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7 <br /> Page 1 of 2 Kim Piracci <br /> Volunteer Application <br /> Orange County Advisory Boards and Commissions <br /> Name: Kim Piracci <br /> Name Called: <br /> Home Address: 101 Flamingo Rd. <br /> Durham NC 27705 <br /> Phone (Day): 919-260-3686 <br /> Phone (Evening): 919-260-3686 <br /> Phone (Cell): 919-260-3686 <br /> Email: piraccik@gmai.com <br /> Place of Employment: Kim Piracci, GG Jewelry Appraiser <br /> Job Title: Owner, Certified Senior Jewelry Appraiser <br /> Year of OC Residence: 1996 <br /> Township of Residence: Eno <br /> Zone of Residence: County <br /> Sex: Female <br /> Ethnic Background: white <br /> Community Activities/Organizational Memberships: <br /> Orange County Planning Board member, The Climate Reality Project: Trained Climate <br /> Reality Leader and Speaker NCWarn: member and volunteer The Sierra Club: member <br /> and volunteer 350.org: member and volunteer Eno Precinct: secretary North Carolina and <br /> Orange County Progressive Democrats:member and volunteer <br /> Past Service on Orange County Advisory Boards: <br /> Orange County Planning Board <br /> Boards/Commissions applied for: <br /> Commission for the Environment <br /> Background, education and experience relevant to this board: <br /> I have a BS in Family Services from Plattsburgh State University, Magna Cum Laude. The <br /> degree required all of the basic sciences, so I have a fundamental understanding of chemistry, <br /> biology and trigonometry. I later earned a Graduate Gemologist Diploma from the Gemological <br /> Institute of America. I have a firm understanding of rocks and minerals. I currently own my own <br /> business working as a an independent jewelry appraiser. Understanding all of the many <br /> gemstones, how to identify them and grade them, requires constant research and education. I <br /> have a pretty good foundation in research, especially filtering out the good and useful from the <br /> rediculous, on the internet. All of these skills combined make me a good candidate for the <br /> Commission for the Environment. <br /> Reasons for wanting to serve on this board: <br /> I am extremely concerned about pollution, climate change and climate justice. They may seem <br /> like three different issues but they are not. One can not be considered without an understanding <br /> of how the other two issues are impacted. Pollution creation contributes to climate change at <br /> some level. They are all connected. I find that I want to have a voice in these issues that I care <br /> so deeply about. I am finished waiting for our federal government to take care of these <br /> problems. They are going to be solved at the local level. This is where 350.org, the Sierra Club <br />