<html><head><meta charset="UTF-8"><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"></head><body style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><font face="Aptos, sans-serif" size="3">Hello SGMP Florida Capital Chapter Members,<o:p></o:p></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Here is a message from the SGMP executive director. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Warm regards,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Gabrielle</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">___</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Please take a few minutes to answer four questions. Your response will assist our DEI panel in planning content that meets your needs for the upcoming JLM on August 27th.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">You can respond to each question at this link:<a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/SGMPDEI24" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134); text-decoration: underline;">https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/SGMPDEI24</a>.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Please respond no later than Tuesday, August 6</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">So you are able to contemplate and discuss the questions in advance of entering your responses, the questions are shown below.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><ol start="1" type="1" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: ArialMT; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.5in; line-height: 15.4px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 16.799999px;">How does your chapter currently embrace diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI)?<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.5in; line-height: 15.4px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 16.799999px;">How do you handle any potential resistance to embracing the principles of DEI?<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.5in; line-height: 15.4px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 16.799999px;">Given your chapter's geographic area, are there any unique challenges around DEI?<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt 0.5in; line-height: 15.4px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 16.799999px;">What questions do you have for the panel?<o:p></o:p></span></li></ol><p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; margin: 0in; background: white;"><span style="color: black;">Warm Regards,</span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; margin: 0in; background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri Light", sans-serif; color: black;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; margin: 0in; background: white;"><span style="font-size: 20pt; font-family: Vivaldi; color: rgb(192, 0, 0);">Katie<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; margin: 0in; background: white;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; margin: 0in; background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Arial Black", sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 32, 96);">Kathleen E. Herndon, PhD</span><span style="font-family: "Arial Black", sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 32, 96);"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; margin: 0in; background: white;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black;">Executive Director, SGMP</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial Black", sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 32, 96);">Address<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">5746 Union Mill Road, Suite 148, Clifton, VA 20124<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial Black", sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 32, 96);">SGMP Phone</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 32, 96);"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black;">(703) 549-0892 |<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial Black", sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 32, 96);">Email<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="mailto:ExecutiveDirector@sgmp.org" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134); text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: blue;">ExecutiveDirector@sgmp.org</span></a></p></div></body></html>