>>THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
JOINING US FOR THE FUN
CELEBRATION OF OUR NEWLY
GRADUATED FELLOW, FAITH BLUM.
FOR THOSE THAT MAY NOT KNOW, I'M
JESSICA MCCORMICK-ELL, DIRECTOR
OF THE DIVISION OF OCCUPATIONAL
HEALTH AND SAFETY, AND PROGRAM
DIRECTOR FOR NBBTP FELLOWSHIP.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING.
WE HAVE A FUN CELEBRATORY
SESSION TODAY WITH MANY FUN
REMARKS AND MEMORIES OF OUR
EXPERIENCE WITH FAITH IN THE
FELLOWSHIP.
I'M GOING TO START WITH SOME
INTRODUCTORY REMARKS AND THEN
I'LL BE TAG TEAMING WITH CAPTAIN
DEREK NEWCOMER, MY DEPUTY IN
THIS SPACE.
SO, AS A REMINDER, THE GOALS OF
THE NBBTP PROGRAM ARE TO TRAIN
THE NEXT GENERATION OF BIOSAFETY
PROFESSIONALS.
IT'S A TWO-YEAR FELLOWSHIP.
IT'S PART OF THE IRDA, THE NIH
INTRAMURAL RESEARCH TRAINING
PROGRAM, CONVERTED A COUPLE
YEARS AGO, SO THIS FELLOWSHIP
PROVIDES A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY IN
BIOSAFETY TRAINING IN ALL LEVELS
OF LABORATORIES AND CONNECTION
WAS INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE AND OTHER
ELEMENTS OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
AND SAFETY.
IT INCLUDES ACADEMIC TRAINING,
EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING,
MENTORSHIP, ON-SITE
DEVELOPMENTAL ASSIGNMENTS AND
MANY KINDS OF RESEARCH
OPPORTUNITIES AFFORDED TO THE
FELLOWS AS THEY ARE INTERESTED
IN.
SO, WE ARE HERE TO HELP TO TRAIN
BIOSAFETY AND BIOSECURITY
PROFESSIONALS, FOCUSING ON ALL
LEVELS OF BIOSAFETY.
THERE'S A BREADTH OF EXPERIENCE
NEEDED SO FELLOWS EXPERIENCE THE
INSTITUTIONAL BIOSAFETY
COMMITTEES, THE NIH OCCUPATIONAL
SAFETY AND HEALTH COMMITTEE, ALL
OF THE INSTITUTES, HEALTH AND
SAFETY COMMITTEES, ANIMAL CARE
COMMITTEES, YOU NAME IT, SO CAN
UNDERSTAND HOW SAFETY FITS INTO
RESEARCH COMPLIANCE AT AN INSTITUTION.
FAITH'S EXPERIENCE WAS TOTALLY
DIFFERENT AND TOTALLY UNIQUE,
AND, YOU KNOW, FAITH, WHEN I WAS
PLANNING MY REMARKS AND THINKING
ABOUT HOW TO INTRODUCE AND TALK
TO YOU I'M REMINDED OF MY FIRST
DAY IN THE OFFICE.
I JOINED THE NIH IN APRIL OF
2020.
AND THAT WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF A
PANDEMIC.
I HAD SEEN MY OFFICE ONCE
BEFORE, DURING MY INTERVIEW.
AND I WAS COMING TO CAMPUS ALONE
AND WAS HIGHLY LOST IN THE MAZE
THAT IS BUILDING 13, WHERE OUR
OFFICES ARE.
AND I SAW THE SIGNS FOR THE
NBBTP, FOLLOWING THEM LIKE BREAD
CRUMBS AS I GOT TO MY OFFICE.
AND THERE WAS FAITH.
SO THAT WAS THE FIRST TIME I MET
FAITH WAS MY FIRST DAY IN THE
OFFICE, AND SHE HELPED POINT ME
WHERE I NEEDED TO GO.
SO IT WILL ALWAYS BE A FUN
MEMORY FOR ME.
HER SEEING WHAT I LOOK LIKE WHEN
I'M SWEATY AND FLUSTERED AND
TOTALLY CONFUSED.
SOMETIMES I STILL GET LOST IN
BUILDING 13.
SO WE KEEP THOSE SIGNS UP TO
HELP US FIND OUR WAY THROUGH
THAT MAZE.
BUT ANYHOW, SHE WAS A SINGLE
FELLOW, LAST YEAR A SINGLE
SENIOR FELLOW, FOR THE FIRST
COUPLE MONTHS OF THE FELLOWSHIP
THINGS WERE QUOTE/UNQUOTE
NORMAL, AND THEN THE
FELLOWSHIP -- OR THE PANDEMIC
CAME, AND SHE HAD TO NAVIGATE
ALL OF THOSE CHANGES AND ALL OF
THE CHALLENGES THAT IT BROUGHT,
BUT I WAS ABLE TO WITNESS OF THE
RESILIENCY AND ADAPTABILITY THAT
FAITH DEMONSTRATED AS WELL AS ME
BEING BRAND NEW, WE HAD CHANGES
IN LEADERSHIP TEAM AS STAFF
RETIRED AND FOUND NEW
OPPORTUNITIES.
AND THE PROGRAM TRANSITIONED
FROM A CONTRACTOR-BASED PROGRAM
TO AN IRTA PROGRAM.
SO FAITH IS THE FIRST FELLOW TO
GRADUATE UNDER THE AUSPICES OF
THIS IRTA PROGRAM.
SO, TO SAY THAT HER EXPERIENCES
WERE ANYTHING EXCEPT
EXTRAORDINARY WOULD BE A
DOWNPLAY, AND SHE HANDLED IT
WITH GRACE AND SUCH FLUIDITY AND
EXPERIENCE.
AND JUST IS A JOY TO HAVE BEEN
ABLE TO WORK WITH HER SO CLOSELY
AND TO SEE HER DEVELOP OVER THE
COURSE OF TUMULTUOUS COUPLE OF
YEARS.
AND HELP HER TO FIND HER PLACE
IN THE BIOSAFETY PROFESSION.
SO, YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT IT'S
A REALLY TESTAMENT TO HER AND
HER CAPABILITIES AS A
PROFESSIONAL IN TERMS OF
NAVIGATING ALL OF THIS.
AND I KNOW WE HAD A REALLY
WONDERFUL CLASS AT SENIOR
FELLOWS WHEN SHE WAS A JUNIOR,
TO HELP SUPPORT WHAT DIFFERENT
KINDS OF THINGS NEEDED TO BE
LEARNED AND GREAT MENTORS THAT
WE'LL TALK ABOUT HERE IN A FEW
MINUTES.
SHE WAS ABLE TO HAVE HER HAND IN
A LOT OF DIFFERENT AREAS OF
PANDEMIC RESPONSE OVER THE PAST
TWO YEARS AND HELPED WITH A
VARIETY OF DIFFERENT INITIATIVES
THERE.
I WOULD BE REMISS IF WE DIDN'T
TALK ABOUT OUR PARTNERS WHO
HELPED TO MAKE THIS PROGRAM A
SUCCESS.
THERE ARE MANY FEDERAL
DEPARTMENTS THAT CONTRIBUTE.
SO HERE AT NIH WE PARTNER VERY
CLOSELY WITH NIAID WHO HELPED
SUPPORT THE PROGRAM IN FUNDING,
AND COLLABORATIVE WORK AS WELL
AS TRAVEL SUPPORT AND
ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT.
THROUGH THE ADMINISTRATIVE
OFFICERS.
WE HAVE CLOSE CONTACTS IN FDA,
CDC, DoD, USDA, A MULTITUDE OF
WAYS TO HELP SUPPORT THE
DEVELOPMENT OF THE FELLOWS.
WE HAVE BIOSAFETY OFFICERS IN
MANY LOCATIONS ACROSS THE
COUNTRY WHO ARE ALUMS OF THIS
PROGRAM AND CLOSE COLLEAGUES,
ALSO MEMBERS OF THE SCIENTIFIC
ADVISORY BOARD AS PART OF THIS
PROGRAM.
JUST TO NAME A FEW, THERE ARE
ALUMS AT DUKE, CORNELL,
UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH,
MARYLAND, TUFTS, COLORADO STATE,
AND UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA.
SO, THERE ARE FELLOWS ALL OVER,
BRINGING ABOUT THEIR EXCELLENCE,
AND ALSO I'M PROUD TO SAY THAT
DOHS IS HOME TO SEVERAL FELLOWS
IN A VARIETY OF WAYS WHO
CONTINUE TO GIVE BACK TO THE
DIVISION AND THE EXCELLENCE FOR
THE SAFETY THAT WE OFFER HERE AT
THE NIH.
SO WITH THAT I'M GOING TO TURN
IT OVER TO DEREK FOR THE NEXT
ROUND.
>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE.
DEREK NEWCOMER, JESSICA
MENTIONED I'M DEPUTY DIRECTOR
WITH THE DIVISION AND SUPPORT
THE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM.
SIMILAR TO THE GOLDEN GLOBES
I'LL TAKE A MOMENT TO RECOGNIZE
THOSE THAT SUPPORT THE
FELLOWSHIP.
SO MANY INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL
PROFESSIONALS COMMIT THEIR TIME
TO MENTOR THE FELLOWS.
DOHS IS PART OF THE OFFICE OF
RESEARCH SERVICE, SO I'LL START
WITH DISTINGUISHED LEADERS FROM
ORS, AND RECOGNIZING MISS
COLLEEN McGOWAN, TIM TOASTEN,
AND THE SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY
BOARD, THIS BOARD HAS BEEN KIND
OF OF THE COUNCIL AND SUPPORT TO
FELLOWS THROUGHOUT THEIR TENURE.
SHERRY BOMN, THE CHAIR, JOE,
BARB OWENS, AND SUSAN GATOR, THE
ALUMNI.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED
ENDORSEMENT OF THE PROGRAM AND
MENTORSHIP THAT YOU PROVIDE TO
THE FELLOWS.
IF YOU'RE PARTICIPATING, THANK
YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT.
AND THE FELLOWSHIP, AS JESSICA
MENTIONED, THIS IS A
COLLABORATION WITH NIAID.
AND IT'S THEIR SUPPORT, THEIR
FUNDING, THAT ALLOWS THIS
PROGRAM TO FLOURISH.
SO RECOGNIZING THE NIAID
LEADERSHIP THAT HAS COMMITTED
THEIR RESOURCES FOR THIS
PROGRAM, DR. McGOWAN, DR. JILL
HARPER, DR. STEVE HOLLAND, DR.
DAN BARBER, DR. MIKE McMINLEY,
CHRIS HANSON, AND NIAID SUPPORT
THE KEY TO ENSURING THE FELLOWS
ARE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE,
PROCESSING REGISTRATION,
ENSURING FEES ARE PAID ON TIME
TINA AND MARY.
THE PROGRAM HAS TRANSITIONED
OVER INTO THE IRTA SPACE, AND WE
WOULD LIKE TO THANK DR. SHERRY
MORGAN FOR HER GUIDANCE AND THE
ADVICE ADVISORY POSITION AS SHE
HAS PROVIDED TO THE FELLOWSHIP
DURING THIS TRANSITION PERIOD.
THE FELLOWSHIP, JEFF POTTS,
ALTHEA TRACY AND SUSAN CROM,
THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED
SUPPORT AND THE REST OF THE DOH
STAFF THAT SUPPORT THE
FELLOWSHIP.
HEALTH BRANCH, BIORISK GROUP,
SCA, AND THEN OUR OPERATIONS
COORDINATORS THAT PROVIDE
ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT, PATRICIA
ALLEN, JOSE ROMERO.
MANY STAFF PROVIDE DAY-TO-DAY
SUPPORT TO THE FELLOWS.
PAUL, DAVE, KIRSTEN, TRACY
BROWN, SARAH TRAUM.
OUTSIDE CONSULTANTS, TED SHROM,
JUAN HOSARIO, AND LEADERSHIP
TECHNIQUES, LISA AND DAVE.
SO THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR
CONTINUED SUPPORT AND APPRECIATE
IT.
JESSICA, BACK TO YOU.
>> SORRY, I'M HAVING ZOOM
TECHNICALITY ISSUES.
SO MY APOLOGIES.
SO I JUST WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE
THE DIFFERENT DEVELOPMENTAL
ASSIGNMENTS THAT WE HAD FAITH
PARTICIPATING IN DURING HER
TIME.
SECOND YEAR OF THE FELLOWSHIP,
FELLOWS PARTNER OR WE PARTNER
WITH DIFFERENT ENTITIES AND THE
FELLOWS EITHER TRAVEL THERE IN
MOST SITUATIONS OR DURING THE
PANDEMIC WE DID A LOT OF VIRTUAL
DEVELOPMENTAL ASSIGNMENTS WHERE
THE FELLOWS CAN PERFORM ANALYSIS
OR A SPECIFIC BIOSAFETY AND
BIOSECURITY-RELATED TASK.
WE HAD THREE DEVELOPMENTAL
ASSIGNMENT COORDINATORS FOR
FAITH.
THANKS TO PAUL FOR COORDINATING
WITH THESE GROUPS TO CREATE
ROBUST DEVELOPMENTAL ASSIGNMENTS
FOR FAITH.
FIRST IS THANKS TO REBECCA
MORITZ, COLORADO STATE
UNIVERSITY, FOR
BIOSAFETY-RELATED D.A. SHERRY
BONN, UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND,
WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THE
PARTNERSHIPS YOU DO EACH YEAR.
AND UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
AND CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF
PHILADELPHIA, WITH MARY LOUISE
FAVOR AND ANDREW, I CAN'T SAY
YOUR LAST NAME, MAXIMOWICH.
I DON'T HAVE A CERTIFICATE IN MY
VIRTUAL SPACE FOR FAITH, BUT
IT'S EITHER ON ITS WAY TO YOU OR
HAS MADE IT TO YOU THROUGH
FED-EX.
SO I SAW AND SIGNED IT SO I'M
HOPEFUL, FAITH, THAT YOU -- IF
YOU HAVEN'T RECEIVED IT, YOU'LL
RECEIVE IT SOON.
MAYBE NEXT YEAR I'LL MAKE ONE
AND HANG IT UP VIRTUALLY IN THIS
KIND OF FORMAT.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE ANY
REMARKS, FAITH?
>> I WOULD LOVE TO.
THANK YOU, JESSICA.
I HAVE A FANTASTIC TWO YEARS IN
THE FELLOWSHIP, SO GRATEFUL FOR
EVERYONE WHO TAUGHT ME OR GUIDED
ME DURING THAT TIME.
I WANT TO START BY THANKING
THREE SETS OF THREE PEOPLE WHO
ARE ESPECIALLY INFLUENTIAL TO
ME.
FIRST JEFF HALL AND JESSICA.
YOU SUPPORTED, CHALLENGED,
GUIDED ME AND ADVISED ME, BOTH
IN OFFICIAL AND UNOFFICIAL
CAPACITIES.
YOU'RE ALL THREE INSPIRATIONS
FOR WHERE I WANT TO GO, HOW I
CAN GET THERE, HOW TO STAND FIRM
ON MY CONVICTIONS.
JESSICA, I ALSO REMEMBER YOUR
FIRST DAY, PHYSICALLY, IN THE
OFFICE.
AND I CONSIDER IT A WONDERFUL
EXAMPLE OF GRACE UNDER PRESSURE.
SECOND, MY SENIOR FELLOWS, KEN
HAILEY AND ANDREA, WHO BROUGHT
ME INTO THE NBBTP FAMILY,
MENTORED AND SHOWED HOW MANY
WAYS THERE ARE TO APPROACH
BIOSAFETY.
THIRD, MY JUNIOR FELLOWS, MITCH
AND CAITLIN, YOU ENTERED IN A
MORE PRECARIOUS SITUATION THAN I
DID.
I SAW YOU ADAPT AND GROW AND I'M
PROUD OF YOU.
I KNOW ALL THREE OF YOU ARE
GOING TO BE MAGNIFICENT, SERVING
THE NIH COMMUNITY, SERVING AS
MENTORS FOR YOUR JUNIOR FELLOWS,
AND WHEREVER YOU GO AFTER THIS
FELLOWSHIP.
LASTLY, THERE ARE TOO MANY
MEMBERS OF DOHS WHO HELPED ME
DURING THIS TIME BUT I WOULD
LIKE TO GIVE SPECIAL MENTION TO
MY MENTORS, LOUIS AND SUZANNE,
WHO TAUGHT ME THE BREAD AND
BUTTER OF LAB SAFETY AND HOW TO
MANAGE.
MY PROJECT PARTNERS, VERONIQUE
AND SCOTT.
CERTAIN MEMBERS OF DOHS WHO ARE
NOT BASED IN BETHESDA BUT WHO
WERE WILLING TO INVOLVE ME IN
PROJECTS, CHRISTINA AND KELLY
AND MEGAN, BECKY AND HAILEY AT
RML.
DEREK NEWCOMER, WHO I KNEW I
COULD ALWAYS GO TO TO GET
THROUGH BUREAUCRATIC ISSUES,
FIND OUT WHAT I'M SUPPOSED TO BE
DOING.
AARON AND DIEGO WHO TOOK ME ON
ENGINEERING ACTIVITIES TO FIGURE
OUT HOW CONTAINMENT FACILITIES
WORKED.
ALTHEA, RICK AND MIKE, RUNNING
IBC AND MEMBERS OF THE CONTRACT
TEAM RUTH FROM CDIC, TRACY,
KIRSTEN, DAVE AND SARAH FOR YOUR
HELP WITH LOGISTICAL SUPPORT
DURING THIS FELLOWSHIP.
I THANK ALL OF YOU WATCHING.
I'M HAPPY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF
TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH.
I LOVE THE PEOPLE I WORK WITH
AND FOR AND WOULD NOT BE WHERE I
AM WITHOUT YOU.
BACK TO YOU, JESSICA.
>> THANKS, FAITH.
SO, I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO
THE NOW SENIOR FELLOWS, MITCH.
OR YOU'RE GOING TO COME ON IN
ORDER.
MITCH, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO YOU
AND LET YOU DO THE NEXT ROUND,
OKAY?
>> THANK YOU, JESSICA.
HELLO, EVE WON.
-- EVERYONE.
FAITH WAS A LONE FELLOW IN OUR
CLASS, TOOK THE ROLE WITH
STRIDE.
WE CAME TO THE FELLOWSHIP AS
HATCHLINGS FROM DIFFERENT NESTS,
SHE WELCOMED US AND TOOK US
UNDER HER WINGS.
WITHOUT FAITH LAYING THE
FOUNDATION AND SERVING AS ROLE
MODEL FOR WHAT IT TAKES TO BE AN
NBBTP FELLOW, WE OF WOULD BE
FLIGHTLESS AND LOST.
YOU WERE THERE FOR US WITH
QUESTIONS, AND LEFT US TO GROW
AND FIND OUR WAY.
YOU SHOWED US KNOWLEDGE AND
COURAGE, THE SECRETS, 11 HERBS
AND SPICES OF BEING A BIOSAFETY
PROFESSIONAL IS LEADERSHIP,
COLLABORATION, HARD WORK,
DILIGENCE.
>> IF YOU HAVEN'T FIGURED IT OUT
THERE'S A THEME TO THE WORDS.
THAT'S BECAUSE THEY ALL HAVE TO
DO WITH FAITH'S NICKNAME, WHICH
IS, DRUM ROLL PLEASE ..., THE
COLONEL.
FOR THOSE WONDERING WHAT IT HAS
TO DO WITH CHICK ENS, KENTUCKY
FRIED CHICKEN WAS FOUNDED BY
COLONEL SANDERS.
DURING THE COURSES IN JULY THE
FOUR OF US WERE TASKED WITH
DESIGNING A LABORATORY WHO TO US
CHICKENS AND POULTRY FOR
RESEARCH PURPOSES.
DUE TO THE NATURE OF THE
PROJECT, WE DECIDED TO NAME OUR
LABORATORY THE CENTER FOR
STRATEGIC AVIAN DISEASE RESEARCH
STUDIES, ABBREVIATED SC SANDERS.
FAITH EXEMPLIFIES LEADERSHIP AND
IMPECCABLE WORK ETHIC.
THE TITLE COLONEL IS HONORIFIC.
WE'D LIKE TO BESTOW THE HONOR TO
FAITH, FOR HER EGGSELENT WORK
ETHIC.
>> WE CANNOT BEGIN TO EGG-SPRESS
OUR GRATITUDE, WE WOULD BE LIKE
CHICKENS WITH OUR HEADS CUT OFF
WITHOUT YOUR GUIDANCE.
YOU TAUT US THE -- YOU TAUGHT US
THE CHICKS OF THE TRADE.
YOU'RE OUR MOTHER HEN.
STRUT YOUR STUFF, RUFFLE SOME
FEATHERS AND JUMP STRAIGHT INTO
THE FRYING PAN.
WE HAVE CONFIDENCE IN YOU,
YOU'RE NO BIRD BRAIN.
KNOW WE MISS YOU SO MUCH AND
WE'LL ALWAYS BE ONE BIG HAPPY
FLOCK.
CONGRATULATIONS, FAITH.
HERE'S TO ONE COOL CHICK!
>> FAITH, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING
YOU'D LIKE TO SAY IN RESPONSE TO
THAT SUPER COOL NICKNAME?
>> I AM ALMOST CRYING.
I'M LAUGHING SO HARD!
NO, THANK YOU.
I LOVE IT.
>> I LOVE ALL THE PUNS.
THOSE ARE AMAZING.
THANK YOU.
SO, TO INTRODUCE THEM PROPERLY,
SENIOR FELLOWS ALREADY MENTIONED
CAITLIN, MICHELE, AND MITCH, AS
YOU CAN SEE THEY ARE A WONDERFUL
TRIO, ABOUT TO EMBARK ON THEIR
YEAR OF DEVELOPMENTAL
ASSIGNMENTS AND ARE CURRENTLY
ASSIGNED AS SAFETY SPECIALISTS
TO SUPPORT SOME OF THE NIH
BUILDINGS ON BETHESDA CAMPUS,
HAVE TRAVELED UP AND DOWN 270 TO
FREDERICK FOR MANY THINGS.
WE'RE LUCKY TO HAVE SO MANY
CAMPUSES CLOSE BY, WORKING ON
SEVERAL PROJECTS, I CAN'T WAIT
TO SEE WHAT THEY DO.
WE HAVE THREE JUNIOR FELLOWS WHO
STARTED THE BEGINNING OF JANUARY
WITH US.
WE ALL WERE HOPEFUL WOULD START
IN A TOTALLY DIFFERENT PLACE BUT
OUR PREVIOUS YEAR, UNFORTUNATELY
THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN, BUT I CAN
SEE ALREADY THAT OUR THREE
JUNIOR FELLOWS ARE DEMONSTRATING
THAT ADAPTABILITY AND RESILIENCE
THAT WE KNOW WILL SERVE THEM
WELL, AND WE ARE HOPEFUL THEY
WILL START TO BE ON CAMPUS SOON,
SO WITH WITH THAT, RACHEL,
SUVARANO, AND NIKKI ROSE, SIX
WONDERFUL FELLOWS IN THE PROGRAM
IN TOTAL.
AND IN APPROXIMATELY A FEW
MONTHS WILL START FOR THE NEXT
CLASS OF FELLOWS.
I THINK I'VE HIT ALL OF THE
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS AND
INTRODUCTIONS.
DEREK, IS THERE ANYTHING YOU'D
LIKE TO ADD BEFORE WE DO A
CLOSING?
>> NOTHING MORE TO ADD TO THE
GROUP.
JUST, FAITH, CONGRATULATIONS.
HOPE TO CROSS PATHS AGAIN.
PROBABLY SEE YOU AT SOME POINT
DURING A CONFERENCE.
MAYBE AN INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE
EVENT.
BEST WISHES TO YOU.
>> THANKS, DEREK.
YEAH, FAITH, I CAN'T WAIT FOR
THE IN NEXT TIME WE GET TO COME
TO GALVESTON AND SEE YOU AT
MAYBE THE NEXT MEETING OR A GOOD
EXCUSE TO COME DOWN AND VISIT
OUR COLLEAGUES IN TEXAS.
WHAT A GREAT PROGRAM THAT YOU
GET TO JOIN AND HOPEFULLY OUR
PATHS WILL CROSS OFTEN.
SO, WITH THAT, WE'VE COME TO THE
END OF THE PROGRAM.
I WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU FOR
TUNING IN AND GIVING OF YOUR
TIME TO HELP CELEBRATE FAITH AND
HER ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
AND HER EXPERIENCE IN THE
PROGRAM.
WE WISH YOU ALL THE BEST, FAITH.
AND WE HOPE TO HEAR FROM YOU
OFTEN.
AND TO SEE YOU IN PERSON AGAIN
SOON.
I'M SO GLAD THAT ON YOUR LAST
DAY, I GUESS MAYBE ALMOST YOUR
LAST DAY, I WAS ABLE TO SEE YOU
AND AT LEAST GIVE YOU A HUG IN
PERSON AND WISH YOU WELL RATHER
THAN ONLY IN THE VIRTUAL SPACE.
THANK YOU ALL FOR ADAPTING TO
OUR NEW WAY HERE IN THIS VIRTUAL
ENVIRONMENT, BUT BECAUSE OF THAT
WE ARE ABLE TO HAVE MORE OF YOU
CELEBRATE WITH US AND WISHING
YOU CONTINUED HEALTH AND SAFETY,
AND A WONDERFUL REST OF YOUR
WEEK.
THANK YOU!