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4 <br /> Page 1 of 2 Gayane Chambless <br /> Volunteer Application <br /> Orange County Advisory Boards and Commissions <br /> Name: Gayane Chambless <br /> Name Called: <br /> Home Address: 305 County Seat Dr. <br /> Hillsborough NC 27278 <br /> Phone: 919-914-0190 <br /> Email: gayanechambless@gmail.com <br /> Year of OC Residence: 1981 <br /> Township of Residence: Hillsborough <br /> Zone of Residence: Town of Hillsborough <br /> Gender Identity: Female <br /> Ethnic Background: White <br /> Age Range: 35-59 <br /> Community Activities/Organizational Memberships: <br /> I have served on the JCPC as a representative of a nonprofit (Orange Partnership for <br /> Alcohol and Drug Free Youth) for 5 or 6 yrs. In addition to serving on the JCPC and its <br /> various subcommittees, as well as Program Director of OPADFY, I am currently involved <br /> with KidScope Advisory Board, Orange County Schools Student Health Advisory <br /> Committee (SHAC) and Healthy Carolinians. Previously I served as coordinator of <br /> Community Watch, President of the HOA as well as on PTAs/PTOs. <br /> Past Service on Orange County Advisory Boards: <br /> JCPC-non-profit representative <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 a Masters in Counselor Education, have worked with schools and student support staff for <br /> over 15 years, and as director of a nonprofit focusing on strategic prevention framework in <br /> mental health and substance use prevention. I have past experience serving on both state and <br /> local committees on mental health and substance use prevention and interventions. I was <br /> involved in the initial work around Rx and opioid misuse, starting in 2011, through Healthy <br /> Carolinians and OPADFY. I was on the original NC Opioid and Prescription Drug Abuse Advisory <br /> Council (OPDAAC), and served on the Community Engagement committee which created the <br /> State s first and second Action Plans. <br /> Please explain your reasons for wanting to serve on this board <br /> Having a family member with OUD and many friends who experienced losses, I am deeply <br /> concerned and committed to this cause. Using my past experience as Program Director of a <br /> local nonprofit dedicated to reducing and preventing substances, and my experience serving at <br /> the NC OPDAAC <br /> How would your particpation on this board contribute to the diversity of viewpoints? <br /> Using a strategic framework lens to identify needs and evaluation of efforts to improve outcomes. <br />