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CHAPEL <br /> 6 <br /> HILLSBOROUGH & CARRIBOR0 <br /> Visitors Bureau <br /> December 13, 2018 <br /> To: Board of Orange County Commissioners <br /> c/o Orange County Clerk's Office <br /> From: Laurie Paolicelli, Director, Chapel Hill Orange County Visitors Bureau <br /> Re: Town of Chapel Hill's Nomination for Visitors Bureau's Board <br /> The Chapel Hill/Orange County Visitors Bureau's By-laws currently includes a seat for an elected <br /> representative from the Town of Chapel Hill. <br /> At its December work session, Mayor Pam Hemminger appointed Chapel Hill Town Councilwoman, Rachel <br /> Schaevitz, to serve on the board of the Visitors Bureau. <br /> With the Board of Orange County Commissioners approval, Rachel Schaevitz will serve as the representative <br /> for the Visitors Bureau Advisory Board. <br /> Rachel comes to Chapel Hill from Philadelphia, where she earned her Ph.D. in Media & Communication from <br /> Temple University, focusing on using media and the humanities as vehicles for social change. <br /> While cinema has been her primary focus, with a background in independent film production as well as an <br /> MFA in Film Studies from Boston University and BFA in Film Production from New York University, she is an <br /> art lover at heart and looks forward to helping local partners plan events across the humanities. <br /> Ms. Schaevitz has expressed a keen interest in sustainable energy and being thoughtful about how we invest <br /> in transit and development. <br /> We are confident Ms. Schaevitz's connection to the University, her commitment to the arts and sustainable <br /> development will be a strong contributor to tourism for Orange County. <br /> We look forward to having Ms. Schaevitz continue on the Visitors Bureau Advisory Board. <br /> Laurie Paolicelli <br /> Director, Chapel Hill Orange County Visitors Bureau <br /> Chapel Hill/Orange County Visitors Bureau 501 W. Franklin Street,Chapel Hill, NC 27516 <br /> www.visitchapelhill.org (919)968-2060 <br /> A Division of Orange County, NC <br />