elaine forbes. [applause] >> thank you very much. good afternoon president adams viz president brandon. i'm elaine forb squz proud to serve as executive director of the port. serve the many stakeholder jz millions of people that visit the water front which is so renound each year. first and formost i like to thank the commission. the i know commission officer put a great deal of time over the summer to conduct a fair and thorough process to find the very best qualified candidates. i also want to thank mayor lee for appointing me. mayor lee guide me as interim director and made abundantly clear he is chairing for ourport. i like to thank staff for innovation and slnt work ethic and outperforming in your rules to help me succeed as your leader. i'm standing here today because of you. i also like to thank outgoing port director monique moyer. she worked tirelessly for the organization. she was a stellar mentor to me and she saw the ability to lead before i recognized it. finally, i want to thank my coconspirator in life and love, angela calveia. i had quite a few growing pains as you might imagine during the l

elaine forbes. [applause] >> thank you very much. good afternoon president adams viz president brandon. i'm elaine forb squz proud to serve as executive director of the port. serve the many stakeholder jz millions of people that visit the water front which is so renound each year. first and formost i like to thank the commission. the i know commission officer put a great deal of time over the summer to conduct a fair and thorough process to find the very best qualified candidates. i also want to thank mayor lee for appointing me. mayor lee guide me as interim director and made abundantly clear he is chairing for ourport. i like to thank staff for innovation and slnt work ethic and outperforming in your rules to help me succeed as your leader. i'm standing here today because of you. i also like to thank outgoing port director monique moyer. she worked tirelessly for the organization. she was a stellar mentor to me and she saw the ability to lead before i recognized it. finally, i want to thank my coconspirator in life and love, angela calveia. i had quite a few growing pains as you might imagine during the l

elaine forbes. [applause] >> thank you very much. good afternoon president adams viz president brandon. i'm elaine forb squz proud to serve as executive director of the port. serve the many stakeholder jz millions of people that visit the water front which is so renound each year. first and formost i like to thank the commission. the i know commission officer put a great deal of time over the summer to conduct a fair and thorough process to find the very best qualified candidates. i also want to thank mayor lee for appointing me. mayor lee guide me as interim director and made abundantly clear he is chairing for ourport. i like to thank staff for innovation and slnt work ethic and outperforming in your rules to help me succeed as your leader. i'm standing here today because of you. i also like to thank outgoing port director monique moyer. she worked tirelessly for the organization. she was a stellar mentor to me and she saw the ability to lead before i recognized it. finally, i want to thank my coconspirator in life and love, angela calveia. i had quite a few growing pains as you might imagine during the l