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Volunteer Application <br />Orange County Advisory Boards and Commissions <br />Art Menius Page 1 of 3 <br />Home Address:4720 Green Riley Road <br />Township of Residence: Little River <br />Zone of Residence:County <br />Ethnic Background:White <br />Gender Identity:Male <br />Phone:919-675-2787 <br />Email:art@artmenius.com <br />Name: Art Menius <br />Boards/Commissions applied for: <br />Rougemont NC 27572 <br />Name Called: <br />Year of OC Residence:1973 <br />Community Activities/Organizational Memberships: <br />In last year on OC Historical Commission as vice chair Just completed six years on <br />OUTboard, chair 2019 President, Rotary Club of Chapel Hill 2020-2021 Treasurer, Public <br />Gallery of Carrboro dba WCOM radio;member representative, Chapel Hill - Carrboro <br />Chamber of Commerce Show host, WHUP community radio <br />Past Service on Orange County Advisory Boards: <br />Orange County Historical Commission (2015-2021) OUTBoard (Sept 2014 - November <br />2020), Chair 2019 <br />Age Range:60+ <br />Chapel Hill/Orange County Visitors Bureau <br />Background, education and experience relevant to this board: <br />Marketing and sponsorship director 1997-2007 for MerleFest, building media impressions from <br />less than 10,000,000 to 256,000,000, while developing branding and growing event to 80,000 <br />attendees over 4 days. Served on Wilkes County team involved in creating Blue Ridge National <br />Heritage Area and received National Park Service s Gateway Community training. Former <br />director of The ArtsCenter in Carrboro Served on and did contract work for Letcher County (KY) <br />Tourism Board Produced outdoor festivals and indoor concerts in NC, KY, and MD. Worked with <br />Owensboro-Daviess County (KY) Tourism Authority to create the IBMA Bluegrass Fan Fest and <br />World of Bluegrass 1985 - 1990 (both events now in Raleigh as Wide Open Bluegrass) Worked <br />for NC Historical Sites division 1977-1981, 1985 Facility for looking at events from the customer <br />perspective <br />Reasons for wanting to serve on this board: <br />Tourism more and more will be a driver of the local economy in Orange County. I have the <br />experience to contribute to this effort and a well established relationship with Visitor Bureau staff <br />and a familiarity with their operations. As a kid growing up in Raleigh long ago, Hillsboro (as it <br />was spelled back then) and Chapel Hill were our primary day trip destinations. My mother s <br />family has lived in Orange County most of the 268 years the country has existed. Good <br />knowledge of Orange County history including peer reviewed work on antebellum agricultural <br />history and the end of the Civil War here and familiarity with historical architecture resources. <br />13