Orange County Parks and Recreation Council

Description: Each member of the Council shall be a County resident appointed by the Orange County Board of Commissioners. The Council includes representatives from each of the county’s townships plus its municipalities. This council consults with the Department of Environment, Agriculture, Parks & Recreation, and advises the Board of County Commissioners on matters including park planning, public trails and open space, and recreation facilities and programs.

To learn more about this Commission, please visit the Orange County Parks and Recreation Council website.

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Meeting Time and Date 6:30 pm First Wednesday of every month Contact Person David Stancil & Abby Mattingly
Meeting Place Bonnie B. Davis Environment & Agricultural Center Contact Phone 919-245-2522
Number of Positions 14 Contact E-Mail dstancil & amattingly@orangecountync.gov
Terms Length 3 years 

Member Name and Term Information

VACANT Residency Req: Little River Township  Special Representation: Little River Township 
First Appointed:   Current Appointment:  
  Expiration: 3/31/2026  Number of Terms:  

Casey Collins Residency Req: Hillsborough Twnshp  Special Representation: Hillsborough Township 
First Appointed: 3/7/2024  Current Appointment: 3/7/2024 
Township: Hillsborough Expiration: 3/31/2025  Number of Terms:  

Christopher Colvin Residency Req: Carrboro City Limits  Special Representation:  
First Appointed: 5/4/2021  Current Appointment: 3/19/2024 
Township: Chapel Hill Expiration: 3/31/2027  Number of Terms:

Mikki Fleming Residency Req: Cheeks Township  Special Representation: Cheeks Township 
First Appointed: 5/14/2020  Current Appointment: 2/16/2021 
Township: Cheeks Expiration: 3/31/2024  Number of Terms:

Louise Flinn Residency Req: Bingham Township  Special Representation: Bingham Township 
First Appointed: 5/16/2023  Current Appointment: 5/16/2023 
Township: Bingham Expiration: 3/31/2026  Number of Terms:

Gregory Husketh Residency Req: At-Large  Special Representation: At-Large 
First Appointed: 3/19/2024  Current Appointment: 3/19/2024 
Township: Hillsborough Expiration: 3/31/2025  Number of Terms:  

Roderick Jones Residency Req: Hillsborough Town Limits  Special Representation:  
First Appointed: 5/24/2022  Current Appointment: 9/20/2022 
Township: Hillsborough Expiration: 9/30/2025  Number of Terms:

Lilly Kohout Residency Req: At-Large  Special Representation: Youth Member (non-voting) 
First Appointed: 10/17/2023  Current Appointment: 10/17/2023 
Township: Chapel Hill Expiration: 12/31/2025  Number of Terms:

Gina Reyman Residency Req: Eno Township  Special Representation: Eno Township 
First Appointed: 6/6/2017  Current Appointment: 12/6/2021 
Township: Eno Expiration: 12/31/2024  Number of Terms:

Trevor Robinson Residency Req: At-Large  Special Representation: At-Large 
First Appointed: 5/16/2023  Current Appointment: 5/16/2023 
Township: Eno Expiration: 3/31/2025  Number of Terms:  

Grayson Shinn Residency Req:   Special Representation: Youth Member (non-voting) 
First Appointed: 5/16/2023  Current Appointment: 5/16/2023 
Township: Cheeks Expiration: 3/31/2026  Number of Terms:

Xilong Zhao Residency Req: C.H. City Limits  Special Representation:  
First Appointed: 5/14/2020  Current Appointment: 5/16/2023 
Township: Chapel Hill Expiration: 3/31/2026  Number of Terms:

Natalie C. Ziemba, Chair Residency Req: Cedar Grove Twnsp  Special Representation: At-Large (formerly Cedar Grove Township) 
First Appointed: 10/5/2021  Current Appointment: 3/19/2024 
Township: Hillsborough Expiration: 3/31/2027  Number of Terms:

Andrea Zimmerman, Vice-Chair Residency Req: Chapel Hill Twnshp  Special Representation: Chapel Hil Township 
First Appointed: 9/20/2022  Current Appointment: 5/16/2023 
Township: Chapel Hill Expiration: 3/31/2026  Number of Terms: