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Volunteer Application <br />Orange County Advisory Boards and Commissions <br />Rebecca High Page 1 of 2 <br />Home Address:102 Ivy Court <br />Township of Residence: Chapel Hill <br />Zone of Residence: <br />Ethnic Background:white <br />Sex:Female <br />Phone (Day):919.260.2114 <br />Phone (Evening):same as above <br />Phone (Cell):same as above <br />Email:rhigh1113@gmail.com <br />Name: Rebecca High <br />Boards/Commissions applied for: <br />Chapel Hill NC 27516 <br />Other Comments: <br />Place of Employment: self-employed <br />Job Title:attorney, editor, researcher <br />Name Called: <br />Year of OC Residence:1996 <br />Community Activities/Organizational Memberships: <br />Chapel Hill Justice in Action Committee; NAACP Education Committee, Housing <br />Committee; Local Advisory Board, Legal Aid Pittsboro; OC Dems Resolution Committee; <br />BOD, Harvard Club of the Research Triangle <br />Past Service on Orange County Advisory Boards: <br />This would be my first Orange County Advisory Board service. <br />Supplemental Questions: <br />Boards/Commissions appointments: <br />Human Relations Commission <br />Background, education and experience relevant to this board: <br />My work in film (live action and animation) and theater (off-off-off Broadway) brought issues <br />around race and poverty to light, as well as often-underrepresented communities, such those of <br />LGBTQ and language minority people. My more recent experience is in similar work undertaken <br />in the context of law and policy, especially in relation to education. <br />Reasons for wanting to serve on this board: <br />One thing that unites my two highly divergent spheres of experience is the recognition that <br />whatever our ideals may be, it is people--collectively and individually--that bring about change, <br />not least of all by taking on opportunities to get to know one another and work for common goals. <br />Conflict of Interest: <br />20