so please join me in welcoming carmen sousa. [ applause ]. >> so i'm carmen sousa.ncisco native and born and raised in the mission. i went to school all over the city in the bayview and the tenderloin in the mission, all over the place. so i first started off also through the mayor -- i also started working at 14th through mayeep and was able to get all these different job opportunities and eventually started working with the boys and girls club which i was a long-term member with since i was 6 or 7 years old. through that club and mayeep, i was able to learn all these different job opportunities and how to -- job-readiness programs, like job rÉsumes and all that. so -- [ applause ]. >> and -- so i first got introduced with united with the boys and girls club when i first turned 18 years old. luckily through them i was able to learn even more, not only with the boys and girls club and mayeep was ready to get me ready for a new job, but i feel united was able to push me with an extra step knowing this is a real job with real responsibilities, you're dealing with real