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C <br />Area Program Judy IZ Tnutt Area Director Phone 919.913.4010 Fax 919.913.4003 <br />email jtruittflopc mhc.org <br />Administrative Offices <br />100 Europa Drive <br />Suite 490 <br />Chapel Hill, NC 27517 <br />TO: Orange County Board of County Commissioners <br />FROM: Judy R. Truitt <br />RE: Appointee for OPC Area Board <br />DATE: February 26, 2007 <br />I am writing to support the appointment of Lynn Ikenberry, M.D., PhD., to the Area Board of Orange <br />Person Chatham Area Program. <br />Dr. Ikenberry received an undergraduate degree from Duke University in 1957. In 1963, he received <br />a PhD in physical chemistry from the University of Chicago. He received his medical training at the <br />University of North Carolina and completed a residency in Psychiatry there in 1977. <br />Since 1977 Dr. Ikenberry has been in private practice in Psychiatry in Chapel Hill. He holds an <br />active North Carolina medical license and is in good standing with the North Carolina Medical Board. <br />He has volunteered in the community with several organizations. For three years, Dr. Ikenberry <br />served on the board of Threshold, a psychosocial rehabilitation program in Durham. He was a <br />.member of the board of the Chapel Hill Tennis Club for six years and served as president for three <br />years. <br />Dr. Ikenberry's wife, Carolyn, is a social worker who recently retired from OPC after serving as <br />director of the Child and Family Services unit for several years. <br />Dr. Ikenberry is well-qualified to serve on OPC's Area Board, and I would strongly support his <br />appointment. Thank you for your attention to this information-and please do not hesitate to call my <br />office should you. need anything further. <br />Managing mental fiealth, developmental disabilities and substance abuse services in <br />Orange, Person and Chaffiam Counties <br />