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3 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> EcONOMlc DEVELOPMENT <br /> NORTH CAROLINA <br /> 131 W. Margaret Lane, Suite 205 <br /> Hillsborough, NC 27278 <br /> MEMORANDUM <br /> To: Orange County Board of Commissioners <br /> cc: Orange County Manager Travis Myren <br /> Subject: Request for 3 Appointments to the Economic Development Advisory Board <br /> From: Steve Brantley, Director, Orange County Economic Development <br /> Dear Commissioners, <br /> On behalf of the Chair of the Orange County Economic Development Advisory Board, I am <br /> presenting our advisory board's consensus and request that the Board of Commissioners make <br /> the following recommended appointments for 3 upcoming vacancies, effective July Pt <br /> Economic Development's Advisory Board will lose 3 current members with terms expiring on <br /> June 30th: Kristen Smith Young(who fills the advisory board's single position reserved for a <br /> "UNC Chapel Hill"representative), along with Tom Proctor and Hasan Abdullah (who serve on <br /> the advisory board's designated"Core Business" seats). With these members' departures, the <br /> Economic Development office will lose the experience of 2 members who have served for <br /> several years on our subcommittee that reviews and scores applications to our Department's <br /> Article 46-funded"Small Business Grant"program. <br /> The 3 endorsed new advisory board applicants for your consideration, among all candidates, are <br /> as follows: <br /> • Dr. Ivey Taylor (to fill the board's 1 upcoming vacant"UNC Chapel Hill"position) <br /> Professor, Practice in Public Leadership, UNC School of Government <br /> • Sharon Hill(to fill 1 of the board's 2 upcoming vacant"Core Business"positions) <br /> Owner of the business etiquette & equity training firm Sharon Hill International <br /> She is a former advisory board member and has extensive experience serving on Orange <br /> County's "Small Business Grant"program's subcommittee to review grant applications. <br /> • Camila Hargett (to fill 1 of the board's 2 upcoming vacant"Core Business"positions) <br /> Business intelligence consultant with the firm Sezhel Consulting <br />