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Volunteer Application <br />Orange County Advisory Boards and Commissions <br />Rachel Bearman Page 1 of 2 <br />Home Address:3215 Morrow Farm Lane <br />Township of Residence: Bingham <br />Zone of Residence: <br />Ethnic Background:white <br />Sex:Female <br />Phone (Day):9199422948 <br />Phone (Evening):9193046821 <br />Phone (Cell):9196189008 <br />Email:rachel.bearman@chcmow.org <br />Name: Rachel Bearman <br />Boards/Commissions applied for: <br />Chapel Hill NC 27516 <br />Place of Employment: Chapel Hill Carrboro Meals On Wheels <br />Job Title:Executive Director <br />Name Called: <br />Year of OC Residence:2004 <br />Community Activities/Organizational Memberships: <br />Co-Chair of Social Action Committee Beth El Synagogue; Board member Jewish <br />Federation of Durham-Chapel Hill; Committee member Interfaith working group Beth El <br />Synagogue; Committe member Jewish Community Relations Council of the Durham- <br />Chapel Hill Jewish Federation; Committee member of Listening Group - OC Democratic <br />Party; Local advocate for JStreet; Member of Preserve Rural Orange (local community <br />group - Bingham); <br />Past Service on Orange County Advisory Boards: <br />None <br />Advisory Board on Aging <br />Background, education and experience relevant to this board: <br />Currently serve as Executive Director of Chapel Hill Carrboro Meals on Wheels and engaged in <br />issues related to aging, and aging issues - specifically food insecurity, transporation, social <br />isolation, loneliness, affordable housing, that we encounter. <br />Reasons for wanting to serve on this board: <br />To be more engaged in Orange County and further develop our community to meet the needs of <br />a growing aging population so that our older adults may age (in place, or in places) with dignity. <br />At CHCMOW we have a specific mission but there are many issues affecting our recipients and <br />this is a pathway to be able to lean more and engage on issues which may directly, or indirectly, <br />better their aging years. <br />Conflict of Interest: <br />I was unclear if my role at CHCMOW would preclude my ability to serve on the board. I do not <br />believe that it does but I could understand how it may. <br />5