Agenda - 10-20-2015-11c - Economic Development Advisory Board

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49 Page 1 of 2 Margaret Samuels Volunteer Application Orange County Advisory Boards and Commissions Name: Ms. Margaret Samuels Name Called: Home Address: 107 Green Willow Court Chapel Hill NC 27514 Phone (Day): 919-699-4400 Phone (Evening): 919-699-4400 Phone (Cell): Email: msamuels @orangesmartstart.org Place of Employment: OE Enterprises Job Title: CEO/President Year of OC Residence: 2005 Township of Residence: Chapel Hill Zone of Residence: Does not apply Sex: Female Ethnic Background: Caucasian Community Activities/Organizational Memberships: Past Service on Orange County Advisory Boards: Boards/Commissions applied for: Economic Development Advisory Board (REQUIRES DISCLOSURE STATEMENT) Background, education and experience relevant to this board: Reasons for wanting to serve on this board: Conflict of Interest: Supplemental Questions: Work Experience: I currently serve as the Executive Director of Orange County Partnership for Young Children (OCPYC), the Smart Start and NC Pre K administrator in Orange County. Prior to my four years with OCPYC, I served as the Deputy Director of the Center for Child and Family Health and as a faculty member with Duke University Department of Psychiatry. My responsibilities included managing all aspects of the mental health clinic including budgeting, billing Medicaid and private insurance. My work at the Center focused on child health and mental health issues with a special emphasis on domestic violence. I worked with diverse families from both Durham and Orange Counties. My earlier work included special projects aimed at children and families exposed to violence at the Yale University School of Medicine Child Study Center in New Haven, CT. I also directed clinical programs at Safe Horizon, a mental health organization in New York, and assisted victims in the aftermath of 9/11. 1 worked internationally for many years administering and implementing programs.