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11 <br /> Diversity of Viewpoints Board #2 <br /> 1 feel that I can bring an unique perspective as a young woman with experience in natural resources work <br /> across the rural/urban divide. My background in state government policy and decision making proved a <br /> real asset in my time on the Durham Environmental Affairs Board. <br /> Conflict of Interest Board #2 <br /> 1 am currently employed by North Carolina State University but not working directly on natural resource <br /> issues so I do not expect many potential conflicts of interest. <br /> Reasons Want to Serve Board#3 <br /> 1 am looking for opportunities to serve my community with my particular expertise in the management of <br /> natural resource and my interest in pursuing conservation through an environmental justice lens. <br /> Relevant Experience Board #3 <br /> 1 am a Certified Wildlife Biologist with a B.S and M.S. in Wildlife Management/Science. I spent 4 years <br /> working with The Nature Conservancy and 5 years with the NC Wildlife Resources Commission before <br /> stepping into my current work in leadership development at NC State University where I am the Assistant <br /> Director of the Caldwell Fellows. Prior to moving to Orange County I was a County Appointee to the <br /> Durham City County Environmental Affairs Board, a position I hated leaving when we decided to purchase <br /> a home in northern Orange County. I have extensive volunteer experience with groups such as the <br /> Triangle Land Conservancy. I am also a trained meeting facilitator and event planner and I have been <br /> involved personally and professionally in local and state government advocacy and decision making <br /> processes, primarily related to land conservation, ordinance development, and climate policy making. I <br /> have extensive experience with grant writing and grant making in the non profit and government spheres. <br /> While at the NC Wildlife Resources Commission I was the agency's land acquisition manager and have <br /> deep familiarity with local and state land conservation programs and the administration of these programs <br /> for both species management and public recreation. I was a co-chair of the Forestry Committee of the <br /> team that developed North Carolina's Natural and Working Lands Plan for addressing climate change. <br /> Diversity of Viewpoints Board #3 <br /> 1 feel that I can bring an unique perspective as a young woman with experience in natural resources work <br /> across the rural/urban divide. My background in state government policy and decision making proved a <br /> real asset in my time on the Durham Environmental Affairs Board. <br /> Conflict of Interest Board #3 <br /> 1 am currently employed by North Carolina State University but not working directly on natural resource <br /> issues so I do not expect many potential conflicts of interest. <br /> Past Service <br /> I served on the Durham City County Environmental Affairs Board for one term, departing because my <br /> family moved from Durham to Orange Counties in late 2020. <br /> Demographics <br /> We ask your help in assuring diversity of membership by answering the following questions: <br /> Jessie L Birckhead <br />