Anything about healthcare. And i said, well i am a fast learner, and i am a community organizer. And of course i am a fast learn, right . And well, we will have to check with the Democratic Party on this, and okay. And so, you know, i said, fine, any way, so i became a commissioner under the director hernandez and she said to me, okay, you have to be, and laguna honda on the finance committee, and i am like, the learning curve . Right . And so i ended up at laguna honda, and later on and so it has been and it was a wonderful 12 years and i really learned but the funny part about it is when the chronicle reported the commissioners under mayor brown appointed and before when i was in the chronicle they used to say roma guy, the separatist feminist, no matter what i did. No matter what. And you know, persist ans and energy and passion, thank you for the honor and the praise and i look forward to more energy, and as long as i have it, and my passion, is attached. Thank you. Commissioners,
Is so deserving and lets say that someone said that she was a giant, i want to say tiny but mighty, because she is, she is so persist ant and that is a lesson that we all need to learn is that you can get things done by being persist ent and she is everywhere so i want to thank you for paving the way and allowing us to carry forth, the torch of all of the great work that you have done, and in particular, i have received the phone calls from other of your colleagues, or former colleagues who could not be here and in particular, the commissioner of this and she is up in abdomening men abdomening men toe today. Sacramento today. Roma we are family. And i have known roma pretty much from the day that i set foot in San Francisco, and some time in the last century. She knew me before my dread locks. And i have always taken great pride in and describing roma, and as a relation to me. I say that i am a child of roma guy. And that i have sat at her knee, and have learned many things about San F
Their names, alicia kudrow who is the president of mill college and we are recognizing at t and particularly ken mcneilly for their great work. And we are recognizing becca prowda and a former commissioner, and her work with levi, and we are recognizing another person that i considered giant among giants Katherine Dodd for her extraordinary work inside and outside of government. We are recognizing elizabeth avar tarchi an amazing city attorney. And for her work. And we are recognizing dr. Nancy mulcan who is the director of the ucsf National Center on excellence on womans health. And we are recognizing regina scully, and among other things has produced the invisible war and she is a incredible supporter of women and we are recognizing rita simel who i am sure that many of you know for her extraordinary interfaith work in this community in bringing many people together. And we are recognizing dr. Sue, yun who you may know not is the Union Representative for the International Alliance an
Say something. Thank you very much. I am having pleased to support this resolution, for roma she was one of the first persons to reach out to me when i came to San Francisco. She has had a eye on womans rights and issues and i applaud her for that and admire her for her service. Thank you. I would like to just congratulate roma guy and she is so deserving and lets say that someone said that she was a giant, i want to say tiny but mighty, because she is, she is so persist ant and that is a lesson that we all need to learn is that you can get things done by being persist ent and she is everywhere so i want to thank you for paving the way and allowing us to carry forth, the torch of all of the great work that you have done, and in particular, i have received the phone calls from other of your colleagues, or former colleagues who could not be here and in particular, the commissioner of this and she is up in abdomening men abdomening men toe today. Sacramento today. Roma we are family. And
Commission, this is his first formal Commission Meeting after appointment in august. [ applause ] with that, i think that as to become acquainted with each other, we are asking each one to at least speak briefly on who they are, and so that the other commissioners for the fellow commission will be understanding of who they are sitting next to. And who will be speaking. Let me start from my right to left. Commissioner singer . Hi, dave singer. And an entrepreneur and invest or and i have been on the commission for about a year and change. And all of my work is in healthcare. And commissioner taylormcghee . Bele taylormcghee and i am a consultant, for the communication and policy and i am also on the National Steering committee to bring over the counter access to all conception free the pill. And i am david pating and i am a psychiatrist and chief, and look forward to being on the commission as representing the Behavior Health influences on Public Health but also, looking after the Publi