[applause] thank you. Good afternoon, everyone. Thank you for joining us for this book talk. Brick by brick, building hope and opportunity for women survivors everywhere, by karen sherman. What a powerful title, right . Each word of the title has power within its own self, and i think that you will see that illuminated today during the conversation that karen will have with barbara. Im marjorie san, im manager director at ascend at the as spend institute and its my pleasure to step in for my boss, ann mosley, the executive director of asend and also a Vice President at the as spend institute. U fortunately she had family emergency today and is nose able to make it but she was heavily involved in the planning. It was her honor to host the book talk because she has known karen as a very close friend for many, many years and if you know ann, you know that personal and professional relationships and commitments are really important to her. So only an emergency would have kept her from open
Everwhere. By karen sherman. What a title, right . Each word of the title has meaning within itself and i think you will see that eliminated today during the conversation that karen will have with barbara. I am Marjorie Sims managing director at the Aspen Institute and sly pleasure to step in for my boss pam mosley who is the executive director of aspen and the Vice President at the Aspen Institute. Unfortunately she had a family emergency today and is not able to speak she was heavily involved in the planning and it was her honor to be able to host this book talk because she has been a very close friend for many years. If you know ann you know the personal relationships and commitments are very important to her so only in emergency would have kept her from opening this up. Again thank you for being here and im not going to spend a lot of time because you have the bios in front of you and i think its important to get into the conversation that i am honored to be able to introduce karen
Election. Ask ladies and gentlemen think governor of the great state of West Virginia the honorable jim justice. [applause] [applause] [applause] okay, sit down you all look like youre getting tired. [laughter] you have got to clap a lot tonight. I will get to the meat and potatoes in just a Second Period but i want to thank you credit want to thank you from all of us. All of my family in every way for all of the years and all of the time we have spent together. Bickering at times but hopefully loving each other in the end. An absolutely loving West Virginia it that matter what. Now, if i could make some incredible introductions here. It is just this. I would like to introduce my family. Especially kathy he has to put up with me all of the time. And please give it kathy and jill and jay a big round of applause, please. [applause] [applause] okay. The members of my cabinet and i really do not see need going through each secretary but in thinking about it maybe i should. Because of all t
State address due to term limits. It runs just under 1 1 2 hours. Ladies and gentlemen, the governor of the great state of West Virginia, the honorable jim justice. [ applause ] [applause] [applause] [applause]. Okay. Sit down. Yall look like you are getting tired. You got to clap a lot tonight. Oh, me. I will get to the meat and potatoes in just a second. But i want to thank you. I want to thank you from all of us. All of my family in every way for all of the years and all of the time that we spent together bickering at times, but hopefully loving each other in the end. And absolutely loving West Virginia no matter what. Now, if i can make some incredible introductions here. It is just this. You know, i would like to introduce my family. Especially kathy. Who has to put up with me all of the time. And please give kathy and jill and jay a big round of applause, please. [ applause ] [applause] [applause]. Okay. The member presidency of my cabinet. And i really dont see any need in going
Election. Ask ladies and gentlemen think governor of the great state of West Virginia the honorable jim justice. [applause] [applause] [applause] okay, sit down you all look like youre getting tired. [laughter] you have got to clap a lot tonight. I will get to the meat and potatoes in just a Second Period but i want to thank you credit want to thank you from all of us. All of my family in every way for all of the years and all of the time we have spent together. Bickering at times but hopefully loving each other in the end. An absolutely loving West Virginia it that matter what. Now, if i could make some incredible introductions here. It is just this. I would like to introduce my family. Especially kathy he has to put up with me all of the time. And please give it kathy and jill and jay a big round of applause, please. [applause] [applause] okay. The members of my cabinet and i really do not see need going through each secretary but in thinking about it maybe i should. Because of all t