also, after rachel left, i've had the great delight to work with josee dominguez-chan who is the current coordinator. wrapping up my career here with her by my side is powerful for me and very meaningful. i just want to say these three women are smart, powerful, and none of the work that i got to do the past 16 years could have been done without them. i just want to acknowledge them and their role during that will time. so thank you. i also want to acknowledge the physical education aids and associates. many here this year from this year and last year and acknowledge the work they do. they are in the schools doing the outreach at lunchtime. they are looking in the compost bins after school and doing waste assessments. they are the heart and soul of this program. even though we have a lot of turnover every year, that's actually part of what makes it great. we have constant new people coming in and getting skills, helping out, going into the world and taking what they've learned from the department into their future. so i want to acknowledge the school ed team that is here today and thank