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12 <br /> Page 1 of 2 Krista Caraway <br /> Volunteer Application <br /> Orange County Advisory Boards and Commissions <br /> Name: Mrs. Krista Caraway <br /> Name Called: <br /> Home Address: 1009 Brendan Ct. <br /> Chapel Hill NC 27516 <br /> Phone: 910-554-6681 <br /> Email: kristazeltcaraway@gmail.com <br /> Year of OC Residence: 2011 <br /> Township of Residence: Chapel Hill <br /> Zone of Residence: Carrboro City Limits <br /> Gender Identity: Female <br /> Ethnic Background: White <br /> Age Range: 35-59 <br /> Community Activities/Organizational Memberships: <br /> B3 Coffee - Director of Events & Member Outreach (B3 is a nonprofit that provides social <br /> and vocational opportunities for people of all abilities. Using the way coffee brings people <br /> together, we aim to facilitate community between people with and without disabilities and <br /> ultimately advance disability justice, allyship, and inclusion.) <br /> Board of Directors / Support Group Leader- Autism Society of NC - Orange & Chatham <br /> Counties <br /> Chair on CFAC (Child and Family Advisory Council) <br /> Active advocate for human rights. <br /> Past Service on Orange County Advisory Boards: <br /> Contributed to Behavioral Health Task Force years ago <br /> Boards/Commissions applied for: <br /> Human Relations Commission <br /> Please explain how your background, education and experience is relevant to this board <br /> My professional experience speaks for itself(working in human services since 1997), but I also <br /> have lived experience as a neurodivergent person with 2 neurodivergent children. I'm also a <br /> domestic violence survivor and sought shelter here in Orange in 2011 with my son and never left. <br /> Please explain your reasons for wanting to serve on this board <br /> Ita€TMs vital to share factual information to hold our government accountable and to make <br /> positive change to benefit everyone. If something helps one person, most likely it will help others <br /> too; universal design in all aspects of thinking and in life. <br /> How would your particpation on this board contribute to the diversity of viewpoints? <br /> I'm disabled and have disabled children. I work primarily in and with our disability community. <br /> Do you have any personal or business interest(s) that could create a conflict of interest <br /> (either real or perceived) if you are appointed to this board? <br />