It is a great honor to stand before you as Governor of RhyDin. I thank you for your show of confidence in my administration and the work that we are doing.

Over the past year, my driving goal has been to work to bring divergent aspects of our community together, forging bonds between businesses and individuals to address local needs. From those efforts, initiatives such as the Governor's Advisory Council, the Small Business Relief Fund, and the revamped Welcome Center network were born.

Great things were accomplished. This year will be even brighter. It is once again time for us to get to work.

Over the coming weeks, I will be sharing exciting news with you about the Governor's Advisory Council and the fruition of long-planned changes to expand its scope and membership to include representation from the Baronies. This important change will be the first of many partnerships forged this year.

There will be many opportunities and many roles available for any who seek to help us build our shared future. I challenge you to continue speaking out, continue joining in. Be part of the process as we move forward together.

Thank you.