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5 <br /> Page 1 of 2 Geneva Gray <br /> Volunteer Application <br /> Orange County Advisory Boards and Commissions <br /> Name: Ms. Geneva Gray <br /> Name Called: <br /> Home Address: 118 Bonaparte Dr. <br /> Hillsborough NC 27278 <br /> Phone: 910-322-1104 <br /> Email: GenevaEly@gmail.com <br /> Year of OC Residence: <br /> Township of Residence: Hillsborough <br /> Zone of Residence: Town of Hillsborough <br /> Gender Identity: Female <br /> Ethnic Background: White <br /> Age Range: 18-34 <br /> Community Activities/Organizational Memberships: <br /> PTAC Member for Hawfields Child Development Center in Mebane, NC Member of <br /> American Meteorological Society Member of American Geological Union <br /> Past Service on Orange County Advisory Boards: <br /> N/A <br /> Boards/Commissions applied for: <br /> Commission for the Environment <br /> Background, education and experience relevant to this board: <br /> Summary: I am an early career professional who researches in the fields of climate change, air <br /> quality, extreme precipitation, and atmospheric sciences. My day-to-day research activities are <br /> rooted in environmental issues the commission addresses. I have served on several boards at in <br /> the university system, but never one with an environmental focus. I am eager to merge my <br /> passions for volunteering and the environment. Relevant Employment Experience: 2012-2017 <br /> Researcher at the State Climate Office of North Carolina Education: In Progress: PhD Candidate <br /> in Atmospheric Sciences from NCSU (expected Spring 2023) M.S. Atmospheric Sciences from <br /> NCSU 2018 B.S. Meteorology from NCSU 2014 B.S. Environmental Science (Air Quality)from <br /> NCSU 2014 Background: 2019-Present Oak Ridge Institute Science and Education Fellow 2018- <br /> 2020 National Science Foundation Urban Extremes Fellow 2015-2016 Global Change Fellow at <br /> Southeast Climate Adaptation Science Center <br /> Reasons for wanting to serve on this board: <br /> Orange County has been my home for 8 years. I have two young children, with one starting <br /> public school in the fall of 2022. 1 am at a reflection point as I finish a PhD in Atmospheric <br /> Sciences. I feel a strong need to give back to the community that is doing so much to shape and <br /> care for my young family. My expertise in air quality, meteorology, and environmental sciences is <br /> best suited for the Commission for the Environment. <br /> Contribution to the diversity of viewpoints on this board: <br />