ORDER-2017-104 : Appointment of Elish Barker, 77 Maple Street, to the Commission on Women to fill the unexpired term of Katy Kennedy; said term to end on the last day of February 2019.

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▶ 4:23 Jennifer L. Lemmerman: you thank you volunteer the second order on our agenda this evening is order 2017-104 appointment of alish barker 77 maple street to the commission on women to fill the unexpired term of katie kennedy said term to expire on the last day of february 2019. we're already under suspension of rules so uh we will ask you to come on up yeah thank you miss barbara for being here would you

▶ 4:48 Speaker 4: like to tell us a little bit about yourself sure uh thank you so much for having me my name is

▶ 4:55 Speaker 5: elise barker um i uh just recently i guess i've been in the area i guess i'm still kind of new to the area i've been in melrose for a little over i would say maybe about two years now

▶ 5:15 Speaker 5: I have a daughter, and I work in Boston at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. When I first started there, I was working with the women's department there, and I moved to pediatrics after. Having a daughter of my own, I suppose, and also, of course, because I'm a woman, I'm very passionate about women's issues and trying to make our community a little

▶ 5:46 Speaker 5: bit safer and just I guess more of a happy environment for myself for others and for younger women you know in generations to follow mine so I'm really

▶ 6:04 Jennifer L. Lemmerman: excited and a little nervous thank you do we have questions from the committee

▶ 6:10 Speaker 1: I'll defer to president president Khan yeah we just like to thank you for

▶ 6:13 Speaker 6: volunteering we appreciate you coming forward and we look forward to work to your work on the Commission thank you very much

▶ 6:25 Mary Beth McAteer-Margolis: also welcome and it's great it's a great way to get involved in the community and I expect that you will find that you have a full agenda and lots of exciting things to do and you know it's a as I say it's a great it's great to have new residents step up and get involved so thank you thank you

▶ 6:46 Michael P. Zwirko: Alderman Zwirko thank you madam chair I just want to say we're in the presence of a scarlet night so it's always a good good thing my father-in-law's graduate Rutgers is a big fan of the school it's a great institution so we're happy to have you here and also looking forward to your service on the Commission for women so thank you thank you very much motion to recommend second we have a

▶ 7:04 Jennifer L. Lemmerman: motion to recommend by Alderman Boisselle seconded by Alderman McAteer-Margolis all in favor aye any opposed we will recommend this to the full board just as the last one it will happen right after this meeting and again you are welcome to stay but but you don't need to come before us thank you very much thank you

▶ 7:24 Jennifer L. Lemmerman: thank you thank you thank you for your service motion to adjourn we have a motion to adjourn by Alderman McAteer-Margolis seconded by alderman inferno all in favor aye any opposed committee is adjourned good evening