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14 <br /> Page 1 of 2 Jonah Garson <br /> Volunteer Application <br /> Orange County Advisory Boards and Commissions <br /> Name: Jonah Garson <br /> Name Called: <br /> Home Address: 710 East Rosemary St. <br /> Apt. A <br /> Chapel Hill NC 27514 <br /> Phone: 919-619-5467 <br /> Email: jonahgarson@gmail.com <br /> Year of OC Residence: 1992 <br /> Township of Residence: Chapel Hill <br /> Zone of Residence: C.H. City Limits <br /> Gender Identity: Male <br /> Ethnic Background: White <br /> Age Range: 35-59 <br /> Community Activities/Organizational Memberships: <br /> - Governor's Appointee, North Carolina Education and Workforce Innovation Commission <br /> - International Advisory Board, Carolina Performing Arts <br /> - UNC Board of Visitors <br /> - Litigation Council, North Carolina Bar Association <br /> - District 18 Bar Association <br /> - First Vice Chair, North Carolina Democratic Party <br /> - Pro Bono General Counsel, E3 Camp <br /> - Chapel Hill-Carrboro NAACP <br /> Past Service on Orange County Advisory Boards: <br /> None (though served on the Carrboro Parks and Recreation Board 10-15 years ago). <br /> Boards/Commissions applied for: <br /> Orange County Planning Board <br /> Please explain how your background, education and experience is relevant to this board <br /> I have a working familiarity with Chapter 160D of our general statutes (local planning and <br /> development regulation), along with interpretive issues regarding the same, from law practice. <br /> My practice in corporate law has given me broad experience in the structuring of effective public- <br /> private partnerships. This subject-area familiarity is germane to a board focused on the county s <br /> land use and development, holistically. <br /> My past and current political work (county and state party leadership), in Orange County and in a <br /> number of counties across North Carolina, has given me broad information inputs related to <br /> local planning and development policy, as well as experience in effective coalition development <br /> and stewardship across communities of interest. <br /> Generally, both my law practice and my political work have allowed me to develop skills and <br /> experience in conflict resolution, efficient negotiation, and consensus building. <br />