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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda - 10-06-2009 - 10bORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: October 6, 2009 Action Agenda Item No. 10-b SUBJECT: Joint Orange Chatham Community Action (JOCCA)-New Appointment DEPARTMENT: Board of Commissioners PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No ATTACHMENT(S): Under Separate Cover Membership Roster Letter of Recommendation Interest List Application(s)/Resume(s) of Person(s) on the Interest List INFORMATION CONTACT: Clerk's Office, 245-2130 PURPOSE: To consider making one appointment to Joint Orange Chatham Community Action (JOCCA). BACKGROUND: The Clerk's office has received a recommendation from Joint Orange Chatham Community Action (JOCCA) to fill their vacant position with a B.O.C.C. representative or a community representative. FINANCIAL IMPACT: None. RECOMMENDATION(S): Consider making one appointment to Joint Orange Chatham Community Action (JOCCA). Board and Commission Members And Vacant Positions Joint Orange Chatham Community Action Agency Meeting Times: 12:00 or 4:00 p.m. second Thursday of each month Temps: 2 Contact Person: Sandra Sanchez, Director Meeting Place: alternating locations-Orange/Chatham Positions: 2 Length: 4 years Contact Phone: 919-542-4781 Description: The Board of Commissioners appoints two citizens, who are the Public Representatives from Orange County. One representative should be a member of the Board of County Commissioners. This agency seeks funding to undertake programs for the benefit and welfaze of citizens of Orange and Chatham Counties. It works with the poor, and with public and the private sectors, to seek out, identify and eliminate the causes of poverty within these counties. Mr. Patrick Kelly 828 Oasis Drive Chapel Hill NC 27516 2 VACANT Day Phone: 919-928-9674 Evening Phone: 919-928-9674 FAX: E-mail: Patrick@kittyhawkltd.com Day Phone: Evening Phone: FAX: E-mail: Sex: Male First Appointed: 09/09/2008 Race: Caucasian Current Appointment: 09/09/2008 Township: Chapel Hill Expiration: 01/30/2011 Resid/Spec Req: Orange County Number of Terms: Special Repr: Orange County representative Sex: Race: Township: Resid/Spec Req: Orange County Special Repr: B.O.C.C. First Appointed: Current Appointment: Expiration: 12/30/2010 Number of Terms: Friday, September 25, 2009 Page I N JOCCA 3 Joint Orange Chatham Community Action, Inc. 35 West Chatham Street Post Office Box 27 Pittsboro, NC 27312 TELE: (9i9) 542-4781 FAX: (919) 542-0563 Email: sandrasaenc.rr.com Sharon Wellman, Board Chairperson Sandra R. Morgan, Executive Director September 18, 2009 Valerie P. Foushee Orange County Commissioners Chairperson PO Box- 8l 8 } Hillsborough, NC 27278 Dear Ms: Foushee: We wish to request a representative from the Orange County Board of Commissioners or a community representative appointment as soon as possible to serve on our Board of Directors. We are anon-profit Community Action Agency helping .people to help themselves through the comprehensive services our agency offers. We serve both Orange and Chatham County residents. Our Board of Directors is composed of representatives from the Low-Income, Private and Public Sectors of both counties. They meet every other month, on the fourth Thursday at 4:30pm in Pittsboro at our main office and sometimes rotate to Chapel Hill at the Job Skills Center on Franklin Street. Committee meetings and call meetings are scheduled between our regulazly scheduled boazd meetings. We presently have a vacancy in the Public Sector to be filled; therefore, it would be most appreciated if you would select someone to serve. We will need the name, address, telephone number and title of the individual so that we may contact him/her with additional information/orientation. I will need an official letter from you stating their appointment to our Boazd of Directors. Consideration of the above request as soon as possible will be greatly appreciated. I wish to thank the Orange County Board of Commissioners for the continued support of our agency programs and services which help people, and change lives in our community. Since ly, Sandra R Mor Executive Director A Trianak Unlted Way Member AgMCy AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER /PROGRAM AUXILIARY AIDS AND SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST TO INDNIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES 1-800-735-2962 (TT) * 1-800-735-8262 (VOICE) 4 Appllcan 1, ln~eir~i-S~ LI,S~ing by Board Name and by Applicant Name Contact Person: Joint Orange Chatham Community Action Agency Contact Phone: Sandra Sanchez, Director 919-542-4781 Ms. Megan Ballard Day Phone: 910-231-4678 Sex: Female 101 Raleigh Street Evening Phone: Race: Caucasian Alderman Hall Room 319 FA}~; Township: Chapel Hilt Chapel Hill NC 27514 E-mail: Megan.Ballard@unc.edu Date Applied: 11/28/2006 Skills: Chapel Hill City Limits Also Serves On: Skills: UNC Student Also Serves On: MS Camilla Eubanks Day Phone: 919/942-0992 Sex: Female 943 Ferguson Rd Evening Phone: Race: African American Chapel Hill NC 27516 FAX: Township: Bingham E-mail: eubankscam@yahoo.com Date Applied: 06/21/2007 Skills: Bingham Township Also Serves On: Mr. Herman Genderson Day Phone: 703-727-7658 Sex: Male 106 Suffolk Place Evening Phone: 919-942-4566 Race: Caucasian Chapel Hill NC 27516 FAX: 919-942-4860 Township: Chapel Hill E-mail: hermang1968@yahoo.com Date Applied: 07/26/2009 Skills: Also Serves On: Dr Iheoma Iruka Day Phone: 919-843-8085 Sex: Female 200 NC 54 #E-104 Evening Phone: 240-238-4241 Race: African American Can•boro NC 27510 FA}~; Township: Chapel Hill E-mail: iiruka@hotmail.com Date Applied: 09/14/2006 Skills: Carrboro City Limits Also Serves On: Skills: PhD Also Serves On: Skills: Psychologist Also Serves On: Ms. Kathryn O'Keefe Day Phone: 603.320.4736 Sex: Female 112 N. Church Street Appt. # A4 Evening Phone: 603.320.4736 Race: Caucasian Chapel Hill NC 27514 FAX: Township: Chapel Hill E-mail: kathryn_erin@hotmail.com Date Applied: 01/23/2007 Skills: Chapel Hil] City Limits Also Serves On: Skills: Community Service Volunteer Also Serves On: Skills: Student Also Serves On: Thursday, September 24, 2009 Page 1 of 1 5 Page 1 of 1 Megan Ballard Volunteer Application Orange County Advisory Boards and Commissions Name: Name Called: Home Address: Phone: (Day) Phone: (Evening) Fax: Email: Place of Employment: Job Title: Year of OC Residence: Ms. Megan Ballard 101 Raleigh Street Alderman Hall Room 319 Chapel Hill NC 27514 910-231-4678 Megan.Ballard@unc.edu UNC-CH Student Township of Residence: Chapel Hill Zone of Residence: C.H. City Limits Sex: Female Ethnic Background: Caucasian Date of Birth: 8/20/1988 Boards/Commissions applied for: Joint Orange Chatham Community Action Agency Air Quality Advisory Committee Work Experience: Sales Associate, Learning Express (12/06-4/06) Nanny Volunteer Experience: Amigos International, New Hanover County DA office, New Hanover County Teen Court (school coordinator), Carolina Advocacy Committee, Public Services Scholars Social Committee, YMCA and Government College Staff. Education: Cape Fear Academy (High School, Class of 2010 at UNC-CH Other Comments: STAFF COMMENTS: Originally applied for JOCCA, HSAC, Air Quality Adc. Committee 11 /28/2006. ADDRESS VERIFICATION: 101 Raleigh Street is in the Chapel Hill township in Orange County in the Chapel Hill City limits. Permanent mailling addr: 1618 Verrazzano Dr, Wilmington, NC This application was current on: 11/28/2006 Date Printed: 9/24/2009 6 Page 1 of 1 Camilla Eubanks Volunteer Application Orange County Advisory Boards and Commissions Name: Name Called: Home Address: Phone: (Day) Phone: (Evening) Fax: Email: Place of Employment: Job Title: Year of OC Residence: Ms Camilla Eubanks 943 Ferguson Rd Chapel Hill NC 27516 919/942-0992 eubankscam@yahoo.com Self-employed Township of Residence: Bingham Zone of Residence: At-Large Sex: Ethnic Background: Date of Birth: Female African American 8/9/1967 Boards/Commissions applied for: Joint Orange Chatham Community Action Agency Work Experience: Orange County Housing Orange County Sherrill Department Chapel Hill\Carrboro City Schools Hamption Inn Wynwood of Chapel Hill, NC Volunteer Experience: The Seymour Senior Center - 4+ years Alhemizers Association -Fund raising Education: High School - 1985 Other Comments: I enjoy helping others! STAFF COMMENTS: Originally applied for JOCCA 6/25/2007. ADDRESS VERIFICATION: 943 Ferguson Road is in Bingham township in Orange County. This application was current on: 6/21/2007 5:00:20 PM Date Printed: 9/24/2009 7 Page 1 of 2 Herman Genderson Volunteer Application Orange County Advisory Boards and Commissions Name: Name Called: Home Address: Phone: (Day) Phone: (Evening) Fax: Email: Place of Employment: Job Title: Year of OC Residence: Township of Residence: Zone of Residence: Sex: Ethnic Background: Date of Birth: Mr. Herman Genderson 106 Suffolk Place Chapel Hill NC 27516 703-727-7658 919-942-4566 919-942-4860 hermang 1968@yahoo.com Pfizer Inc. District Business Manager 2006 Chapel Hill Male Caucasian 12/25/1968 Boards/Commissions applied for: Joint Orange Chatham Community Action Agency Economic Development Commission Work Experience: Commissioned Officer, US Army 1991 - 2001 Pfizer Inc. *Sales Representative 1998-2001 *Institutional Healthcare Representative 2001-2003 *Asst. to Regional Manager 2003-2006 *District Manager 2006-Present Volunteer Experience: Virginia Beach Free Clinic - 1998-2001 Duke Children's Hospital Golf Tournament Executive Committee 2006-2007 Education: University of Richmond Class of 1991 BA History BA International Studies (Russian) University of Kansas 1992 MA Soviet/East European Studies 8 Page 2 of 2 Herman Genderson Other Comments: I am looking for an opportunity to give back to my community. I would like to be active in making Chapel Hill, Carrboro and Orange/Chatham County a better place to live by helping to improve the quality of life and opportunities to all of its citizens. STAFF COMMENTS: Originally applied for JOCCA and Economic Development Commission 7/26/2009. ADDRESS VERIFICATION: 106Suffolk Place, Chapel Hill is Chapel Hill township, CA jurisdiction. This application was current on: 7/26/2009 12:21:37 PM Date Printed: 9/24/2009 9 Page 1 of 2 Iheoma Iruka Volunteer Application Orange County Advisory Boards and Commissions Name: Name Called: Home Address: Phone: (Day) Phone: (Evening) Fax: Email: Place of Employment: Job Title: Year of OC Residence: Dr Iheoma Iruka 200 NC 54 #E-104 Carrboro NC 27510 919-843-8085 240-238-4241 iiruka@hotmail.com Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute Postdoctoral Fello Township of Residence: Chapel Hill Zone of Residence: Carrboro City Limits Sex: Female Ethnic Background: African American Date of Birth: 6/4/1979 Boards/Commissions applied for: Board of Social Services Joint Orange Chatham Community Action Agency Work Experience: - I have worked in Miami coducting research regarding low-income and minority families and ways to assist them in making their children success - I am currently working on a pilot to provide training to parents to improve their children's language skills - I have worked as a researcher in government contract agency working on projects dealing with family census data and children's school readiness - I have been evaluator for afamily-based preschool program Volunteer Experience: I was a Big Sister for Big Brothers Big Sister I was a board member in the Montgomery County Victims and Sexual Assut Program in Maryland I a consultant/evaluator for an Early Head Start program Education: Ph.D. (2005)in Child Applied Development Psychology (University of Miami) M.S. (2003)in Child Applied Development Psychology (University of Miami) M.A. (2000)in Psychology (Boston University) B.A. (1999) in Psychology with minor in Criminal Justice (Te 10 Page 2 of 2 Iheoma Iruka Other Comments: I would love to get more involved in the community and serve the community the best that I can. . STAFF COMMENTS: Originally applied for the DSS Board, JOCCA, and Affordable Housing 9/14/2006 ADDRESS VERIFICATION: 200 NC 54 E104 is in the Carrboro City Limits. This application was current on: 9/14/2006 1:28:22 PM Date Printed: 9/24/2009 11 Page 1 of 2 Kathryn O'Keefe Volunteer Application Orange County Advisory Boards and Commissions Name: Name Called: Home Address: Phone: (Day) Phone: (Evening) Fax: Email: Place of Employment: Job Title: Year of OC Residence: Ms. Kathryn O'Keefe 112 N. Church Street Appt. # A4 Chapel Hill NC 27514 603.320.4736 603.320.4736 kathryn_erin@ hotmail.com Democracy North Carolina Intern Township of Residence: Chapel Hill Zone of Residence: C.H. City Limits Sex: Female Ethnic Background: Caucasian Date of Birth: 3/20/1986 Boards/Commissions applied for: Commission for Women Joint Orange Chatham Community Action Agency Board of Social Services Work Experience: 2001-2005, Maplewood (restaurant), Nashua, NH 2004, 2005, Assistant to Owner, The Daily Count, NH 2004-2005, Assistant to Director of Special Events in the SOC, American University 2005, UNO Chicago Bar and Grill Present, Summer Intern, Democracy North Carolina Volunteer Experience: 2001-2004, Youth Network Opposing Tobacco, Student Representative 2002-2003, Southern NH Regional Medical Center 2003-2004, Assistant, Small Pond Records Promotions, NH 2004-2005, Stanton Elementary Tutoring Program, Washington, DC 2006, IFC Homestart 2006, Democracy North Carolina Education: 2004 -Graduated Nashua High School, Nashua, NH 2004-2005, American University 2005-Present, UNC-CH 12 Page 2 of 2 Kathryn O'Keefe Other Comments: STAFF COMMENTS: Originally applied for Commission for Women, JOCCA, and Board of Social Services 6/19/2006. Reapplied for the HRC 1/23/2007. ADDRESS VERIFICATION: 112 N. Church Street Apt A4 is in Chapel Hill in Orange County. This application was current on: 1/23/2007 Date Printed: 9/24/2009