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18 <br /> Page 2 of 3 Libbie Hough <br /> Chapel Hill/Orange County Visitors Bureau <br /> Application Date: 8/27/2014 <br /> Background, education and experience relevant to this board: <br /> I have operated a marketing communications company for the last 13 years here in Orange <br /> County and serve non-profits, university-based programs and units, as well as small businesses. <br /> I would bring with me my knowledge of marketing to a diverse set of and <br /> Reasons for wanting to serve on this board: <br /> I see tourism and visitors services as a tool for economic development. Yes, it is an industry that <br /> gives a community opportunities to improve itself from a visual and experiential perspective. But <br /> beyond that, it is industry and we need that-- as long a <br /> Conflict of Interest: <br /> We live in a small community and there is always a need to check ourselves and our motives <br /> when it comes to conflicts of interest. I have prior and current working relationships with Orange <br /> County Government and have done work for the Visitor s Bureau. I <br /> Work Experience: Founder and owner of comma, Ilc, a marketing/pr firm located in rural <br /> Orange County 2001-present <br /> Development Associate, Ackland Art Museum, UNC-CH, 2000-2001 <br /> Director of PR, Shoofly: An Audiomagazine for Children, 1998-2000 <br /> Director of HELPLINE, OPC Mental Health Center, 1989-1992 <br /> Director of Volunteers, Women's Center of Raleigh, 1988-1989 <br /> Volunteer Experience: Open Your Heart Chair, American Heart Association of the <br /> Triangle, Current Fourth Sector Cluster Initiative, Current Chair, Hillsborough/Orange <br /> County Chamber of Commerce's Education Committee, 2007-2012; Member, Mental <br /> Health America of the Triangle Board of Directors, 2006-2009, 2010-2012; Member, <br /> Hillsborough/Orange County Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, 2007-2011; <br /> Member, Orange County Education Foundation Board of Directors, 2006-2008; Member, <br /> Orange County Schools Board of Education, 2002-2006; Volunteer Experience Prior to <br /> 2002: Church volunteer -- boards, choir, church school teacher Community volunteer -- <br /> Hillsborough Visitor's Center tour guide (Spirits of Hillsborough); Friends of the Library <br /> School volunteer -- PTSA board committee chair, 1997-2002; A L Stanback Library, 2003- <br /> 2004. <br /> Education: UNC-Chapel Hill, Masters of Social Work, 1987 <br /> UNC-Chapel Hill, BA, Religious Studies, 1984 <br /> Other Comments: <br /> In addition to the other activities mentioned above, I am also a: Member, Chapel Hill <br /> Chamber of Commerce; Hillsborough Chamber of Commerce; Association for Corporate <br /> Growth-Raleigh Durham Chapter Member, Bull City Forward, a co-working incubator <br /> setting for social entrepreneurs. Co-organized a breakfast focused on entrepreneurship <br /> for the Hillsborough Chamber and Orange County Schools, March 2011. 1 am passionate <br /> about pushing forward Orange County's economic development efforts. I see this as a <br /> social justice issue in that we're creating jobs for those who live here or want to live here. I <br /> also see economic development as critical to nurture if we want to continue offering the <br /> quality of life we already have while also expanding efforts in other areas -- social <br /> services, recreational opportunities for residents. We must have a county-wide <br /> perspective while respecting the unique characteristics of each area or municipality <br />