Renée Price will begin her third four-year term as a commissioner on the Orange County Board of County Commissioners in December 2020, and currently is vice chair of the board.

Professionally and personally, Price sits on various local, state and national boards and policy steering committees, and she has been an ardent supporter of Voices Together programming for Orange County Schools.

Price is co-founder of Free Spirit Freedom, a cultural arts initiative that explores the history of Orange County through the lens of African Americans and celebrates the heritage and legacy of all people. In addition, she is a consultant with MENTOR North Carolina, an affiliate of MENTOR National.

Throughout her life, Price has been devoted to civil rights, community empowerment, women’s equality, environmental protection and justice for all.

Her background is in city development planning and environmental planning and design. She is experienced in the research, drafting and implementation of policies and programs promoting neighborhood revitalization, economic development, ecosystem management and human resource development in rural and urban communities.

Price earned a bachelor of Arts degree cum laude from Tufts University and Master of Regional Planning from Cornell University. She also studied at Colgate-Rochester Divinity School in the Master of Arts program.