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Volunteer Application <br />Orange County Advisory Boards and Commissions <br />Kristie Mather Page 1 of 2 <br />Home Address:709 Emory Dr. <br />Township of Residence: Chapel Hill <br />Zone of Residence:C.H. City Limits <br />Ethnic Background:white <br />Gender Identity:Female <br />Phone:919-225-1818 <br />Email:mather.kristie@gmail.com <br />Name:Dr. Kristie Mather <br />Boards/Commissions applied for: <br />Chapel Hill NC 27517 <br />Name Called: <br />Year of OC Residence:2014 <br />Community Activities/Organizational Memberships: <br />CHCCS Glenwood Elementary Mandarin Advisory Council, co-chair <br />CHCCS Equity Advisory Committee, Academic Achievement sub-committee <br />MomsRising NC Toxics campaign manager <br />NEXT Chapel Hill/Carrboro <br />Sierra Club <br />ERUUF Earth Justice Action Team <br />Past Service on Orange County Advisory Boards: <br />None <br />Age Range:35-59 <br />Orange County Climate Council <br />Background, education and experience relevant to this board: <br />Since a 9th grade biology class where we covered global warming, I ve been concerned that <br />climate change is the crisis the world is facing. I pursued a career path in evolutionary genetics <br />and have a solid education and rigorous training in a particularly math and data-heavy field of <br />biology, along with deep thinking, research and written communication. Throughout, I maintained <br />a strong interest in environmental and especially climate change issues. I gravitated towards <br />educating myself about what I could do in my personal life. I figured I d leave the structural <br />change to those who were in government and my influence would be through my own actions, <br />personal interactions and my vote. Being a bit geeky, I kept reading and educating myself about <br />the structural change. I became increasingly concerned that change wasn t happening fast <br />enough or to a sufficient degree, but felt I couldn t actually do anything at a higher level, because <br />I wasn t trained in politics or environmental science. Since moving to Chapel Hill about five years <br />ago, I started paying attention to local politics and have revised my opinion. I think that even <br />without formal training in environmental science, there s a role I can play in change that is bigger <br />than personal choices. Additionally, I ve done a little writing on toxins for the Duke Superfund <br />Center and been active in actions at my UU congregation to make environmental concerns, <br />especially climate change, a bigger focus. <br />Reasons for wanting to serve on this board: <br />23