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Vivian Jones, Mayor of Wake Forest, and Sig Hutchinson, Wake County Commissioner, will speak about the Wake County Greenway system, which creates a connected and comprehensive system of greenway trails that enhance the quality of life throughout the county.

Vivian Jones has served as the mayor of Wake Forest since 2001. Before being elected as mayor, Ms. Jones served on the Wake Forest Board of Commissioners. Currently she sits on the ElectriCities Board of Directors, the GoTriangle Board of Trustees, Triangle J Council of Governments Mayors’ & County Chairs’ Group, the NCEMPA Board of Commissioners, and the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization. Mayor Jones is a graduate of the Woman’s College of UNC (now UNC-Greensboro). She has two children and three grandchildren. 

Sig Hutchinson has served on the Wake County Board of Commissioners since 2014. He was elected vice chair in 2015 and chair in 2016. Sig is known in Wake County for his longtime efforts to preserve open space, expand the greenway system, and make communities healthy and livable. He has held leadership roles in numerous regional and state boards and associations, including the Triangle Land Conservancy, Advocates for Health in Action and GoTriangle. He is currently on the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors for the Upper Neuse River Basin Association. Sig has a B.A. from Texas Tech University, an M.Ed. from the University of South Carolina, and he lives on a greenway in Raleigh with his wife, Nancy. They have one son and three grandchildren.