LAFD Ceremony Salutes 70 Promoted Sworn and Civilian Members
LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles Fire Department is proud to honor the achievements of seventy LAFD uniformed and civilian members who have successfully completed the demanding process of promoting in rank or status within the Department.
Expressing her pride in their accomplishments, City of Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin M. Crowley oversaw a formal promotion ceremony at the LAFD Frank Hotchkin Memorial Training Center in Elysian Park on Thursday, July 20, 2023.
Individually honored at the event were:
Deputy Chief:
Jason Hing
Jaime Moore
Battalion Chief:
Shin Black
Matthew Conroy
Benjamin Culp
Donald Dillenberger
Aaron Guggenheim
Sloane Joseph
Adam Knabe
Damon Leach
Kyle Rausch
Thomas Raymond
Eric Roberts
Arturo Tarango
Shawn Tukua
Brian Wall
Captain II:
Amy Bastman
David Dunivan
Leon Dunn
Dustin Gates
Brian Harris
Milton Johnson
Wonmeen Jun
Craig Kuykendall
Ronald Landers
Ruben Lopez
John Marasco
Eric Matillo
Jeffrey Sambar
Roberto Sanchez
John Smith III
Nathan Sweet
Edward Tumbleson
Jennifer Wilcox
Jesse Wong
Captain I:
George Anderson Jr.
Abel Avalos
Daniel Balzano
Henry Chavez
Joseph Cunningham
Christopher Klimpel
Mark Perine
Anthony Randolph
Justin Randolph
James Sharlein
Casey Stevens
Christopher Swailes
Robert Villa
Fire Helicopter Pilot III:
Cherif Amin
Anthony V. Cecola
David Habib III
Jonith Johnson Jr.
Joel A. Smith
Fire Helicopter Pilot I:
Kyle Brantner
Scott Keelin
Alexander Kriewall
Paramedics:
Jacob Anderson
Steven Bui
Marc Correy
Kevin Lumada
Christopher Vu
Civilians:
Rebecca M. Alvarado (Executive Administrative Assistant II)
Alina Bieschke (Hazardous Materials Specialist)
Mariano Bucag (Senior Management Analyst I)
Nicole Castro (Management Analyst)
Jennifer Corona (Senior Management Analyst I)
Vidal Garcia (Fire Protection Engineer Associate IV)
Minh Le (Hazardous Materials Supervisor)
Deanna Minatiskan-Vargas (Senior Administrative Clerk)
Aleta-Jean Orozco (Secretary)
Photo Use Permitted via Creative Commons - Credit: LAFD Photo | Gary Apodaca
LAFD Event: 040123 - Promotional Ceremony
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LAFD Ceremony Salutes 70 Promoted Sworn and Civilian Members
LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles Fire Department is proud to honor the achievements of seventy LAFD uniformed and civilian members who have successfully completed the demanding process of promoting in rank or status within the Department.
Expressing her pride in their accomplishments, City of Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin M. Crowley oversaw a formal promotion ceremony at the LAFD Frank Hotchkin Memorial Training Center in Elysian Park on Thursday, July 20, 2023.
Individually honored at the event were:
Deputy Chief:
Jason Hing
Jaime Moore
Battalion Chief:
Shin Black
Matthew Conroy
Benjamin Culp
Donald Dillenberger
Aaron Guggenheim
Sloane Joseph
Adam Knabe
Damon Leach
Kyle Rausch
Thomas Raymond
Eric Roberts
Arturo Tarango
Shawn Tukua
Brian Wall
Captain II:
Amy Bastman
David Dunivan
Leon Dunn
Dustin Gates
Brian Harris
Milton Johnson
Wonmeen Jun
Craig Kuykendall
Ronald Landers
Ruben Lopez
John Marasco
Eric Matillo
Jeffrey Sambar
Roberto Sanchez
John Smith III
Nathan Sweet
Edward Tumbleson
Jennifer Wilcox
Jesse Wong
Captain I:
George Anderson Jr.
Abel Avalos
Daniel Balzano
Henry Chavez
Joseph Cunningham
Christopher Klimpel
Mark Perine
Anthony Randolph
Justin Randolph
James Sharlein
Casey Stevens
Christopher Swailes
Robert Villa
Fire Helicopter Pilot III:
Cherif Amin
Anthony V. Cecola
David Habib III
Jonith Johnson Jr.
Joel A. Smith
Fire Helicopter Pilot I:
Kyle Brantner
Scott Keelin
Alexander Kriewall
Paramedics:
Jacob Anderson
Steven Bui
Marc Correy
Kevin Lumada
Christopher Vu
Civilians:
Rebecca M. Alvarado (Executive Administrative Assistant II)
Alina Bieschke (Hazardous Materials Specialist)
Mariano Bucag (Senior Management Analyst I)
Nicole Castro (Management Analyst)
Jennifer Corona (Senior Management Analyst I)
Vidal Garcia (Fire Protection Engineer Associate IV)
Minh Le (Hazardous Materials Supervisor)
Deanna Minatiskan-Vargas (Senior Administrative Clerk)
Aleta-Jean Orozco (Secretary)
Photo Use Permitted via Creative Commons - Credit: LAFD Photo | Gary Apodaca
LAFD Event: 040123 - Promotional Ceremony
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