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13 <br /> Page 1 of 3 Art Menius <br /> Volunteer Application <br /> Orange County Advisory Boards and Commissions <br /> Name: Art Menius <br /> Name Called: <br /> Home Address: 4720 Green Riley Road <br /> Rougemont NC 27572 <br /> Phone: 919-675-2787 <br /> Email: art@artmenius.com <br /> Year of OC Residence: 1973 <br /> Township of Residence: Little River <br /> Zone of Residence: County <br /> Gender Identity: Male <br /> Ethnic Background: White <br /> Age Range: 60+ <br /> Community Activities/Organizational Memberships: <br /> Currently a member of the OUTBoard. Member and past president of Rotary Club of <br /> Chapel Hill. Volunteer programmer on WHUP community radio. Former member OC <br /> Historical Commission. <br /> Past Service on Orange County Advisory Boards: <br /> OUTBoard - current (2022-2025) and previously 2014-2020 <br /> OC Historical Commission (2014-2022) <br /> Boards/Commissions applied for: <br /> Chapel Hill Orange County Visitors Bureau Advisory Board <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 />