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4 <br /> Thom Freeman <br /> From: Steve Brantley <br /> Sent: Monday, September 14, 2015 4:34 PM <br /> To: Thom Freeman <br /> Cc: D. R. Bryan (drb @bpropnc.com); Lori Eichel (lorieichel @gmail.com); Tina Love <br /> Subject: Orange County Economic Development's Advisory Board - candidates for 4 vacancies <br /> Attachments: Economic Development Advisory Applicants.pdf,James Watts.pdf; Nitin Khanna.pdf <br /> Thom, <br /> Orange County Economic Development's 10-person advisory board currently has four(4) members with <br /> expired terms effective 6/30/15. <br /> There are two (2) current members who desire to be reappointed for a new term, as follows: <br /> • Position#8—Lori Eichel (Mortgage Bank, Bank of North Carolina in Chapel Hill) - Core Business <br /> Community sector, & current advisory board vice-chair <br /> • Position # 10 —Mark O'Neal(Realtor with Pickett-Sprouse Realty) - Core Business Community sector <br /> In addition, the other two advisory board positions previously filled by Karen McAdams (Position 45, <br /> Agricultural & foods systems sector), & Mark Sherburne (Position 42, Tourism sector)remain vacant due to <br /> these two individuals' decision to not seek a second term reappointment. Therefore, the Economic Development <br /> Department's staff has identified and recruited two new qualified applicants who can fulfill the specific tourism <br /> & agriculture advisory board sectors. Today, the full advisory board reviewed these two individuals' <br /> applications, among all current applicants on file with the County, and voted to affirm a favorable <br /> recommendation that the BOCC appoint these two new replacement candidates, as follows: <br /> • James Watts (senior manager with Weaver Street Food Co-Op)—nominated to fill our vacant <br /> "agriculture" advisory board sector <br /> • Nitin Khanna (general manager of the Sheraton Chapel Hill Hotel)—nominated to fill our vacant <br /> "hotel/tourism" advisory board sector. <br /> The Orange County Economic Development Advisory Board respectfully requests that the appointment process <br /> be placed on an appropriate upcoming BOCC agenda. <br /> Best regards, <br /> Steve Brantley <br /> Orange County Economic Development <br /> On Aug 25, 2015, at 2:55 PM,Thom Freeman <tfreeman @o�ounty Lgov>wrote: <br /> It would be your advisory board. There are only a few exceptions to the individual boards sending in their own <br /> recommendations. If we don't send a recommendation from your advisory board, then we would just put up the to two <br /> 1 <br />