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Volunteer Application <br />Orange County Advisory Boards and Commissions <br />Diane Stoy Page 1 of 2 <br />Home Address:1213 Arborgate Circle <br />Township of Residence: Chapel Hill <br />Zone of Residence:C.H. City Limits <br />Ethnic Background:White <br />Gender Identity:Female <br />Phone:703-489-6398 <br />Email:distoy@comcast.net <br />Name:Dr. Diane Stoy <br />Boards/Commissions applied for: <br />Chapel hill NC 27514 <br />Name Called: <br />Year of OC Residence:2019 <br />Community Activities/Organizational Memberships: <br />Active member - Church of the Advocate; volunteer, Community House <br />Past Service on Orange County Advisory Boards: <br />NA <br />Age Range:60+ <br />Affordable Housing Advisory Board <br />Background, education and experience relevant to this board: <br />I am a long-time advocate for affordable housing.I conducted my dissertation research in two <br />public housing communities in Washington DC, and presented those results (by invitation)before <br />the US Senate Select Committee on Minority Health. I served as a two-term commissioner on <br />Alexandria s Economic Opportunities Commission (EOC), which was devoted to increasing <br />affordable housing for residents of the city, particularly work-force housing for fire fighters and <br />teachers. I represented the EOC at meetings of the city s Affordable Housing Advisory <br />Committee (AHAC), City Council meetings, and other community meetings with non-profit <br />organizations focused on increasing affordable housing. <br />Reasons for wanting to serve on this board: <br />I have learned that Chapel Hill is similar to Alexandria, VA in the pressing importance of and <br />need to provide affordable housing for low-income city residents. My experience as an EOC <br />commissioner taught me about the complexity, challenges, and critical importance of affordable <br />housing to a city s vitality. Chapel Hill is my home now and I want to contribute to the success of <br />Chapel Hill s Affordable Housing Advisory Board. <br />Conflict of Interest: <br />Contribution to the diversity of viewpoints on this board: <br />My experience working in public housing and four years as an EOC commissioner in Alexandria, <br />VA would provide real life examples of successes, frustrations, and failures in a city efforts to <br />provide affordable housing in a city in which the city s workforce cannot afford to live in the city <br />they serve. <br />38