Agenda 11-a - Chapel Hill Orange County Visitors Bureau - Appointments

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7 Chapel Hill/Orange County Visitors Bureau October 26, 2018 To: Thom Freeman, BOCC, Orange County Clerk's Office From: Laurie Paolicelli, Director, Orange County Visitors Bureau Re: Recommendation for new member on Visitors Bureau Advisory Board The University North Carolina Chapel Hill's seat on the Visitors Bureau advisory board is currently occupied by Aaron Bachenheimer.This seat calls for a new representative as of December 2018 as Mr. Bachenheimer wraps up the second of his two year term. In an email from Vice Chancellor of Communications,Joel Curran, (snapshot attached), UNC is asking that Tanya Moore take this seat. Tanya Moore is senior director of communications planning and strategic projects in the Office of University Communications at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She oversees the areas of executive communications, campus and internal communications and the UNC Visitors Center. She leads the office's strategic planning process and ensures that teams meet goals while staying aligned to the mission. She is a key adviser to the vice chancellor and other university leaders and serves as chief of staff for the office. Moore has in-depth knowledge of university culture and campus issues, having spent her entire 17-year career at Carolina. Prior areas of responsibility include media relations, issues management, community relations,the Tar Heel Bus Tour and the UNC Board of Visitors.A native of Greensboro, N.C., Moore earned a B.A.from the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at UNC-Chapel Hill in 2001. The Visitors Bureau Board Chair,Anthony Carey, agrees that Ms. Moore would make a positive contribution to this board.The staff looks forward to welcoming Ms. Moore, upon the Board of County Commissioner's approval. Please let me know if I can answer any questions. Laurie