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Volunteer Application <br />Orange County Advisory Boards and Commissions <br />Susan Houser Page 1 of 2 <br />Home Address:922 Edgewater Circle <br />Township of Residence: Chapel Hill <br />Zone of Residence:C.H. City Limits <br />Ethnic Background:Caucasian <br />Sex:Female <br />Phone (Day):919-904-7641 <br />Phone (Evening):919-904-7641 <br />Phone (Cell):301-728-2750 <br />Email:shouser111@hotmail.com <br />Name: Susan Houser <br />Boards/Commissions applied for: <br />Chapel Hill NC 27516 <br />Place of Employment: retired <br />Job Title:formerly attorney with US Dept. of Justice <br />Name Called: <br />Year of OC Residence:2013 <br />Community Activities/Organizational Memberships: <br />none <br />Past Service on Orange County Advisory Boards: <br />none <br />Supplemental Questions: <br />Animal Services Advisory Board <br />Background, education and experience relevant to this board: <br />I have an undergraduate degree in zoology and a Juris Doctor degree. I am currently completing <br />a book on the history of animal control and sheltering in the United States. I founded and ran a <br />non-profit organization that rehabilitated and rehomed dogs rescued from puppy mills. When I <br />lived in Maryland I coordinated with rescues in the northeast to pull animals from shelters in the <br />mid-Atlantic and southeast and transport them to the rescues. I am currently a blogger on animal <br />shelter issues for the Huffington Post and a member of BlogPaws. I have blogged on animal <br />shelter issues since 2011 and have a popular Facebook page for my current blog, Out the Front <br />Door. I am familiar with social media promotion of animal issues. <br />Reasons for wanting to serve on this board: <br />Orange County Animal Services is already a good shelter, and I would like to assist it in taking <br />the next steps to become a model system and an example for the state. For example, Target <br />Zero and Humane Network are two respected consulting services that I believe would be <br />interested in working with the shelter to find a solution for feral cats. I think there is also room to <br />further improve the shelter s already good social media presence and its community <br />engagement. <br />Conflict of Interest: <br />23