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21 <br /> Page 1 of 2 Diane Stoy <br /> Volunteer Application <br /> Orange County Advisory Boards and Commissions <br /> Name: Dr. Diane Stoy <br /> Name Called: <br /> Home Address: 1213 Arborgate Circle <br /> Chapel hill NC 27514 <br /> Phone: 703-489-6398 <br /> Email: distoy@comcast.net <br /> Year of OC Residence: 2019 <br /> Township of Residence: Chapel Hill <br /> Zone of Residence: C.H. City Limits <br /> Gender Identity: Female <br /> Ethnic Background: White <br /> Age Range: 60+ <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 /> Boards/Commissions applied for: <br /> Affordable Housing Advisory Board <br /> Background, education and experience relevant to this board: <br /> I am a long-time advocate for affordable housing.) 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 /> 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 /> Conflict of Interest: <br />