On Sept. 10, the Club hosted its second Pins of Purpose ceremony at Club Headquarters, honoring current employees and Retirees, and in a special moment, celebrating the service of a former employee who had passed away.
Pins of Purpose is the Club’s newest major program to honor, celebrate and thank public employees for their dedicated public service by giving them milestone service pins. The program has quickly become one of the Club’s most popular.
The ceremony was led by Cynthia Ha, Club Relational Ambassador; Dylan Noel, Club Relational Ambassador Coordinator, and Lu Lira, Club Director of Digital Marketing, who joined the honorees and their coworkers in celebrating their public service milestones.
The presentation brought coworkers together to recognize careers spanning from 15 to 39 years of service. Each pin offered an opportunity to pause and celebrate the dedication, relationships and experiences built throughout a career in public service.
Honoring 17
Eligible Club Members recognized were:
- Paul Racs, Retired, Public Works, 39 years of City service
- Ellen Linaac, Emergency Management, 36 years
- Rea Silva Lazo, Retired, LAPD, 36 years
- Salvador Luna, Retired, Public Works/Sanitation, 32 years
- Maria Victoria Rojas, Airports, 31 years
- Adam Martinez, LAPD, 31 years
- Guadalupe Reyna, Retired, LADWP, 30 years
- Sgt. Larry Hatfield, Retired, Airport Police, 29 years
- Manuel J. Garcia, Retired, LAPD, 28 years
- Carl Brown, Retired, General Services, 28 years
- Janelle Adeloga A. Parra, Public Works/Engineering, 27 years
- Armando Parra, General Services, 22 years
- Rueben Flores, Retired, LADWP, 26 years
- Lilia Liclican, Animal Services, 25 years (RIP)
- Joan Alexandria Tagle, LADWP, 22 years
- Heather Jones, City Attorney, 20 years
- Julio Torres, City Council, 15 years
The Club congratulates each of the Members honored and thanks them for their dedication to public service.
Are you celebrating a service milestone? Eligible Club Members can request a complimentary Service Recognition Pin and choose to celebrate at Club Headquarters, at their workplace or receive their pin by mail.
Remembering Lilia Liclican
The presentation also included a special recognition of Lilia Liclican, Animal Services, who passed away Aug. 31. Her coworkers wanted to make sure her 25 years of public service were recognized alongside theirs.
Lilia began her career with the City of Los Angeles in 2001 and went on to serve in several accounting roles before joining Animal Services. She eventually became a Chief Accounting Employee, overseeing important financial operations for the department, including accounting, auditing, budgeting, payroll and financial reporting.
Beyond her work, Lilia also gave back to her profession and fellow City employees. She served as Treasurer for the Los Angeles Municipal Association of Accountants and Auditors and as Third Vice President of the Los Angeles Filipino Association of City Employees (LAFACE).
Her recognition during the presentation gave her coworkers an opportunity to honor not only the years she served, but also the colleague and leader they knew.
It was a meaningful reminder of what Pins of Purpose represents: behind every milestone is a person and a story worth recognizing.
