LAFD Ceremony Salutes 53 Promoted Sworn and Civilian Members
The Los Angeles Fire Department is proud to honor the achievements of fifty-three LAFD uniformed and civilian members who have successfully completed the demanding process of promoting in rank or status within the Department.
Expressing her pride in their accomplishments, City of Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin M. Crowley oversaw a formal promotion ceremony at the LAFD Frank Hotchkin Memorial Training Center in Elysian Park on Friday, April 21, 2023.
We are pleased to share an event photo album and video (ceremony starts at 4:26).
Individually honored at the event were:
Joseph Bannan
Daniel Barrera
Roland Bonada
Michael Campana
Victor Chavez
Justin Draeger
Christopher Dupertuis
Ricardo Garcia
Javier Gonzalez
Thomas Griffith
Andrew Guzzard
Eldon Karrati
Matthew Kasparian
Carlos Limon
Arturo Martinez
Luis Ochoa
Gage Oetgen
Michael Pellegrini
Brant Pulliam
Ian VanGerpen
Alan Almaguer
Amanda Avery
Ellery Beltran
Manuel Castaneda III
Michael Contreras
Justin Dettorre
Christopher Elguea
Joel Fien
Jacob Fryer
Borys Gudiel
Cody Hass
Justin Lahr
Christopher Napper
Calvin Ngo
Robert Price
Taylor Rappaport
Jeffrey Rodner
Gregory Zaccaro
Jason Teter
Greg Whitmore
Adam Blasey
Gregory Brown
Lenora Caldera
Mercedes Orellana-Farias
Tom Hoang
Maria Lozano
Brittany Medina
Nam Nguyen
William Nguyen
Mauricio Ramirez
Arman Serobyan
Amabel Torres
John Warner
