stuart shaw, ann carroll is back there.epartment who have helped us. you will see all the hard work they have provideded when you go over to check this exhibit. so without further ado i would like to have luis introduce our keynote speaker. >> thank you, al. what a glorious day it is and happy black history month. i'm honored to introduce our keynote speaker, bernard kinsey. i had the pleasure of meeting bernard had he attended the first meeting with the california council for the humanities and immediately he made quite an impact with not only his creative ideas and vision but also his passion. right then and there i said to myself, my only resfwret that i didn't get to meet him way, when much earlier in our lives. his biography reads like an adventure with an extraordinary record of accomplishments and achievements. a business entrepreneur it, guru, philanthropist but perhaps most importantly a community builder. as president of kbk enterprises he's provided counsel to senio

speaker, my dear sweet sister-in-law -- my dear sweet sister-in-law carl ann beaver went to be with her lord -- carroll ann beaver went to be with her lord on saturday, march 26, 2011. she passed -- passed away in her home near lockhart, texas, following a long and valiant battle with cancer. she's the first of four daughters of james brasher and betty hodges. she was born on december 19, 1955, in pasadena, texas. in addition to her parents, she is survived by her loving husband of seven years, jeff beaver, three sons, michael, duston and lleyton, lleyton's wife, holly, three grandchildren. three sisters, vicky, barbara and my wife, terri. she is also survived by numerous aunts, uncles, nieces, cousins, her stepfather, steven hodges, two brother-in-laws, two step daughters and, of course, her husband's family. she began her business career in houston, texas, as a bookkeeper for bryan ad company that was owned by her late stepfather, james jackson. while with the company she gained an early knowledge of computerized accounting systems when she worked closely with the programmer to convert a handwritten