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Travel to the fringe of mainstream when visiting North Carolina's Research Triangle. Just minutes from Raleigh or Durham, Chapel Hill's sights, sounds and tastes are worth discovering. There’s nothing mainstream about the Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Hillsborough area.

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Travel to the fringe of mainstream when visiting North Carolina's Research Triangle.

About Visitors Bureau

Board of Directors


The charge of the Chapel Hill/Orange County Visitors Bureau Board of Directors is to develop and coordinate visitor services in Orange County and to implement marketing programs that enhance the economic activity and quality of life in the community.

Current Members

  • Dave Gephart, Chairman (Alliance for Historic Hillsborough)
  • Jack Schmidt (Orange County Lodging Association)
  • Anthony Carey (Orange County Lodging Association)
  • Karen DeHart (North Carolina High School Athletic Association)
  • Laura Morgan (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
  • Mike Gering, Finance Chair (Town of Hillsborough)
  • Greg Overbeck (Chapel Hill/Carrboro Chamber of Commerce)
  • Mark Sherburne (Orange County Economic Development Commission)
  • Gene Pease (Town of Chapel Hill)
  • Lydia Lavelle (Town of Carrboro)
  • Jim Parker (Hillsborough Chamber of Commerce)
  • Penny Rich (Orange County Board of Commissioners)
  • Lee Pavao, At-Large
  • Annette Stone Ex Officio (Town of Carrboro EDC Director)
  • Meg McGurk, Ex Officio (Chapel Hill Downtown Partnership)
  • Gordon Jameson (Arts Commission Liaison)

2013 Meeting Schedule (All meetings begin at 8:00 am)

  • January 16th – Sheraton Chapel Hill, One Europa Drive, Chapel Hill
  • February 20th –  Courtyard by Marriott, 100 Marriott Way, Chapel Hill
  • March 20th – Ernie Williamson Athletic Center, UNC Campus
  • April 17th –  Radius Pizzeria, 112 N. Churton Street, Hillsborough
  • May 15th – Residence Inn by Marriott, 101 Erwin Rd, Chapel Hill
  • June 19th - Chapel Hill/Carrboro Chamber of Commerce,104 S. Estes Dr.,  Chapel Hill
  • July – No meeting
  • August 21st - TBD
  • September 18th - Extraordinary Ventures, 200 S. Elliott Rd, Chapel Hill
  • October 16th – TBD
  • November 20th – TBD
  • December – No meeting

Meeting Minutes 2013

Meeting Minutes 2012

 

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