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22 <br /> Relevant Experience Board #1 <br /> My wife and I started One You Love Homecare of Chapel Hill in 2021, serving seniors in the area by <br /> providing non-medical personal and companion services that allow seniors to remain home as long as <br /> possible. This journey we are on began when my mother passed away in 2012, and my wife and I <br /> became the primary caregivers for my father, a retired dentist with advanced Alzheimer's. We learned a <br /> great deal about the caregiving industry, using CNAs/Companion caregivers to augment our care for my <br /> father during the time he was with us. When it was no longer safe for him to remain at our home, I <br /> conducted extensive research on memory care facilities in Wake County before finally selecting a new <br /> home for him. During his stay there, we continued to provide volunteer support to his facility and donated <br /> a number of items for the care of their patients. For caregiver training, we attended conferences designed <br /> specifically for caregivers in the Alzheimer's and dementia area, and we joined caregiver support <br /> organizations which provided ongoing support over the lifecycle of the caregiving experience into the post <br /> period after the loved one has passed away. <br /> Reasons Want to Serve Board#1 <br /> As I've worked to build our own business, I've visited a number of adult care facilities in the area. All <br /> facilities are not the same, and many are suffering from staffing shortages leading to limited care for <br /> patients which sometimes may even lead to injury. I'm passionate about all seniors having dignity and <br /> quality care in their last years regardless of their demographic or personal situation. <br /> Diversity of Viewpoints Board #1 <br /> While I can't help but bring my own viewpoint to any situation or discussion, I firmly believe in the dictates <br /> of respect and kindness. Additionally, I've been a sales executive in the IT and cybersecurity <br /> solutions/services market for well over a decade managing teams ranging from local to regional to <br /> national to global responsibility. My last two positions entailed opening and managing the European <br /> market for a company, which required the ability to work in and communicate with a number of different <br /> cultures. Most recently I ran global sales for an international company where I was daily presented with <br /> the challenges for working with completely different cultures. If it matters, I have had two daughters living <br /> in Chapel Hill/Carrboro for the last twelve years. They have both been very involved in the food services <br /> industry of Orange County during this time. If anyone reading this ever ate at Panciuto in Hillsborough <br /> prior to the lockdown, they have more than likely met them both. I have learned much in the way of <br /> mutual acceptance and kindness as well as communications with my daughters over the years proving <br /> that old dogs can learn new tricks. They are the main reason we relocated to Hillsborough after <br /> downsizing. <br /> Conflict of Interest Board #1 <br /> Our current senior at home care business where I am now working full time, is private-payer/longterm <br /> care insurance only, so there is no relationship nor will there be with any government entity at any level <br /> except for our own licensing process with the State of North Carolina. <br /> Relevant Experience Board #2 <br /> 1 would reference the same experience stated for Board#1. <br /> Reasons Want to Serve Board#2 <br /> 1 would reference the same reasons stated for Board#1. <br /> Diversity of Viewpoints Board #2 <br /> 1 would reference the same diversity of viewpoints stated for Board#1. <br /> George I Miller <br />