Angela Perez, the Assistant to the LEIU Secretary/Treasurer, was presented with the LEIU Distinguished Service Award at the 2009 Awards Banquet at the Annual Conference in Las Vegas. Ms. Perez has worked for the City of Los Angeles for 17 years and the LAPD for 15 years. She has been assigned to the Major Crimes Division for the last four years where, as part of her duties, she is responsible for: (1) the accurate accounting of LEIU membership dues for more than 230 national and international members (2) the preparation of the organization's financial statements (3) the analysis of financial trends involving hundreds of thousands of dollars and (4) the planning and coordination of three executive board meetings annually. Ms. Perez has created significant improvements to the LEIU treasury and its operations. She is thorough, responsive, and organized. The LEIU Executive Board expresses its appreciation for the hard work and professional dedication Ms. Perez has shown to this job and congratulates her on a job well done!