Curriculum Vitae

Name: Stephanie Scarborough Ashworth


Employment

North Carolina State University
Facilities Division: Special Projects Coordinator
In this position, I provided logistical and strategic solutions as required in a variety of university buildings including student housing, teaching laboratories, and classroom buildings. Updating campus maps and physical plant database for Critical Path Management was a special project at the close of NCSUs ten-year building program. Preparing and delivering .PPT presentation to Committee of 100 was a special project for which I received commendation from the Vice Chancellor for Facilities.
Standard Homes Plan Service, Inc.
Design and Marketing
In this position, I provide design and drafting solutions for retail residential plans. Developing a package home program for Hardware Wholesalers, Inc. was a special project, for which I created, administered, and analyzed an interest questionnaire, assembled a database of home plans, checked materials lists for each plan, designed marketing and promotional materials and traveled to store locations/trade shows, as well as tracking and shipping orders as required.

Professional Consultation: D&EA, llc

Mitchell Chevrolet Building, 1930 (consult for renovation/renewable systems 72 thin-film PV panels)
www.themitchellfv.com
Vester Residence (remodel public bath, enclose garage, add pergola over patio, renewable systems, pending)
White Residence (roof extension and screened porch over existing deck)
Wright Residence (deck, screened porch, interior remodels pending)
Lane Residence(s) (1920s Bungalow renovation, renewable systems, pending remodels)
Johnson Farm, 1910, NC Centennial and Bicentennial Farm, (consult for NRHP listing/ renewable systems)
Zaytoun Residence, 1920, 1988 (consult for environmental analysis, renewable systems, pending)
Coolbaugh Residence (Arts&Crafts style porches, interior remodels, pending)
National Dubois High School Alumni Association, Inc.
Dubois High School Campus, non-profit organization consulting
Wake Forest, North Carolina, NRHP
Ballentine Farm, Incorporated
Jones-Johnson-Ballentine Rural Historic District, Fuquay-Varina, NC, NRHP
1409 Wake Forest Road
Mordecai Square Historic District, Raleigh, NC, NRHP






Professional Development: (all Microsoft Office plus Publisher & PowerPoint)
Building Codes and Historic Preservation National Conference: March 13-14, 2003
Historic Preservation Leadership Training: April 14-26, 2003
Historic Preservation Leadership/Advanced: June 28-July1, 2004
AutoCAD 2004: August - December 2004
March - May 2005 (3D Modeling)
Related Experience or Employment:
Employer Position __
Freelance and pro bono design/marketing/development activities
Standard Homes Plan Service Design/Drafting/Marketing
Hoke Powell Interiors Design/Sales

Academic Employment:
Institution Position
East Carolina University Teaching Assistant
Pitt Community College Instructor
Cornell University* Teaching/Research Assistant
Wake Community College Instructor

Academic Preparation:
Institution Area of Study Degree
Cornell University* Design and MA
Environmental Analysis
East Carolina University School of Art BFA
Delta Phi Delta National Honorary Art Fraternity

*full waiver of tuition and fees

Specializations:
Behavioral & Social Sciences Research: Theory and Application
(School of Human Ecology, Cornell University)
Organizational Form and Physical Settings Research
(School of Industrial & Labor Relations, Cornell University)
Community Service Education
(School of Community Service Education, Cornell University)

Service to the Community:
National Trust for Historic Preservation: Forum member, 1998 present

North Carolina Museum of Art: member, 1998 present

North Carolina State Organization of the Questers: 1989 1992
planned and hosted first State Convention in Fuquay-Varina, 1990

Wake County United Arts Board of Directors: 2003 - 2007
Arts in Education Grant Selection Committee
Youth Arts Programming Grant Selection Committee

Wake County Historic Preservation Commission: 2002 to present
(Appointment by County Commissioners)

Wake Preservation Roundtable Executive Committee:
Secretary, Chairman, 1998 to 2001

Capital Area Preservation, Inc. Board of Directors: 1992 2009 (multiple terms; during my tenure, bottom line has grown from $250.00 (seriously) to $2.5M)
Executive Director Search Committee, 1996
Secretary, multiple terms including FY 2006 2007, FY 2008 2010
Treasurer, 2002 2003
http://www.cappresinc.org



SolarPlex-US* incorporation documents pending
founding member
building website
www.solarplex-us.com

*I live in the solar house (active and passive systems) I designed and built from reclaimed building materials, in 1983. My most recent electric bill, 3000+square feet, all major appliances, was $44.22.


Fuquay -Varina New Century, Inc.: (now Fuquay Varina Revitalization Association, Inc.)
Steering Committee and Board of Directors 1992 to 2002 (incorporated, 1993)
Chairman, Secretary (multiple terms)
organized community support for listing Fuquay Springs Historic Neighborhood on National Register of Historic Places
organized community support for listing Fuquay Springs High School Building on the National Register of Historic Places (2002)
http://www.fuquay-varinadowntown.com/
organized individual, corporate, and political will for ongoing downtown revitalization: Fuquay Varina is a model, on the planet, of historic preservation as an economic development tool !

Fuquay-Varina Preservation Alliance, Chairman
1988 1992
organized community support for listing Varina Commercial Historic District on the National Register of Historic Places (1990)

Fuquay-Varina Area Chamber of Commerce, Individual Member
1996 to present

Fuquay-Varina Area Business Alliance
in association with
Wake County Business Education Leadership Council (B/ELC)

Wake Education Partnership Education Roundtable
1995- 1999

Wake County Parent/Teacher Association
Fuquay-Varina Elementary School, President, 1990-1992 (raising $25,000.00+/year)
Fuquay-Varina Middle School, President, 1995-1999 (raising $125,000.00+/year)
Fuquay-Varina High School, board member 1998-2003

First UMC, Fuquay-Varina
Chairman, Committee on History and Records, 1999 2006
Planned Centennial of Methodism in Fuquay-Varina, October, 2003
(Congregation, 1903; Sanctuary, 1930)
Congregational Development Task Force, 1996 1999
secured guarantors for $1.5 million loan to purchase historic properties
raised $50,000.00 down payment in two weeks

Fuquay-Varina UMC Long Range Planning and Building/Steering Committee
1991 1995

This is the congregation from which First UMC developed following two years of negotiations with
The North Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church
for a second congregation of Methodists at the historic location of Methodism
in Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina

Stephanie Scarborough Ashworth principal negotiator

Extranea:

First UMC, Fuquay-Varina: Appalachian Service Project Logistics Coordinator
vision, mission, purposes, team-building, organizational form, congregational support
three teams of two adults and five youth each: monies, materiel, transportation, communication
documentation including health, medical, and activities/participation release forms
First UMC, Fuquay-Varina Childrens Music Programs: 1999- 2003
currently serve as reserve choir director/organist (pro bono)
developed Girls Chorus
developed Gods Mighty Arms Puppet Team
developed Operation Christmas Child Drama Team and Mission Outreach
served as pro bono choir director/organist 1999-2001
First UMC Hand bells (Grace Notes)
First UMC Brass Choir (Joyful Noise)
Fuquay-Varina UMC Childrens Music Programs: 1990 1995
grew the program from 8 students in 1990 to 180+ students in 1995
Fuquay-Varina Arts Council Secretary, 2008 - 2009
Holly Springs UMC, Sunrise UMC, Fuquay-Varina Presbyterian Church, others
provide occasional organ/choir director supply (usually paid)
Fuquay-Varina Falcon Park Jazz Orchestra (pro bono)
Dixieland Band
Big Band Dance Band (sponsored FloodAid Concert for broad - based Katrina Relief; QuakeAid Concert pending)
Blues Combo
The Wedding Band
East Carolina University Parents Council
2003 present (ad hoc committee to update Articles of Incorporation and By-laws)
2007/08 vice-president (successfully aligned budget/capacity/funding requests)
2009 present Development Chair (with Staff, successfully organized Fall/Spring telethon campaigns with extraordinary results in difficult economic times; currently developing Go for the Pirate Gold fund-raising initiative: Links of Gold (golf), Race of Gold (run/walk), Rings of Gold (bike race), Courts of Gold (tennis round-robin), plus childrens activities for Family Weekend; also exploring renewable resource options for university community-at-large.)
Kiwanis Club of Fuquay-Varina
2000 Present, including multiple terms as Secretary and President
2007 Distinguished Lieutenant Governor, Division #19
(established a Kiwanis Club in Nigeria to serve HIV/AIDS orphans)
Terrible Creek Beekeepers, llc meeting the need for more honeybees
Planet-wide winner, Trump Entrepreneurial Competition, 2007
www.TCBeekeepers.com
www.tcecocenter.com

Additional Awards and Recognition:

National Merit Awards Honorable Mention
Fuquay-Varina Historical Society Honoraria (commemorative brick)
Fuquay-Varina Historical Society History Keepers recognition (area churches)
Wake County PTA: recognition for leadership, membership growth, and programming
YWCA of Wake County, Academy of Women: Volunteer Award Nominee
(in recognition of outstanding achievement and contributions to the community)

Let us raise a standard to which the wise and honest can repair.
George Washington