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0 � 2 <br /> Scot Martin : Assistant professor in Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering at <br /> UNC . In process of moving to area south of Carr Mill Park Mall in Carrboro . Background in <br /> chemistry . BS from Georgetown, PhD Cal Tech, and post doc in chemistry at MIT . Research <br /> now on aquatic side in dissolution of aquifer material and on atmospheric side in changes in <br /> physical state of particles from liquids to solids and solids back to liquids . <br /> Loraine Kohorn : Instructor and research associate at Duke , plant ecologist . Has lived in Orange <br /> County for 10 years in Eno Township north of Hillsborough. Research has been in plant <br /> reproduction and effects of carbon dioxide on plant communities . Very interested in plant <br /> conservation ; working on conservation plan for plants for Peoples Republic of China. <br /> Jane Sharp -MacRae : Past president of Conservation Council of N . C . , also Consumer Council of <br /> N . C . Also work with Haw River Assembly . Background in chemistry , Cornell , ` 38 . Have taken <br /> graduate courses since then . Has lobbied General Assembly extensively on environmental <br /> issues . Worked in state government from 1977 - 81 as advisor in policy development in <br /> environment/water quality . Environmental quality chairperson for League of Women Voters of <br /> N . C . Lives in Chapel Hill . ' <br /> Daniel Okun : Has lived in Chapel Hill for 45 years . Retired professor, Department of <br /> Environmental Sciences and Engineering at UNC . Interested in water-related issues throughout <br /> career . Active role in local issues - Cane Creek probably biggest. Special interest in asking to be <br /> on CFE - perceive we are running into water resource problems . Very familiar with this , done <br /> much work abroad and in California, places with water shortage problems . In N . C . always had <br /> plenty of water and taken for granted . Not much been done in terms of resource conservation . <br /> Water reclamation is special interest ; worked on for last 20 years . <br /> Rosalinda Lidh : Masters in environmental resource policy from George Washington University . <br /> While there , did work in alternative energy . Currently researcher for non-profit focusing on <br /> reproductive policy . Main focus on population and environmental policy . <br /> Roy Fortmann : Senior scientist with a company named Direct Environmental , a contract <br /> research organization. About 75 % of his work is for the EPA . Background in environmental <br /> chemistry and analytical chemistry . Lot of background and expertise in ambient air quality and <br /> monitoring and hazardous air pollutants . Present focus is on indoor air quality . Pollution <br /> prevention is large focus of his company . Lives north of chapel Hill in County near current <br /> landfill off Rogers Road . <br /> Andrew Burke : New to the area . Moved to Chapel Hill four months ago to start an office <br /> equipment service and supply business in RTP . Business degree from Georgetown in 1985 ; from <br /> there to Fordham law School . Became interested in environmental issues there and was editor of <br /> Environmental Journal . Worked for two summers with EPA in hazardous waste section . <br /> Impressed with CFE members ' backgrounds in sciences and hopes to learn much . <br /> Orange County Commission for the Environment - Meeting I - November 10 , 1997 <br />