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UPCOMING EVENTS
Our speaker for our next breakfast meeting
Friday, September 3, 2010 will
Chief Jim McDonnell
Jim McDonnell was appointed 25th Chief of Police for the Long Beach Police Department (LBPD) in February, 2010. Chief McDonnell is responsible for a department consisting of 1,500 employees and a $200 million budget.
The City of Long Beach is home to: 495,000 residents, one of the worlds largest ports and the second busiest seaport in the United States, two of the nations largest municipal marinas, a national airport, two college campuses, a nationally recognized convention and visitors bureau, numerous entertainment districts, and home to the world renowned Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach. Chief Jim McDonnell has a great appreciation for the cultural diversity of the City of Long Beach and values the contributions that all the various cultures make to the City.
He served with the Los Angeles Police Department for 28 years and held a wide variety of positions throughout his career. He has received numerous community and department awards, including the LAPD’s highest award for bravery, the Medal of Valor.
Chief McDonnell serves on numerous Boards of Directors that focus on furthering the interests of local youth and leadership in the policing profession on both a local and statewide level. He is an active member of several more organizations, such as the International Association of Chiefs of Police; California Peace Officers’ Association;California Police Chiefs’ Association; Peace Officer's Association of Los Angeles County, and the Southern California Leadership Network.
Chief McDonnell holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Criminal Justice from St. Anselm College in Manchester, New Hampshire, and a Master's Degree in Public Administration from the University of Southern California. He is also a graduate of the FBI’s prestigious National Executive Institute, the Senior Management Institute for Police and has completed Executive Education programs at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government.
He regularly lectures at a number of Department schools and has trained criminal justice professionals on a variety of topics, such as leadership, ethics, community policing, handling line of duty deaths, and the recruitment and retention of valuable employees. Chief McDonnell is recognized as an expert on policing issues and has lectured on these topics around the world. He currently teaches public policy issues at the University of California, Los Angeles.
RECENT EVENTS
July 30, 2010
Long Beach Fishing Rodeo
Belmont Veterans Pier, Long Beach, CA
Held at the Belmont Pier each summer by the Southern California Tuna Club. The program is open to our community youth who want a fun day on the water to fish, learn how to fish, interact with Tuna Club members. There will also be marine biologists from Cal State University, Long Beach on hand to identify species caught and teach the kids a little about our Pacific Ocean marine life.
There will be prizes awarded such as new bikes for award winning catches of the day!
Friday, July 9th, 2010 - 7:30AM
Craig Johnson,
Enterprise Zone Manager - City of Long Beach
Learn about the Enterprise Zone in the City of Long Beach and how that can help most businesses large or small, manufacturing, distribution or retail. The Enterprise Zone covers over 41 square miles in the City of Long Beach and can generate substantial tax benefits for businesses located within the zone.
Craig Johnson, the Enterprise Zone Manager for the City of Long Beach will be our speaker Friday, July 9th at 7:30AM.
Come join us for breakfast and informative discussion on helping business in Long Beach or encourage new businesses to come to Long Beach.
Same Location - The Grand Conference Center
4101 E. Willow (at Grand Ave.)
Long Beach, CA
Recent Speaker
Jeff Reeb, Deputy Fire Chief
June 4, 2010
Long Beach Deputy Fire Chief Jeff Reeb
Deputy Chief Jeff Reeb will address the Long Beach Commercial Real Estate Council on Friday, June 4, 2010 at our regularly scheduled monthly breakfast meeting
Deputy Chief Reeb will discuss the many ways that the Long Beach Fire Department interacts with the commercial real estate community such as through the Fire Marshall, property inspections, emergency preparedness, etc. Please plan on joining us for the informative presentation.
As the Deputy Chief of the Emergency Services Bureau, Chief Reeb manages the Fire Operations Division and the Marine Safety Division. These two divisions are staffed with 411 sworn Firefighters, 30 sworn Lifeguards, and 38 non-sworn Ambulance Operators, operating on an annual budget of $80M. In 2009, the Bureau responded to 57,000 calls for service.
In addition to his responsibilities for budget, personnel, and incident management, Chief Reeb serves on various professional committees, which include the CLB Homeland Security Task Force, the LA/LB UASI Working Group, and is presently the Fire Service Chair on the USCG Central California Area Maritime Security Committee.
Prior to becoming a Deputy Chief, Chief Reeb held the rank of Battalion Chief. His assignments included coordinating the department’s Public Affairs Section for one year, and directing a Fire Operation Battalion for four years.
As the Public Affairs BC, Chief Reeb supervised and coordinated all of the community-oriented activities for LBFD, including serving as the lead Public Information Officer during significant emergency and non-emergency events.
As an Operation’s BC, Chief Reeb supervised a Battalion consisting of fifty Firefighters staffing eight fire stations. He has held incident management positions at a variety of emergencies including the southern California wildfires and the La Conchita Mud Slide.
Chief Reeb has been with the Long Beach FD for 24 years. He is married to Kate (18 years) and has two boys age 13 and 11. He and his family enjoy water skiing, snow skiing and keeping home aquariums.
June 4, 2010 - 7:30AM - 9:00AM
Same Location - The Grand Conference Center
4101 E. Willow (at Grand Ave.)
Long Beach, CA
If you would like to RSVP or call with any questions, please do not hesitate in calling me personally, at Blair Commercial Real Estate (562) 495-6070.
All the Best!,
Brian C. Russell
2008-2010 President
Long Beach Commercial Real Estate Council
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