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Volunteer Application <br />Orange County Advisory Boards and Commissions <br />Kim Piracci Page 1 of 2 <br />Home Address:101 Flamingo Rd. <br />Township of Residence: Eno <br />Zone of Residence:County <br />Ethnic Background:white <br />Sex:Female <br />Phone (Day):919-260-3686 <br />Phone (Evening):919-260-3686 <br />Phone (Cell):919-260-3686 <br />Email:piraccik@gmai.com <br />Name: Kim Piracci <br />Boards/Commissions applied for: <br />Durham NC 27705 <br />Place of Employment: Kim Piracci, GG Jewelry Appraiser <br />Job Title:Owner, Certified Senior Jewelry Appraiser <br />Name Called: <br />Year of OC Residence:1996 <br />Community Activities/Organizational Memberships: <br />Orange County Planning Board member, The Climate Reality Project: Trained Climate <br />Reality Leader and Speaker NCWarn: member and volunteer The Sierra Club: member <br />and volunteer 350.org: member and volunteer Eno Precinct: secretary North Carolina and <br />Orange County Progressive Democrats:member and volunteer <br />Past Service on Orange County Advisory Boards: <br />Orange County Planning Board <br />Commission for the Environment <br />Background, education and experience relevant to this board: <br />I have a BS in Family Services from Plattsburgh State University, Magna Cum Laude. The <br />degree required all of the basic sciences, so I have a fundamental understanding of chemistry, <br />biology and trigonometry. I later earned a Graduate Gemologist Diploma from the Gemological <br />Institute of America. I have a firm understanding of rocks and minerals. I currently own my own <br />business working as a an independent jewelry appraiser. Understanding all of the many <br />gemstones, how to identify them and grade them, requires constant research and education. I <br />have a pretty good foundation in research, especially filtering out the good and useful from the <br />rediculous, on the internet. All of these skills combined make me a good candidate for the <br />Commission for the Environment. <br />Reasons for wanting to serve on this board: <br />I am extremely concerned about pollution, climate change and climate justice. They may seem <br />like three different issues but they are not. One can not be considered without an understanding <br />of how the other two issues are impacted. Pollution creation contributes to climate change at <br />some level. They are all connected. I find that I want to have a voice in these issues that I care <br />so deeply about. I am finished waiting for our federal government to take care of these <br />problems. They are going to be solved at the local level. This is where 350.org, the Sierra Club <br />9