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9 <br /> Page 2 of 3 Jenn Sykes <br /> Orange County Housing Authority <br /> Background, education and experience relevant to this board: <br /> I am on the Affordable Housing Advisory Board and this board has a similar role to that one. <br /> Reasons for wanting to serve on this board: <br /> I am on the Affordable Housing Advisory Board and this board has a similar role to that one. <br /> Contribution to the diversity of viewpoints on this board: <br /> I am on the Affordable Housing Advisory Board and this board has a similar role to that one. <br /> Conflict of Interest: <br /> Human Relations Commission <br /> Background, education and experience relevant to this board: <br /> My work on various advisory boards has focused on how policy can be used to create greater <br /> equity in the county, from development processes to working on partnerships for reducing costs <br /> to residents. I know the HRC has a larger platform to help encourage this sort of work. <br /> Reasons for wanting to serve on this board: <br /> The HRC has a major platform in the county to advance social justice initiatives, particularly <br /> around equity and supporting those in the county who need it most. <br /> Contribution to the diversity of viewpoints on this board: <br /> I grew up in EI Paso, Texas, where I saw how government can support people. Coming from a <br /> large city with a large minority population gives me a different perspective on equity than most <br /> people in Orange County have. <br /> Conflict of Interest: <br /> Boards/Commissions appointments: <br /> Affordable Housing Advisory Board <br /> Application Date: 1/21/2017 <br /> Background, education and experience relevant to this board: <br /> I have served on the Hillsborough Planning Board and live in a part of the county where <br /> gentrification and developer priorities have limited affordable housing. <br /> Reasons for wanting to serve on this board: <br /> I live in an area where I m starting to see more and more people forced out of their homes and <br /> want to help them ensure their voice is heard. Orange County doesn t do the best job of <br /> encouraging people who might be in housing trouble to come forward, and <br /> Conflict of Interest: <br /> Orange Unified Transportation Board <br /> Application Date: 1/21/2017 <br /> Background, education and experience relevant to this board: <br /> I serve on the Hillsborough Planning Board and often sit in traffic in the county. <br /> Reasons for wanting to serve on this board: <br /> The county needs more options in the northern part to help people get to and from homes and <br /> work. <br /> Conflict of Interest: <br />