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4 <br /> Page 1 of 2 Benjamin Alschuler <br /> Volunteer Application <br /> Orange County Advisory Boards and Commissions <br /> Name: Mr. Benjamin Alschuler <br /> Name Called: <br /> Home Address: 5 Whisper Ln. <br /> Chapel Hill NC 27514-1636 <br /> Phone: 617-306-1829 <br /> Email: ben.alschuler@gmail.com <br /> Year of OC Residence: 2014 <br /> Township of Residence: Chapel Hill <br /> Zone of Residence: C.H. City Limits <br /> Gender Identity: Male <br /> Ethnic Background: White <br /> Age Range: 35-59 <br /> Community Activities/Organizational Memberships: <br /> Communications Chair - Special Needs Advisory Council (SNAC) of Chapel Hill-Carrboro <br /> City Schools <br /> Executive Director (Founder) - Hippo Campus of Chapel Hill (501 c3) community center for <br /> neurodivergent youth <br /> Station Volunteer - 103.5FM WCOM-LP Chapel Hill-Carrboro community radio station <br /> Past Service on Orange County Advisory Boards: <br /> N/A <br /> Boards/Commissions applied for: <br /> Bond Education Committee -2024 <br /> Please explain how your background, education and experience is relevant to this board <br /> I've been a marketing and communications professional for 20 years, including 9 as a VP of <br /> Marketing. <br /> Early in my career I worked on marketing for large city and municipal construction projects <br /> around the world, so I am familiar with this type of work. <br /> For the past decade I did extensive work to provide contract opportunities, and lending programs <br /> to diverse and minority-owned businesses. <br /> Please explain your reasons for wanting to serve on this board <br /> I'm eager to help explain the scope of the bond and everything that it entails, so that the county <br /> can cast informed votes on the measure. Our local news and information ecosystem is limited <br /> and underutilized, so I am motivated to help communicate directly with the community in an <br /> accurate, digestible manner. <br /> How would your particpation on this board contribute to the diversity of viewpoints? <br />