On June 13, the LAFD honored the achievements of 72 LAFD uniformed and civilian employees who have successfully been promoted in rank or status within the department.
Expressing her pride in their accomplishments, City of Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin M. Crowley oversaw the formal promotion ceremony at the LAFD Frank Hotchkin Memorial Training Center in Elysian Park.
Congratulations to those who were promoted!
Honored were these newly promoted employees:
Captain I
Christopher Ashley
Daniel Beaty
Theodore Boyd
Scott Brennan
Aaron Carter
Michael Catalano
Nathan Cordero
Matthew Craig
Anthony Cresta
Jason Dupere
Christopher Ferrer
Steven Garcia
Trey Glennon
Daniel Gutierrez
Blake Harrington
Michael Henderson
Javier Honles
Aaron Jagoe
Stephen Janes
William Jun
Casey Ketelsleger
Paul Kline
Scott Kwasigroch
Daniel Lynch
Michael Marsh
Damar McComell
James Morlock
Mohammad Nabhani
Elber Navarro
Julian Nguyen
Michael Pagliuso
Makar Pashabezyan
Matthew Quealy
Robert Reyes
Matthew Rochman
Frank Rodriguez
Nicholas Rose
Paul Saavedra
Michael Sailhamer
Steven Schaller
Ian Soriano
Stephen Spriggs
Chris Stalter
Hugo Tadeo
Peter Tagliere
Brandon Terrazas
Raymond Topete
Carlos Vera
Manny Zepeda
Fireboat Mate I
Sean Anderson
Ryan Considine
Casey Dunn
Nicholas Miller
Jonathan Scully
Matthew Westmoreland
Fire Helicopter
Pilot IV
Anthony Cecola
Inspector I
Amilcar Aguilar
Edward Chea
Kenneth Fraser
Frank Gomez
John Herman
David Metchikoff
Ofa Tulikihihifo
Marcus Williams
Juan Zepeda
Accounting Clerk
Nora Bendimez
Equipment Specialist II
Teren King
Management Analyst
Susana Amezquita
Meritxell Capdet Karapetian
Trian Lee