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Volunteer Application <br />Orange County Advisory Boards and Commissions <br />Barbara Jessie-Black Page 1 of 2 <br />Home Address:125 West Main Street, Ste. 100 <br />Township of Residence: Chapel Hill <br />Zone of Residence: <br />Ethnic Background:African American <br />Sex:Female <br />Phone (Day):919-942-6565 <br />Phone (Evening):919-270-9253 <br />Phone (Cell):919-360-4008 <br />Email:execdirector@ptathriftshop.org <br />Name:Ms. Barbara Jessie-Black <br />Boards/Commissions applied for: <br />Carrboro NC 27510 <br />Place of Employment: PTA Thrift Shop, Inc. <br />Job Title:Executive Director <br />Name Called: <br />Year of OC Residence:1952 <br />Community Activities/Organizational Memberships: <br />Chapel Hill Carrboro Chamber of Commerce Finance Committee Member <br />NC Center for Nonprofits Board Member (Outgoing Chair) <br />Piedmont Health Services Board Member <br />Piedmont Health Services Community Relations Committee Member <br />UNC Healthcare Board Member <br />UNC Healthcare Finance Committee Member <br />One Voice Institute of Business and Entrepreneurship Board Member <br />Carrboro Business Alliance Leadership Team Member <br />Past Service on Orange County Advisory Boards: <br />None <br />Economic Development Advisory Board (REQUIRES DISCLOSURE STATEMENT) <br />Background, education and experience relevant to this board: <br />Education: MBA <br />As Executive Director of the PTA Thrift Shop I recently completed a large capital expansion with <br />direct long-term economic implications for not only the town of Carrboro but also the greater <br />Orange County by supporting our nonprofits partners which provide services throughout the <br />county. Additionally, working with under-resourced populations either through the community <br />members we employ or with those who receive services from us through the variety of <br />partnerships we ve created over the years, helps me to be keenly aware of the intersectionality <br />of economic development and social justice, and how both components are important in the <br />decision-making process related to short-term and long-term economic outcomes for Orange <br />County. Lastly, my work with the Chamber and other high-impact community organizations <br />allows me the opportunity to see Orange County from several perspectives and hopefully bring <br />those perspectives to the OC Economic Development Advisory Board. <br />7