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4 <br /> Page 1 of 2 Renee Hayes <br /> Volunteer Application <br /> Orange County Advisory Boards and Commissions <br /> Name: Ms. Renee Hayes <br /> Name Called: <br /> Home Address: 302 Westbrook Dr. <br /> Carrboro NC 27510 <br /> Phone: 510-543-6310 <br /> Email: Irhayes95@gmail.com <br /> Year of OC Residence: 2021 <br /> Township of Residence: Chapel Hill <br /> Zone of Residence: Carrboro City Limits <br /> Gender Identity: Female <br /> Ethnic Background: African American <br /> Age Range: 60+ <br /> Community Activities/Organizational Memberships: <br /> Color and Light Chorus, Hillsborough, NC <br /> Board Member, Freight & Salvage, Berkeley,CA-showcases traditional music from around <br /> the world <br /> Grant Panelist, San Francisco: Yerba Buena Center for the Arts; Art of the Matter Dance <br /> Organization <br /> National Board of Certified Counselors-member <br /> Past Service on Orange County Advisory Boards: <br /> am new to the area. However, in the late 1990 s I taught Life Design, a successful <br /> workshop for creatives at the ArtsCenter in Carrboro. <br /> Boards/Commissions applied for: <br /> Arts Commission <br /> Please explain how your background, education and experience is relevant to this board <br /> I have worked as an arts funder for almost 30 years and recently retired from my 23 year <br /> position as Associate Director for San Francisco Grants for the Arts, where I helped distribute <br /> approximately,$9M-$16M annually(depending on the budget)to over 200 SF arts organizations. <br /> While serving in that position I founded the Cultural Capacity Fund, to assist individual arts <br /> administrators develop skills that would improve the stability and vibrancy of their organizations. I <br /> also served as a volunteer on both the Oakland and Berkeley Arts Councils and was awarded a <br /> year-long fellowship at the San Francisco Foundation. In my free time I sang with the a cappella <br /> group The Irrationals for 18 years and recorded three albums. <br /> Please explain your reasons for wanting to serve on this board <br /> I am grateful for the opportunities I was afforded and believe it is important to give back by <br /> contributing my skills and time to my community. I am from a long line of New Jersey based <br /> family who believed that community service was an obligation and blessing. Most importantly, I <br /> love the arts and believe my mission is to experience and support creativity. <br /> How would your particpation on this board contribute to the diversity of viewpoints? <br />