~ murase >> yes, co-chairs are michelle parker and jenny lam. forgive me, i'm forgetting the other members of the committee. those are our two other female members, but they are the co-chairs currently. >> so, can you clarify for me how many current members are there on the qtea and how many seats are there total? >> president norton, there are 11 seats total. we currently have six members. >> okay. so, you -- but if commissioners have concerns about parity of gender balance or whatever, they are not obligated to vote for the entire slate this evening; is that correct? >> that's correct, president norton, there is no obligation to accept any or all members. it's at the board's discretion. >> thank you. commissioner wynns. >> it is very interesting to me that all of these candidates are parents in the school district. and while i think that's great, it's very unusual or it seems to me and the two people that you mention. so, did somebody say they should all be parents? i gather -- i mean, i realize from reading this that most of these people are

so, actually, this is so brief about people on this committee and i think i know jenny lam personally very well and also michelle parker so i don't have an issue at all with those two women. but they also bring a different perspective to this committee, you know, one is a nonprofit -- both of them with nonprofit, stems. parent engagement also, but i -- so, i think that i don't have enough information on these individuals to actually approve this tonight. i feel like i would like to know what grades the children are in, but particularly what schools are their children from. and i think it's really important to have a diverse sort of gathering of people who have different school experiences and represent a diverse school environment. and, so, we're looking at this and it doesn't give me enough information. and i don't think that is -- i am in no way blaming you. i think that what commissioner wynns brings up is about the description and being more descriptive of what we're trying to achieve with this committee and a more well rounded perspective of our district, too. so, i am a little d