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12 Page 1 of 2 Andrea Riley Volunteer Application Orange County Advisory Boards and Commissions Name: Mrs. Andrea Riley Name Called: Home Address: 1204 Brookhollow Road Efland NC 27243 Phone: 919-644-2604 Email: ateuteriley44@gmail.com Year of OC Residence: 1990 Township of Residence: Cheeks Zone of Residence: County Gender Identity: Female Ethnic Background: White Age Range: 60+ Community Activities/Organizational Memberships: Voices, The Chapel Hill Chorus A Voice for Efland & Orange Past Service on Orange County Advisory Boards: Ornge County Arts Commission Boards/Commissions applied for: Orange County Planning Board (REQUIRES DISCLOSURE STATEMENT) Background, education and experience relevant to this board: I have lived thirty years in Efland, Orange County and have always been interested in rural land preservation. My father and grandfather were wholesale florists who grew many of their own plants and farmed some of our land. I grew up around farms and woods in the country , at the edge of the city, in Rochester, New York. My Bachelor of Arts degree is from UNC-Chapel Hill, in Studio Art. I also obtained a Teacher Certification in Arts Education, K-12 at North Carolina Central University. My experience in researching and communicating information to the public has been extensive: I have worked with a Community Organizer as a volunteer promoting the use of mental health services for the Consumer Committee of Strong Memorial Hospital, the University of Rochester; I worked as the Center Representative for the American Red Cross Blood Center of Rochester and Monroe County responsible for educating and motivating community volunteer blood recruiters for the Rochester Blood Center; I worked as an editorial assistant for Duke Press, recruiting and communicating with peer readers for manuscripts, and as the Coordinator of the Pre-Major Advising Center for Duke University, recruiting and orienting academic advisors for the Center; I worked for sixteen years as a Reference Library Assistant in the Reference Unit of the Durham County Library, and I worked for the Chapel Hill/Orange County Visitors Bureau for seven years as their Saturday Information Specialist/Receptionist. I have recently worked with the members of A Voice for Efland and Orange to research the land use plans for Orange County and have learned a great deal about the values and needs of this community.