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Annual Installation of LAMAAA Officers

The installation of the new LAMAAA officers for FY 2008 took place on August 1, 2007 at the historic Tom Bradley room in the City Hall Tower. Despite a very short notice, over 50 LAMAAA members enthusiastically attended the special luncheon event. Each present officer pledged his or her allegiance to best serve the goals of the association and had a short message to share with the attendees. Informal atmosphere was set by the great sense of humor of both the new and former presidents. The inducting officer was Jim Gibson, Executive Officer of the Board of Public Works. Special recognition awards were given to the previous officers who were in attendance – Nhuy Tonnu, Brenda Barit and Hope Shaffer. Delicious lunch was catered at the inauguration. The new president – Rhod De Vera – in his acceptance speech emphasized the lighter side of being an accounting professional. He has pledged to complement the traditional LAMAAA technical and continuing education type training seminars with ‘fun’ activities. To start with, he proposed setting a date after the year end as an Accountant Appreciation Day to celebrate the completion of the past fiscal year and also welcome the new year fresh and recharged. Also mentioned are the Valentine Dinner Dance and Camping at Seeley. Please look forward to the upcoming announcement of LAMAAA events very soon.

On behalf of all association’s members we thank the officers of FY 2007 for the wonderful job they have done in the past year, organizing many special events and launching the new website. They set a great foundation and high standards for future work. Thank you!

Elected Board of Directors serving July 2007 through June 2008:
President - Rhod De Vera (Housing Department)
1st Vice president - Bernie Apolonio (Department of Transportation)
2nd Vice President - Cris Salandanan (Housing Department)
Secretary - Illeana Reynolds (Housing Department)
Treasurer - Yolly Huang (Information Technology Agency)

Please see the accompanying photos of the installation event.