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24 <br /> Page 1 of 2 Matthew Teal <br /> Volunteer Application <br /> Orange County Advisory Boards and Commissions <br /> Name: Mr Matthew Teal <br /> Name Called: <br /> Home Address: 619 Village Lake Drive <br /> Mebane NC 27302 <br /> Phone (Day): 919-445-8361 <br /> Phone (Evening): 336-303-8325 <br /> Phone (Cell): 336-303-8325 <br /> Email: mwteal@gmaii.com <br /> Place of Employment: UNC Chapel Hill <br /> Job Title: Policy Analyst <br /> Year of OC Residence: 2018 <br /> Township of Residence: Cheeks <br /> Zone of Residence: <br /> Sex: Male <br /> Ethnic Background: white <br /> Community Activities/Organizational Memberships: <br /> No Orange County activities yet. I am a member of the American Society for Public <br /> Administration and have written a monthly column on big data in local governments for <br /> their online publication, PA Times, since January 2019. You can see my columns online <br /> at: https://patimes.org/?s=matthew+teal&x=0&y=0. <br /> Past Service on Orange County Advisory Boards: <br /> N/A <br /> Boards/Commissions applied for: <br /> Orange County Climate Council <br /> Background, education and experience relevant to this board: <br /> My previous experience as a US Government national security analyst has made me aware of <br /> the overwhelming threat that climate change presents to US national security. My graduate <br /> degree in Public Administration (MPA)from the UNC School of Government has helped me <br /> strengthen my research, writing, and presentation skills to more effectively communicate with <br /> senior elected officials and career managers, particular in the local government setting. (The <br /> UNC MPA program is very focused on local government management.) Finally, my current role <br /> as the UNC Chapel Hill Policy Analyst has given me an opportunity to work across silos and <br /> engage with key stakeholders in multiple organizations within UNC and outside UNC to improve <br /> and manage the policy creation, updating, and retirement process for UNC Chapel Hill. <br /> Reasons for wanting to serve on this board: <br /> I believe climate change is the greatest threat to the American national security. I want to use my <br /> research, writing, and presentation skills, my formal local government training, and my <br /> experience working across organizational silos to engage with key stakeholders to help Orange <br /> County think strategically about the best way to mitigate the impact of climate change in Orange <br /> County and also serve as a model for other counties across the state and the nation. <br />