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11 <br /> Page 1 of 2 Michael Owen <br /> Volunteer Application <br /> Orange County Advisory Boards and Commissions <br /> Name: Mr. Michael Owen <br /> Name Called: <br /> Home Address: 616 Beechtree Court <br /> Chapel Hill NC 27514 <br /> Phone (Day): 919-593-4518 <br /> Phone (Evening): 919-929-2777 <br /> Phone (Cell): <br /> Email: michaelowen @nc.rr.com <br /> Place of Employment: Self-employed <br /> Job Title: Training Consultant and Meeting Facilitator <br /> Year of OC Residence: 1979 <br /> Township of Residence: Chapel Hill <br /> Zone of Residence: C.H. City Limits <br /> Sex: Male <br /> Ethnic Background: Caucasian <br /> Community Activities/Organizational Memberships: <br /> Past Service on Orange County Advisory Boards: <br /> Boards/Commissions applied for: <br /> OPC Oversight Board <br /> Background, education and experience relevant to this board: <br /> I have 35 years of experience working in the mental health system in North Carolina. For five <br /> years I worked as Supervisor at Wright School in Durham. Most of my work since that time has <br /> focused on creating training programs for behavioral health agencies. I owned and operated a <br /> private training business for ten years. I was Director of Training for the NC Council of <br /> Community Programs. For the past two years I have been Clinical Instructor at the UNC School <br /> of Social Work. <br /> Reasons for wanting to serve on this board: <br /> I am closing in on the end of my professional career but I want to continue to participate in the <br /> search for solutions for people with chronic mental illness. I think the best chances for finding <br /> significant new solutions is in areas of medical research and within communities of well-intended <br /> people. <br /> Conflict of Interest: <br /> I currently work with the Jordan Institute for Families at the UNC School of Social Work. The <br /> Institute has a contract with Cardinal Innovations to support a System of Care project in the Five <br /> County region. That contract expires in September 2014. <br /> Supplemental Questions: <br /> Work Experience: I have worked in human service agencies in North Carolina for over 24 <br /> years. My work has included direct care and supervison at Wright School in Durham, <br />