i'm here on behalf of president cohen to support the nomination of rachael tanner to seat two on the board of appeals. we interviewed other candidates and ms. tanner really stood out. in the level of expertise that she will bring to the board of appeals. she is quurmently the board of appeals om has one other woman serving there and if nominated she would be the second woman to serve. she is a woman of color and she will bring a very important perspective and voice to that body. that body requires a fine balance of following the letter of the law and taking into account the individual struggles that individuals bring before that body. i humbly request that you support ms. tanner to this seat. >> thank you. ok. ms.en thater, please come forward. you can make some remarks to the committee, three minutes or less, that would be great. >> wonderful. thank you, chair safai, supervisor yee. it is great to be here and thank you to president cohen and her staff for nominating me and malia for those wonderful remarks. thank you. it would be my pleasure and my honor to serve on the board of appe