There are many segments of the United States population that have legitimate reasons to gripe about the way they’re treated: African-Americans, women, and disabled individuals, for example. But veterans are another group that certainly has been mistreated in this country—woefully so, as a matter of fact.
The glitz and glamour of Hollywood is the proverbial carrot stick that draws people to Los Angeles from around the world. The obvious wealth of the city, with its celebrities and fancy cars, can make it appear that money literally falls from the L.A. skyline.
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles is one of the nation’s leading children’s hospitals and is acknowledged worldwide for its leadership in pediatric and adolescent health. Founded in 1901, CHLA is a premier teaching hospital and has been affiliated with the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California since 1932. The hospital is also home of The Saban Research Institute at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, one of the largest and most productive pediatric research facilities in the United States.
GREENSBORO, N.C. – When you’re housed in a city with four larger institutions of higher learning and an emerging law school, it might be easy to get lost in the shuffle. But one of the big draws for Bennett College, an all women’s HBCU in the Tar Heel State’s third-largest city, is the institution’s robust International Program.
by Laurie D. Willis When Damion Tucker attended Morgan State University, he studied telecommunications with a focus on TV production…
On December 5, Janice Hahn was sworn in as the newest member of Los Angeles County’s powerful and influential Board of Supervisors. Although Janice is quick to point out that she is a brand-new County employee, it’s clear that she feels right at home working in Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration, the building named after her father, the legendary long-time Supervisor.
Phillip A. Washington was unanimously selected CEO of the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LA Metro) by the LA Metro Board of Directors on March 12, 2015.
As a Los Angeles native, and a graduate of Dorsey High School and the University of California, Los Angeles, Darrell Brown was surrounded by leaders, both in his family and his community. Early on, he developed a skill for servant leadership — for bringing people together, united under a common passion.
Chief Ronene Anda is the Division Chief for the Transit Policing Division of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Chief Anda began her 30 year career with the Sheriff’s Department in 1984, working several assignments as a patrol deputy, until her promotion to Sergeant in 1997.
Chief of Police Robert Luna was appointed the 26th Chief of Police for the Long Beach Police Department in November 2014. Chief Luna has served the City of Long Beach, the second largest city in Los Angeles County, for 29 years. His extensive work history includes a number of operational, investigatory, and administrative assignments, including Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT), homicide, drug and gang investigations, canine operations, and communications.
Chief CBP Officer Field Operations Chicago Chief Anye Whyte is currently the Program manager for Recruitment and Retention, at U. S. Customs and Border Protection for the Chicago Field Office since 2009. In his role, Chief Whyte is responsible for ensuring that CBP has a highly qualified diverse workforce that is both efficient and effective in carrying out CBP’s core mission. Chief Whyte has overall responsibility for an area comprised of twelve states.
Success is made up of many variables and opportunities. This can certainly be said of John Ridgeway and his path to success as Corporate Manager of Toyota Financial Services in Owings Mills, Maryland. He has over thirty-nine years of Executive Management experience.
There is a new sheriff in town and it is James “Jim” McDonnell of Los Angeles County at the Monterey Park, California location, making him the 32nd sheriff to hold that title. Celebrating his first year in office on December 1, 2015, McDonnell comes to the county with previous experience as the Chief of Police for Long Beach, California for five years, and moving up the ranks as Assistant Chief for the Los Angeles Police Department where he served in different capacities for 29 years. It was these years where he learned of the many opportunities that are still available today, but about three percent who apply actually graduate from the academy and make it into this elite law enforcement organization.
Many of us cannot remember every day of our childhood, but there are moments that we remember like they happened yesterday. When I was six, my grandmother asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up, and I can remember naming almost every career made possible to mankind (or at least to my six-year-old imagination). I was going to be a doctor, lawyer, teacher, policeman, fireman, and a mommy. Half a decade later, my aspirations left me. I didn’t think I could do or be anything.
The Roy W. Roberts, II Watts/ Willowbrook Boys and Girls Club recently announced that it has received a $50,000 grant from Union Bank of California, N.A. The grant will support a wide range of programs as the organization enters its 50th year of uninterrupted community service to the youth of Compton, Watts, Willowbrook and South Los Angeles.
In this issue we are very proud to profile an organization that helped to save my life. Lovick Career Journal (LCJ) has dedicated this issue to One Legacy, a donate life organization, that works with families who donate or receive organs and tissue transplants.
Organ donation is a life-saving process, yet it remains one of the least discussed subjects among families and friends. However, organizations like OneLegacy work tirelessly to connect donors to transplant recipients, saving lives through the gift of organ and tissue donation. Headquartered in downtown Los Angeles, OneLegacy bridges the gap between organ and tissue donors and transplant recipients.
WASHINGTON— Barack Obama doesn’t think anyone should cut his two daughters any slack when they apply to college—not because of their race, at least. In the unlikely event that the Obama family goes broke, then maybe.
Fourteen-year-old Daryn Harkey was to be number 232 on the list of medical elite. But no one knew that. As a child, Daryn simply shared the dreams of all young boys: he loved playing baseball and football and enjoyed spending time with cousins and friends. His only limits were the bounds of his gifted imagination.