CORA Aragon Soriano, Los Angeles Filipino Association of City Employees (LAFACE) President, chaired and emceed the Retirement Dinner Dance for Ruby de Vera, a well known community leader and LAFACE’s Immediate Past President on Friday, April 9th, at the Sheraton Downtown LA.
Bernardo Bernardo, a well-known celebrity and award winning singer, actor and comedian, entertained the guests with a variety of Filipino and English songs.
State Senator Carol Liu, LA Councilmembers Jose Huizar and Tom Labonge presented Ruby with Resolutions and Certificates. Henry Tongson from the City of LA Bldg & Safety and Cora Aragon Soriano from LAFACE presented Ruby with Certificates of Appreciation.
Ruby started her career in the City of Los Angeles on February 12, 1996 when she was appointed as Field Deputy for the 14th District by Councilmember Richard Alatorre. She covered the area of Eagle Rock and in a span of three and a half years accomplished the restoration of the old Eagle Rock Library into the Eagle Rock Community Center, helped spearhead the - dedication of the Rock” to the community, organized the Concerts in the Park and the Farmers Market , and a host of accomplishments which greatly improved the community;
In 1999, Ruby joined the staff of Council District 13 as Community Advocate under Councilmember Jackie Goldberg and covered the areas of Glassell Park, Mount Washington, Atwater Village, and Elysian Valley. She immediately saw the need to identify Atwater Village and organized the community to create two monument signs with the help of the Chamber of Commerce. A sidewalk near the Mt. Washington School was made possible by Ruby’s efforts for the safety of the students who walk to and from school.
Seeing the lack of outreach to the elderly community, she organized the Senior Lunch program at Chevy Chase Recreation Center;
In 2001, Ruby worked as Office Manager for District 1 under Councilmember Ed Reyes and was placed in charge of the office administration. She later moved to the Demand Audit Section of the Controller’s Office and for the past two and a half years worked at the Department of Building & Safety;
Ruby’s civic involvement includes:
•President of the Glassell Park Improvement Association,
•President of the Northeast Democratic Club,
•President of the Filipino American Business Association of Glendale,
•President of the Pilipino American Community of Eagle Rock,
•President of the Los Angeles Filipino Association of City Employees,
•and Founding President of the Filipino American Kiwanis Club of Glendale.
Ruby has also served on the following boards:
•Finance Council of the Archdiocese of LA,
•The Glendale Adventist Medical Center,
•Right to Life League of Southern California,
•and the Pilipino American Los Angeles Democrats;
Ruby has received many awards including the
•Woman of the Year of the 55th Assembly District,
•Democrat of the Year of the 45th Assembly District,
•Woman Making a Difference in the City of Los Angeles, *Citizen of the Year of the Corregidor Lions Club, and *Businesswoman of the Year for the tri-cities of Glendale, Burbank, and Pasadena.
In addition, she has been recognized by the Federal, State and Local governments for her outstanding community service.
On retirement, Ruby plans to concentrate more time doing her community service.
This event was a huge success and a memorable one for Ruby, which she will cherish for the rest of her life
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