janet hawkins didn't do much, jackie garrick didn't do a whole lot. we just said yes to things, but the people who really did the work, i think, i'm going to have stand, and captain select wanda finch, is she in the room? wanda, stand up. she is a star, and has worked diligently for months getting the details of this conference put together. krista stephenson from the va side has been her partner and they deserve a huge round of applause. [ applause ] julie cassell is our employee education service representative, and rachel, are you here? you know, this woman has sent me more personal e-mails in the past six months than anyone else i know in the entire world, and she has the patience of a wonder woman, when i didn't respond, when i didn't care. [ laughter ] rachel is persistent, and the rest of the planning team, are you here? no. but anyways, let's give them all a huge round of applause. [ applause ] and you all have my very personal thank you. our next speaker is truly exciting. treg drewerson is the second eldest son of mr. dave dorson, an america