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14 <br /> Page 1 of 2 Cassie Rice <br /> Volunteer Application <br /> Orange County Advisory Boards and Commissions <br /> Name: Mrs. Cassie Rice <br /> Name Called: <br /> Home Address: 1019 Highland Woods Rd <br /> Chapel Hill NC 27517 <br /> Phone: 919-604-1027 <br /> Email: cassiecrice@gmail.com <br /> Year of OC Residence: 2016 <br /> Township of Residence: Chapel Hill <br /> Zone of Residence: C.H. City Limits <br /> Gender Identity: Female <br /> Ethnic Background: White <br /> Age Range: 35-59 <br /> Community Activities/Organizational Memberships: <br /> Member of Glenwood Elementary s PTA <br /> 2nd Vice Chair of Orange County Democratic Party; Leader of Organizing Team, member <br /> of Fundraising Team, member of Executive Leadership Team <br /> Past Service on Orange County Advisory Boards: <br /> None! <br /> Boards/Commissions applied for: <br /> Orange County Schools Safety Task Force <br /> Background, education and experience relevant to this board: <br /> Growing up a public policy and administration nerd, the opportunity to work on Capitol Hill for <br /> Rep. David Price in my early career offered me a viewpoint and real life examples on how to <br /> effectively make change at the legislative level. I understand the processes and procedures of <br /> legislative action and how policy is created, lives or dies. <br /> Shortly after working for Rep. Price, I attended UNC s Transatlantic Master s Program (TAM) <br /> where I spent a year studying at UNC, and another studying and writing my thesis in <br /> Gothenburg, Sweden. There I learned that words matter and it is in how you describe something <br /> that a problem is solved. Living in Sweden for a year(with my two small children and husband) <br /> showed me that it is possible to live in a world where public violence is nonexistent. <br /> As Second Vice Chair for the Orange County Democratic Party, I have worked to create a <br /> community of activists, knowing and understanding that strong and local community involvement <br /> is the most effective way to make change. <br /> Reasons for wanting to serve on this board: <br /> I was in 8th grade when the Columbine High School massacre occurred. I was in college when <br /> the Virginia Tech massacre occurred. These two- and the many others that have happened <br /> since- deeply stand out in my core memory of understanding that violence can happen <br /> anywhere. Because of Sandy Hook, and other elementary school shootings, I am afraid that <br /> each time I drop my kindergartener and second grader off at school that it could be the last time <br />