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PRESS RELEASE
: May 17, 2007
Contact: Haig Hovsepian
Tel: (818) 500-1918
ANCA-WR Joins Armenian American Community Leaders in Meeting with Los
Angeles City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo
Los Angeles, CA – On Friday, May 4, 2007, the Armenian National Committee of
America – Western Region (ANCA-WR) joined Armenian American community
leaders in an official meeting with Los Angeles City Attorney Rocky
Delgadillo. The ANCA-WR was represented by board members Armen Martin and
Steve Dadaian, and they were joined by His Eminence Archbishop Moushegh
Mardirossian, Prelate for the Western Prelacy of the Armenian Apostolic
Church of America. The Archbishop was accompanied by the Prelacy’s
Religious and Executive Council members as well as by Board of Regents
member Dr. Armine Hagopian, and Los Angeles City Commissioner and former
ANCA-WR board member Ara Bedrosian. Representatives from the Armenian
Relief Society and Homenetmen also participated in the meeting, in addition
to eight Armenian American deputy city attorneys, several of whom are
graduates from Prelacy schools.
During the meeting, the ANCA-WR, Prelate Archbishop Mardirossian, and
community representatives discussed issues concerning Armenian youth with
the City Attorney. A specific emphasis was placed on the City Attorney’s
office working with the student bodies of Prelacy schools as well as
Armenian students attending public schools. Topics covered included the
importance of role models, positive guidance and mentoring. The City
Attorney committed to exploring the possibility of providing on site
services such as school visits and interacting with students to promote safe
and responsible behavior. The meeting ended with a commitment by the City
Attorney to work with the Prelate and the Board of Regents to implement such
programs.
"This meeting symbolizes the rejuvenation of an important partnership
between the community and the City Attorney’s office," stated Steve Dadaian,
ANCA-WR Board Member. "The community welcomes the City Attorney’s
initiative in increasing involvement and interaction with our schools and we
are excited to work with him in this regard," he added.
A native of the Eastside of Los Angeles, Rocky Delgadillo became the
highest-ranking Latino to win citywide office in more than 100 years when he
was elected Los Angeles City Attorney on June 5, 2001. Before his election,
Delgadillo was the Deputy Mayor of Los Angeles for Economic Development,
where he worked to attract new jobs for the neighborhoods that needed them
the most. He created an efficient, neighborhood-friendly approach to
business development and helped bring more than $20 billion in private
investment to the city in four years. Prior to joining the mayor’s office,
Delgadillo was Director of Business Development for Rebuild LA, a nonprofit
formed to bring investment into Los Angeles neighborhoods ravaged during the
1992 civil unrest, and served as a senior attorney at O’Melveny & Myers.
Delgadillo’s signature program is the Neighborhood Prosecutor Program. For
the first time in the city’s history, prosecutors work in the neighborhoods,
get to know residents on a first-name basis, and attack quality-of-life
crimes where they occur. Neighborhood Prosecutors work with residents,
elected officials and city agencies to drastically cut illegal dumping,
graffiti and illegal street racing, to name a few of the problems. The
program won a city Productivity Award in 2002 for its first-year
achievements.
The Armenian National Committee of America is the largest and most
influential Armenian American grassroots political organization. Working in
coordination with a network of offices, chapters, and supporters throughout
the United States and affiliated organizations around the world, the ANCA
actively advances the concerns of the Armenian American community on a broad
range of issues.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
