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12 <br />Page 1 of 2 <br />F-ITI LTAnIP <br />Volunteer Application <br />Orange County Advisory Boards and Commissions <br />Name: <br />Name Called: <br />Home Address: <br />Phone (Day): <br />Phone (Evening): <br />Phone (Cell): <br />Email: <br />Place of Employment: <br />Job Title: <br />Year of OC Residence: <br />Township of Residence: <br />Zone of Residence: <br />Sex: <br />Ethnic Background: <br />Anita Mills <br />04x11. M., 00 <br />Hillsborough NC 27278 <br />919- 302 -8897 <br />919- 302 -8897 <br />919- 302 -8897 <br />anitamills @earthlink.net <br />Self- Employed, Anita Mills Design <br />Owner <br />2000 <br />Little River <br />County <br />Female <br />Caucasian <br />Community Activities /Organizational Memberships: <br />Member, and former Board Member and President, of The Orange County Artists Guild. <br />2001 - present. <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 />I have 30+ years of experience participating in artists organizations and boards, including the <br />National and Local Chapters of the Women s Caucus for Art, The Durham Art Guild, and most <br />recently, The Orange County Artists Guild, where I served as a Board Member for several years <br />and then as President for two years. I hold a BFA and an MFA in Studio Art and Art History. I <br />taught for 12 years at St. Cloud State University in Minnesota, where I also served as <br />Department Head. When I moved to North Carolina in 1989, 1 worked for the N.C. Writer s Guild <br />as a technical adviser. I taught for the Carrboro Arts Center, Durham Arts Council School and <br />for Duke Continuing Education. I worked for 5 years in the Central Development Office of Duke <br />University as their Public Relations and Publications person; then for 2 years as a Major Gifts <br />Officer for The Duke College of Arts and Sciences, where my duty was to raise funds for the <br />Departments and Programs of Fine Arts at Duke, including: Art, Drama, Film & Video, and <br />Music. As a volunteer I was invited to train the Boards of the Carolina Wren Press and <br />Claymakers, both of Durham, in matters of Board development and fundraising methodoligies <br />for non - profits. <br />Reasons for wanting to serve on this board: <br />I wish to represent the Orange County Artists Guild, and it s 125+ members, in our community s <br />efforts to create a unified coalition of arts organizations. I hope to help improve communications <br />among, and opportunities for, all arts organizations within the county, state and region. <br />