Which sentence correctly combines the two sentences from the passage?
There is one person who helped ensure that I would be speaking to you today, one person who believed in me and encouraged me. It is Ms. Maple.
A. There is one person who helped ensure that I would be speaking to you today, one person who believed in me and encouraged me: Ms. Maple.
B. There is one person who helped ensure that I would be speaking to you today, one person who believed in me and encouraged me; “It is Ms. Maple”.
C. There is one person who helped ensure that I would be speaking to you today, one person who believed in me and encouraged me - Ms. Maple.
D. There is one person who helped ensure that I would be speaking to you today, one person who believed in me and encouraged me, it is Ms. Maple.