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Im also going to be focused on the value of HERA, for members and for business and community leaders in our region.I want to move toward accomplishing our vision, which is to build a fully capable, educated and employed workforce and create an innovative and nimble regional talent pipeline. And this work is going to get done in the goal groups, but our steering committee is probably going to lead a lot more discussion about the changes to our environment, and how HERA can really be the catalyst and the solution to what is happening in our region in terms of the talent pipeline.Q: How would you describe the level of collaboration among HERA institutions?A: When we look nationally, I can tell you, its really unprecedented.A subgroup of us is doing whats called the Moon Shot for Equity through the education consultancy EAB UW-Milwaukee, UW-Parkside, MATC, Carthage and now Gateway Technical College. Our goal is to completely eliminate equity gaps in higher education by 2030 bottom line, we want to see students of color graduating at the same rate as their white peers. It means using data and taking a preemptive approach that anticipates and helps eliminate roadblocks and barriers affecting student success through to graduation. And many institutions have adopted a tuition promise or something similar that helps underserved students from lower-income backgrounds stay on track.But we can always be more nimble and we can always be better partners.When we look at Artificial Intelligence, for example, we had goal groups 2 and 3 collaborate with Cathy Heinrich, CEO of MKE Tech Hub.