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48 <br /> Page 1 of 2 Mark Peters <br /> Volunteer Application <br /> Orange County Advisory Boards and Commissions <br /> Name: Mark Peters <br /> Name Called: <br /> Home Address: 104 Grainger Lane <br /> Chapel Hill NC 27514 <br /> Phone: 919-636-9453 <br /> Email: s2@thepeters.org <br /> Year of OC Residence: 1984 <br /> Township of Residence: Chapel Hill <br /> Zone of Residence: C.H. City Limits <br /> Gender Identity: Male <br /> Ethnic Background: White <br /> Age Range: 35-59 <br /> Community Activities/Organizational Memberships: <br /> Past Chair Orange County Local Revenue Task Force. Past CHCCS PTA Council <br /> Member 2009 - 2014 (approx). Seawell SGC Member and Chair for 3 years. Smith <br /> Middle School SIT Member and Chair 2 years. <br /> Past Service on Orange County Advisory Boards: <br /> I was chair of the local revenue options task force 10ish years ago. That was very <br /> contentious time for Orange County to decide between levying more sales tax or levying a <br /> real estate transfer tax. I was an effective moderator between two very contentious <br /> groups. For probably the first time for a committee in Orange County, I used Google <br /> Docs which allowed committee members to propose wording and we voted on each <br /> wording proposal. The realtors spent 250K when the issue was put on the ballot. <br /> Boards/Commissions applied for: <br /> Orange County Broadband Task Force <br /> Background, education and experience relevant to this board: <br /> I have a math and computer science degree from UNC-CH. I started my career developing and <br /> testing networking equipment over 30 years ago and am still employed and active in networking, <br /> computer systems, apps, computer controlled 3D milling, etc. <br /> Reasons for wanting to serve on this board: <br /> There is a huge digital devide issue based on socio economic status and rural vs urban in the <br /> US and in Orange County which has become even more evident during COVID. I started <br /> working with CHCCS on these issues over 15 years ago. Chromebooks are helping solve the <br /> computer access issue, but internet access remains problematic. <br /> Contribution to the diversity of viewpoints on this board: <br /> Internet access is a necessity for all. <br /> Conflict of Interest: <br />