Officers

John K. Lee

President

Grish Biglarian

Director

John Vassiliades

President-Elect

Ohannes Anserlian

VP Rank & File

Sutida Bergquist

VP Supervisory

David Koo

VP At-Large

Refugio Dominguez

Treasurer

Shabbir Ahmed

Secretary

Section Events Overview

Quarterly Meeting

The LA Section Quarterly Meeting was held on October 26 at Stevens

Steakhouse in the City of Commerce. The guest speakers were Bruce Blan-

ning, PECG Executive Director, and Robert Lumahan, PECG Corporate

President. The event was attended by 290 members and guests, including

members of the Caltrans District 7 Executive Team.

Diversity Day

Diversity Day was held on October 19 at the Caltrans District 7 Plaza which

included an International Fashion Show, sampling of international foods, and

performances from the international committees. LA Section was one of the

event sponsors and our officers presented awards to the Caltrans District 7

executives and committee chairs for supporting the event.

FLL Robotics Competition

The Widgets Robotics Team from Richardson Middle School placed 1st in

Robot Design and 1st in Robot Performance at the Qualifying Tournament

on November 5. The PECG-sponsored team will be advancing to the

Regional Championships at La Canada H.S. on December 10.

Political Action Outreach

LA Section officers and delegates attended political events for Josh New-

man, Tony Mendoza, Sharon Quirk-Silva and Grace Napolitano.

SECTION QUARTERLY REPORT December 2016

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LA Section Quarterly Meeting The LA Section Quarterly Meeting was held on October 26 at Stevens Steakhouse in the City of

Commerce. The guest speakers were Bruce Blanning, PECG Executive Director, and Robert

Lumahan, PECG Corporate President. The event was attended by 290 members and guests,

including members of the Caltrans District 7 Executive Team.

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Diversity Day 2016 Diversity Day was held on October 19 at the Caltrans District 7 office which included an Interna-

tional Fashion Show, sampling of international foods, and performances from the International

committees. LA Section was one of the event sponsors and Grish Biglarian, John Vassiliades,

and John K. Lee presented awards to the Caltrans District 7 executives and committee chairs for

supporting the event.

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FLL Robotics Competition The Widgets Robotics Team from Richardson Middle School placed 1st in Robot Design and 1st

in Robot Performance out of 24 competing teams at the FLL Qualifying Tournament in

Westchester on November 5. The PECG-sponsored team will be advancing to the Regional

Championships at La Canada H.S. on December 10.

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Political Action Outreach

John Vassiliades and Reza Jahromi

volunteered for Josh Newman, candi-

date for the State Senate District 29,

at the campaign HQ in La Habra on

November 5.

Debbie Kennedy, Reza Jahromi, Sutida

Bergquist, John Vassiliades, Hamid

Khorram, Oliver Pacifico and David Koo

attended the Tony Mendoza, State Sena-

tor, Birthday Bash and Annual Fund Rais-

er at the Norwalk Sports Complex in Arte-

sia on October 2.

Oliver Pacifico, John Vassiliades, Suti-

da Bergquist, and Hamid Khorram at-

tended the Sharon Quirk-Silva, As-

semblywoman District 65, Fund Raiser

at Antonello’s restaurant in Irvine on

October 4. Betty Yee, State Control-

ler, was also in attendance.

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Political Action Outreach (cont.)

David Koo, John Vassiliades,

Sam Luk, Debbie Kennedy, Suti-

da Bergquist, and Oliver Pacifico

attended the Grace Napolitano,

Congresswoman, Fund Raiser in

Covina on October 5.

John Vassiliades, David Koo, Reza

Jahromi, and Debbie Kennedy attended

the Josh Newman, candidate for State

Senate District 29, Birthday Party and

Fund Raiser in Fullerton on October 17.

John Chiang, California State Treasur-

er, was also in attendance.

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