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Volunteer Application <br />Orange County Advisory Boards and Commissions <br />Nora Spencer Page 1 of 2 <br />Home Address:3807 NC Hwy 54 W <br />Township of Residence: Bingham <br />Zone of Residence:County <br />Ethnic Background:Other <br />Gender Identity:Female <br />Phone:7042132406 <br />Email:noraEspencer@gmail.com <br />Name: Nora Spencer <br />Boards/Commissions applied for: <br />Chapel Hill NC 27516 <br />Name Called: <br />Year of OC Residence:2014 <br />Community Activities/Organizational Memberships: <br />Currently a member of the Orange County Human Relations Commission (but rolling off <br />next month) <br />Member of Orange County Home Repair Coalition via Dept. on Aging <br />Past Service on Orange County Advisory Boards: <br />Orange County Human Relations Commission (current) <br />Age Range:35-59 <br />Advisory Board on Aging <br />Background, education and experience relevant to this board: <br />I spent 10 years in corporate HR with Lowe s and IBM before going back to school for a Masters <br />in Social Work (which brought me to Orange County). The two populations I wanted to serve <br />included underserved women and seniors. <br /> As a result, after graduating I founded a nonprofit called Hope Renovations, which is due to <br />launch this fall. Our mission is to inspire hope in women and older adults for a joyful future . We <br />will be doing this by carrying out small to mid-size repairs/renovations in the homes of older <br />adults who are aging-in-place, with the work being carried out by our trainees, who are <br />underserved women in our community seeking living-wage work in the construction trades. As I <br />have been starting up this nonprofit over the past two years I have been introduced to many <br />aging-related topics in our county. <br /> This is mostly thanks to Hope Renovations involvement with the Orange County Housing <br />Preservation Coalition. and our connection to Carol Woods (with one of Carol Woods leaders <br />serving on our board). In addition, I received my CAPS (Certified Aging in Place Specialist) <br />designation in 2018. <br />Reasons for wanting to serve on this board: <br />I believe that my close involvement in housing and aging-in-place in Orange County can be of <br />benefit to this commission. Housing stability is of key importance to multiple measures of health <br />and happiness for older adults. My hope is that my knowledge and connections will provide a <br />useful perspective in this board s work. In addition, as the leader of a nonprofit that works within <br />23