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7 <br /> Page 1 of 2 Krista Bremer <br /> Volunteer Application <br /> Orange County Advisory Boards and Commissions <br /> Name: Ms. Krista Bremer <br /> Name Called: <br /> Home Address: 234 Stable Road <br /> Carrboro NC 27510 <br /> Phone: 9194283301 <br /> Email: kristabremer@gmail.com <br /> Year of OC Residence: 1998 <br /> Township of Residence: Chapel Hill <br /> Zone of Residence: Carrboro City Limits <br /> Gender Identity: Female <br /> Ethnic Background: White <br /> Age Range: 35-59 <br /> Community Activities/Organizational Memberships: <br /> Member, NAACP <br /> Past Service on Orange County Advisory Boards: <br /> n/a <br /> Boards/Commissions applied for: <br /> Arts Commission <br /> Background, education and experience relevant to this board: <br /> I am a published author and also associate publisher of The Sun, a Chapel-Hill based literary <br /> magazine that goes out to about 70,000 subscribers around the country. I have taught memoir at <br /> the Center for Documentary Studies and I have organized panel dicussions at Flyleaf and <br /> elsehwere in the county. (I also regularly appear at in-conversation events at the bookstore; I <br /> have two upcoming in March.) For the past twenty years I have been steeped in literature locally <br /> and nationally. My writing has won a NCAC Arts Fellowship and I have served on the committee <br /> to select future recipients. (My work has also won a Pushcart Prize, a Rona Jaffe Award, a <br /> Breadloaf scholarship, and other accolades.) <br /> Reasons for wanting to serve on this board: <br /> I am passionate about the arts and supporting artists and I firmly believe that a thriving arts <br /> scene is key to a thriving community. Also, I feel that part of being a member of the literary <br /> community is giving back; artists need to support one another and pay it forward for the support <br /> they have been given. <br /> Contribution to the diversity of viewpoints on this board: <br /> I am married to a Libyan-born Muslim, and about seven years ago I converted to Islam. I am the <br /> parent of two biracial/bicultural kids who identify as people of color, and as a result of my family <br /> and my religion I have unique insights that may help me to bridge the gap between various <br /> communities. <br /> Conflict of Interest: <br /> No, I don t believe so. <br />