and next i want to see if sascha bittner is here? miss bittner here? i see s.b., which i'm wondering if that is her. >> clerk: she is logged in, however, we're just waiting for her to turn on her microphone. >> chair ronen: okay. we'll wait a sec. >> clerk: miss bittner, if you can hear us, we are calling on you at this time. >> chair ronen: and i do want to say that daisy mcarthur who is an incumbent is unable to be here today. so we're not going to hear from her but she is an incumbent and has been a wonderful member of the board. and i'll just say that. and if miss bittner -- maybe she's having some technical difficulties. so don't we see if robin wilson-beattle is here. >> hi. i am robin wilson-beattle. i'm here. i don't see my name, but -- >> chair ronen: we hear you. >> okay. >> chair ronen: thank you for being here. do you have any statement or comments for us? >> i am just really excited. i have been on both sides of the -- i have been a consumer of the services but i have also worked in disability advocacy, you know, about these services. and

and next i want to see if sascha bittner is here? miss bittner here? i'm wondering if that is her. >> clerk: she is logged in, however, we're just waiting for her to turn on her microphone. >> chair ronen: okay. we'll wait a sec. >> clerk: miss bittner, if you can hear us, we are calling on you at this time. >> chair ronen: and i do want to say that daisy mcarthur who is an incumbent is unable to be here today. so we're not going to hear from her but she is an incumbent and has been a wonderful member of the board. and i'll just say that. and if miss bittner -- maybe she's having some technical difficulties. so don't we see if robin wilson-beattle is here. >> hi. i am robin wilson-beattle. i'm here. i don't see my name, but -- >> chair ronen: we hear you. >> okay. >> chair ronen: thank you for being here. do you have any statement or comments for us? >> i am just really excited. i have been on both sides of the -- i have been a consumer of the services but i have also worked in disability advocacy, you know, about these services. and worked as a person