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Home My WebLink AboutAgenda - 12-15-2009 - 10bORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: December 15, 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. At the October 6, 2009 meeting, Dr. Iheoma Iruka was appointed and she now resides in Durham County, but works in Orange County. Therefore, she is ineligible to serve on the JOCCA board as the community representative. JOCCA has indicated to staff that they would like a BOCC member to be appointed to this Board if at all possible. 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 Terms: 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 welfare 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 1 828 Oasis Drive Chapel Hill NC 27516 VACANT 2 Day Phone: 919-928-9674 Evening Phone: 919-928-9674 FAX: E-mail: patrick@kinyhawkltd.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: Tuesday, November 24, 2009 Page 1 N JOCCA Joint Orange Chatham Community Action, Inc. 35 West Chatham Street Post Office Box 27 Pittsboro, NC 27312 TELE: (919) 542-4781 FAX: (919) 542-0563 Email: sandrasC~nc.rr.com Sharon Wellman, Board Chairperson Sandra R. Morgan, Executive Director September 18, 2009 Valerie P. Foushee Orange County Commissioners Chairperson PO Box 8 } 81 Hillsborough, NC 27278 Dear Ms: Foushee: We wish to request a representative from the Orange County Boazd 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 mad 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 hiangk Unlted Way Ma+nber Agency 3 AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER /PROGRAM AUXILIARY AIDS AND SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST TO INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES 1-800-735-2962 (TT) ' 1-800-735-8262 (VOICE) 4 Applicant Interest Listing by Boazd Name and by Applicant Name Joint Orange Chatham Community Action Agency Contact Person: Sandra Sanchez, Director Contact Phone: 919-542-4781 Day Phone: Sex: Evening Phone: Race: FAX: Township: E-mail: Date Applied: Skills: 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 FA}(; 919-942-4860 Township: Chapel Hill E-mail: hermang1968@yahoo.com Date Applied: 07/26/2009 Skills: Also Serves On: Ms. Kathryn O'Keefe 112 N. Church Street Appt. # A4 Chapel Hill NC 27514 Skills: Chapel Hill City Limits Skills: Community Service Volunteer Skills: Student Day Phone: 603.320.4736 Evening Phone: 603.320.4736 FAX: E-mail: kathryn_erin@hotmail.com Also Serves On: Also Serves On: Also Serves On: Sex: Female Race: Caucasian Township: Chapel Hill Date Applied: 01/23/2007 Tuesday, November 24, 2009 Page 1 of 1 5 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: Female Ethnic Background: African American Date of Birth: 8/9/1967 Boards/Commissions applied for: Joint Orange Chatham Community Action Agency Work Experience: Orange County Housing Orange County Sherrill Department Chapel HiIIlCarrboro City Schools Hampton 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: 11/24/2009 6 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 7 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: 11/24/2009 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: 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 Year of OC Residence: 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 8 9 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: 11/24/2009