Agenda - 02-02-2021 Virtual Board Meeting; 6-d - Appointments to the BOCC Elections Advisory Group

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46 Page 1 of 2 Jenn Sykes Volunteer Application Orange County Advisory Boards and Commissions Name: Jenn Sykes Name Called: Home Address: 210 Collins Ave Hillsborough NC 27278 Phone: 9194428152 Email: sykes.jennifer@gmail.com Year of OC Residence: 2007 Township of Residence: Hillsborough Zone of Residence: Hillsborough Town Limits Gender Identity: Female Ethnic Background: Hispanic Age Range: 35-59 Community Activities/Organizational Memberships: Hillsborough Planning Board Hillsborough Water and Sewer Advisory Committee Affordable Housing Advisory Board Hillsborough Young Professionals Precinct Official, Orange County Elections Past Service on Orange County Advisory Boards: Orange Unified Transit Board Affordable Housing Advisory Board Hillsborough Planning Board Hillsborough Water and Sewer Boards/Commissions applied for: BOCC Elections Advisory Group Background, education and experience relevant to this board: I studied political science in undergraduate and graduate school, and have volunteered and worked in good government groups since 2005. 1 have both academic and practical knowledge about how districting impacts representation and governmental outcomes. Reasons for wanting to serve on this board: When I was in undergrad I worked on fair-districting initiatives in the state I went to college in (Virginia), and in my time in Orange County while working as a precinct official have spent a lot of time explaining to voters who they were voting for and why the person they might have seen on a sign in one part of the county wasn t on their ballot. Contribution to the diversity of viewpoints on this board: I live in the northern part of the county and understand how the current process can both confuse voters. I would bring a solid knowledge base of different districting and voting approaches as well as first-hand experience of being confused by the current process.