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1 <br /> Orange County <br /> Department on Aging <br /> endless possibilities Robert& Pearl Seymour Center 1 2551 Homestead Rd. I Chapel Hill, NC 27516 <br /> Jerry M.Passmore Center 1 103 Meadowlands Dr., PO Box 8181 1 Hillsborough, NC 27278 <br /> March 19, 2026 <br /> The Honorable Jean Hamilton <br /> Orange County Board of County Commissioners <br /> P.O. Box 8181 <br /> Hillsborough, NC 27278 <br /> Dear Chair Hamilton, <br /> At the March 10th meeting of the Orange County Advisory Board on Aging they reviewed <br /> applications for a board vacancy. <br /> In looking at the current membership the Board would like to move Daniel Leonard,who lives in <br /> Carrboro to Position#5 that is designated for a Carrboro resident. <br /> The Board would like to recommend Rafeal Velez to fill the current board vacancy. Mr.Velez is the <br /> Alternate Delegate to the Senior Tar Heel Legislature. He has regularly attended the Aging Board <br /> meetings as a visitor. Mr.Velez is actively engaged in the work of the department and currently <br /> hosts a Senior Tarheel Legislature information table monthly at each of the Centers with Mrs. <br /> Vibeke Talley. Mr.Velez is a native Spanish speaker and also co-leads with his wife a weekly group <br /> called Espanol Sin Fronteras (Spanish Without Borders) at the Passmore Center. He would be a <br /> great asset to the Aging Board. <br /> The Board would also like to recommend Jacqulyn Podger to be reappointed for a second term. She <br /> is actively involved in the MAP and two workgroups. She is also the board's liaison between the <br /> Nursing Home and Adult Care Home Joint Community Advisory Committee. <br /> Thank you for your consideration of this request. <br /> Respectfully submitted, <br /> Janice Tyler,Secretary <br /> Orange County Advisory Board on Aging <br /> Visit us online @ www.orangecountync.gov/departments/aging <br /> Like us on Facebook @ www.facebook.com/OrangeCountyDepartmentOnAging <br />