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The 2012 WCHL Community Forum

8:00AM


TOWN GOWN: Looking Toward the Future
Moderator: Aaron Keck
Panel Members:
Mark Kleinschmidt, Mayor, Town of Chapel Hill
Mark Chilton, Mayor, Town of Carrboro
Bernadette Pelissier, Chair, Orange County Commissioners
Holden Thorp, Chancellor, UNC CH
Tom Stevens, Mayor, Town of Hillsborough

9:00AM


DEMOCRACY: Of, For and By the People
Moderator: Aaron Keck

Panel Members:
Mark Kleinschmidt, Mayor, Town of Chapel Hill
Mark Chilton, Mayor, Town of Carrboro
Maria Palmer, Chair, Chapel Hill 2020's "Getting Around: Transportation" Committee
Chris Blue, Chief of Police, Chapel Hill PD
Damon Seils, Vice Chair, Carrboro Planning Board

10:00AM


AFFORDABILITY: Living, Working and Playing on a Shoestring
Moderator: Alletta Cooper

Panel Members:
Delores Bailey, Executive Director, EmPOWERment, INC
Robert Dowling, Executive Director, Community Home Trust
Lee Storrow, Town Council Member, Town of Chapel Hill
Loryn Clark, Neighborhood and Community Services Manager, Planning Dept, Town of Chapel Hill
Trish McGuire, Planning Director, Town of Carrboro

11:00AM


SERVICES: What Government Can Do in a Budget Crunch
Moderator: Aaron Keck

Panel Members:
Roger Stancil, Town Manager, Town of Chapel Hill
David Andrews, Town Manager, Town of Carrboro
Earl McKee, Commissioner, Orange County
Ed Harrison, Town Council Member, Town of Chapel Hill
Jamie Rohe, Homeless Program Coordinator, Orange County
Libbie Hough, Community Activist

Noon


NON-PROFITS: What They Do, How We Can Help
Moderator: Fred Black

Panel Members:
Chris Moran, Executive Director, Interfaith Council
Sheila Sholes Ross, Executive Director, Communities in Schools of Orange
Shamecca Bryant, Executive Director, Orange County Rape Crisis Center
Jane Preyer, Vice Chair, NC Center for Nonprofits
Syd Alexander, President, Board of Directors, Strowd Roses Foundation

1:00PM


JUSTICE: Action or Inaction
Moderator: Aaron Keck

Panel Members:
Robert Campbell, President, Chapel Hill-Carrboro NAACP
Mark Marcoplos, Member, Orange County Planning Board
Michelle Johnson, Alderman, Town of Carrboro
Barry Jacobs, Commissioner, Orange County
Gene Pease, Town Council Member, Town of Chapel Hill

2:00PM


DIVERSITY: Creating A Place For Everyone
Moderator: Fred Black

Panel Members:
Augustus Cho, Transportation Board Chair, Town of Chapel Hill
Fred Battle, Community Activist
Lydia Lavelle, Alderman, Town of Carrboro
Judith Blau, Director, Human Rights Center
Lori Clark, High School Specialist and Youth Institute, Blue Ribbon Mentor Advocate
Peng Sun, CHCCS Parent, Associate Professor, Duke University


3:00PM


EDUCATION: Making a Good Thing Better
Moderator: DG Martin

Panel Members:
Tom Forcella, Superintendent, Chapel Hill Carrboro City Schools
Patrick Rhodes, Superintendent, Orange County Schools
Mia Burroughs, Chair, CHHS Board of Education
Penny Gluck, Executive Dean of Orange County Operations, Durham Tech
Bruce Carney, Provost, UNC
Greg Bell, Parent, Chapel Hill Carrboro City Schools
Kristin Hiemstra, Counselor, East Chapel Hill High School
Sarah Ro Whang, Parent, Chapel Hill Carrboro City Schools

4:00PM


HOSPITALITY: The Culture of Our Community
Moderator: Ron Stutts

Panel Members:
Laurie Paolicelli, Executive Director, Orange County Visitor's Bureau
Anthony Carey, General Manager, The Siena Hotel
Laura Van Sant, Partner, Main Street Properties
Jeri Lynn Schulke, Theater Director, The ArtsCenter
Annette Stone, Economic Development Director, Town of Carrboro
Vimala Rajendran, Owner, Vimala's Restaurant
Scott Maitland, Owner, Top of the Hill


5:00PM


ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: Gaining Without Losing
Moderator: Aaron Keck

Panel Members:
Aaron Nelson, President, Chapel Hill Carrboro Chamber of Commerce
Dianne Reid, President, Chatham County Economic Development Committee
Roger Perry, Chairman, East West Partners Club Management
John Killeen, Chair, Carrboro Planning Board
Steve Brantley, Econimic Development Director, Orange County
Sammy Slade, Alderman, Town of Carrboro
Will Raymond, Community Activist

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