Orange County Solid Waste Director Robert Williams speaks at the Orange County Summit at the Whitted Building in Hillsborough on October, 16. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Orange County Solid Waste Director Robert Williams speaks at the Orange County Summit at the Whitted Building in Hillsborough on October, 16. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Allison Zerkel from the Orange County Criminal Justice Resource Department speaks at the Orange County Summit at the Whitted Building in Hillsborough on October, 16. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Allison Zerkel from the Orange County Criminal Justice Resource Department speaks at the Orange County Summit at the Whitted Building in Hillsborough on October, 16. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Anna Richards from the Chapel Hill-Carrboro NAACP speaks at the Orange County Summit at the Whitted Building in Hillsborough on October, 16. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Anna Richards from the Chapel Hill-Carrboro NAACP speaks at the Orange County Summit at the Whitted Building in Hillsborough on October, 16. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Orange County Food Council Coordinator Ashley Heger speaks at the Orange County Summit at the Whitted Building in Hillsborough on October, 16. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Orange County Food Council Coordinator Ashley Heger speaks at the Orange County Summit at the Whitted Building in Hillsborough on October, 16. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Orange County Commissioner Mark Dorosin speaks at the Orange County Summit at the Whitted Building in Hillsborough on October, 16. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Orange County Commissioner Mark Dorosin speaks at the Orange County Summit at the Whitted Building in Hillsborough on October, 16. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Orange County Commissioner Sally Greene speaks at the Orange County Summit at the Whitted Building in Hillsborough on October, 16. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Orange County Commissioner Sally Greene speaks at the Orange County Summit at the Whitted Building in Hillsborough on October, 16. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Robert Dowling from the Orange County Affordable Housing Coalition speaks at the Orange County Summit at the Whitted Building in Hillsborough on October, 16. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Robert Dowling from the Orange County Affordable Housing Coalition speaks at the Orange County Summit at the Whitted Building in Hillsborough on October, 16. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Orange County Housing and Community Development Director Emila Sutton speaks at the Orange County Summit at the Whitted Building in Hillsborough on October, 16. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Orange County Housing and Community Development Director Emila Sutton speaks at the Orange County Summit at the Whitted Building in Hillsborough on October, 16. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Dolores Bailey from the Orange County Affordable Housing Coalition speaks at the Orange County Summit at the Whitted Building in Hillsborough on October, 16. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Dolores Bailey from the Orange County Affordable Housing Coalition speaks at the Orange County Summit at the Whitted Building in Hillsborough on October, 16. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Orange County Commissioner Renee Price speaks at the Orange County Summit at the Whitted Building in Hillsborough on October, 16. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Orange County Commissioner Renee Price speaks at the Orange County Summit at the Whitted Building in Hillsborough on October, 16. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Chapel Hill Town Council member Michael Parker speaks at the Orange County Summit at the Whitted Building in Hillsborough on October, 16. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Chapel Hill Town Council member Michael Parker speaks at the Orange County Summit at the Whitted Building in Hillsborough on October, 16. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Damon Seils from the Carrboro Board of Alerdmen speaks at the Orange County Summit at the Whitted Building in Hillsborough on October, 16. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Damon Seils from the Carrboro Board of Alerdmen speaks at the Orange County Summit at the Whitted Building in Hillsborough on October, 16. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Brian Litchfield from Chapel Hill Transit speaks at the Orange County Summit at the Whitted Building in Hillsborough on October, 16. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Brian Litchfield from Chapel Hill Transit speaks at the Orange County Summit at the Whitted Building in Hillsborough on October, 16. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Theo Letman from Orange County Public Transportation speaks at the Orange County Summit at the Whitted Building in Hillsborough on October, 16. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Theo Letman from Orange County Public Transportation speaks at the Orange County Summit at the Whitted Building in Hillsborough on October, 16. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Hillsborough Town Commissioner Jenn Weaver speaks at the Orange County Summit at the Whitted Building in Hillsborough on October, 16. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Hillsborough Town Commissioner Jenn Weaver speaks at the Orange County Summit at the Whitted Building in Hillsborough on October, 16. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Hillsborough Town Commissioner Jenn Weaver speaks at the Orange County Summit at the Whitted Building in Hillsborough on October, 16. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Hillsborough Town Commissioner Jenn Weaver speaks at the Orange County Summit at the Whitted Building in Hillsborough on October, 16. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Orange County Board of Commissioners Chair Penny Rich speaks at the Orange County Summit at the Whitted Building in Hillsborough on October, 16. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Orange County Board of Commissioners Chair Penny Rich speaks at the Orange County Summit at the Whitted Building in Hillsborough on October, 16. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Laurie Paolicelli from the Chapel Hill/Orange County Visitor's Bureau speaks at the Orange County Summit at the Whitted Building in Hillsborough on October, 16. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Laurie Paolicelli from the Chapel Hill/Orange County Visitor’s Bureau speaks at the Orange County Summit at the Whitted Building in Hillsborough on October, 16. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Katie Murray from the Orange County Arts Commission speaks at the Orange County Summit at the Whitted Building in Hillsborough on October, 16. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Katie Murray from the Orange County Arts Commission speaks at the Orange County Summit at the Whitted Building in Hillsborough on October, 16. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Dr. Randy Bridges, the interim superintendent of Orange County Schools, speaks at the Orange County Summit at the Whitted Building in Hillsborough on October, 16. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Dr. Randy Bridges, the interim superintendent of Orange County Schools, speaks at the Orange County Summit at the Whitted Building in Hillsborough on October, 16. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Will Atherton, chair of the Orange County Schools Board of Education, speaks at the Orange County Summit at the Whitted Building in Hillsborough on October, 16. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Will Atherton, chair of the Orange County Schools Board of Education, speaks at the Orange County Summit at the Whitted Building in Hillsborough on October, 16. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Orange County Commissioner Jamezetta Bedford speaks at the Orange County Summit at the Whitted Building in Hillsborough on October, 16. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Orange County Commissioner Jamezetta Bedford speaks at the Orange County Summit at the Whitted Building in Hillsborough on October, 16. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Joal Broun, chair of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education, speaks at the Orange County Summit at the Whitted Building in Hillsborough on October, 16. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Joal Broun, chair of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education, speaks at the Orange County Summit at the Whitted Building in Hillsborough on October, 16. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Orange County Commissioner Mark Marcoplos speaks at the Orange County Summit at the Whitted Building in Hillsborough on October, 16. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Orange County Commissioner Mark Marcoplos speaks at the Orange County Summit at the Whitted Building in Hillsborough on October, 16. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Shannon Braxton, Director of the Arts and Career & Technical Education at Orange County Schools, speaks at the Orange County Summit at the Whitted Building in Hillsborough on October, 16. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Shannon Braxton, Director of the Arts and Career & Technical Education at Orange County Schools, speaks at the Orange County Summit at the Whitted Building in Hillsborough on October, 16. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Penny Gluck, the Executive Director of Durham Technical Community College's Hillsborough campus, speaks at the Orange County Summit at the Whitted Building in Hillsborough on October, 16. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Penny Gluck, the Executive Director of Durham Technical Community College’s Hillsborough campus, speaks at the Orange County Summit at the Whitted Building in Hillsborough on October, 16. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Robin Gallaher, the Career Development Coordinator for the CHCCS CTE program, speaks at the Orange County Summit at the Whitted Building in Hillsborough on October, 16. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Robin Gallaher, the Career Development Coordinator for the CHCCS CTE program, speaks at the Orange County Summit at the Whitted Building in Hillsborough on October, 16. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Orange County Commissioner Mark Marcoplos speaks at the Orange County Summit at the Whitted Building in Hillsborough on October, 16. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Orange County Commissioner Mark Marcoplos speaks at the Orange County Summit at the Whitted Building in Hillsborough on October, 16. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Orange County Commissioner Earl McKee speaks at the Orange County Summit at the Whitted Building in Hillsborough on October, 16. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Orange County Commissioner Earl McKee speaks at the Orange County Summit at the Whitted Building in Hillsborough on October, 16. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Sharon Hill from the Orange County Economic Development Commission speaks at the Orange County Summit at the Whitted Building in Hillsborough on October, 16. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Sharon Hill from the Orange County Economic Development Commission speaks at the Orange County Summit at the Whitted Building in Hillsborough on October, 16. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Orange County Economic Development Director Steve Brantley speaks at the Orange County Summit at the Whitted Building in Hillsborough on October, 16. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Orange County Economic Development Director Steve Brantley speaks at the Orange County Summit at the Whitted Building in Hillsborough on October, 16. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Dominic Pitocco, the plant manager of ABB in Mebane, speaks at the Orange County Summit at the Whitted Building in Hillsborough on October, 16. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Dominic Pitocco, the plant manager of ABB in Mebane, speaks at the Orange County Summit at the Whitted Building in Hillsborough on October, 16. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Durham Tech President Bill Ingram speaks at the Orange County Summit at the Whitted Building in Hillsborough on October, 16. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Durham Tech President Bill Ingram speaks at the Orange County Summit at the Whitted Building in Hillsborough on October, 16. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Amanda Garner, the assistant director of Orange County Economic Development, speaks at the Orange County Summit at the Whitted Building in Hillsborough on October, 16. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Amanda Garner, the assistant director of Orange County Economic Development, speaks at the Orange County Summit at the Whitted Building in Hillsborough on October, 16. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Kelly Owensby from Transplanting Traditions speaks at the Orange County Summit at the Whitted Building in Hillsborough on October, 16. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Kelly Owensby from Transplanting Traditions speaks at the Orange County Summit at the Whitted Building in Hillsborough on October, 16. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Barbara Jessie-Black, the executive director of PTA Thrift Shops, speaks at the Orange County Summit at the Whitted Building in Hillsborough on October, 16. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Barbara Jessie-Black, the executive director of PTA Thrift Shops, speaks at the Orange County Summit at the Whitted Building in Hillsborough on October, 16. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Agriculture Economic Developer Mike Ortosky speaks at the Orange County Summit at the Whitted Building in Hillsborough on October, 16. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Agriculture Economic Developer Mike Ortosky speaks at the Orange County Summit at the Whitted Building in Hillsborough on October, 16. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
97.9 The Hill WCHL's Aaron Keck moderates a panel at the Orange County Summit at the Whitted Building in Hillsborough on October, 16. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
97.9 The Hill WCHL’s Aaron Keck moderates a panel at the Orange County Summit at the Whitted Building in Hillsborough on October, 16. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Corey Root from the Partnership to End Homelessness speaks at the Orange County Summit at the Whitted Building in Hillsborough on October, 16. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Corey Root from the Partnership to End Homelessness speaks at the Orange County Summit at the Whitted Building in Hillsborough on October, 16. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Patrick Abele, the assistant superintendent at CHCCS, speaks at the Orange County Summit at the Whitted Building in Hillsborough on October, 16. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Patrick Abele, the assistant superintendent at CHCCS, speaks at the Orange County Summit at the Whitted Building in Hillsborough on October, 16. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
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