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<br />May 15, 2003 <br />The Honorable Margaret Brown, Chair <br />Orange County <br />Board of County Commissioners <br />P.O. Box 8181 <br />Hillsborough NC 27278 <br />Dear Chair Brown: <br />Subject: Board Appointments <br />The Orange County Human Services Advisory Commission reviewed all <br />applicants for At-Large Position Vacancies and recommend both Ms. Rita <br />Gonzalez-rlackson and Ms. Phyllis Horton for t ~e io At- arge Vacan s <br />available. <br />Ms. Gonzalez is a resident of Hillsborough Township and would fill Position No. <br />15, replacing David Thompson; Ms. Horton is a resident of Hillsborough <br />Township and would fill Position No: 16, replacing Saul Liss. <br />All members of the Human Services Advisory Commission are appointed by the <br />BOCC. This Commission is a planning and evaluative body that is responsible <br />for making recommendations to the BOCC concerning human service programs. <br />It develops, reviews, and evaluates programs, and offers counsel to human <br />service agencies. It reviews the annual funding applications of non-profit groups <br />to the County. In addition, each September the Commission plans and <br />coordinates a public forum on a human services issue facing the community. <br />Commission membership is a combination of agency-based and at-large <br />representatives. The Commission seeks members who would bring both <br />programmatic and community perspectives to the table. The Human Services <br />Advisory Commission is also committed to increasing the diversity of Council <br />members -and committed to preserving a geographical balance of representation <br />whenever possible. <br />Examples of reasons the Commission believes these two applicants would be <br />strong contributors: <br />• Ms. Gonzalez Jackson is a business entrepreneur with a history of strong <br />civic involvement. Her interests include cross-cultural relations, youth <br />involvement, computer literacy, and challenges facing the Hispanic-Latino <br />community. Her ethnicity, bi-lingual ability, and previous volunteer <br />experience would add value to the work of the HSAC. She has been <br />contacted and is very interested in serving. <br />