Preparing for the Inter-City Visit to Bloomington, Indiana

Nearly 80 participants leave for Bloomington a week from this Sunday. The discussions to be held during the visit should spark some interesting dialogue both during the event and once back in Orange County. The visit is split up into a series of Conversations with topics including: Community Branding, Economic Development, A Thriving Downtown, Student Housing, University-Community Partnerships,Innovations in Government, Community Colleges: Entrepreneurship and Workforce Development, and K-12 Education. There will also be time for one-on-one conversations with our counterparts. On the second day there will be field trips to a trail, theater, high school, museum, or art center (I hope to go visit the Bloomington Community Orchard).

The Twitter hashtag for the visit is #ICV2012. I plan to tweet during the visit (@mollsdemarco), and I imagine a number of others will as well.

Here is the list of participants (with links to their Twitter profiles), in case you want to let them know questions you would like them to ask or want to follow up with them when they return:

1. Aaron Bachenheimer, Director, Fraternity & Sorority Life and Community Involvement, University of North Carolina
2. Dianne Bachman, Assistant Director for Project Management, University of North Carolina – Facilities and Planning
3. Bruce Ballentine, President, Ballentine Associates
4. Mary Beck, Senior Vice President, System Affiliations, UNC Hospitals
5. Donna Bell, Council Member, Town of Chapel Hill
6. Michael Bertucci, President, UNC Graduate and Professional Student Federation
7. Fred Black, Senior Vice President, Black Star Strategies, Inc
8. Sylvia Black, President, Black Star Strategies, Inc
9. Chris Blue, Chief of Police, Chapel Hill Police Department
10. Steve Brantley, Director, Orange County Economic Development
11. Andrea Cash, Editor, Chapel Hill Magazine/The WEEKLY
12. Greg Childress, Reporter, Durham Herald-Sun
13. Mark Chilton, Mayor, Town of Carrboro
14. George Cianciolo, President, Chapel Hill Public Library Foundation
15. Frank Clifton, County Manager, Orange County
16. Judith Cone, Special Assistant to the Chancellor for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, University of North Carolina
17. Linda Convissor, Director, Local Relations, University of North Carolina
18. Peter de Leon, General Manager, University Mall
19. Mariana Fiorentino, Eco-Broker/Owner, Terra Nova Global Properties
20. Glenn George, Senior Vice President and General Counsel, UNC Health Care System
21. Penny Gluck, Executive Dean for Orange County Operations, Durham Technical Community College
22. Desiree Goldman, Realtor, RE/MAX Winning Edge
23. Lisa Goldstein, Chair, Chapel Hill Public Arts Commission
24. Karol Gray, Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration, University of North Carolina
25. Jean Greer, President, Public Art & Design
26. Kevin Gunter, Lieutenant, Chapel Hill Police Department
27. Mike Hammon, President, Ram Residential
28. Ed Harrison, Mayor Pro Tem, Town of Chapel Hill
29. Margaret Hauth, Planning Director, Town of Hillsborough
30. Bill Ingram, President, Durham Technical Community College
31. Emily Kass, Director, Ackland Art Museum
32. Aaron Keck, News Director, 97.9 WCHL/Chapelboro.com
33. Jon Keener, Development Manager, Ram Realty Services
34. Mark Kleinschmidt, Mayor, Town of Chapel Hill
35. Barry Leffler, Owner, 97.9 WCHL/Chapelboro.com
36. Will Leimenstoll, Student Body President, UNC Student Government
37. Michael Lemanski, Director, Development Finance Initiative, UNC School of Government
38. Margot Lester, Tycoon, The Word Factory
39. Dan Levine, Self Help Credit Union
40. Todd LoFrese, Assistant Superintendent for Support Services, Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools
41. Brian Lowen, Town Commissioner, Town of Hillsborough
42. Torin Martinez, Manager, UNC Health Care
43. Karen McCall, Vice President, UNC Health Care
44. Jeff McCracken, Director, UNC Chapel Hill Public Safety
45. Meg McGurk, Executive Director, Chapel Hill Downtown Partnership
46. Will McInerney, Executive Director, Sacrificial Poets
47. Earl McKee, Commissioner, Orange County Government
48. Gordon Merklein, Executive Director, Real Estate, University of North Carolina
49. Graig Meyer, Director of Student Equity and Volunteer Services, Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools
50. Aaron Nelson, President and CEO, Chapel Hill-Carrboro Chamber of Commerce
51. Laurie Paolicelli, Executive Director, Chapel Hill/Orange County Visitors Bureau
52. Michael Parker, Managing Partner, Noveritas LLC
53. Gene Pease, Council Member, Town of Chapel Hill
54. Bernadette Pelissier, County Commissioner, Orange County Board of Commissioners
55. Scott Radway, Partner, Radway Design Associates
56. Penny Rich, Council Member, Chapel Hill Town Council
57. Pilar Rocha-Goldberg, President/CEO, El Centro Hispano, Inc
58. Bob Saunders, Partner, Brooks Pierce Law Firm
59. Erin Schuettpelz, Chief of Staff, University of North Carolina
60. Carl Schuler, RN, UNC Hospitals
61. Ellen Shannon, Vice President, Chapel Hill Magazine/The Weekly
62. Roger Stancil, Town Manager, Town of Chapel Hill
63. Diana Steele, Owner/Director/Teacher, Willow Hill Preschool
64. Tom Stevens, Mayor, Town of Hillsborough
65. Annetta Stokes Streater, Board Member, Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools
66. Annette Stone, Director of Economic and Community Development, Town of Carrboro
67. Lee Storrow, Council Member, Chapel Hill Town Council
68. Jenny Surane, Assistant City Editor, The Daily Tar Heel
69. Patti Thorp, University of North Carolina
70. Holden Thorp, Chancellor, University of North Carolina
71. Jim Ward, Council Member, Town of Chapel Hill
72. Carver Weaver, Director of Marketing and Communications, Durham Technical Community College
73. Megan Wooley, Housing and Neighborhood Services Planner II, Town of Chapel Hill
74. Jeffrey York, Public & Cultural Arts Administrator, Town of Chapel Hill
75. Paige Zinn, Principal, Jennings
76. Omar Zinn, President, Parker Louis

Chamber of Commerce Staff

1. Meg Branson, Vice President, Membership, Chapel Hill-Carrboro Chamber of Commerce
2. Laura Morrison, Program Director, Chapel Hill-Carrboro Chamber of Commerce
3. Kristen Smith, Director of Public Policy and Member Engagement, Chapel Hill-Carrboro Chamber of Commerce