|   Alice Gordon and her family have lived in Orange County since 1972. They reside just outside of Chapel Hill and Carrboro in the joint planning area of Orange County. Alice and her husband, Alan, have been married over thirty-five years and have two grown children, Jennifer and David. 
In 2000 the family gained a son-in-law, also named David, when Jennifer and he were married at the family's church, University United Methodist Church in Chapel Hill.In 2005 the family added another member when granddaughter Isabel Alice was born.  Since Alan's mother, Ruth, lives in Chapel Hill, there are now four generations living in the area.Alice received her doctorate in psychology from Stanford University. A former research psychologist at the University of North Carolina, she specialized in the study of children's language development at the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute. Alan is a former professor and chair of computer science at Duke University.  Alice was elected Orange County Commissioner in 1990, and re-elected in 1994, 1998, and 2002. Organizations endorsing her in 2002 included C.A.T.S. (Citizens Advocating for the Schools), The Chapel Hill News, The Independent Weekly, and the Sierra Club.
She served as Chair and as Vice Chair of the Board of County Commissioners. Before becoming a county commissioner, she was Chair of the Orange County Planning Board, President of the Chapel Hill Carrboro PTA Council, and Second Vice President of the local League of Women Voters. |