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10 <br /> Page 1 of 2 Susan Adams <br /> Volunteer Application <br /> Orange County Advisory Boards and Commissions <br /> Name: Ms. Susan Adams <br /> Name Called: <br /> Home Address: 211 Hogan Woods Circle <br /> Chapel Hill NC 27516 <br /> Phone (Day): 919-357-5541 <br /> Phone (Evening): 919-357-5541 <br /> Phone (Cell): <br /> Email: jaseradams @gmail.com <br /> Place of Employment: Self-employed <br /> Job Title: Consultant <br /> Year of OC Residence: 2004 <br /> Township of Residence: Chapel Hill <br /> Zone of Residence: Carrboro City Limits <br /> Sex: Female <br /> Ethnic Background: Caucasian <br /> Community Activities/Organizational Memberships: <br /> IFC - Orange County Homeless Shelter, Galloway Ridge - Volunteer, Care Ministry - <br /> Newman Center, Coastal Pines of North Carolina - troop 862 - Adult Volunteer, Treasurer <br /> 2007-2012, AARP, GSA - Gerontological Society of America <br /> MAC Committee - Mandarin Advisory Council for the Dual Language Program for Chapel <br /> Hill Carrboro City School District, Newman center outreach care ministry, MAC-dual <br /> language for Mandarin Chinese advisory board for school system, NAHB - National Home <br /> Builders Association Orange , Chatham and Durham counties - remodeler s council, <br /> National Gerontology Society, AARP, <br /> Past Service on Orange County Advisory Boards: <br /> Boards/Commissions applied for: <br /> Advisory Board on Aging <br /> Background, education and experience relevant to this board: <br /> I am energized by solving problems and taking on challenges. With over 1 person turning 50 <br /> every second due to the dramatic achievements in public health, Orange County is poised to see <br /> a 67% increase in persons over 65 and a 43% increase in persons over 85 in the next 10 <br /> years. This trend continues through 2030 when persons over 65 will again increase by 42% and <br /> over 85 by 70%. Orange county is a leader in serving its senior population and I want to <br /> contribute to preparing and meeting these needs throughout the next 20 years. <br /> Although I worked as a chemical engineer for 15 years, I recently returned to school to get a BA <br /> in Multidisciplinary studies, with an emphasis on social sciences and the Socio-Ecological Model <br /> which shows that the health of an individual is based not just on the person but withing the <br /> greater context of his relationships, his community and his society. Because of my interest in the <br /> aging process, I am currently completing a Masters in Gerontology from the University of <br /> Southern California. Through this program I have been able to receive the training and tools that <br /> will aid me in pursuing my goal of improving the disparity in the aging experience between the <br />