Town of Cary

Town of Cary
Town Clerk’s Office
P.O. Box 8005, Cary, NC 27512-8005
Phone No. (919) 319-4508
Fax No. (919) 460-4910
e-mail: Karen.gray@townofcary.org

Please contact the town clerk's office with any questions about this application. The e-mail address is karen.gray@townofcary.org; the phone number is 469-4011. Current Town of Cary employees are not eligible to serve on Town Council appointed boards and commissions.

PLEASE NOTE: This application is a public record under North Carolina law and will be shared with third parties upon request and without notice. If there is any information you do not want released to the public, please do not include it.

Application for Town of Cary Environmental Advisory Board

PLEASE TYPE OR PRINT CLEARLY

Name:	Morell	Heather	Lauren
	(Last)	(First)	(Middle)

Address:	314 Fairfield Lane	Cary	NC	27511
	Street & No.	City	State	Zip

Daytime Tel #:

(919) 604-2370

Evening Tel #:

(919) 604-2370

E-Mail Address:

Heather_Morell@ncsu.edu

Place of Employment/ Employer:

North Carolina State University Environmental Analysis Lab

Current Position (Title):

Research Specialist

Brief Description of Duties: Water Quality Analysis, Surface/Ground Water Contaminants

Answer all of the question below in full

The Board will consist of nine members to serve staggered terms that vary in length up to three years: five will serve as “At-Large Citizens” with the remaining four to serve as “Technical Experts” or “Partners”. Your professional history helps in filling these vacancies. Visit the boards and commissions Web page on the Town’s Web site at http://www.townofcary.org/boards/boards.htm for information regarding the Environmental Advisory Board.

Technical Experts include but may not be limited to the following:

Energy: Electrical and Fuels	Environmental Economics
Energy: Renewable, Alternative Technologies	Environmental Toxicology
Waste Reduction, Recycling, and Waste to Energy	Government Regulations, Compliance, Grants and Incentives.
Water Quality	Transit – Oriented Development
Air Quality and Public Health	Sustainable Design and Standards in the Building Industry (i.e. ENERGY STAR, LEED)
Urban Vegetation/Forestry/Wildlife	Social Change and Environmental Awareness
Industrial Ecology	Creative and Collaborative Problem Solving
Conservation and Natural Resource Management	Action Planning for Sustainable Results

Partners include but may not be limited to the following:

University	NCSU Solar Center
Government	US EPA
Non-profit organizations, networks	Municipal Network for Energy Efficiency Sierra Club, www.coolcities.us/
Utilities	Progress Energy, Burlington Electric, Duke Energy
Private Sector	Cherokee Investments
Associations	Homebuilders’ Association NCLM Energy

The council understands that some citizens interested in serving the Town may be unable to make a three year commitment, especially with a newly established board. Please indicate in order of preference, your ability to commit to the following:

	Through February 1, 2009
	2 years
X	3 years

Please indicate for which of the following positions you are applying:

X	At Large Citizen Representative
	Technical Expert Representative
	Partner Representative

If applying for technical expert or partner, indicate affiliation and list any relevant experience/qualifications. Tell in your own words why you are the best qualified candidate, what you could bring to this particular board, and any other information that might distinguish your application from the other candidates. (You may attach additional documentation to support your position.)

List any board or commission on which you are presently serving, or have served on in the past, either in the Town of Cary or elsewhere, noting any relevancy to the Environmental Advisory Board.

Please see attached document

If you previously served on a Town board or commission, did you fulfill your term to its completion (NOTE: An appointed term can be for 1, 2 or 3 years)?

Yes

If not, please explain and provide dates of service:

Have you completed the Town’s School of Government class? (Completion of the school of government is not a requirement for service on a board or commission)

Yes

Polo shirt size:

2XL

3XL

How did you become aware of this volunteer opportunity with the Town of Cary? (Please check all that apply):

	Newspaper	X	Town Web page		BUD Newsletter
	BUD TV		Other (please specify)

Citizens appointed to any board or commission are required to read and sign the Ethics and Conflicts of Interest Guidelines for Town Advisory Boards and Commissions. Please visit the Town’s Web site at http://www.townofcary.org/boards/boards.htm to review these guidelines. Your submission of this application indicates that you have read and agree to sign these guidelines in their present form if appointed to serve on this board.

Do you have any personal or business interest(s) that could create a conflict (either real or perceived) if you are appointed to serve?

Yes

If yes, please explain:

I understand the following:

that all of the information on this application is a public record
that if not initially appointed to serve this application will be active through August 30 of the current year
that an updated application is required during the application period of September 1-December 1 to be considered for reappointment or future appointment to this board
that regular attendance by members at board or commission meetings is important and an appointed member may be removed for missing three (3) or more meetings during the calendar year (February through December)

By submission of this application I certify that all of the information contained herein is true to the best of my knowledge. (If returning via U.S. mail, please sign below; your signature is not required if the application is returned as an e-mail attachment.)

Signature _________________________________ Date: ________________________

May 23, 2008

Greetings Mrs. Gray and members of the Cary Town Council:

My name is Heather Morell and I have been a proud citizen of Cary for two years. Since moving to Cary from Raleigh, I have continued to be impressed with the environmental efforts that Cary has made and has endeavored to make in the future. When I heard of the opportunity to be involved in this commitment to community sustainability I jumped at the chance.

I am applying to become a Citizen At Large representative and I wanted to give you a brief description of my background and perspective to help evaluate if I would be a good fit for the Environmental Advisory Board.

My degree is from North Carolina State University in Environmental Science and I am currently employed at the University in their Environmental Analysis Laboratory as a Research Specialist. I support numerous cutting edge departmental projects that focus on everything from stream restoration to green roof rainwater to biofuels to animal waste management. Being surrounded by the latest in environmental research provides me with a perspective about current environmental issues and potential solutions to the problems.

In addition to my professional interests, I also serve as a volunteer for Cary’s Environmental Block Leader program, a grassroots effort to educate the community on water conservation initiatives. Additionally, I am a citizen volunteer for the Neuse River Foundations’ Muddy Water Watch Program, which trains citizens to assist in identifying potential sources of sedimentation into surface waters.

At NCSU, I was involved with the Sustainability Coalition for several years. This was a highly collaborative group of faculty, staff and students that came together to assess our baseline campus sustainability, develop our mission statement, map goals for the future and develop initiatives to achieve those goals. Serving with this group was immensely instructive at the benefits of interdepartmental coordination and how to approach such a multi faceted issue such as community environmental sustainability.

I believe in the Town of Cary’s commitment to environmental stewardship and would welcome the opportunity to be an immediate part of that future vision. Environmental concerns have truly been brought to the forefront recently, especially with the drought and continued rise in development. Large portions of the citizenry seem to be concerned about our environment and it is a wonderfully ripe time to take our commitment to sustainability to the next level.

Thank you for your consideration.

Sincerely,

Heather Morell