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9 <br /> Page 1 of 2 Barbara Jessie-Black <br /> Volunteer Application <br /> Orange County Advisory Boards and Commissions <br /> Name: Ms. Barbara Jessie-Black <br /> Name Called: <br /> Home Address: 125 West Main Street, Ste. 100 <br /> Carrboro NC 27510 <br /> Phone (Day): 919-942-6565 <br /> Phone (Evening): 919-270-9253 <br /> Phone (Cell): 919-360-4008 <br /> Email: execdirector@ptathriftshop.org <br /> Place of Employment: PTA Thrift Shop, Inc. <br /> Job Title: Executive Director <br /> Year of OC Residence: 1952 <br /> Township of Residence: Chapel Hill <br /> Zone of Residence: <br /> Sex: Female <br /> Ethnic Background: African American <br /> Community Activities/Organizational Memberships: <br /> Chapel Hill Carrboro Chamber of Commerce Finance Committee Member <br /> NC Center for Nonprofits Board Member (Outgoing Chair) <br /> Piedmont Health Services Board Member <br /> Piedmont Health Services Community Relations Committee Member <br /> UNC Healthcare Board Member <br /> UNC Healthcare Finance Committee Member <br /> One Voice Institute of Business and Entrepreneurship Board Member <br /> Carrboro Business Alliance Leadership Team Member <br /> Past Service on Orange County Advisory Boards: <br /> None <br /> Boards/Commissions applied for: <br /> Economic Development Advisory Board (REQUIRES DISCLOSURE STATEMENT) <br /> Background, education and experience relevant to this board: <br /> Education: MBA <br /> As Executive Director of the PTA Thrift Shop I recently completed a large capital expansion with <br /> direct long-term economic implications for not only the town of Carrboro but also the greater <br /> Orange County by supporting our nonprofits partners which provide services throughout the <br /> county. Additionally, working with under-resourced populations either through the community <br /> members we employ or with those who receive services from us through the variety of <br /> partnerships we ve created over the years, helps me to be keenly aware of the intersectionality <br /> of economic development and social justice, and how both components are important in the <br /> decision-making process related to short-term and long-term economic outcomes for Orange <br /> County. Lastly, my work with the Chamber and other high-impact community organizations <br /> allows me the opportunity to see Orange County from several perspectives and hopefully bring <br /> those perspectives to the OC Economic Development Advisory Board. <br />