Orange County NC Website
Board and Commission Members <br />And Vacant Positions <br />Agricultural Preservation Board <br />Contact Person:David Stancil and Peter Sandbeck <br />Contact Phone:919-245-2522 <br />Meeting Times:7:30 pm third Wednesday of each month <br />Description:Members are appointed by the Board of Commissioners. The primary purpose of the Agricultural Preservation Board (APB) is to promote the economic and cultural <br />importance of agriculture in the county, and to encourage voluntary preservation and protection of farmland for future production. <br />The Agricultural Preservation Board is a body comprised of up to seven (7) at-large members, plus one (1) member from each of the seven (7) Agricultural Districts in the <br />Positions:15 <br />Terms:2 <br />Meeting Place:Environment and Agriculture Center Length:3 years <br />Race:white <br />Renee McPherson <br />3600 Mebane Oaks Road <br />Mebane NC 27302 <br />336-214-5965 <br />336-214-5965 <br />renee@mcphersonfarms.com <br />Day Phone: <br />Evening Phone: <br />FAX: <br />E-mail: <br />Sex:Female <br />Township:Bingham <br />Resid/Spec Req:Enhanced VolAgDist <br />Current Appointment:06/16/2015 <br />Expiration:06/30/2019 <br />Number of Terms:2 <br />6 <br />First Appointed:05/15/2012 <br />Special Repr:Cane Creek/Buckhorn Vol. Ag. Dist. <br />Chair <br />Race:white <br />Portia McKnight <br />707 Chapel Hill Creamery Road <br />Chapel Hill NC 27516 <br />919-360-4213 <br />919-360-4213 <br />portia@chapelhillcreamery.com <br />Day Phone: <br />Evening Phone: <br />FAX: <br />E-mail: <br />Sex:Female <br />Township:Chapel Hill <br />Resid/Spec Req:Vol.Ag.Dist. <br />Current Appointment:02/06/2018 <br />Expiration:09/30/2020 <br />Number of Terms:1 <br />7 <br />First Appointed:02/06/2018 <br />Special Repr:White Cross Vol. Ag. Dist. <br />Race:African American <br />Richal Vanhook <br />9202 Walntu Grove Church Rd <br />Hurdle Mills NC 27541 <br />919-732-2432 <br />919-732-2432 <br />svanhook51@aol.com <br />Day Phone: <br />Evening Phone: <br />FAX: <br />E-mail: <br />Sex:Male <br />Township:Cedar Grove <br />Resid/Spec Req:At-Large <br />Current Appointment:06/19/2018 <br />Expiration:06/30/2021 <br />Number of Terms:2 <br />8 <br />First Appointed:05/19/2015 <br />Special Repr: <br />Race:white <br />Stephen P. Finley <br />1611 Carr Store Road <br />Cedar Grove NC 27231 <br />919-943-9543 <br />919-943-9543 <br />CGHEMH@gmail.com <br />Day Phone: <br />Evening Phone: <br />FAX: <br />E-mail: <br />Sex:Male <br />Township:Cedar Grove <br />Resid/Spec Req:At-Large <br />Current Appointment:06/06/2017 <br />Expiration:06/30/2019 <br />Number of Terms: <br />9 <br />First Appointed:06/06/2017 <br />Special Repr: <br />Race:white <br />Renee Parker <br />8015 Tilley Road <br />Hurdle Mills NC 27541 <br />919-732-6366 <br />919-732-6366 <br />rparkerfarms@yahoo.com <br />Day Phone: <br />Evening Phone: <br />FAX: <br />E-mail: <br />Sex:Female <br />Township:Little River <br />Resid/Spec Req:At-Large <br />Current Appointment:06/16/2015 <br />Expiration:06/30/2019 <br />Number of Terms:1 <br />10 <br />First Appointed:06/16/2015 <br />Special Repr: <br />Friday, October 26, 2018 Page 2 <br />3