I think it's going to help that I'm a local and that I'm very familiar with all of the high schools in the area. I also understand how things are run at Western and what the expectations are.

I feel like I can learn a lot at Western. And I'm ready to increase that learning curve.

For victims and survivors, the help means everything.

I have such a great team behind me, they help me so much with everything, they got me to the top of the hill and it was such an honor to compete in this venue together with Kari and Sandra.

Had the wall not been there, you walked into a huge expanse of a room. To help it make its own statement, we changed its flooring to marble. Otherwise, it would be very cavernous. It needed a separate space.

It is crucial for us to help existing companies in the county grow and expand. It is important to bring new ones in but it is also very important to work with existing ones. About 60 to 80 percent of our growth comes from existing businesses.