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7 <br /> Page 1 of 2 Colin O'Banion <br /> Volunteer Application <br /> Orange County Advisory Boards and Commissions <br /> Name: Colin O'Banion <br /> Name Called: <br /> Home Address: 400 Davie Rd #6 <br /> Carrboro NC 27510 <br /> Phone (Day): 585-278-7553 <br /> Phone (Evening): 585-278-7553 <br /> Phone (Cell): 585-278-7553 <br /> Email: obanion.colin @gmail.com <br /> Place of Employment: Graduate Student <br /> Job Title: Research Assistant UNC Chapel Hill <br /> Year of OC Residence: 2011 <br /> Township of Residence: Chapel Hill <br /> Zone of Residence: <br /> Sex: Male <br /> Ethnic Background: Caucasian <br /> Community Activities/Organizational Memberships: <br /> Frequent Carrboro restaurants and businesses including Weaver St. Market and Farmer <br /> s Market. This is my first foray into getting involved officially with the Carrboro community. <br /> Outside of the community and as part of graduate school I am a member of the American <br /> Association for the Advancement of Sciences, the American Foundation for <br /> Pharmaceutical Education, and a former member of the American Society for <br /> Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. I was also a founding member and chairman of the <br /> UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy Alumni Outreach Committee. <br /> Past Service on Orange County Advisory Boards: <br /> None <br /> Boards/Commissions applied for: <br /> Human Relations Commission <br /> Background, education and experience relevant to this board: <br /> I have lived in Carrboro for nearly five years and I absolutely love this community. I care deeply <br /> for the community that is Carrboro, North Carolina, and I would very much like to become more <br /> involved in the town and community itself. I am currently a PhD student at UNC Chapel Hill and I <br /> plan to stay in the area after I graduate. I am an honest person who lives with integrity and do <br /> my best to come from a place of loving kindness and practicality when faced with decisions. I <br /> love working with groups and committees to make my community a better place. For example, I <br /> am a founding member and former chairman of the UNC School of Pharmacy Alumni Outreach <br /> Committee: a committee that is designed to facilitate mentoring, networking, and information on <br /> non-traditional roles for PhD students between current students and Alumni of the EsO—ll <br /> IICln$ghQ<?I<?tPoCIrmCIgy—FLJrtb—rm<?r—,Jha\hb—JgClnumber of leadership positions in my <br /> life that have required me to work with people, advise them on appropriate actions, and organize <br /> events.A short list is: Chairman of Alumni Outreach Committee at UNC, Senior graduate <br /> student mentor for undergraduate researchers, Community tutor, former executive committee <br />