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13 <br /> Page 1 of 3 Gene Owen <br /> Volunteer Application <br /> Orange County Advisory Boards and Commissions <br /> Name: Mr. Gene Owen <br /> Name Called: <br /> Home Address: 508 Bennett Orchard Trail <br /> Chapel Hill NC 27516 <br /> Phone: 832-794-0168 <br /> Email: oilbunk@swbell.net <br /> Year of OC Residence: 2022 <br /> Township of Residence: Chapel Hill <br /> Zone of Residence: County <br /> Gender Identity: Male <br /> Ethnic Background: White <br /> Age Range: 60+ <br /> Community Activities/Organizational Memberships: <br /> have not yet joined any organizations, but am starting to look at some. <br /> Past Service on Orange County Advisory Boards: <br /> None <br /> Boards/Commissions applied for: <br /> Orange Unified Transportation Board <br /> Please explain how your background, education and experience is relevant to this board <br /> I am a retired senior executive from the energy industry with over 40 years of experience in that <br /> field. I was involved in such issues as strategic planning, budgeting , HR and P/L responsibility <br /> for my company. Part of my business mandate included the operational and logistical aspect of <br /> moving commodities by a variety of modes of transportation. <br /> Early in my career I was involved in Transportation planning, from an energy conservation point <br /> of view, for a state agency in New Jersey. <br /> My graduate studies was in Urban Planning and I wrote and studied, a long time ago, the <br /> possible impact of what is now known as "work from home" on the need to invest in <br /> transportation infrastructure <br /> Please explain your reasons for wanting to serve on this board <br /> I have only been living in Chapel Hill for a little over a year. I have become aware of the intense <br /> interest among citizens throughout Orange County that growth needs to be thoughtfully planned <br /> out and implemented with the goal to providing a balance between the need to support economic <br /> growth and maintaining a high quality of living for residents, employers and employees. <br /> How would your particpation on this board contribute to the diversity of viewpoints? <br /> I have lived in areas that have been highly dependent on the automobile as the only means of <br /> transit (Texas for over 30 years and the NY metropolitan area) and have seen and experienced <br /> both good and bad aspects of Transportation planning and how communities are impacted. I <br /> believe that I can bring am impartial point of view to discussions and look to help achieve <br /> consensus on the issues that are brought to the board. I am looking forward to being more <br /> informed about local issues and would like to add my voice to the discussions. <br />