deanne: thank you. this was a great.pplause] >> [indiscernible] >> thank you very much for joining us today. happy palm sunday for those celebrating. we are here to talk about resilienceu. communities. this is one of the most important subjects that the atlantic council is addressing these are your lives in your communities that we are talking about, and therefore as one of the most ardent in homeland and national security. i want to thank deanne criswell- and andrew friedman for starting off with some important perspectives from thethanks alsr their support. most distinguished practitioners of resilience, response, and a recovery in the united states from federal, state backgrounds. it my immediate left is willie, the administrator for fema for region 10 which includes alaska, idaho, washington, and oregon and 2cog- federally recognized tribes. she served 26 yea■:rs in force t tours retiring as a full colonel. he joined fema in 2007 and is held i response in 13 states and two territories. he is a member of the fema lead