On July 22, the Los Angeles City Fire Department proudly recognized its sworn and civilian members who recently were promoted. The official ceremony took place at Frank Hotchkin Memorial Training Center in Elysian Park.
Master of ceremonies was Capt. II Branden Silverman. Chief Jaime Moore handed out the badges.
Individually honored at the ceremony were:
Battalion Chief
Daniel Albarran
Adam Brandos
Mark Egizi
Dustin Gates
Aaron Girvan
DeAndre LaCaille
Santino Marcione
Jon Patterson
Cody Weireter
Kenneth Williams
Captain II
Christopher Ashley
Michael Catalano
Eric Garcia
Blake Harrington
Justin Horwedel
Matthew Lowenstein
Civilian
Diana Assadourian, Management Analyst
Andrew Demirjian, Programmer Analyst II
Justin Flores, Heavy Duty Equipment Mechanic
Joe Garcia, Sr. Heavy Duty Equipment Mechanic
Federico Gomez, Storekeeper
Rene Gonzalez, Geographic Information Systems Chief
Isela Iniguez, Management Analyst
Victoria Johnson, Executive Administrative Assistant III
Till Koeckert, Heavy Duty Equipment Mechanic
Deanna Minatiskan-Vargas, Secretary
Mercedes Orellana-Farias, Sr. Management Analyst I
Mauricio Ramirez, Systems Administrator III
Cindy Rivota, Accounting Clerk
Jia Ruan, Heavy Duty Equipment Mechanic
Mario Salazar, Secretary
Zyanya Santana, Sr. Personnel Analyst I
Albert Servin, Fire Protection Engineering Associate III
Arman Serobyan, General Automotive Supervisor
Noelani Figueroa, Payroll Supervisor
Ashley Swinson, Sr. Administrative Clerk
Peter Ung, Systems Administrator II
Daniel Walker, Auto Body Repair Supervisor II
Sarah Zhang, Fire Protection Engineering Associate III
Thank You!
The Club thanks all those who were promoted for their tireless dedication to Los Angeles, and thanks their families for supporting them!
The LAFD’s promotions for 2026. Fire Chief Jaime Moore is back row, center.