i could speak about now or about the guy but what i will say in short is that he inspires me, kerri winford. thank you, mr. jackson. >> good evening, everyone. my name is kerri win ford. and i'm a graduate of city build cycle 16, and i live in san francisco community. questions, what brought me to the city build academy? what brought me there was a friend who followed me to it. and he referred to it as it was something. but, as i went to the mission hire hall i met chavez which i think is exceptional who really helped me a whole lot through this. and i can't say enough about her. thank you gracy, very much. thank you. [ applause ] >> she told me that i would be a good candidate for city build academy. and i'm here now standing. and as a representative, addressing city build academy cycle 16 super stars... >> and the most valued experience with city build academy was being accepted at my age, but my heart and my hard work paid off. since completing the city build academy, i like this change. personally speaking, i now have a life long career. and i'm thankful for that. >> personally, excuse