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3 <br /> DURHAM TECH <br /> Office of the President <br /> December 5, 2025 <br /> Commissioner Jean Hamilton, Chair <br /> Commissioner Amy Fowler,Vice Chair <br /> Orange County Board of Commissioners <br /> 300 W.Tryon St. <br /> Hillsborough, NC 27278 <br /> Dear Chair Hamilton and Vice Chair Fowler: <br /> I am writing on behalf of the Durham Technical Community College Board of Trustees to recommend <br /> and respectfully request the appointment of Ms. Emilee Collins to fill the unexpired term of Ms.Janet <br /> Hadar on the Durham Tech Board. Ms. Hadar is moving to Alabama to serve as the COO of the University <br /> of Alabama at Birmingham Health System. Her appointment to our board ends June 30, 2028. <br /> Ms. Collins is a commercial broker with Picket Sprouse Commercial Real Estate, where she focuses on <br /> industrial and office projects in the 1 85 Corridor spanning the Triangle and Triad.As you may know, she <br /> was the broker on the property that CITEL America purchased for their North American headquarters. <br /> In addition to her role at Picket Sprouse, Ms.Collins serves as the chair of Orange County's Economic <br /> Development Advisory Board and as a member of the Durham Tech Foundation Board of Directors. In <br /> her capacity on the Foundation Board, Ms.Collins sits on the Durham Tech Properties Board,which is <br /> leading the development of the College's affordable housing initiative.Other community contributions <br /> include service on the UNC Hospital Hillsborough Campus Leadership Team, a member of the Urban <br /> Land Institute and a member of the Board of Directors for the Hillsborough/Orange Chamber of <br /> Commerce among others. <br /> In her professional and volunteer roles, Ms. Collins has experience with Durham Tech, with Orange <br /> County employers, and with workforce and economic development efforts in Orange County and the <br /> greater Triangle. She has also shown a deep commitment to our students: leading an organizational <br /> food drive for the College's food pantry- prior to her joining our Foundation Board. Ms. Collins would <br /> bring awareness, knowledge, relationships, and commitment that would add significant value to the <br /> College's Board of Trustees. <br /> Thank you for your consideration of Ms. Collins as an appointment by the Orange Board of County <br /> Commissioners. Please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions or if I can provide additional <br /> information. <br /> Rards, <br /> a as/ <br /> Pat Ashley, Chair <br /> cc: Orange County Commissioners Bedford, Carter, Greene, McKee, Portie-Ascott <br /> Gracie Johnson Lopez,Vice-Chair, Durham Tech Board of Trustees <br /> J.B. Buxton, President <br /> Durham Technical Community College durhamtech.edu <br /> Main Campus 1637 Lawson Street / Durham, North Carolina 27703 / 919-536-7250 / 919-536-7296 fax <br /> Northern Durham Center 2401 Snow Hill Road / Durham, North Carolina 27712 / 919-536-7240 / 919-686-5319 fax <br /> Orange County Campus 525 College Park Road / Hillsborough, North Carolina 27278 / 919-536-7238 / 919-536-7297 fax <br />