. >> we have two centers in the tenderloin, the western adashing, a center in haze valley castro and two site ins the richmond valley neighborhood districts. four of our centers serve children 0-3 and our other centers serve 0 to preschool. throughout the past years, i've had the opportunity to serve son a number of initiatives and advisory committees pertaining to early education, some of which are the psa advisory committee. i had the opportunity to serve on the initial advisory committee even before the program was funded and later i continued to serve on the committee representing child care provider programs. i also have served on the karis advisory committee which is an initiative that provided incentives and reward for professional development that would lead towards certification and on many of the elements of that program have folded into our see wages operated through the department of human services and the new office. i also served on the workforce think tank in i believe it was 2009 that went in depth on issues and concerns about how to retain and properly compensate ear