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10 <br /> Page 1 of 2 Jan Sassaman <br /> Volunteer Application <br /> Orange County Advisory Boards and Commissions <br /> Name: Dr. Jan Sassaman <br /> Name Called: <br /> Home Address: 201 Bolinwood Drive <br /> Chapel Hill NC 27514 <br /> Phone (Day): 919-933-1609 <br /> Phone (Evening): 919-933-1609 <br /> Phone (Cell): <br /> Email: jan.sassaman @gmail.com <br /> Place of Employment: Retired <br /> Job Title: Environmental Consultant <br /> Year of OC Residence: 1986 <br /> Township of Residence: Chapel Hill <br /> Zone of Residence: <br /> Sex: Male <br /> Ethnic Background: Caucasian <br /> Boards/Commissions applied for: <br /> Community Activities/Organizational Memberships: <br /> Past Service on Orange County Advisory Boards: <br /> Work Experience: I presently have a sole proprietorship environmental consulting <br /> practice (operated since 1995) at which I work only a few hours a month. Prior to that <br /> time, I worked for regional and national engineering and consulting firms. At this time, I <br /> am essentially retired. I have worked my entire career since graduate school (starting in <br /> 1971)in the environmental arena, as a college professor teaching eology and <br /> environmental studies and as a consultant to government and industry. My areas of <br /> expertise include environmental impact analysis, energy development, and municipal and <br /> hazardous waste disposal. <br /> Volunteer Experience: I presently chair the Solid Waste Advisory Board and have <br /> represented Chapel Hill since 2001. In the 1970's, I chaired the Unity, Maine Planning <br /> Board and served on the North Kennebec Regional Planning Commission. In addition, I <br /> served on the Executive Board of the Natural Resources Council of Maine. Finally, I have <br /> spent 13 years volunteering in Panama where I have lead a United Methodist Volunteers <br /> in Mission effort operating a rural medical clinic and constructing/repairing several church <br /> buildings. <br /> Education: BS Biology, College of William and Mary (1965) <br /> PhD Zoology, University of Oklahoma (1974) <br /> Other Comments: <br />