Town of Chapel Hill, NC
Jess Anderson serves as the Mayor of Chapel Hill, NC, since December 2015, with previous experience as a City Council Member and Mayor Pro Tempore. Recognized for receiving the highest vote totals in municipal elections and honored by Chapel Hill Magazine as one of “10 Women Making their Mark On Our Community,” Jess has led various town boards, including the Council Committee on Economic Sustainability. Additionally, Jess is a Professor of the Practice at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, directing the Master's Capstone Program for the Master's in Public Policy. Prior roles include Senior Policy Analyst at the SERVE Center at UNCG, focusing on educational policy and project management, and a Research Specialist at CNA. Jess holds a Master’s degree in Public Policy Analysis from Duke University and a Bachelor’s degree in Journalism and Psychology from Northeastern University.
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Town of Chapel Hill, NC
This is the official LinkedIn profile for the Town of Chapel Hill. Please visit http://www.townofchapelhill.org for information on services; Council actions; and news and events for citizens, visitors, and businesses across all areas of local government. Learning, serving and working together to build a community where people thrive! About Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC, is a multicultural university town that is home to UNC-Chapel Hill and a resident population of 59,000. With more than 700 acres of parks and additional protected natural areas, it's sometimes easy to forget that you're in an urban area and not in the middle of a forest. The town is located in the Triangle region of North Carolina, which includes the Research Triangle Park, a major complex of research and research-oriented manufacturing facilities. Chapel Hill boasts excellent education (noting than nearly half of adult residents have a graduate degree), abundance of healthcare jobs, and quality of life advantages. Hailed as “America’s Foodiest Small Town” by Bon Appetit Magazine, Chapel Hill is rapidly becoming a hot spot for pop American cuisine. It’s a trend-setting playground full of sights, sounds and tastes that make it the kind of place that authors, musicians, and artists call home. Chapel Hill ranks #10 on Money Magazine Best Places to Live list. See more awards and notables for Chapel Hill at www.townofchapelhill.org/awards.