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13 <br /> Page 1 of 2 Joy Salyers <br /> Volunteer Application <br /> Orange County Advisory Boards and Commissions <br /> Name: Ms. Joy Salyers <br /> Name Called: <br /> Home Address: 1563 Riverside Drive <br /> Hillsborough NC 27278 <br /> Phone (Day): 919-383-6040 <br /> Phone (Evening): 919-998-8041 <br /> Phone (Cell): <br /> Email: joysalyers @ncfolk.org <br /> Place of Employment: North Carolina Folklife Institute <br /> Job Title: Executive Director <br /> Year of OC Residence: 2009 <br /> Township of Residence: Hillsborough <br /> Zone of Residence: Rural Area Resident <br /> Sex: Female <br /> Ethnic Background: Caucasian <br /> Community Activities/Organizational Memberships: <br /> Board Secretary, North Carolina Folklore Society <br /> Children s Education Committee, Watts Street Baptist Church <br /> Member, American Folklore Society, North Carolina Folklore Society <br /> Past Service on Orange County Advisory Boards: <br /> None <br /> Boards/Commissions applied for: <br /> Arts Commission <br /> Background, education and experience relevant to this board: <br /> My master s degree in Folklore from UNC-Chapel Hill affords me a grounding in community- <br /> based aesthetic culture. For the past three years I have directed the North Carolina Folklife <br /> Institute, a statewide nonprofit based in Durham dedicated to preserving and promoting <br /> traditional arts and cultures throughout the state. I have many connections in arts communities <br /> from policy makers and consultants to working artists, community arts activists, and teachers. <br /> Reasons for wanting to serve on this board: <br /> I want to serve my local community and collaborate with others in the arts community. I would <br /> also like to learn more about how decisions about arts and culture are made at the county level <br /> and to contribute to increasing access to and diversity within the arts. <br /> Conflict of Interest: <br /> The only potential conflict of interest would be if my organization was working on a project in <br /> Orange County or with a community partner who was applying for a grant from the Arts <br /> Commission. Because we are a statewide organization, this is a possibility(in which case i <br /> would abstain from that vote etc.) but there are no plans to work in Orange County at this time. <br />