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66 <br />Page 2 of 2 <br />Mary Parrish <br />department, State emergency and emergency medical services, and the University of <br />North Carolina. I have contributed in a variety of capacities--from developing tabletop <br />exercises, reviewing emergency plans, observing live exercises, and extensive pandemic <br />planning. Due to State budget cutbacks, I am no longer with either of the offices <br />mentioned above, but I learned quite a bit while there, as well as while attending <br />professional seminars/meetings across the nation. I am also affiliated with the <br />Contingency Planning Association of the Carolinas. Orange County has been my home <br />since 1969, though I had brief times away, such as in Greenville, NC; Los Angeles, CA; <br />and the Washington, DC, Metro Area. So I bring long familiarity with this community, but <br />some experience in more cosmopolitan settings. Basically, I grew up here; I was <br />educated in the Orange County School system; and I have lived at times in the Schley <br />area, the downtown area, and, for the past 10 years, off of Orange Grove Road. I also <br />have four siblings who live and/or work in the Orange County community. I understand <br />the lexicon of emergency preparedness and planning, as well as the intricacies, and <br />sometimes delicacies, of managing these types of programs and efforts. I am a skilled <br />and popular public speaker, having honed by skills at numerous disaster <br />recovery/contingency planning conferences across the nation, as well as pandemic <br />planning lessons across the UNC campus. I was also honored to address the FEMA <br />College/Unviersity planning conference three years ago. To further contribute to the <br />Board's efforts, I have a proven track record of creating and conducting <br />emergency/disaster response tabletop exercises. While at the General Administration <br />(Office of the President) at UNC System, I also applied for and won a grant exceeding <br />$400,000 which I effectively administered and managed. So, I bring a lot to the table, <br />and I would be happy to serve my community in this capacity. To further discuss this <br />assignment, please contact me 919-599-9268. I look forward to hearing from you. <br />STAFF COMMENTS: Originally, 1/13/2012, applied for Orange County Emergency <br />Services Work Group. ADDRESS VERIFICATION: Crossroads Church Cemetery Rd. is <br />Orange County Jurisdiction, Orange Fire Tax, Chapel Hill Township. <br />This application was current on: 1/13/2012 Date Printed: 1/17/2012 <br />