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Page 1 of 2 James Carnahan Volunteer Application Orange County Advisory Boards and Commissions Name: Name Called: Home Address: Phone: (Day) Phone: (Evening) Fax: Email: Place of Employment: Job Title: Mr. James Carnahan 122 Oak Street Carrboro NG 27510 919-942-6114 919-942-6114 jarnahan@mindspring.com self-employed Designer/carpenter Township of Residence: Chapel Hill Zone of Residence: Carrboro City Limits Sex: Male Ethnic Background: Date of Birth: Boards/Commissions applied for: Transfer of Development Rights Task Force Work Experience: I served on the staff at urban designer Paolo Soleri's Arcosanti Project from 1972-1977. I moved to Chatham County, NC in 1978 and etablished Matrix Designs, doing architectural design and model making, designing and building furniture, cabinetry and designing sets for theatre. Prior to Village Project, my work in urban design included production of "alternatives to Sprawl: Welcome the City" an exhibit of transit oriented designs for three sites in the Triangle region 1998 and "design Scenerios far Downtown Carrboro 1999, co-produced with Glen Bluden, Artitect. I am chairman of the board of Directors of the Village Project, Inc, anon-profit educational organization I founded to work for walkable, transit-oriented development in our region. Volunteer Experience: Chairman of the Carrboro planning board, served on Town committee to resolve zoning issues where commercial and residential areas abut; served on the steering committee of Carrboro's Downtown Visioning Charrette (design workshop) Education: Majored in Architecture and minored in Art History at the University of Pennsylavania in the late 1960's. Other Comments: STAFF COMMENTS: Reapplied 7/28/2005 far Transfer of Development Rights Taskforce. Originally, Carrboro In-Town appointee to the Carrboro Planning Board 9/02. ADDRESS VERIFICATION: Lives in Town of Carrboro.