Don, a Florida Citrus Grower, Has Been Advised to Remove

Don, a Florida citrus grower, has been advised to remove and destroy infected trees across the ten acres of his groves and construct psyllid (a pest) proof structures to house the healthy citrus trees. Don wants the entire community to be aware of the problem. He hosts a growers' council next week wherein he has invited a government official and his buddy, Manuel, to speak. Manuel used to own a grove in Arizona that was destroyed by this same disease. According to Kotter's model, which stage of change is Don in?

A) unfreezing the status quo
B) framing a jungle
C) forming a guiding coalition
D) creating a vision
E) empowering action