Mrs. Young attended Whitman College and is a graduate of the University of Arizona with a Liberal Arts degree. Her previous activities within the last 25 years in Chapel Hill include:

• President, Friends of Chapel Hill Public Library.
• Founder and President, Chapel Hill Public Library Board of Trustees.
• President, Preservation Society.
• Docent for 22 years, Ackland Art Museum.
• Board Member, of Ackland Guild.
• Board Member, Chapel Hill Senior Center.
• President Gimghoul Road Homeowner's Association.
• Altar Guild Member: Chapel of The Cross Episcopal Church.
• Volunteer Luncheon Cook Community Center.

Past activities prior to residence in Chapel Hill:

• Vice President and President-Elect of Peninsula Volunteers in Menlo/Atherton, California. Volunteer Allied Arts, Stanford University.
• Two years assigned by Department of State at American Embassy, Quito Ecuador. Four years Department of State Germany.
• Seven years in London, four years in Paris, and two years in Toronto as wife of banker husband with hospital volunteer work.