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ORANGE COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT
Meeting Date: June 4, 2019
Action Agenda
Item No. 11-a
SUBJECT: Adult Care Home Community Advisory Committee - Appointments
DEPARTMENT: Board of Commissioners
ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT:
Membership Roster Clerk's Office, 919-245-2130
Recommendations
Applications for Persons Recommended
Applicant Interest List
PURPOSE: To consider making appointments to the Adult Care Home Community Advisory
Committee.
BACKGROUND: The following information is for Board consideration:
POSITION NAME SPECIAL TYPE OF EXPIRATION
NO. REPRESENTATIVE APPOINTMENT DATE
TERM
4 Joan Rehm At-Large One Year Initial 06/04/2020
Term
9 Olivia Fisher At-Large One Year Initial 06/04/2020
Term
11 MaryLou At-Large One Year Initial 06/04/2020
Gelblum Term
12 Karen Green- At-Large One Year Initial 06/04/2020
McElveen Term
NOTE - If the individuals listed above are appointed, the following vacancies remain:
• None
FINANCIAL IMPACT: None
SOCIAL JUSTICE IMPACT: Enable Full Civic Participation. Ensure that Orange County
residents are able to engage government through voting and volunteering by eliminating
disparities in participation and barriers to participation.
RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board consider making
appointments to the Adult Care Home Community Advisory Committee.
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Board and Commission Members
And Vacant Positions
Adult Care Home Community Advisory Committee
Meeting Times: 4:00 pm-5:15 pm First Tuesday Bi-monthly Contact Person:Autumn Cox
Meeting Place: Seymour Center Contact Phone: 919-558-9401
Positions: 12 Length:2 years Terms: 3
Description: Members are appointed by the Board of Commissioners to at-large positions. There is an initial one-year training term with subsequent
eligibility for three additional two-year terms.This committee works to maintain the intent of the Adult Care Home Residents'Bill of Rights
for those residing in licensed adult care homes. The members of this committee also promote community involvement and cooperation with
these homes to ensure quality care for the elderly and disabled adults.
Tiketha Collins
1 One Year Trng. Term First Appointed: 09/04/2018
Sex: Female Township: Hillsborough Current Appointment: 09/04/2018
Race: African American Resid/Spec Req: At-Large Expiration: 09/04/2019
Special Repr: Number of Terms:
Nancy McCormick
2 One Year Trng. Term First Appointed: 09/04/2018
Sex: Female Township: Chapel Hill Current Appointment: 09/04/2018
Race: white Resid/Spec Req: At-Large Expiration: 09/04/2019
Special Repr: Number of Terms:
Alison Brown
3 One Year Preliminary Ter First Appointed: 11/13/2018
Sex: Female Township: Chapel Hill Current Appointment: 11/13/2018
Race: African American Resid/Spec Req: At-Large Expiration: 11/13/2019
Special Repr: Number of Terms:
Max Mason
4 Vice-Chair First Appointed: 06/07/2011
Sex: Male Township: Chapel Hill Current Appointment: 05/02/2017
Race: white Resid/Spec Req: At-Large Expiration: 06/30/2019
Special Repr: Number of Terms: 3
Mr. Michael Zuber
5 Chair First Appointed: 02/06/2018
Sex: Male Township: Chapel Hill Current Appointment: 02/06/2018
Race: white Resid/Spec Req: At-Large Expiration: 10/31/2019
Special Repr: Number of Terms:
Shade Little
6 One Year Preliminary Ter First Appointed: 11/13/2018
Sex: Male Township: Chapel Hill Current Appointment: 11/13/2018
Race: Other Resid/Spec Req: At-Large Expiration: 11/13/2019
Special Repr: Number of Terms:
A Yvonne Mendenhall
7 First Appointed: 12/09/2014
Sex: Female Township: Chapel Hill Current Appointment: 11/02/2017
Race: white Resid/Spec Req: At-Large Expiration: 10/31/2019
Special Repr: Number of Terms: 2
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Board and Commission Members
And Vacant Positions
Adult Care Home Community Advisory Committee
Meeting Times: 4:00 pm-5:15 pm First Tuesday Bi-monthly Contact Person:Autumn Cox
Meeting Place: Seymour Center Contact Phone: 919-558-9401
Positions: 12 Length:2 years Terms: 3
Gloria Brown MSW
8 Secretary First Appointed: 12/15/2015
Sex: Female Township: Hillsborough Current Appointment: 06/19/2018
Race: African American Resid/Spec Req: At-Large Expiration: 06/30/2020
Special Repr: Number of Terms: 1
VACANT
9 First Appointed:
Sex: Township: Current Appointment:
Racc: Resid/Spec Req: At-Large Expiration: 03/31/2021
Special Repr: Number of Terms:
Mr William Morgan
10 One Year Prelininary Ter First Appointed: 03/07/2019
Sex: Male Township: Chapel Hill Current Appointment: 03/07/2019
Race: white Resid/Spec Req: At-Large Expiration: 03/07/2020
Special Repr: Number of Terms:
VACANT
11 First Appointed:
Sex: Township: Current Appointment:
Race: Resid/Spec Req: At-Large Expiration: 10/31/2019
Special Repr: Number of Terms:
VACANT
12 First Appointed:
Sex: Township: Current Appointment:
Race: Resid/Spec Req: At-Large Expiration: 10/31/2020
Special Repr: Number of Terms:
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MEMORANDUM
Date: April 29,2019
To: Orange County Board of Commissioners
From: Michael Zuber, Chair for the Orange County Adult Care Home CAC
Re: Request for increasing committee seat limit
The Triangle J Council of Governments recently trained three new volunteers and notified me the State of
North Carolina has designated them as extensions to the Ombudsman program. These volunteers are
named Joan Rehm,MaryLou Gelblum and Karen Green-McElveen.
The Orange County Adult Care Home CAC is seeking your approval to appoint these three new
volunteers to our committee. This will bring the total number of volunteers up to 12 members.
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Respectfully Submitted:
Michael Zub
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May 16", 2019
VIA ELECTRONIC MAIL
Thom Freeman
Assistant to the Clerk
Orange County Board of Commissioners
200 South Cameron Street
PO Box 8181
Hillsborough, NC 27278
Re: Olivia Fisher
Mr. Freeman,
Please accept this correspondence as my recommendation that Ms. Olivia Fisher be appointed
to the Orange County Adult Care Home Community Advisory Committee. Ms. Fisher has
completed all required trainings in accordance for the Ombudsman Program. Olivia will be a
strong asset to our team and is eager to get started in his advocacy efforts for the residents in
Orange County.
Thank you for your assistance with this matter. Should you have any questions, please just let
me know.
Sincerely,
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Autumn Cox
Regional Long Term Care Ombudsman
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Michael Zuber
Chairman, Orange County Adult Care Home Community Advisory Committee
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cc: Autumn Cox, Regional Ombudsman
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Volunteer Application
Orange County Advisory Boards and Commissions
Name: Joan Rehm
Name Called:
Home Address: 601 W. Rosemary Street, #313
Chapel Hill NC 27516
Phone (Day): 312-919-0806
Phone (Evening): 312-919-0806
Phone (Cell): 312-919-0806
Email: joanlrehm@aol.com
Place of Employment: Retired
Job Title: Retired
Year of OC Residence: 2018
Township of Residence: Chapel Hill
Zone of Residence:
Sex: Female
Ethnic Background: white
Community Activities/Organizational Memberships:
Member of condominium Board of Directors
Past Service on Orange County Advisory Boards:
None
Boards/Commissions applied for:
Adult Care Home Community Advisory Committee
Background, education and experience relevant to this board:
I have previously worked as an attorney and advocate in both county and state organizations. I
have provided extensive home care for my husband and for my mother. I have also worked with
older caregivers (i.e. grandparents raising grandchildren)who have had limited income and
limited education.
Reasons for wanting to serve on this board:
I would like to get to know my community and its resources, and I would like to contribute to my
community in some meaningful way. I am also interested in meeting new people within the
community.
Conflict of Interest:
Supplemental Questions:
Boards/Commissions appointments:
Other Comments:
This application was current on: 2/12/2019 4:29:01 PM Date Printed: 2/14/2019
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Volunteer Application
Orange County Advisory Boards and Commissions
Name: Olivia Fisher
Name Called:
Home Address: 4105 Westwood Dr
Efland NC 27243
Phone (Day): 984-484-9231
Phone (Evening): 984-484-9231
Phone (Cell): 984-484-9231
Email: orfisher@gmail.com
Place of Employment: Residential Services, Inc
Job Title: Supervisor of Support Services
Year of OC Residence: 2015
Township of Residence: Bingham
Zone of Residence: County
Sex: Female
Ethnic Background: white
Community Activities/Organizational Memberships:
Orange County Foster Parent
Orange County Affordable Housing Board
Past Service on Orange County Advisory Boards:
Affordable Housing
Boards/Commissions applied for:
Human Relations Commission
Background, education and experience relevant to this board:
I am a social worker who has spent over a decade serving marginalized populations, including
people of color, immigrants, people with physical, psychological, and developmental disabilities,
and substance abuse disorders. I am skilled at engaging people in environments that might not
be familiar and bridging gaps that exist due to social norms or ability.
Reasons for wanting to serve on this board:
I believe that people should have equitable access to community resources such as education,
health care, and housing. When people have the ability to use the resources in our community,
they are able to contribute more and make Orange County a better place to live.
Conflict of Interest:
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Adult Care Home Community Advisory Committee
Background, education and experience relevant to this board:
I have supervised group homes in my previous role at work. I am familiar with resident rights, as
well as the responsibilities and limitations of guardianship. I have a background in social work,
including working as an Options care manager in Pennsylvania .
Reasons for wanting to serve on this board:
I want to work to ensure that seniors and other vulnerable adults are served in appropriate
settings where their dignity, autonomy, and humanity is honored .
Conflict of Interest:
I work with Residential Services Inc as the supervisor for their independent living program
providing supports for adults in their own home. We do have group homes and a retirement
community in Durham, but I am not directly involved in operations. Due to the nature of aging
and disability, I may assist in applications to adult care facilities for the people I support in the
future.
Supplemental Questions:
Boards/Commissions appointments:
Affordable Housing Advisory Board
Application Date: 3/26/2018
Background, education and experience relevant to this board:
While a resident of Pittsburgh, PA, I worked with several homeless programs, as well as site and
community based HUD programs. I currently work with individuals with disabilities in their own
apartments and am very aware of the intersecting issues that i
Reasons for wanting to serve on this board:
Orange County is a thriving area, but I know that accessing housing is a hurdle. I would like to
have the exposure to local context to help be more involved and steer the direction of housing
access in our community.
Conflict of Interest:
I work for a non-profit that indirectly supports people in finding housing to live more
independently.
Other Comments:
This application was current on: 2/18/2019 Date Printed: 2/19/2019
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Page 1 of 2 MaryLou Gelblum
Volunteer Application
Orange County Advisory Boards and Commissions
Name: MaryLou Gelblum
Name Called:
Home Address: 500B Oak Ave, Apt B
Carrboro NC 27510
Phone (Day): 919 604-6999
Phone (Evening): 919 604-6999
Phone (Cell): 919 604-6999
Email: mlgelblum@gmail.com
Place of Employment: self employed
Job Title: Specialist - Autism, IDD
Year of OC Residence: 2018
Township of Residence: Chapel Hill
Zone of Residence:
Sex: Female
Ethnic Background: white
Community Activities/Organizational Memberships:
I have joined the Board of Frances G. Solty s Adult Day Program in Hillsborough, a
program my sister attends. I will be applying to become an Orange County Master
Gardener. I am a member of the NC Botanical Garden, and an active UNC alumni.
Past Service on Orange County Advisory Boards:
None
Boards/Commissions applied for:
Adult Care Home Community Advisory Committee
Background, education and experience relevant to this board:
My sister has diagnoses of severe IDD, autism, cerebral palsy. I am her guardian. We
purchased a duplex in Carrboro so she could be located right beside us forever(she resides
there with a full-time caregiver). I have two advanced degrees in Special Education (PhD from
UNC)and have worked in the field of IDD for decades. The duties of several jobs consisted of
monitoring and reporting on the compliance of counties in providing appropriate services to
persons with IDD, who had moved from institutions to their communities.
Reasons for wanting to serve on this board:
I take my Guardianship duties seriously and want all persons wih IDD to receive good care. I
would also like to use the knowledge I acquired in my work as a legal monitor, in a relevant way.
Conflict of Interest:
None that I know of. My sister is part of the Innovations Waiver and her services are monitored
by Cardinal. Their work may come into conversation.
Supplemental Questions:
Boards/Commissions appointments:
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Other Comments:
This application was current on: 2/19/2019 1:55:19 PM Date Printed: 2/21/2019
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Volunteer Application
Orange County Advisory Boards and Commissions
Name: Karen Green-McElveen
Name Called:
Home Address: 457 Piney Mountain Road
Chapel Hill NC 27514
Phone (Day): 919-929-9899
Phone (Evening): 919-619-9087
Phone (Cell): 919-619-9087
Email: kggm@bellsouth.net
Place of Employment: Queen's Hair Design
Job Title: Owner/Cosmetologist
Year of OC Residence: 1968
Township of Residence: Chapel Hill
Zone of Residence:
Sex: Female
Ethnic Background: African American
Community Activities/Organizational Memberships:
First Baptist Church Trustee, Chair of FBC Fellowship Ministry, Order of Eastern Star,
Chair FBC Support Line.
Past Service on Orange County Advisory Boards:
None
Boards/Commissions applied for:
Advisory Board on Aging
Background, education and experience relevant to this board:
As a community advocate and assistant for the elderly for over 20 years, received training from
Orange County Dept of Aging on senior citizen
resources and issues. Through advocacy learned of nursing home roles and regulations, home
care options, and common gaps in service delivery.
Reasons for wanting to serve on this board:
County policies and priorities have a major impact on senior citizen well-being, both through
direct County services and through the County s oversight
of facilities focused on senior care. Service on the the board would be a fulfillment of my special
passion to assist seniors with limited resources.
Conflict of Interest:
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Adult Care Home Community Advisory Committee
Background, education and experience relevant to this board:
As a community advocate and assistant for the elderly for over 20 years, have learned a great
deal about adult care options and regulations, have
visited adult care facilities frequently, and have worked with such facilities as primary care taker/
health care power of attorney for facility residents.
Reasons for wanting to serve on this board:
I would like to help contribute to an environment of improved consistency in quality of care for
residents of adult home care facilities, particularly
those serving seniors with limited financial resources. Currently quality of care at many facilities
tends to be dependent on family intervention.
Conflict of Interest:
Supplemental Questions:
Boards/Commissions appointments:
Other Comments:
This application was current on: 2/15/2019 4:34:24 PM Date Printed: 2/15/2019
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Applicant Interest Listing by Board Name and by Applicant Name
Contact Person: Autumn Cox
Adult Care Home Community Advisory Committee Contact Phone: 919-558-9401
Olivia Fisher Date Applied: 02/18/2019
Sex: Female Township: Bingham
Race: white Res.Eligibility: County
Also Serves On:
MaryLou Gelblum Date Applied: 02/19/2019
Sex: Female Township: Chapel Hill
Race: white Res.Eligibility: Carrboro City Limits
Also Serves On:
Karen Green-McElveen Date Applied: 02/15/2019
Sex: Female Township: Chapel Hill
Race: African American Res.Eligibility: C.H.City Limits
Also Serves On:
Joan Rehm Date Applied: 02/12/2019
Sex: Female Township: Chapel Hill
Race: white Res.Eligibility: C.H.City Limits
Also Serves On:
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