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Volunteer Application <br />Orange County Advisory Boards and Commissions <br />Rachel Despard Page 1 of 2 <br />Home Address:504 Yorktown Drive <br />Township of Residence: Chapel Hill <br />Zone of Residence: <br />Ethnic Background:white <br />Sex:Female <br />Phone (Day):9192258847 <br />Phone (Evening):9192258847 <br />Phone (Cell):9192258847 <br />Email:rachelco@live.unc.edu <br />Name:Ms. Rachel Despard <br />Boards/Commissions applied for: <br />Chapel Hill NC 27516-3252 <br />Place of Employment: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill <br />Job Title:Student <br />Name Called: <br />Year of OC Residence:2016 <br />Community Activities/Organizational Memberships: <br />1. Incoming Summer Intern (May 2019), Yep Roc Music Group <br />2. Incoming Employee in Artistic Services and Engagement (Fall 2019), Carolina <br />Performing Arts <br />3. Teacher, Musical Empowerment <br />4. Arts and Public Service Fellow, Carolina Center for Public Service <br />5. Charanga Carolina Member, UNC Music <br />6. Vocal Music Student Student, UNC Music <br />7. Singer-songwriter and Band Manager for RCD Music (Cats Cradle, Local 506, Second <br />Wind) <br />Past Service on Orange County Advisory Boards: <br />N/A <br />Arts Commission <br />Background, education and experience relevant to this board: <br />I have deep roots in the Triangle arts community. I grew up in Durham and attended Durham <br />School of the Arts for middle and high school. My public arts education showed me the necessity <br />of accessibility in the arts, and how arts education has a profound impact in the lives of young <br />people. I participated in the Community Chorus Project for three years, which allowed me to tap <br />into the strong arts community of Chapel Hill at an early age. I have now gone on to study music <br />and public policy at UNC, in order to incorporate my passion for the arts with social justice. In my <br />time at UNC, I have been heavily involved with community service groups, student policy <br />initiatives, and the performing arts. My most relevant experiences have been my time working <br />with Carolina Performing Arts, the Arts Center, and Musical Empowerment. Each play large <br />roles in the arts in Chapel Hill, and have offered me various perspectives on what the arts mean <br />6