NOTED. ON THE MOVE The Ackland Art Museum appointed Ellen C. Huang as its curator for Asian art in November. Ellen, an art, technology and material culture historian, is responsible for organizing and overseeing exhibitions, conducting research and producing publications at the Ackland. The Community Home Trust (CHT) announced its new executive director, Kimberly Sanchez, following Robert Dowling’s retirement in December after more than 20 years with the organization. CHT is also entering a new partnership with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina, which is investing $350,000 for the renovation of the CHT-owned, 58-unit affordable rental development The Landings at Winmore in Carrboro.
WHAT WE’VE HEARD AROUND TOWN …
In November, Jillian La Serna, Ashton Powell and Deon Temne were elected to their first terms on the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools’ Board of Education. Rani Dasi was also reelected. The four were recognized at the Board of Education meeting in December.
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at a ceremony at the Chapel Hill Country Club.
Also in December, Josie Hartman left her position as an operations manager at Chapel Hill-Carrboro Meals on Wheels after three years. Suzzette Jarman is currently serving as interim operations coordinator. Nicole Goolsby was installed as the 59th president of the Home Builders Association
Police Department, Lt. Scott Nicolaysen
of Durham, Orange & Chatham Counties
retired Dec. 1. Scott, center, was recognized by Hillsborough Police Chief Duane Hampton and Mayor Jenn Weaver at a Board of Commissioners meeting at the Hillsborough Town Hall Annex on Dec. 9.
(HBADOC) at a ceremony in December. In February, Rachel Schaevitz resigned from her position as a member of the Chapel Hill Town Council. Rachel plans to move her family to Auckland, New Zealand, where her husband has a new job. At press time, the council had not yet begun the process to find a replacement to finish out her term, which ends in 2021. Dr. Lisa A. Carey
was elected to the American Society of Clinical Oncology’s Board of Directors. chapelhillmagazine.com March 2020
UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, begins her four-year term in June.
In December, Pat Serkedakis was instated as the president of the Orange Chatham
After 20 years of service with the Hillsborough
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IN OUR SCHOO LS In December, Project ADAM recognized Hillsborough Elementary School as the first Project ADAM Heart Safe School in the state. Project ADAM is a foundation that advocates for training in the cardiac chain of survival. The school received the designation for appointing a cardiac response team, completing CPR training and providing access to automatic external defibrillators. Last year, Kiersten Hackman, an eighth grader at Smith Middle School, qualified to attend the Grand Recognition Ceremony for the Duke University Talent Identification Program (Duke TIP) after scoring 90% higher than all high schoolers on the SAT/ACT nationwide. Kiersten scored in the top 1% of all Duke TIP students.