HomeMy WebLinkAbout2022-09-21 CHOCVB Board Meeting Minutes For Approval October 19, 2022
Chapel Hill/Orange County Visitors Bureau
In Person Board of Directors Meeting
September 21,2022
Board Members Present: Mark Bell -Chair, Spring Council,Jon Hartman-Brown, Matt Gladdek, Sharon
Hill,Tanya Moore, Beverly Payne, Damon Seils, Karen Stegman, Martina Brooks (representing Manish
Atma)
Not Present: Heidi Werner Dawson, Lili Engelhardt, Lisa Ganzermiller, Earl McKee, Aubrey Williams,
Shannan Campbell
Staff Attendance: Laurie Paolicelli, Marlene Barbera, Susan Rice, Katie Murray, Shannan Campbell
Also present: Dr.Joseph Jordan - UNC Vice Provost for Academic and Community Engagement; Karen
DeHart- NCHSAA Associate Commissioner- Development, Marketing and Administrative Services; Dr.
Shameka Fairbanks- Chief Equity and Human Rights Officer Orange County, Annise Ginyard - Keller
Williams Realty United; Marcus Ginyard—2009 UNC Championship Basketball Player; Nancy Largent—
Largent Creative Company;Jenny Shultz-Thomas—ArtsCenter Executive Director; Andrew Strickland -
Corporate Director of Sales at Summit Hospitality Group, Ltd.
Call to Order
Chair Mark Bell called the meeting to order at 8:11 a.m.
Approval of Minutes
Chair Mark Bell requested a motion to approve the August 17, 2022 minutes. Sharon Hill so moved and
Karen Stegman seconded the motion. With all members in favor, the minutes were approved as
submitted.
Introductions
Guest Speaker, Dr. Joseph Jordan
• Joined UNC as director of the Sonja Haynes Stone Center for Black Culture and History, new
director starting January 1, 2023
• Named vice provost for academic and community engagement
• Every dept. at UNC has a mission and a mandate for diversity
• Moment of Reckoning—UNC history, some good, some not so proud of: examples—Cemetery
Issue, Silent Sam
• Intent to move the university forward
• UNC—self-examination and introspection re: diversity
Diversity Website
Nancy Largent demonstrates website: https://chapelhilldiversity.com/
Sharon Hill-We want to direct some of the 70% of US economic growth to Black owned businesses.
We want to bring access to Black owned and minority-owned businesses.
Marcus Ginyard- Best way to promote the website to the public
Laurie:Ad agency, Clean,will be launching a roll-out, contacting WRAL
Matt Gladdek-Can we get a map pin-pointing the businesses
New Business
jenny Shultz-Thomas
• ArtsCenter will be breaking ground tomorrow (Sept 22) on the new ArtsCenter
Damon Seils
• Access to the parking at the 203 Project is closed/limited
• Carrboro Music Festival is back after 2 years, Oct 2
Matt Gladdek
• Clean &Green Program progressing, applications/hiring possibly next month
Katie Murray
• 6th Annual Paint It Orange Plein Air Paint-Out&Wet Paint Sale, Oct 5-7
Beverly Payne
• 37t"Annual Occaneechi-Saponi Pow-wow Oct 22 & 23
• Hillsborough Alliance hired a new executive director
Sharman Campbell
• Moorefields Bluegrass Festival, rescheduled to Oct 15
• Half Marathon is back
• Sleepy Music Fest in Northern Orange County
• Underway:Train Station Project&Greenway(Ridge Walk)
Tanya Moore
• University Day, Oct 12
• Christy Young, sends out 2X month Communications Newsletter for UNC events
Karen Stegman
• Durham Pride Event this Saturday (Sept 24)
Jon Hartman-Brown
• West End Poetry Festival, Oct 14 & 15
Next meeting: Wednesday, October 19, 2022
Meeting adjourned at 9:12 a.m.
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