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Page 2 of 3 Adejuwon Ojebuoboh <br />Boards/Commissions appointments: <br />Orange County on the Economic Development Advisory Board! <br />Reasons for wanting to serve on this board: <br />I am passionate about serving the community I reside in. I have resided in Nigeria, Canada, and <br />North Carolina and have seen the structure of local government on various scales. I’ve <br />witnessed the self-serving cynicism of some city management, but I’ve also interacted with <br />dutiful local policymakers who always put the community’s needs before their own. I wish to <br />emulate the latter, on the Economic Development Advisory Board. As a black male, I provide a <br />diverse perspective on the issues facing Orange County and can contribute to the economic <br />growth of this beautiful town. All in All, I want to serve this County! <br />Conflict of Interest: <br />Contribution to the diversity of viewpoints on this board: <br />Orange County Housing Authority <br />Background, education and experience relevant to this board: <br />My time on the Affordable Housing Advisory Board (AHAB) has shown me how little I know <br />about the issues facing Orange County. My urban planning coursework at UNC, my Real Estate <br />novels, and my financial work in New York have not equipped me to better serve the citizens of <br />Orange County. All the accolades, awards, and certifications that fill my resume don’t qualify <br />me to serve on the Orange County Housing Authority (OCHA). It’s the 4-hour due diligence I <br />undertook to understand the Housing Choice Voucher program, the 90 minutes I spent perusing <br />through Orange County eviction data, and my $30 devotion to Uber to & from AHAB meetings is <br />what makes me qualified to serve on OCHA. My drive to learn as much as I can and apply this <br />knowledge to further the interests of the underprivileged of Orange County is the only <br />experience that is truly relevant to this board. <br />Reasons for wanting to serve on this board: <br />There is only one reason I want to serve on this board: to foster Effective Change. I have <br />enjoyed my time on the Affordable Housing Advisory Board but I want to have a more direct, <br />effective impact on the implementation and execution of housing policy in Orange County. The <br />Orange County Housing Authority (OCHA) enables me to do so. By overseeing the charge of <br />providing decent, safe, and sanitary housing for low- and moderate-income families, OCHA will <br />allow me to foster tangible effective change in our community. The closer I am able to be to the <br />people who are affected by these inequities, the more impact I believe I am able to have. <br />Conflict of Interest: <br />Contribution to the diversity of viewpoints on this board: <br />As an 18-year-old student born in North Carolina, raised in Nigeria and Canada, and spent my <br />most recent years back North Carolina, I have seen firsthand the tremendous impact policy <br />execution has on people’s lives. Whether it was the crippling greed-filled sanctions of <br />Nigerian sponsored oil or the negligence of community leaders in Eastern North Carolina or the <br />impertinent opposition in Canadian provinces, the ground-level implementation of policy is where <br />genuine change occurs. Having this global perspective as a black man in America enables me <br />to contribute a contrarian, objectivist, and empathetic viewpoint to the diversity of the Orange <br />County Housing Authority. <br />Board of Equalization and Review (REQUIRES DISCLOSURE STATEMENT) <br />Background, education and experience relevant to this board: <br />Application Date:8/21/2019 <br />28