Los Angeles County Asian American Employees Association

Los Angeles County Asian American Employees Association

LACAAEA's Meet & Greet Reception, March 15, 2012

Honoring Recently Elected and Appointed Department Heads

JOHN R. NOGUEZ, Assessor, Click here for Carol W Quan's introduction.

Jerry E. Powers, Chief Probation Officer, Probation Department. Click here for George G. Yan's introduction.

Brian J. Stiger, Director of Consumer Affairs, Department of Consumer Affairs.
Master of Ceremonies - Phillip Chen, Health Deputy, for Los Angeles County Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich.

Bryce Yokomizo, professor & retired Dept. Head, delivered a sensational, inspirational and memorable speech.
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Mike Eng, , Assemblymember, 49th District, delivered a sensational, inspirational and memorable speech, and presents certificates of recognition to three newly appointed Dept. Heads and Special Guest, Bryce Yokomizo.

Honoring Newly Elected and Appointed Department Heads

Monterey Park, March 15, 2012 -- The Los Angeles County Asian American Employees Association (LACAAEA) hosted a “Meet and Greet” reception for Los Angeles County's three newly appointed Department Heads. The event was held at Empress Harbor Restaurant in Monterey Park. Approximately 200 people attended to "welcome" and congratulate these new leaders. Phillip Chen, Health Deputy for Los Angeles County Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich, served as Master of Ceremonies for the evening. We are thankful for his participation at the reception. Los Angeles County Assessor John R. Noguez was introduced by his Supervising Special Assistant, Carol W. Quan, while George G. Yan, Probation Director for Division II and LACAAEA Vice President of Programs/Events, introduced Chief Probation Officer Jerry E Powers. Brian J. Stiger, Director of the Department of Consumer Affairs, was introduced by Phillip Chen, who has a Master's in Public Administration from the University of Southern California (USC), and is a Doctoral candidate in Public Administration at USC. William T Fujioka, Los Angeles County Chief Executive Officer, and nearly twenty other Department heads or Chief Deputy Directors, and many other special guests from the County and community attended the Meet and Greet reception. We thank them for taking time from their busy schedules to help the LACAAEA honor and welcome these three newly elected and appointed Department heads!

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John R. Noguez	Jerry E. Powers	Brian J. Stiger
Three newly appointed department heads and Bryce Yokomizo, receive a certificate from Mike Eng, Assemblymemer for the 49th District at the Meet & Greet.

Los Angeles County CEO, William T Fujioka and Department Heads Attended the Meet and Greet Reception to Honor Three New Department Heads

Front left to right (1st row): Brian J. Stiger, John R. Noguez, William T Fujioka (Chief Executive Officer), Jerry E. Powers and Bryce Yokomizo.

Front left to right (2nd row): Phillip Chen, Richard J. Bruckner, Steven J. Golightly, Ronald L. Brown, Maria Koslov, Wendy L. Watanabe, and Janice Y Fukai.

Bryce Yokomizo, a retired County employee who was a former Director of the Department of Public Social Services and Deputy Chief Executive Officer, and current part-time faculty member of Cal State Northridge’s Master of Public Administration program, and Mike Eng, California State Assembly member for the 49th District, both delivered memorable speeches that were sensational, inspirational, and humorous. Mike Eng also provided some background about each LACAAEA Board Officer to honor their contributions, hard work, and dedication to the Association. He was really proud to say that the LACAAEA is among the best organizations for a variety of reasons, including having the best website, and allowd attendees to know what dishes would be on the 9-course dinner menu prior to the reception.

Anyone, who missed the Meet & Greet definitely lost a change to listen some valuable advice from Professor Bryce, who provided the audience with some techniques to take their career to the next level.

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Phillip Chen, Health Deputy, Fifth District, EMCEE of the Meet & Greet	Bryce Yokomizo, Profeesor & Retired Dept. Head	Mike Eng, Assemblymember, 49th District

Jackie Guevarra, LACAAEA President, welcomed everyone in attendance to the 2012 "Meet and Greet" reception. She also introduced each LACAAEA Board Officer to the audience and recognized all those in attendance for their continued support and assistance.

Claire Redriguez, 18 years old, sang the National Anthem at the beginning of the program and performed her solo show, and two dancers performed the Spirit of Khmer Angkor Classical Dance Program (SKA) in traditional/classical Cambodian dance, art and music to the audience.

An opportunity raffle drawing sponsored by LACAAEA Board Officers was held during the evening entertainment period in order to raise money for the scholarship fund.

A grand prize (Kindle) was raffled off at the end of the evening. Also, upcoming LACAAEA events, such as the Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Celebration - Striving for Excellence in Leadership, Diversity and Inclusion, on May 24th, were announced.

Finally, Jackie, on behalf of the LACAAEA, presented a gift as a small token of appreciation to each new Dept. head and thanked them for attending the Meet and Greet.

From left to right: Jackie Guevarra presents a small gift to Brian J. Stiger, Jerry E. Powers, George Yan, John R. Noguez and Carol W. Quan at the Meet and Greet reception, March 15, 2012.

Claire Rodriguez sings her favorite solo at the M&G.