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Volunteer Application <br />Orange County Advisory Boards and Commissions <br />Debra Cunningham Page 1 of 2 <br />Home Address:155 Viburnum Way <br />Township of Residence: Chapel Hill <br />Zone of Residence:Carrboro City Limits <br />Ethnic Background:white <br />Sex:Female <br />Phone (Day):919-933-7913 <br />Phone (Evening):919-933-7913 <br />Phone (Cell):919-933-7913 <br />Email:deb@houseoffive.com <br />Name: Debra Cunningham <br />Boards/Commissions applied for: <br />Carrboro NC 27510 <br />Place of Employment: Eyes Ears Nose and Paws <br />Job Title:Program Director <br />Name Called: <br />Year of OC Residence:1995 <br />Community Activities/Organizational Memberships: <br />Work release supervisor - Orange Correctional Center <br />Community Volunteer - Franklin Correctional Center <br />Founded Eyes Ears Nose and Paws, a Carrboro nonprofit that trains and places <br />assistance dogs for people with disabilities. <br />Past Service on Orange County Advisory Boards: <br />None <br />Animal Services Hearing Panel Pool <br />Background, education and experience relevant to this board: <br />I have trained and supervised dog training with assistance dog and search and rescue <br />organizations. As a part of my work, I utilize behavioral profiles to evaluate dog temperament. I <br />have also consulted with local pet owners who have dogs with bite histories and aggressive <br />behaviors to develop training and management plans to keep people in contact with their dogs <br />safe. <br />Relevant professional and educational experience: <br />Eyes Ears Nose and Paws, Program Director 2008-present Train and place assistance dogs <br />with people who have disabilities. Work with inmate population, with a variety of dog training <br />backgrounds, to use positive reinforcement to train assistance dogs. <br />Assistance Dogs International Trainers Conference, September 2017 - Training to assess <br />behavioral profiles for dogs using the Behavioral Check List. <br />Clothier Animal Response Assessment Tool, 2010- 2015 - Attended series of 3 seminars to <br />utilize evaluations to create behavioral profiles for dogs. <br />Assistance Dog Education, Associate of Science, Aug 2007-May 2008 - Worked with leading <br />15