Accounting Professional Appreciation Day

LAMAAA held it’s first ever Accounting Professional Appreciation Day on Thursday, September 13, 2007. The festive event hit full capacity with estimated 150 people attending. The program was highlighted by the showing of some holiday video projects produced by the accounting staff of LADOT and LAHD. There was also a short music video showing the Controller’s staff performing the “FMIS Shuffle”. The attendees had a lot of laughs watching their peers having fun on the big screen. The film showing was followed by the main event – giving out Certificates of Appreciation to a number of accountants selected by their accounting management. Margie de Castro, DWP (past president and chair of the Awards Committee) was assisted by Myrna de Leon, CDD in giving out the certificates. These accounting professionals received the certificates and special commemorative “You’re Appreciated” mugs on behalf of all the city’s hardworking accountants and auditors. This was a special day to celebrate the importance of our members’ role in the conduct of city’s financial business. Every city department was given a chance to submit names of nominees to receive the certificates on behalf of all accounting professionals in their department. Some departments responded with one nominee, others submitted a few and some declined and decided instead to honor everyone. In the simple sense, the Appreciation Day is truly created for everyone. It is a special day designated to recognize our peers for all the wonderful job they have been performing. It was also a day to showcase how some of us have fun and break the seriousness of our daily job.

Here’s the list of the nominees for the Appreciation Day:

DEPARTMENT

NAME

NOMINATED BY

LAFD

CYNTHIA KHO

GREG VERGARA

PUBLIC WORKS

MERLITA VALMORES
ALMER COLORADO
KYONG CHOI
BLAS RAFOLS
SUSAN MANIQUIS

CRAIG BLOOMQUIST

DOT

JEANNE OTAKE
MAI LY
EDEN GARCIA

BERNIE APOLONIO

LA ZOO

UMA DAVDA
CLAUDE GONZALES

CARMELA ESPIRITU

ITA

LIDIA LIM

YOLLY HUANG

LAHD

EVANGELINA BAELLO
GERTRUDES DOMASIG
MARIE YEH
TERY PITUGNARONGPHOR
LITA YONG

WANEE JEERAPAET

CDD

GEORGE CHACKO

MAE ABELEDA

FINANCE

URSIE GOMEZ
EDGARDO RAMOS
AMIA LOMBARD

NOEMI CUEVAS and BENJAMIN VARGAS

LACC

GUILLERMINA AMPIL

MARY JEAN AQUINO

RECREATION & PARKS

LUCI DE LEON
ELEANOR CHANG
EMILY LAU
CYNTHIA HIRATA
CONNIE SARMIENTO
TERESA GE

ROSE REYES

DWP

ZITA GOTAUCO
ELIZABETH ASRAT

MARGIE CASTRO

TREASURER

WILLIAM FENG

VICKY SANTIAGO

POLICE & FIRE PENSIONS

CECILIA DE LOS ANGELES

TEDDIE FLORENDO


You can click on the names to read some write ups regarding the wonderful job they’re doing in their department. Also, in case you haven’t picked up the LAMAAA special commemorative “You’re Appreciated” mug, you can still purchase one for yourself or a few to give out to your peers. Remember, everyone deserves to be appreciated. Pick up one at our next meeting for $5, they’ll also make nice Christmas gifts.