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Home My WebLink AboutAgenda- 01-23-2018 11-c - Chapel Hill Orange County Visitors Bureau - Appointment1 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: January 23, 2018 Action Agenda Item No. 11 -c SUBJECT: Chapel Hill Orange County Visitors Bureau - Appointment DEPARTMENT: Board of Commissioners PUBLIC HEARING: (YIN) No ATTACHMENT(S): Membership Roster Recommendation Application of the Person Recommended Applicant Interest List Applications of Persons on the Interest List INFORMATION CONTACT: Clerk's Office, 919 - 245 -2130 PURPOSE: To consider making an appointment to the Chapel Hill Orange County Visitors Bureau. BACKGROUND: The following information is for Board consideration: • Appointment to a partial term (Position #1) "At -Large Chapel Hill Town Council" representative for Dr. Rachel Schaevitz expiring 12/31/2018. POSITION NO NAME SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE EXPIRATION DATE 1 Dr. Rachel Schaevitz At -Large Chapel Hill To Council 12/31/2018 NOTE - If the individuals listed above are appointed, the following vacancies remain: • *Position #16 - -- "At- Large" position - - - -- expiring 12/31/2018. This position has been vacant since 05/24/2017. We continue to send out Public Service Announcements and use social media to attract applicants. FINANCIAL IMPACT: None. SOCIAL JUSTICE IMPACT: Enable Full Civic Participation. Ensure that Orange County residents are able to engage government through voting and volunteering by eliminating disparities in participation and barriers to participation. RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board consider making an appointment to the Chapel Hill Orange County Visitors Bureau. K Board and Commission Members And Vacant Positions Chapel Hill /Orange County Visitors Bureau Meeting Times: 8:00 am third Wed., monthly, no meeting in July /December Terms: 2 Contact Person: Allison Chambers Meeting Place: location varies Positions: 17 Length: 3 years Contact Phone: 919- 215 -4328 Description: All members are appointed by the Board of Commissioners. The Visitors Bureau is charged with developing and coordinating visitor services in Orange County. It also implements marketing programs that will enhance the economic activity and quality of life in the community. VACANT Day Phone: Sex: First Appointed: I Evening Phone: Race: Current Appointment: FAX: Township: Expiration: 12/31/2018 E -mail: Resid/Spec Req: At -Large Number of Terms: Special Repr: Chapel Hill Town Council Rosemary Waldorf Day Phone: 919 - 414 -2047 Sex: Female First Appointed: 12/09/2014 Chair Evening Phone: 919 -929 -7556 Race: white Current Appointment: 12/12/2017 2 106 Gurnsey Trail FAX: Township: Chapel Hill Expiration: 12/31/2020 Chapel Hill NC 27517 E -mail: waldorf @nc.rr.com Resid/Spec Req: At -Large Number of Terms: 2 Special Repr: Chapel Hill - Carrboro Chamber of Commerce David Brooks Day Phone: 919 - 949 -0351 Sex: Male First Appointed: 12/12/2017 3 Evening Phone: 919 - 949 -0351' Race: white Current Appointment: 12/12/2017 9239 hester rd FAX: Township: Cedar Grove Expiration: 12/31/2020 hurdle mills NC 27541 E -mail: ddbcustoms @aol.com Resid/Spec Req: At -Large Number of Terms: 1 Special Repr: Orange County/Hillsborough Chamber of Com Dr. Aaron Bachenheimer Day Phone: 919 - 843 -5827 Sex: Male First Appointed: 06/03/2014 4 Evening Phone: 823- 773 -0099 Race: white Current Appointment: 12/15/2015 19212 Stone Brook FAX: Township: Chapel Hill Expiration: 12/31/2018 Chapel Hill NC 27517 E -mail: bachenhe @email.unc.edu Resid/Spec Req: At -Large Number of Terms: 2 Special Repr: UNC- Chapel Hill Anthony Carey Day Phone: 919 - 929 -4000 Sex: Male First Appointed: 05/16/2017 5 Evening Phone: 919 -218 -5918 Race: white Current Appointment: 12/12/2017 1152 Newberry Dr. FAX: 919 - 968 -8527 Township: Alamance County Expiration: 12/31/2020 Mebane NC 27302 E -mail: acarey @sienahotel.com Resid/Spec Req: At -Large Number of Terms: 1 Special Repr: Economic Development Advisory Board -Oran Thursday, December 28, 2017 Page 1 3 Board and Commission Members And Vacant Positions Chapel Hill /Orange County Visitors Bureau Meeting Times: 8:00 am third Wed., monthly, no meeting in July /December Terms: 2 Contact Person: Allison Chambers Meeting Place: location varies Positions: 17 Length: 3 years Contact Phone: 919- 215 -4328 Description: All members are appointed by the Board of Commissioners. The Visitors Bureau is charged with developing and coordinating visitor services in Orange County. It also implements marketing programs that will enhance the economic activity and quality of life in the community. Kayla Austin Day Phone: 919- 260 -2395 Sex: Female First Appointed: 02/07/2017 6 Evening Phone: 919 - 260 -2395 Race: white Current Appointment: 02/07/2017 5203 Barbee Chapel Road, Apt 306 FAX: Township: Chapel Hill Expiration: 12/31/2019 Chapel Hill NC 27517 E -mail: kayla @nchsaa.org Resid/Spec Req: At -Large Number of Terms: Special Repr: NC High School Athletic Association Mark Bell Day Phone: 000 - 000 -0000 Sex: Male First Appointed: 02/16/2016 Evening Phone: 000 - 000 -0000 Race: white Current Appointment: 05/16/2017 7 168 West King Street FAX: Township: Hillsborough Expiration: 12/31/2019 Hillsborough NC 27278 E -mail: Mark.Bell @HillsboroughNC.org Resid/Spec Req: Hillsborough Twnsp Number of Terms: I Special Repr: Town of Hillsborough Board of Commissioner Andrew Strickland Day Phone: 9199131765 Sex: Male First Appointed: 02/16/2016 8 Evening Phone: 9199334848 Race: white Current Appointment: 02/16/2016 101 erwin road FAX: Township: Chapel Hill Expiration: 12/31/2018 Chapel Hill NC 27514 E -mail: astrickland @shgltd.com Resid/Spec Req: At -Large Number of Terms: I Special Repr: O/C Lodging Assoc. Ms. Lydia Lavelle Day Phone: 919 -530 -7484 Sex: First Appointed: 05/16/2017 9 Evening Phone: 919- 942 -5640 Race: Current Appointment: 05/16/2017 8107 Kit Lane FAX: Township: Chapel Hill Expiration: 12/31/2019 Chapel Hill NC 27516 E -mail: llavelle @townofcarrboro.org Resid/Spec Req: At -Large Number of Terms: I Special Repr: Carrboro Board of Aldermen. Jeffery Strickler Day Phone: 000 - 000 -0000 Sex: Male First Appointed: 02/16/2016 10 Evening Phone: 000 - 000 -0000 Race: white Current Appointment: 12/12/2017 430 Waterstone Drive FAX: Township: Hillsborough Expiration: 12/31/2020 Hillsborough NC 27278 E -mail: Jeffery .Stickler @unchealth.unc.edu Resid/Spec Req: At -Large Number of Terms: I Special Repr: Alliance /Hist.Hillsborough Thursday, December 28, 2017 Page 2 C! Board and Commission Members And Vacant Positions Chapel Hill /Orange County Visitors Bureau Meeting Times: 8:00 am third Wed., monthly, no meeting in July /December Terms: 2 Contact Person: Allison Chambers Meeting Place: location varies Positions: 17 Length: 3 years Contact Phone: 919- 215 -4328 Description: All members are appointed by the Board of Commissioners. The Visitors Bureau is charged with developing and coordinating visitor services in Orange County. It also implements marketing programs that will enhance the economic activity and quality of life in the community. Mark Sherburne Day Phone: 919- 698 -5996 Sex: Male First Appointed: 02/16/2016 11 Evening Phone: 919 960 8192 Race: white Current Appointment: 02/16/2016 524 Highgrove Drive FAX: Township: Chapel Hill Expiration: 12/31/2018 Chapel Hill NC 27516 E -mail: mandmsherburne @nc.rr.com Resid/Spec Req: At -Large Number of Terms: I Special Repr: O/C Lodging Assoc. Tim Hoke Day Phone: 9193837426 Sex: Male First Appointed: 04/25/2016 Evening Phone: 9194893547 Race: white Current Appointment: 12/12/2017 12 100 Ironwood Place FAX: Township: Chapel Hill Expiration: 12/31/2020 Chapel Hill NC 27514 E -mail: tim @hnva.us Resid/Spec Req: At -Large Number of Terms: 0 Special Repr: O.C. Arts Commission Lee Storrow Day Phone: 919 - 914 -0311 Sex: Male First Appointed: 02/16/2016 13 Ex-Officio Evening Phone: 919 - 914 -0311 Race: Current Appointment: 05/16/2017 208 Barclay Road FAX: Township: Chapel Hill Expiration: 12/31/2019 Chapel Hill NC 27516 E -mail: leestorrow @gmail.com Resid/Spec Req: Ex- officio Number of Terms: I Special Repr: Economic Development Staff - Town of Chap Annette Stone Lafferty Day Phone: 919 918 7319 Sex: Female First Appointed: 04/23/2013 14 Evening Phone: Race: white Current Appointment: 05/16/2017 105 Fidelity Street Unit 49A FAX: Township: Chapel Hill Expiration: 06/30/2020 Carrboro NC 27510 E -mail: alafferty @townofcarrboro.org Resid/Spec Req: Ex- officio Number of Terms: 2 Special Repr: Economic Development Staff - Town of Carrb Meg McGurk Day Phone: 919 - 967 -9440 Sex: Undesignat First Appointed: 04/23/2013 15 Evening Phone: Race: Undesignated Current Appointment: 05/17/2017 308 West Rosemary Street, Suite 202 FAX: Township: Chapel Hill Expiration: 06/30/2020 Chapel Hill NC 27516 E -mail: meg @downtownchapelhill.com Resid/Spec Req: Ex- officio Number of Terms: 2 Special Repr: Chapel Hill Downtown Partnership Staff Thursday, December 28, 2017 Page 3 5 Board and Commission Members And Vacant Positions Chapel Hill /Orange County Visitors Bureau Meeting Times: 8:00 am third Wed., monthly, no meeting in July /December Terms: 2 Contact Person: Allison Chambers Meeting Place: location varies Positions: 17 Length: 3 years Contact Phone: 919- 215 -4328 Description: All members are appointed by the Board of Commissioners. The Visitors Bureau is charged with developing and coordinating visitor services in Orange County. It also implements marketing programs that will enhance the economic activity and quality of life in the community. VACANT Day Phone: Sex: First Appointed: 16 Evening Phone: Race: Current Appointment: FAX: Township: Expiration: 12/31/2018 E -mail: Resid/Spec Req: At -Large Number of Terms: Special Repr: At -Large Penny Rich Day Phone: 919 - 428 -5952 Sex: Female First Appointed: 02/01/2015 17 Finance Chair Evening Phone: Race: white Current Appointment: 02/01/2015 109 Oldham Place FAX: Township: Chapel Hill Expiration: 02/28/2018 Chapel Hill NC 27516 E -mail: prich @orangecountync.gov Resid/Spec Req: Number of Terms: Special Repr: County Commissioner Thursday, December 28, 2017 Page 4 Visitors Bureau December 8, 2017 To: Board of Orange County Commissioners c/o Orange County Clerk's Office From: Laurie Paolicelli, Director, Visitors Bureau Re: Town of Chapel Hill's Nomination for Visitors Bureau's Board The Chapel Hill /Orange County Visitors Bureau's By -laws currently includes a seat for an elected representative from the Town of Chapel Hill. r��. At its December work session, Mayor Pam Hemminger appointed Chapel Hill Town Councilwoman, Rachel Schaevitz, to serve on the board of the Visitors Bureau. With the Board of Orange County Commissioners approval, Rachel Schaevitz will serve as the new representative for the Visitors Bureau Board, beginning in January 2018. Rachel comes to Chapel Hill from Philadelphia, where she earned her Ph.D. in Media & Communication from Temple University, focusing on using media and the humanities as vehicles for social change. While cinema has been her primary focus, with a background in independent film production as well as an MFA in Film Studies from Boston University and BFA in Film Production from New York University, she is an art lover at heart and looks forward to helping local partners plan events across the humanities. Ms. Schaevitz has expressed a keen interest in sustainable energy and being thoughtful about how we invest in transit and development. We are confident Ms. Schaevitz's connection to the University, her commitment to the arts and sustainable development will be a strong contributor to tourism for Orange County. We look forward to having Ms. Schaevitz on the Visitors Bureau Board. Laurie Paolicelli Director, Visitors Bureau Chapel Hill /Orange County Visitors Bureau 501 W. Franklin Street, Chapel Hill, NC 27516 www.visitchapelhill.org (919) 968 -2060 A Division of Orange County, NC VA Page 1 of 1 Rachel Schaevitz Volunteer Application Orange County Advisory Boards and Commissions Name: Name Called: Home Address Phone (Day): Phone (Evening): Phone (Cell): Email: Place of Employment: Job Title: Year of OC Residence Township of Residence: Zone of Residence: Sex: Ethnic Background Dr Rachel Schaevitz 101 Braswell Court Chapel Hill NC 27516 6179595556 6179595556 6179595556 rchaevitz@townofchapelhill.gov UNC Chapel Hill postdoctoral scholar for the public humanities 2014 Chapel Hill Female wh ite Community Activities /Organizational Memberships: Council member, Town of Chapel Hill Town Council Past Service on Orange County Advisory Boards: Chair, American Legion Task Force Commissioner, Cultural Arts Commission Boards /Commissions applied for: Chapel Hill /Orange County Visitors Bureau Background, education and experience relevant to this board: Chapel Hill Town Council liaison Reasons for wanting to serve on this board: Chapel Hill Town Council Liaison Conflict of Interest: Supplemental Questions: Boards /Commissions appointments: Other Comments: This application was current on: 12/12/2017 11:45:42 AM Date Printed: 12/13/2017 Applicant Interest Listing Chapel Hill /Orange County Visitors Bureau Manish Atma 10447 Swain Chapel Hill NC 27517 Skills: Dr Rachel Schaevitz 101 Braswell Court Chapel Hill NC 27516 Skills: by Board Name and by Applicant Name Contact Person: Allison Chambers Contact Phone: 919 - 215 -4328 Day Phone: 919- 969 -2728 Evening Phone: 704- 361 -3930 Cell Phone: 704- 361 -3930 E -mail: manish @atmahotelgroup.com Also Serves On: Day Phone: 6179595556 Evening Phone: 6179595556 Cell Phone: 6179595556 E -mail: rschaevitz @townofchapelhill.gov Also Serves On: Sex: Male Race: Asian American Township: Chapel Hill Res. Eligibility: Date Applied: 01/20/2017 Sex: Female Race: white Township: Chapel Hill Res. Eligibility: C.H. City Limits Date Applied: 12/12/2017 Thursday, December 28, 2017 Page 1 of 1 9 Page 1 of 2 Manish Atma Volunteer Application Orange County Advisory Boards and Commissions Name: Name Called: Home Address: Phone (Day): Phone (Evening): Phone (Cell): Email: Place of Employment: Job Title: Year of OC Residence: Township of Residence: Zone of Residence: Sex: Ethnic Background Manish Atma 10447 Swain Chapel Hill NC 27517 919- 969 -2728 704 - 361 -3930 704 - 361 -3930 manish@atmahotelgroup.com Atma Hotel Group Owner / Operator 2006 Chapel Hill Male Asian American Community Activities /Organizational Memberships: SECU House Board Member IHG Hotels- Owners Advisory Council Hilton Hotels- Owners Advisory Council Chapel Hill - Carrboro Chamber of Commerce UNC Ram s Club Member Past Service on Orange County Advisory Boards: None Listed Boards /Commissions applied for: Chapel Hill /Orange County Visitors Bureau Background, education and experience relevant to this board: Grew up in the hospitality industry working at family hotel since age 9. Current owner of 9 hotels in NC, 4 feed the Orange County Market of which 2 are phycially located in the Orange County CVB District - Chapel Hill and Carrboro. Reasons for wanting to serve on this board: There are currently no hotle owner / operators on the CVB Board. I believe I would bring a different perspective on hotel operations and tourism versus a General Manager. Atma Hotel Group is based in Chapel Hill, so I am invested in the market long term. Conflict of Interest: Supplemental Questions: Other Comments: Page 2 of 2 Manish Atma `[f This application was current on: 1/20/2017 Date Printed: 1/20/2017