Los Angeles County Asian American Employees Association

Los Angeles County Asian American Employees Association

The LACAAEA wishes everyone a happy and safe Holiday season and prosperous New Year! We hope to see you at our next event in 2011.

LACAAEA's Meet & Greet Reception, November 18, 2010

Honoring Recently Appointed Department Heads

Donald H. Blevins, Chief Probation Officer, Department of Probation, Click here for his Bio and here for George Yan's introduction.

Lisa M. Garrett, Director of Personnel, Department of Human Resources, Click here for her bio and here for John Mina's introduction.
Keynote Speaker - John Chiang, Controller of the State of California. Click here for photos.
Master of Ceremonies - Michael A. Gin, Board Deputy for Los Angeles County Supervisor Don Knabe. Click here for his bio and here for photos.
A Scroll Presentation - Michael A. Gin, on behalf of supervisor Don Knabe, presents a scroll to the LACAAEA Outgoing President Irene Hamada for her outstanding work for the association.
Fall 2010 Newsletter, including the Outgoing LACAAEA President's Message - Click here for details.

Honoring Newly Appointed Department Heads

Los Angeles, Nov. 18, 2010 -- The Los Angeles County Asian American Employees Association (LACAAEA) hosted a Meet and Greet reception for Los Angeles County's two newly appointed department heads. The event was held at Empress Pavilion Restaurant (Chinatown) on November 18, 2010. Approximately 200 people attended to "welcome" and congratulate these two new leaders. Michael A. Gin, field deputy for Los Angeles County Supervisor Don Knabe, and a mayor for the City of Redondo Beach, served as Master of Ceremonies for the evening. We are thankful for his participation at today's reception. George Yan, Supervising Deputy Probation Officer and John S. Hina, Human Resources Analyst and Ombudsman introduced Donald H. Blevins and Lisa M. Garrett respectively. William T Fujioka, Los Angeles County Chief Executive Officer, nearly twenty other department heads and many other special guests attended the Meet and Greet reception. We thank them for taking time from their busy schedules to help LACAAEA honor and welcome two newly appointed department heads!

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DONALD H. BLEVINS	LISA M. GARRETT

Irene Hamada, Outgoing LACAAEA President, welcomed everyone in attendance to the 2010 "Meet and Greet" dinner reception. She also recognized all those in attendance for their continued support and assistance. She introduced incoming new board members to the audience... Continue Reading

Many LACAAEA members from various Los Angeles County Departments performed a Fashion Show on the stage to represent many different ethnic groups in the Asian nations.

12 LA County Administrative interns enjoyed the learning experience at the reception. More Info About the Administrative Intern Program >>


Department heads congratulate their colleagues for their promotion at the end of the Meet and Greet reception Nov. 18, 2010. Back row left to right: Tom Tindall, Richard Sanchez, Dr. Lakshmanan Sathyavagiswaran, Trish Ploehn, Wendy L. Watanabe, Donald H. Blevins, Michael Freeman and Russ Guiney. Front row left to right: Marcia Koslov, County Law Librarian and Lisa M. Garrett.

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Approximately 200 people attend the Meet and Greet reception to honor two new department heads on Nov. 18, 2010.