for seat 9, lynn merz here? miss merz? no. all right. good morning. >> hi. i have a copy to put in the record. thank you. good morning, supervisor, ronen, mar, and walton. i request re-appointment to the children and families first commission. i have served on the commission for the past eight years and wish to continue to serve during this important period of streamlining and realigning all of the care and education services in the city. i currently am chair of the fiscal committee and a member of the program committee. i see the next four years as an exciting time for the commission, as we actively work with first five and the office of early care and education to systematically develop a comprehensive system of services for all young children and their families in the city. i served as the executive director of the mimi and peter haas fund for the past 12 years. in this position, i'm committed to the goal that all children deserve access to high quality early education programs, that assure that they enter kindergarten ready to learn. i stand committed to