Profiles in Service - Oct. 17, 2016

Renee Ann Price

Chair, Community, Economic and Workforce Development Steering Committee
Commissioner, Orange County, N.C.

 

Number of years active in NACo: 4

Years in public service: 4

Occupation: Project director for Free Spirit Freedom, a cultural arts initiative

Education: Master of Regional Planning, Cornell University;  B.A., Tufts University; M.A. program at Colgate-Rochester Divinity School

The hardest thing I’ve ever done: Campaign for myself for elected office

One person (living or dead) I’d invite to dinner: Michael Carmichael, my partner

A dream I have is to: Travel the world, starting with South Africa.

You’d be surprised to learn that I: Have studied French, Latin, Greek, Hebrew and Arabic and speak only English today.

The most adventurous thing I’ve ever done is: Walk across a swinging bridge that was suspended high above a river.

I’m most proud of:  My parents, Charles and Pauline Price.

My favorite way to relax is: Gardening.

Every morning I read:  Emails.

My favorite food is: Extreme dark chocolate.

My favorite quotation is: “In this denial of the right [of woman] to participate in government, not merely the degradation of woman and the perpetuation of a great injustice happens, but the maiming and repudiation of one-half of the moral and intellectual power of the government of the world.” - Frederick Douglass

The last book I read was: About shamanism.

My favorite movies are: To Kill a Mockingbird and Avatar.

My favorite music is: Jazz.

My favorite president is: Barack Obama.

My county is a NACo member because: NACo provides access to resources and opportunities that have the potential to enhance the social, economic and environmental well-being of the people of Orange County, our nation and the global community.