ACCOMPLISHMENTS

 

Affordable Housing

• Approved County and Collaborative plans to provide affordable housing

 

COVID Recovery

Applied ARPA dollars to high priority areas, including:

• Housing/utility assistance to residents in need

• Broadband to improve online education, commerce, and employment

• Business loans to assist local businesses 

 

Education

• Improved process to fund our schools operational budget

• Approved School Capital Needs Assessment to better guide school renovations

 

Behavioral Health

• Served on the Board of Directors and Quality Improvement Committee of Alliance Health to improve care of Orange County residents with mental health, substance abuse, and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities.

• Served on the Behavioral Health committee to develop a behavioral health diversion facility that will help county residents obtain appropriate care and avoid emergency departments and law enforcement.

 

Climate Action Plan

• Adopted a Climate Action Plan to guide Orange County’s coordinated, multidisciplinary response to climate change.

 

Transportation

• Served on Transportation Planning Committee that created County Transportation Plan

 

Strategic Plan

• Working collaboratively with fellow commissioners to develop a Strategic Plan to ensure our actions are aligned with our obligations and the needs of our county stakeholders

 

Committees on which I Served:

• ABC Board

• Alliance Health Board of Directors

• Behavioral Health Taskforce

• Burlington/Graham Metropolitan Planning Organization

• Cooperative Extension Leadership Council

• GoTriangle Tax Board

• IDEAL Housing Action Committee

• Intergovernmental Parks Workgroup

• Justice Advisory Council

• Juvenile Crime Prevention Council

• Library Services Taskforce

• Orange County Transportation Plan

• Solid Waste Advisory Group

• Triangle Area Rural Planning Organization