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14 <br /> Page 1 of 2 MaryLou Gelblum <br /> Volunteer Application <br /> Orange County Advisory Boards and Commissions <br /> Name: MaryLou Gelblum <br /> Name Called: <br /> Home Address: 500B Oak Ave, Apt B <br /> Carrboro NC 27510 <br /> Phone (Day): 919 604-6999 <br /> Phone (Evening): 919 604-6999 <br /> Phone (Cell): 919 604-6999 <br /> Email: mlgelblum@gmail.com <br /> Place of Employment: self employed <br /> Job Title: Specialist - Autism, IDD <br /> Year of OC Residence: 2018 <br /> Township of Residence: Chapel Hill <br /> Zone of Residence: <br /> Sex: Female <br /> Ethnic Background: white <br /> Community Activities/Organizational Memberships: <br /> I have joined the Board of Frances G. Solty s Adult Day Program in Hillsborough, a <br /> program my sister attends. I will be applying to become an Orange County Master <br /> Gardener. I am a member of the NC Botanical Garden, and an active UNC alumni. <br /> Past Service on Orange County Advisory Boards: <br /> None <br /> Boards/Commissions applied for: <br /> Adult Care Home Community Advisory Committee <br /> Background, education and experience relevant to this board: <br /> My sister has diagnoses of severe IDD, autism, cerebral palsy. I am her guardian. We <br /> purchased a duplex in Carrboro so she could be located right beside us forever(she resides <br /> there with a full-time caregiver). I have two advanced degrees in Special Education (PhD from <br /> UNC)and have worked in the field of IDD for decades. The duties of several jobs consisted of <br /> monitoring and reporting on the compliance of counties in providing appropriate services to <br /> persons with IDD, who had moved from institutions to their communities. <br /> Reasons for wanting to serve on this board: <br /> I take my Guardianship duties seriously and want all persons wih IDD to receive good care. I <br /> would also like to use the knowledge I acquired in my work as a legal monitor, in a relevant way. <br /> Conflict of Interest: <br /> None that I know of. My sister is part of the Innovations Waiver and her services are monitored <br /> by Cardinal. Their work may come into conversation. <br /> Supplemental Questions: <br /> Boards/Commissions appointments: <br />