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Orange County Department on Aging <br /> Advisory Board on Aging <br /> MINUTES <br /> Tuesday, October 10, 1 —3 p.m. <br /> Passmore Center Hybrid <br /> Present: Colin Austin, Ann Bradford, Rachel Bearman,Jerri Gregory,Jackie Podger, Vibeke Talley; Staff: Beverly Shuford, <br /> Janice Tyler, Anshu Gupta <br /> Absent: Sandy Walker, Richard White,James Harris,Jeff Charles <br /> 1. Welcome <br /> 2. Introductions and Announcements: <br /> a. We are hosting an art exhibit that touches on important issues. Some of the art represents the <br /> emotions and experiences of the artist and me be unsettling or objectionable by some. We are <br /> happy to host the art exhibit and will provide a disclaimer that this art or future art is not a <br /> representation of the views of Orange County NC or OCDoA. In addition, a notebook will be <br /> provided for visitors to share their feelings and express themselves in response. <br /> 3. Approval of Minutes—September 12, 2023 <br /> a. Approved <br /> Director's Report <br /> 4. Staff updates <br /> a. Jeanne Chamberlin's retirement Dec. 31 <br /> i. Our VITA/SHIIP Coordinator, Jeanne Chamberlin, is retiring Dec 31. Jeanne hopes to <br /> come back after one month of retirement as temporary part-time as the SHIIP <br /> Coordinator. The VITA Coordinator position would need to be filled. This is a unique job <br /> that requires unique skills, but we have a potential candidate who has been working <br /> with VITA and who would be a good fit. The VITA Coordinator/Program Assistant would <br /> be over our Handy Helper program and potentially two new programs, mail <br /> management and patient advocate program as part of the 20 hours a week position. <br /> The VITA position work is more during VITA season. <br /> b. Kathleen Goodhand —Outreach worker <br /> i. Kathleen Goodhand has been hired. She retired from the Orange County where she <br /> worked in DSS, HR and the Health departments. Kathleen has signed her employment <br /> paperwork and will start soon. The position is funded by ARPA funds through next <br /> September. The previous person who held the Outreach Worker position focused on <br /> tabling and the faith community. We want to expand our outreach work in different <br /> ways. <br /> c. Posting Senior Centers Administrator position <br /> i. The County Manager and FIR have signed off on posting the position. We are reviewing <br /> the job description and hope to post by the end of the week. The posting is internal <br /> only. <br /> d. Abby Riddick— Program Assistant for R Place <br />