From: Lisa Peterson [lisa@aticts.com]
Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2004 4:00 PM
To: rule-comments@sec.gov
Subject: S7-19-03

SEC:

I applaud your effort to begin restoring investor confidence in the
badly-tarnished mutual fund industry.  On behalf of all of us investors
(and would-be investors) that are gun-shy after the mutual fund
scandals, please do not allow this effort to be derailed.  It is crucial
to allow investors to nominate board members in order to begin to regain
the trust that has been lost over the past few years.  This change will
make a big difference for future investors considering mutual funds vs.
other investments, and therefore can give the mutual-fund industry a
much-needed boost. Everyone likes to feel like they can make a
difference if they want to; in fact, our democratic government  is
predicated on this premise.  That's how important I think this first
step is.

Thank you for your time. Sincerely, Lisa Peterson

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Lisa Peterson, Operations Manager
Data Enterprises of the Northwest
425-688-8805