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but another obligation prevented me from joining you on this date. i have been in the transit industry for 32 years. san. muni as the trading manager, ac transit as the assistant manager of administration, bart as the department manager of human- resources, and currently, as a member of the executive paratransit council. during these years, i worked with numerous elected and appointed policy makers. in addition to being a regular transit rider, i feel the phone skills are essential for any transit policy maker to possess. visionary, thoughtful and critical thinker, communication skills, management skills, independent thinker, ms. bridges has the expertise to serve with distinction with the mta. leona possesses all of the skills listed above. she is a quick study. she will learn the terms and transit concepts in short order. her background will serve her well as a policymaker prepared to address the issues facing the mta in the years ahead. her life experiences will serv ....
well as a policymaker prepared to address the issues facing the mta in the years ahead. her life experiences will serve the city of sanford says go in setting policies that will enhance all transit-related issues. i live in san francisco for 29 years. i still own property in the city. i care about the city. we urge you to support to vote in support of her. you will not regretted. supervisor campos: thank you very much. next speaker please. good afternoon. my name is mike williams, and i am a former vice chairman of barclays global investors. bgi was headquartered in san francisco and at the time was the world s largest global investment business. we serve over $2 trillion in assets. i have known leona bridges in a professional capacity since 1993 and seen her in a wide variety of roles and functions at the firm. she managed the global financial markets operation, which provide significant income to our clients. she had responsibility for people management. she ran ....
it is a fantastic afternoon in san francisco, isn t it? and aren t we glad we live in america where we have the freedom of choice? i am dr. shelton, third vice president of the san francisco branch naacp, and 82-year-old organization in the city and county of san francisco. as you said early on, there is a lot of activity going on in sacramento, our president had to run up to sacramento, but we are here as an naacp branch in support of leona bridges for the position she is seeking and we hope you will confirm her to. i will not go into all of her credentials because the power that be have seen to the fact that she is here for you to put her in that position, and as you see, we are here to help you make the choice. [laughter] we are here to help you make the choice. please no that we are behind her 100%, and we will make sure she does the best job for the city and county of san francisco and for all of us who live here and make this beautiful city our home. thank you for ....
next speaker please. good afternoon. i speak in support leona bridges. i wanted to offer something that i found when i reached out and heard that she was nominated. i wanted to know where she stood on local hiring because at the time, the m.t.a. was actually in contrast to them.t.a. was a litn i asked mrs. bridges where she stood, she said we needed to enjoy local higher. i said, this is music to my ears. as i continued to talk with her, i would say things like, what about the bicycle plan? as the mta commissioner, you would want to be burst on the bicycle plan. a few hours later, she would forward me the resolution passed unanimously at the board in october, saying 20% bicycle rider ships writer ridership by 2020. she learns like this. it is a testimony to her intelligence, her fiscal expertise. she is critical in dealing with the budget while having levels of service and like what went down on the 67. she learns quick. i think any issues can probably be reso ....
it is a testimony to her intelligence, her fiscal expertise. she is critical in dealing with the budget while having levels of service and like what went down on the 67. she learns quick. i think any issues can probably be resolved out in the hallway, to be honest with you. let us get her there. there is a lot of work to be done at mta. she gets so many aspects of this. she rides a 38 gear almost every day. mta is doing a lot of work. time is of the essence to get the local hiring language in all those contracts as well. supervisor campos: thank you very much. next speaker, please. my name is gregory reed. i am the speaker with the randolph institute. the philip randolph institute is here to support the confirmation appointment of leona bridges. ms. bridges is a financial expert, as you already have heard, and muni needs her expertise, because at mta there is a $750 million agency with an anticipated budget shortfall to be balanced against community means and maintain ....