parks commission, on behalf of the employees and citizens of san francisco to briefly recognize michael sullivan's contributions and to express to him great appreciation for his high quality and passionate work and wish him success in all his future endeavors. michael. [applause] [laughter] >> oh, that's great. [applause] >> thank you very much, mr. president and commissioners. that was very, very kind i just want to say, it was a real pleasure to serve on this commission. among the many reasons i would say is the incredible professionalism of the department'. folks i have worked with over three years -- the entire department, but particularly the senior staff. there is nobody better at city hall. it was a pleasure to work with all of you. it was also, as was mentioned, i was perhaps occasionally to 0 in my review of certain matters related to trees -- to throw in my review of certain matters related to trees. along those lines, i hope we all tried out for the opening of the canyon trail. that is going to be amazing. bad news and it seems like our job as been to figure out what things to cut, and

sullivan. larry roberts. kathy asadda. all of the volunteers. michael freed man from sf govtv. our city library. our sponors. kecker and argu edez. i also want to give a special thanks from anderson and anderson counseling. if you have ever seen the movie anner management, george was the consultant on that movie. he is an expert in conflict mediation. i want to thank george as well. i am so very honored to introduce our key-note speaker this morning. doctor francisco revelez. and mta director annette ford all were people who were self made, are self made. doctor revelez was born in el paso. he labeled as a migrant worker. he also served as a division one principle with credentials in biology and chemistry. how did he get from biology and chemistry? today he is a senior faculty member at california university and he has dedicated his entire career to get out of survivor mode to empowerment mode. he believes that when young people are made to feel successful, they are better able to take a stand and feel empowered. he has expressed that in so many ways. he is a researcher. each mind is a world wit