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7 <br /> f <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> NORTH CAROLINA <br /> Anima(Services <br /> 1601 Eubanks Road I Chapel Hill, NC 27516 1 phone: (919) 942-7387 1 fax: (919) 918-2393 <br /> www.orangecountync.gov/animalservices <br /> August 25, 2020 <br /> To: Thom Freeman, Assistant Deputy Clerk, Board of County Commissioners <br /> From: Bob Marotto, Animal Services Director <br /> Re: Recommendations for Three Animal Services Advisory Board Vacancies <br /> At its meetings on July 15 and August 19, 2020, the Animal Services Advisory Board <br /> (ASAB) considered candidates for vacant positions on the board. On this basis, the ASAB <br /> is unanimously making the following recommendations to the Board of County <br /> Commissioners: <br /> • Lori Gershon (position 10: animal welfare or animal advocacy): Ms. Gershon is an <br /> attorney with broad experience with animal cruelty in the legal system. <br /> Specifically, she has handled cruelty cases both as a Senior Deputy County <br /> Attorney and as an Assistant District Attorney. Ms. Gershon attended the July <br /> 2020 ASAB meeting. <br /> • Allan Polak (position 12: certified animal handler or trainer): Mr. Polak is a <br /> certified search and rescue dog handler with extensive experience handling dogs. <br /> Currently, he is a member of the Animal Services Hearing Panel Pool. He attended <br /> the January ASAB meeting. <br /> • Susan Spinks (position 13: owner or manager of retail pet services): Ms. Spinks <br /> owns Hearth and Hounds Dog Training, a dog training business based in Chapel <br /> Hill. She also manages the Dog Training Program at Paws4/Ever in Mebane. She <br /> attended the February ASAB meeting. <br /> Please don't hesitate to let me know if there is a need for additional information. <br /> cc: Amanda Schwoerke, JD, ASAB Chair <br /> Bryan Stuart, Ph.D. ASAB Vice Chair <br /> Casey Ferrell, ASAB Secretary <br />