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8 <br /> Page 1 of 2 Grace Holtkamp <br /> Volunteer Application <br /> Orange County Advisory Boards and Commissions <br /> Name: Dr. Grace Holtkamp <br /> Name Called: <br /> Home Address: 2004 Ben Wilson Rd. <br /> Mebane NC 27302 <br /> Phone: 336-693-8162 <br /> Email: grace.holtkamp@gmail.com <br /> Year of OC Residence: 1989 <br /> Township of Residence: Cheeks <br /> Zone of Residence: County <br /> Gender Identity: Female <br /> Ethnic Background: White <br /> Age Range: 18-34 <br /> Community Activities/Organizational Memberships: <br /> Our farm in Orange County is a member of the NC Agritourism Association, the Carolina <br /> Farm Stewardship Association, the Orange County Chamber of Commerce and the <br /> Southeast Hemp Association. <br /> I personally am a member of the Oxford University North Carolina Alumni Chapter, as an <br /> Oxford University alumnus. <br /> Past Service on Orange County Advisory Boards: <br /> N/A <br /> Boards/Commissions applied for: <br /> Chapel Hill Orange County Visitors Bureau Advisory Board <br /> Background, education and experience relevant to this board: <br /> I am co-owner of my family's farm in Orange County, a bicentennial farm with a longstanding <br /> commitment to community outreach and agritourism. With a background in public relations and <br /> community engagement, I facilitate and oversee the farm's agritourism endeavours and am <br /> committed to helping our farm continue to enrich Orange County's populace connections to rural <br /> life, by making our farm a welcoming place to share with the public as an event and wedding <br /> venue, as well as an interactive hemp farm. <br /> Reasons for wanting to serve on this board: <br /> I am keen to serve on the board as a way of furthering community outreach between our farm <br /> and our wider community, and to ensure the rural areas of our county are included and all their <br /> best qualities capitalised upon. <br /> Contribution to the diversity of viewpoints on this board: <br /> My background in farming brings with it a viewpoint from a rural community that differs from <br /> other areas and sectors such as towns and hospitality or corporate sectors. Additionally, having <br /> UK citizenship and having lived in the UK for 13 years, and working in the public relations sector <br /> there, I believe I can help facilitate community engagement with our rural areas in ways that are <br /> effective and inclusive. <br />