CSP Los Angeles Chapter Awards
California Staffing Professionals annual conference held at the JW Marriott in Palm Desert and the Los Angeles Chapter received three awards. Yvonne Rockwell of Royal Staffing was the recipient of the Staffing Professional of the Year award for the Los Angeles Chapter. The “Staffing Professional of the Year” Award recognizes deserving individuals in the industry based upon Standards of Excellence for production, education/accreditation, leadership and business development superiority.
Chapter President Joe Cummings of Royal Staffing received the Diamond Award for the Los Angeles Chapter. The Diamond Award is presented to the Chapter Presidents who have met the required criteria. They are the driving force behind their Chapter Board of Directors. The Diamond Award is achieved through providing their chapter members a variety of benefits including chapter meetings, continued education opportunities, legal and legislative updates. The Chapter President must also grow the chapter membership and promote the chapter through public relations in their geographical area. Further requirements include maintaining Chapter records and State board Participation.
Heather Leemon Raboff of Property Management Personnel, Inc and CSP’s Executive Boards 2nd V.P. and immediate past President for the CSP Los Angeles Chapter was the proud recipient of the Essey Award. In 2006 CSP awarded Dick Essay with the James R Pierce lifetime achievement award. Upon the acceptance of his award he asked that CSP consider an Essey Award. He asked that the Essey award be presented to the person who had furthered CSP or the Staffing industry the most. Dick Essey also included a donation to the charity of the recipient’s choice.
“I chose Chrysalis because I believe in what they do and how they do it. I haven’t lived the perfect life and have experienced my own challenges. I have been graced by the support and opportunities provided by others that developed the path that brought me this far” said Heather. Chrysalis provides critical employment services to nearly 2,500 homeless and economically disadvantaged individuals annually through its service centers in downtown Los Angeles, Santa Monica and in the San Fernando Valley where poverty is the most pervasive. Since 1984, Chrysalis offers services ranging from job-preparation classes and one-on-one mentoring to material assistance such as interview clothing, bus tokens, and access to phones, computers, and fax machines.
Heather’s involvement with CSP this past year as 2nd Vice president included leading a very active team of volunteer committee chairs who accomplished needed goals throughout the year. The committees she over saw included website technology, industry partners, legislative affairs and awards. The events she was involved in this year included our annual Legislative Day in Sacramento and Co-Chair for this year’s annual conference. She also remains active in the Los Angeles Chapter as immediate Past President assisting our Industry Partners with their Los Angeles chapter activities and supporting our current Chapter President, Joe Cummings.
