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12 <br /> Page 1 of 2 Amanda Schwoerke <br /> Volunteer Application <br /> Orange County Advisory Boards and Commissions <br /> Name: Amanda Schwoerke <br /> Name Called: <br /> Home Address: 206 Old Larkspur Way <br /> Chapel Hill NC 27516 <br /> Phone (Day): 2038155481 <br /> Phone (Evening): 2038155481 <br /> Phone (Cell): 2038155481 <br /> Email: amanda.schwoerke @gmail.com <br /> Place of Employment: Duke University School of Law <br /> Job Title: Lecturing Fellow <br /> Year of OC Residence: 2011 <br /> Township of Residence: Chapel Hill <br /> Zone of Residence: C.H. Twnshp; C.H.Cty.Lmts. <br /> Sex: Female <br /> Ethnic Background: Hispanic <br /> Community Activities/Organizational Memberships: <br /> Member, American Bar Association; DC Bar Association <br /> Past Service on Orange County Advisory Boards: <br /> N/A <br /> Boards/Commissions applied for: <br /> Animal Services Hearing Panel Pool <br /> Background, education and experience relevant to this board: <br /> I have years of experience in animal law, including with local ordinances and regulations. I am <br /> currently a lecturing fellow at Duke Law School, where I teach Professional Responsibility and <br /> Animal Law. Until earlier this summer, I was the Associate Director of Animal Law at the PETA <br /> Foundation, where I worked for 6 years. I have also interned in the Animal Protection Litigation <br /> section of the Humane Society of the U.S. and at Meyer Glitzenstein & Eubanks, a law firm <br /> focusing on animal and environmental law. Additionally, I have appeared in administrative and <br /> court hearings for disability and child-advocacy matters. I graduated from Yale Law School in <br /> 2008. <br /> Reasons for wanting to serve on this board: <br /> I love Orange County, where I have lived for the past five years with my husband and two small <br /> children. I would love to use my experience in animal law to serve my community. <br /> Conflict of Interest: <br />