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Page 1 of 2 Lynne Gronback Volunteer Application Orange County Advisory Boards and Commissions Name: Name Called: Home Address: Phone (Day): Phone (Evening) Phone (Cell): Email: Place of Employment: Job Title: Year of OC Residence: Township of Residence: Zone of Residence: Sex: Ethnic Background: Ms Lynne Gronback 2420 Sunnyfield Court Hillsborough NC 27278 919- 219 -3219 919- 219 -3219 919- 219 -3219 Lgronback @gmail.com Cedar Ridge High School Orange County Schools teacher- Science: Biology, Earth and Environmenta 1987 Bingham County Female Caucasian Community Activities /Organizational Memberships: Current: Food for All through St. Matthews Church - supervisor for high school students working in this program Past Service on Orange County Advisory Boards: I WTi: 11Tr1Y Boards /Commissions applied for: Commission for the Environment Background, education and experience relevant to this board: My education and private sector background make me well suited for this service. I was a Biology undergrad and a GIS /Geology concentration in my masters program at NCSU. I was a Kenan Fellow 2002 -2004 and worked to incorporate climate change education curricular goals into the then new NC Standard Course of study. I worked with Dr. Bill Schlesinger who, at the time, served as Dean of the Nicholas School of the Environment. As a fellow, I worked in the CO2 forest on Eubanks Road to understand the impacts of Climate Change on local ecosystems. In 2005 I worked with the Greenbridge building group in the planning stages of that project. I am a certified AP Environmental Science and AP Biology teacher as well as an International Baccalaureate Environmental Systems and Societies teacher at Cedar Ridge High School. Prior to teaching, I worked in Public Relations and Advertising in Greensboro and then in Chapel Hill. In my Chapel Hill work, I worked on several commercial property marketing campaigns most notably, Europa Center. Reasons for wanting to serve on this board: As I approach the end of my teaching career, I am interested in moving into the sustainable property development and /or sustainable affordable housing arena. I feel like this committee will help me better understand the needs of our local environment and how we can better educate the public about areas of weakness and to become a better steward of the beautiful land around us and how we can grow in a sustainable way.