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5 <br /> Page 1 of 2 Gideon Young <br /> Volunteer Application <br /> Orange County Advisory Boards and Commissions <br /> Name: Gideon Young <br /> Name Called: <br /> Home Address: 1416 Indian Camp Road <br /> Chapel Hill NC 27516 <br /> Phone: 860-575-3706 <br /> Email: Gideonw.young@gmail.com <br /> Year of OC Residence: 2008 <br /> Township of Residence: Bingham <br /> Zone of Residence: County <br /> Gender Identity: Male <br /> Ethnic Background: Other <br /> Age Range: 35-59 <br /> Community Activities/Organizational Memberships: <br /> A+ Schools of North Carolina: Fellow <br /> Carolina African American Writers Collective: Member <br /> Carrboro Poets Council: Member <br /> Haiku Society of America: Member <br /> North Carolina Haiku Society: Member <br /> Winner of a 2023 Arts in Education Artist Residency Grant from the North Carolina Arts <br /> Council <br /> North Carolina Association of Educators: Community Ally <br /> Past Service on Orange County Advisory Boards: <br /> None specifically for Orange County, but I did serve on the North Carolina state advisory <br /> board for the Gilbert-Chappell Distinguished Poet Series. <br /> Boards/Commissions applied for: <br /> Arts Commission <br /> Background, education and experience relevant to this board: <br /> I am an artist and educator whose first independent living experience began in Orange County, <br /> NC after moving here from Connecticut in 2008. Fifteen years later, my wife and I own a house <br /> and are raising two children here. My student teaching experience was at Efland Cheeks <br /> Elementary School, followed by 6 years as a Title 1 Elementary Literacy Teacher there, <br /> expanding influence and change throughout Orange County Schools. I am a Fellow for A+ <br /> Schools of North Carolina, developing arts-integration with teachers and schools throughout our <br /> North Carolina. I am a poet and writer, serving on the Carrboro Poets Council, focusing on arts <br /> administration in Carrboro. <br /> I care about Orange County. I care about the Arts. I care about Education. <br /> I am a growth-minded Orange County citizen. <br /> Reasons for wanting to serve on this board: <br />