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36 <br /> Page 2 of 3 Adejuwon Ojebuoboh <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. I5€TMve <br /> witnessed the self-serving cynicism of some city management, but I5€TMve also interacted with <br /> dutiful local policymakers who always put the communitys€TMs 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 /> Contribution to the diversity of viewpoints on this board: <br /> Conflict of Interest: <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 dons€TMt qualify <br /> me to serve on the Orange County Housing Authority(OCHA). Its€TMS 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 /> 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 peoples€TMs 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 /> Conflict of Interest: <br /> Boards/Commissions appointments: <br /> Board of Equalization and Review (REQUIRES DISCLOSURE STATEMENT) <br /> Application Date: 8/21/2019 <br /> Background, education and experience relevant to this board: <br />