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7 <br /> Page 1 of 2 Rachel Cotter <br /> Volunteer Application <br /> Orange County Advisory Boards and Commissions <br /> Name: Rachel Cotter <br /> Name Called: <br /> Home Address: 201 B McGregor Dr <br /> Chapel Hill NC 27514 <br /> Phone (Day): 919-414-2223 <br /> Phone (Evening): 919-414-2223 <br /> Phone (Cell): 919-414-2223 <br /> Email: cotter @mcadamsco.com <br /> Place of Employment: McAdams <br /> Job Title: Principal Landscape Architect <br /> Year of OC Residence: 2015 <br /> Township of Residence: Chapel Hill <br /> Zone of Residence: C.H. Twnshp; C.H.Cty.Lmts. <br /> Sex: Female <br /> Ethnic Background: Caucasian <br /> Community Activities/Organizational Memberships: <br /> I am seeking new community activities to further engage both socially and professionally <br /> to better support the community in which I reside. <br /> Organizational memberships primarily relate to professional trade groups such as the <br /> American Planning Association and American Society of Landscape Architects. <br /> Past Service on Orange County Advisory Boards: <br /> I was a past member of Carrboro s Environmental Advisory Board. <br /> Boards/Commissions applied for: <br /> Orange County Parks and Recreation Council <br /> Background, education and experience relevant to this board: <br /> My education and professional experience have primarily focused community planning, <br /> environmental planning and parks and recreation and planning. I hold a Bachelors of Science <br /> and Masters of Landscape Architecture, both of which provided an educational foundation for <br /> land planning, conservation, design and community engagement. <br /> Professionally, I have been serving local jurisdictions for over 13 years, specifically in the <br /> planning and design of comprehensive parks and recreation plans and facility design. I have <br /> had the pleasure of working with numerous parks and recreation directors and staff, and <br /> advisory boards such as this to support increased levels of service provided by parks and <br /> recreation departments and engagement and interest by communities. <br /> Reasons for wanting to serve on this board: <br /> I have been an Orange County resident now for nearly four years and am interested in being <br /> more involved with planning and decision making of my community. I recent move to Chapel Hill <br /> forced my resignation from the Carrboro Environmental Advisory Board. Since that time I have <br /> been seeking an advisory board that relates to my professional and personal interests. I believe <br /> my experience with planning and design of parks and recreation systems has allowed me to <br /> develop an understanding of what a successful parks system looks like,from facilities, to <br />