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13 <br /> Page 1 of 3 Alyson West <br /> Volunteer Application <br /> Orange County Advisory Boards and Commissions <br /> Name: Ms. Alyson West <br /> Name Called: <br /> Home Address: 325 Brandywine Rd <br /> Chapel Hill NC 27516 <br /> Phone (Day): 5037345299 <br /> Phone (Evening): 5037345299 <br /> Phone (Cell): 5037345299 <br /> Email: alyson.west @gmail.com <br /> Place of Employment: Ravenhouse Ltd <br /> Job Title: Band Manager <br /> Year of OC Residence: 2007 <br /> Township of Residence: Chapel Hill <br /> Zone of Residence: County <br /> Sex: Female <br /> Ethnic Background: Caucasian <br /> Community Activities/Organizational Memberships: <br /> - Carrboro Bike Coalition Board Member <br /> Past Service on Orange County Advisory Boards: <br /> none <br /> Boards/Commissions applied for: <br /> Orange Unified Transportation Board <br /> Background, education and experience relevant to this board: <br /> Since receiving my BA in German Studies from Lewis &Clark College in 1995, I have lived and <br /> worked in metropolitan areas with a variety of planning policies: Portland, Berlin, Chicago, <br /> Melbourne(Australia), and Los Angeles. During that time, as a tour manager and concert <br /> promoter, I have been able to visit most major cities and many smaller ones across Europe, <br /> Australia, New Zealand, the US, and Canada. <br /> In a recent TEDx talk entitled "The Power of Transportation to Transform Communities" by <br /> Allison Billings, argues that people who walk, bike, or take public transportation as part of their <br /> daily lives are more connected, and more able to participate in a community. I could not agree <br /> more, as I have experienced this connectivity firsthand. <br /> My passion for city and regional planning began with my time abroad in Germany, grew with my <br /> work in international music management, and was solidified with my immersion into the local <br /> cycling community of Chapel Hill/Carrboro. <br /> My first major in college was in communications, as my goal was to enter the music industry via <br /> work at a college radio station. In an unexpected turn, I found myself on a semester-abroad <br /> program to Germany. Having grown up in smaller towns in the South and Midwest, I was drawn <br /> instantly to city life in Munich. Upon my return to the US, I immediately transferred to a new <br /> school and changed my major to German so that I could return to Europe for a year-abroad <br /> program less than six months later. <br /> In Germany I spent time in both Munich and Berlin. I fell in love with Munich by U-Bahn and by <br />