style=\"color:#A49665;\">\n                    <div class=\"factoid-icon-wrapper\"><i class=\"fa-classic fa-solid fa-location-pin\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div>                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        \n        <div class=\"factoid-topline factoid-line lg\">\n            50        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"factoid-bottomline factoid-line sm\">\n            Charlotte alumni live in all 50 states        <\/div>\n\n        \n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-content-slider-slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-content-slider-slide__wrapper\">\n<div id=\"uncc-factoid-block_a5f702807a14aa8dc3b38015c8dcc28c\" class=\"uncc-factoid\" style=\"color:#005035;\">\n\n    \n                    <div class=\"factoid-icon fontawesome\">\n                <div class=\"factoid-icon-wrapper\" style=\"color:#A49665;\">\n                    <div class=\"factoid-icon-wrapper\"><i class=\"fa-classic fa-solid fa-house-user\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div>                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        \n        <div class=\"factoid-topline factoid-line lg\">\n            100        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"factoid-bottomline factoid-line sm\">\n            Charlotte alumni live in all 100 NC counties        <\/div>\n\n        \n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__wrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__inner-wrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background-holder\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background\"><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__foreground\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__content\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__inner-content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-b0bab6eb wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-light-gray-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-16x9-lg no-margin-top\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1400\" height=\"787\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-chancellor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1217\/2025\/08\/niner-nation-week-2-1400x787.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6109 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-chancellor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1217\/2025\/08\/niner-nation-week-2-1400x787.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-chancellor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1217\/2025\/08\/niner-nation-week-2-600x337.jpg 600w, https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-chancellor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1217\/2025\/08\/niner-nation-week-2-300x168.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1400px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1400\/787;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ninernationweek.charlotte.edu\/\">Niner Nation Week<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-light-gray-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image no-margin-top\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-16x9-lg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1400\" height=\"787\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-chancellor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1217\/2025\/08\/forever-niner-1400x787.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6107 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-chancellor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1217\/2025\/08\/forever-niner-1400x787.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-chancellor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1217\/2025\/08\/forever-niner-600x337.jpg 600w, https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-chancellor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1217\/2025\/08\/forever-niner-300x168.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1400px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1400\/787;\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.photos.charlotte.edu\/Commencement-2025-Spring\/Forever-a-Niner-highlights\">Graduates and families launched a new tradition with Forever a Niner<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-b0bab6eb wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-light-gray-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-16x9-lg no-margin-top\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1400\" height=\"787\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-chancellor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1217\/2025\/08\/state-of-heart-1400x787.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6103 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-chancellor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1217\/2025\/08\/state-of-heart-1400x787.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-chancellor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1217\/2025\/08\/state-of-heart-600x337.jpg 600w, https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-chancellor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1217\/2025\/08\/state-of-heart-300x168.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1400px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1400\/787;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/inside.charlotte.edu\/featured-stories\/state-of-the-heart\/\">State of the Heart: from grad school romance to med-tech breakthrough<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-light-gray-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-16x9-lg no-margin-top no-margin-bottom\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1400\" height=\"787\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-chancellor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1217\/2025\/08\/built-to-race-copy-1400x787.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6111 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-chancellor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1217\/2025\/08\/built-to-race-copy-1400x788.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-chancellor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1217\/2025\/08\/built-to-race-copy-600x337.jpg 600w, https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-chancellor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1217\/2025\/08\/built-to-race-copy-1000x563.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-chancellor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1217\/2025\/08\/built-to-race-copy-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-chancellor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1217\/2025\/08\/built-to-race-copy-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-chancellor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1217\/2025\/08\/built-to-race-copy-2048x1153.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-chancellor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1217\/2025\/08\/built-to-race-copy-300x169.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1400px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1400\/787;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><a href=\"https:\/\/inside.charlotte.edu\/2025\/05\/13\/built-to-race\/\">Built to Race:&nbsp; UNC Charlotte is the Acceleration Point of Racing Innovation<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-b0bab6eb wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-light-gray-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-full no-margin-top\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-chancellor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1217\/2025\/08\/shelby-lattimore.png\" alt=\"NBC News\" class=\"wp-image-6105 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-chancellor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1217\/2025\/08\/shelby-lattimore.png 560w, https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-chancellor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1217\/2025\/08\/shelby-lattimore-300x169.png 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 560px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 560\/315;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/north-carolina-teachers-financial-lessons-go-viral-tiktok-rcna135506\">Shelby Lattimore \u201820: North Carolina teacher\u2019s financial lessons go viral on TikTok<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-light-gray-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-16x9-lg no-margin-top no-margin-bottom\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1400\" height=\"787\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-chancellor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1217\/2025\/08\/austin-mcneill-1400x787.jpg\" alt=\"Courtesy of Carolina Country Music Fest\n\" class=\"wp-image-6097 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-chancellor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1217\/2025\/08\/austin-mcneill-1400x787.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-chancellor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1217\/2025\/08\/austin-mcneill-600x337.jpg 600w, https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-chancellor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1217\/2025\/08\/austin-mcneill-300x168.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1400px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1400\/787;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carolinacountrymusicfest.com\/lineup\/austin-mcneill\/\">Austin McNeill \u201918: emerging country music star<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-light-gray-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-16x9-lg no-margin-top\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1400\" height=\"787\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-chancellor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1217\/2025\/08\/40-under-40-1400x787.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6095 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-chancellor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1217\/2025\/08\/40-under-40-1400x787.png 1400w, https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-chancellor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1217\/2025\/08\/40-under-40-600x337.png 600w, https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-chancellor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1217\/2025\/08\/40-under-40-300x168.png 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1400px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1400\/787;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/inside.charlotte.edu\/featured-stories\/rising-stars\/\">Four Niners listed in Charlotte Business Journal\u2019s &#8220;40 Under 40\u201d<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-light-gray-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-16x9-lg no-margin-top no-margin-bottom\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1400\" height=\"787\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-chancellor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1217\/2025\/08\/alumni-awards-1400x787.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6093 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-chancellor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1217\/2025\/08\/alumni-awards-1400x787.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-chancellor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1217\/2025\/08\/alumni-awards-600x337.jpg 600w, https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-chancellor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1217\/2025\/08\/alumni-awards-300x168.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1400px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1400\/787;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><a 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