2025 Forum On The Hill
Join 97.9 The Hill and Chapelboro.com for the annual Forum On The Hill — presented by the Town of Chapel Hill, UNC Health, Wegmans, Coleman Merritt Murphy & Rainsford P.C., and The Law Office of Chris Barnes. Airing live daily, Monday, December 8 through Friday, December 12, from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. and available the day after on-demand at Chapelboro.com, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts!
The 2025 Forum On The Hill is hosted by WCHL’s Aaron Keck, Brighton McConnell and Andrew Stuckey. Find the full schedule on Chapelboro, listen to 97.9 FM or stream the discussions live, and find each panel on-demand afterward!
The list of topics, and participants, for Monday’s broadcast are as follows:
MONDAY, DEC. 8
The Ongoing Economic Recovery From Chantal’s Floods (3 p.m.)
Host: Brighton McConnell
- Ian Scott — Vice President of Advocacy, Chamber for a Greater Chapel Hill-Carrboro
- Elie Abou-Rjeileh — Co-owner, Olmaz Jewelers
- Sarah Potter — Business Vitality Manager, Town of Chapel Hill
Interpreting the Legality of Federal Immigration Operations (4 p.m.)
Host: Andrew Stuckey
- Chris Barnes — Immigration Attorney, Law Offices of Chris Barnes
- Rick Su — Professor and Researcher on immigration law, UNC School of Law
Supporting Our Immigrant Communities (5 p.m.)
Host: Aaron Keck
- Wendy Padilla — Member, Orange County School Board
- Holly Fraccaro — President and CEO, Home Builders Association of Durham, Orange & Chatham Counties
- Erik Valera — Community Advocate
- Eliazar Posada-Orozco — Council Member, Carrboro Town Council
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