Social: 10:30 am
Lecture: 11:00 am
Location: Lounge of Binkley Memorial Baptist Church, 1712 Willow Dr, Chapel Hill
Lecture: Input from the public participation efforts related to Rosemary Imagined and Downtown Imagined resulted in a multitude of great ideas for Downtown Chapel Hill. Downtown 2020 prioritizes the ideas that will advance our vision for a diverse downtown that engages residents, students, visitors, and workers day to day. The Downtown 2020 Work Plan (link and email attachment) transforms ideas into action with steps that will be taken in the next two fiscal years. Because the Downtown 2020 Work Plan will commit Town staff time and resources, we will share Downtown 2020 and seek approval of the work plan from the Town Council after reviewing it with the Planning Commission and stakeholders.
Biodate: (Speaker); Rae Buckley, MPA, AICP
Assistant to the Manager for Strategic and Organizational Initiatives
Rae is an experienced project manager and community organizer with a wandering eye for learning and growth opportunities. During her tenure with the Town, Rae was able to earn the longest job title award because of her success in managing strategic community planning efforts and leading internal organizational development project teams. Prior to joining the Town, Rae worked as a private consultant, an external relations coordinator and a labor organizer. Rae received her BA in Philosophy from Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, and her MPA from the Maxwell School of Syracuse University. She’s married to an amazing cook and passionate sports fan and has dos hijas in the Spanish dual language program of the CH/C school system.