my name is toya. i have been amanda eaken's colleague for seven years at the natural resources defense council, where she has been an advocate. over the course of her tenure, amanda has grown to be quite the power house. in her role in transportation and climate, she is integral to enforcing our climate emissions. her commitment to communities that she serves and her dedication to moving cities forward as it pertains to transportation-related pollution that plagues all of us. i have been witness tenacious advocate. amanda is an amazing colleague to work with, but also a staunch supporter and friend. she is thoughtful, inclusive of others and she's the person in the room, when she talks, you lean closer to hear what she's saying. when you work in an environmental organization, especially nonprofit, over the past few years, you begin to feel protective of everything you worked so hard to build. i recall how she was excited about being selected to this board and humbled by the opportunity of the nominati