pursued a license in cause motology and continued her training at the pris teejs paul mitchell academy for styling. in 1992, she went into partnership andopebed her first salon in san francisco. can you believe when i heard she opened up [inaudible] what was she, 5 years old. not only is she living her dream of running her own business [inaudible] about a year and a half agoy a 4 alarm fire shut down many of the businesses on ocean avenue including bridge lts. it was a difficult decision for any of the business owners to continue operation, but bridget was determined. she managed to continue serving while the [inaudible] were being rebuilt. bridgets resilience and positive attitude [inaudible] she found to keep [inaudible] and have a grand reopening late last year. bridget, your energy and spirit up lifts those around you. in fact, when i feel down, i drive by the shop and see her smile and feel a lot better. bridget, i want to say that you are just such a great example of the community, as a strong role model special for asparing woman of color that also hope some day they will start