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26 <br /> Page 1 of 2 Daren Simkin <br /> Volunteer Application <br /> Orange County Advisory Boards and Commissions <br /> Name: Dr. Daren Simkin <br /> Name Called: <br /> Home Address: 2 Buttons Rd. <br /> Chapel Hill NC 27514 <br /> Phone: 310-909-4761 <br /> Email: daren.j.simkin@gmail.com <br /> Year of OC Residence: 2023 <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 /> None <br /> Past Service on Orange County Advisory Boards: <br /> Non <br /> Boards/Commissions applied for: <br /> Arts Commission <br /> Please explain how your background, education and experience is relevant to this board <br /> I am currently a full-time physician but prior to entering health care I served as assistant and <br /> caregiver to an aging author and cultural icon then worked as a creative writer for several <br /> years. Since entering medicine, I have strived to integrate the arts and humanities into my <br /> clinical, academic, and teaching practice. These efforts have ranged from recording life reviews <br /> with people in hospice care, to researching the history of animal use in medical education, to <br /> leading medical residents in reflective writing exercises. How we communicate with each other <br /> in society is important to me and seems central to the role of the Arts Commission. <br /> Please explain your reasons for wanting to serve on this board <br /> Through these different experiences, I have gained an ever evolving and solidifying <br /> appreciation for the role of the arts in the development of relationships and community. I want to <br /> work alongside likeminded people committed to the perpetuation of the arts in Orange County <br /> and beyond. <br /> How would your particpation on this board contribute to the diversity of viewpoints? <br /> I don't know if my participation on the board would contribute to the diversity of viewpoints in <br /> any unique way, but I do know that I approach the arts through the lens of human health. <br /> Because I am not employed in what may be considered a traditional arts profession, I also may <br /> offer useful perspectives on how the Arts Commission can impact members of the population <br /> similarly situated. <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 />