ron stroman is the deputy postmaster general. thank you for being here, ron. skip over the podium for just a moment. angela gryling-keen is a reporter for "bloomberg news," new chair of the speakers committee and also our membership secretary. thank you for all of that. skip over the speaker for just a moment. amy morris is the organizer of today's luncheon. this is her first and she's done a fabulous job. thank you for all of that. and she is executive editor and anchor for federal news radio, part of the wtop empire. thurgood marshall jr. is vice chairman of the board of governors for the postal service. he is the incoming chair as well. congratulations. nice to have you here today. and the list of former presidents goes on and on. jerry zremski, former president and also bureau chief of the "buffalo news." shawn riley is a reporter for "the federal times," and mike kazi is senior correspondent for federal news radio. and now please, give them your round of applause. [ applause ] popular lure tells us of the u.s. postal service, neither snow nor rain nor hea