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5 <br /> Page 2 of 3 Terri Buckner <br /> BOCC Elections Advisory Group <br /> Background, education and experience relevant to this board: <br /> I ve lived in the southern portion of the county off and on for over 40 years which gives me the <br /> context for understanding why this group was created. As a professional project manager, I am <br /> accustomed to listening to dissenting viewpoints and trying to find points of agreement in order <br /> to move projects forward. <br /> Reasons for wanting to serve on this board: <br /> I am sympathetic to the concerns of those living in the northern areas. I believe strongly that all <br /> citizens deserve to be represented, especially at the local level. <br /> Contribution to the diversity of viewpoints on this board: <br /> Politically, I am unaffiliated. <br /> Conflict of Interest: <br /> Orange County Broadband Task Force <br /> Background, education and experience relevant to this board: <br /> I served on the Chapel Hill Information Technology Advisory Committee that recommended the <br /> town work with NC DOT to lay fiber cable when the traffic signal system was upgraded and I was <br /> the project manager on the North Carolina Next Generation Network project through UNC in <br /> coalition with Duke, NC State and Wake Forest along with Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Durham, <br /> Winston Salem and Raleigh. Our goal was to bring broadband to all of the participating <br /> communities at a reasonable price. Separately, I have worked on numerous technology planning <br /> projects through UNC, Old Dominion, and Florida State. <br /> Reasons for wanting to serve on this board: <br /> In today s economy, broadband needs to be treated like any other utility. Children need it for <br /> school, entrepreneurs need it to do business, everyone needs it for healthcare, paying bills, and <br /> generally living their lives. I have the educational background and the professional experience to <br /> help make it a reality. <br /> Contribution to the diversity of viewpoints on this board: <br /> The committee needs to know what the Commissioners want to accomplish and then provide 2- <br /> 3 scenarios for how that goal can be accomplished. The only diversity issues I am aware of for <br /> this matter is cost and location. Any solution needs to be affordable for the lowest income levels <br /> in the county without any reduction in quality/access. And that must be the case regardless of <br /> where they live in the county. I am committed to making the case for those levels of equity. <br /> Conflict of Interest: <br /> Boards/Commissions appointments: <br /> Historic Preservation Commission (APPLICANTS SHALL RESIDE WITHIN THE TERRITORIAL <br /> Application Date: 1/9/2018 <br /> Background, education and experience relevant to this board: <br /> I have been photographing historical structures throughout Orange County for many years. <br /> Attended 2015 Vernacular Architecture Forum annual conference to learn more about the formal <br /> methods of historical preservation. Several American Studies courses that <br /> Reasons for wanting to serve on this board: <br /> An extra-curricular passion. Wish to help preserve Orange County history in the midst of <br /> unprecedented growth. Help find the balance between growth/change and preservation <br /> Conflict of Interest: <br />