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21 <br /> Page 1 of 3 Melinda Pankratz <br /> Volunteer Application <br /> Orange County Advisory Boards and Commissions <br /> Name: Dr. Melinda Pankratz <br /> Name Called: <br /> Home Address: 2420 Summit Dr. <br /> Hillsborough NC 27278 <br /> Phone: 919-619-3030 <br /> Email: Melindapankratz@gmail.com <br /> Year of OC Residence: 2004 <br /> Township of Residence: Hillsborough <br /> Zone of Residence: Hillsborough Town Limits <br /> Gender Identity: Female <br /> Ethnic Background: White <br /> Age Range: 35-59 <br /> Community Activities/Organizational Memberships: <br /> I work for Wake Forest University School of Medicine, providing assessment and <br /> evaluation support to the state substance use prevention system. <br /> CRHS PTSA <br /> Past Service on Orange County Advisory Boards: <br /> None <br /> Boards/Commissions applied for: <br /> Opioid Advisory Committee <br /> Please explain how your background, education and experience is relevant to this board <br /> I have 25 years experience in research and evaluation of community and school-based <br /> substance use prevention programs. I have extensive experience in conducting and in providing <br /> training in community assessment. I additionally previously co-chaired the law enforcement <br /> workgroup of the NC OPDAC. And I have two current prescription medication misuse/opioid <br /> prevention projects, one that supports communities in leveraging CSRS data for community- <br /> based prevention strategies, and another that expands awareness of and access to Naloxone, <br /> and for which I am currently working to identify strategies that help communities to successfully <br /> get Naloxone to communities. <br /> Please explain your reasons for wanting to serve on this board <br /> In my current role providing support to communities across the state, I am well versed in the <br /> challenges in reducing and preventing overdose, but I also have unique insights into how many <br /> communities are addressing these challenges that may contribute to Orange County solutions. <br /> My favorite part of any grantee meeting is peer sharing, as while every community is unique, a <br /> lot ofchallenges are common place, and hearing what one community struggled with and how <br /> they overcame those challenges very often gives others new ideas to address their challenges. I <br /> may not always know what will work best here, but I have a long list of examples of things that <br /> other community have tried, which might provide an ah moment for other members as we <br /> grapple with how to overcome our challenges. <br /> How would your particpation on this board contribute to the diversity of viewpoints? <br />