IACCGH Hillcroft-Harwin Networking Initiative

Mon Feb 28, 2011 at 8:00pm

Dinner: Sponsored by Mr. Raman Das

Today’s Focus will be on

• Flooding/Waterlogging • Security

Our Speakers:

Local Council member Al Hoang

City Council District F Council Member Al Hoang represents District F on Houston City Council. The district encompasses a large part of southwest Houston, including Alief, Braeburn, Fondren Southwest, Gulfton, Sharpstown, and Westwood communities. District F is well-known for its diverse and multicultural community. The area is home to “Chinatown”, a large concentration of Asian-American businesses, and vast Latin- American community. Council Member Hoang was sworn in to his first term as council member on January 4, 2010. He is the only Asian-American currently serving on Houston City Council.

Stephen C. Costello

City Council At-Large Position A civil engineer and drainage specialist, Mayor Parker appointed him as chair of City Council’s Flooding and Drainage Committee, the committee charged with exploring long- range planning for funding of drainage infrastructure. Houston’s needs in this area are vast –. Together with his colleagues, he is working hard to address these challenges by making sure the city invests in improving and maintaining its infrastructure, the very foundation of our great city.

John H. Chen Assistant Chief of Police HPD

John H. Chen is currently responsible for patrol activities on the west side of Houston. A large portion of the population of the many Asian communities resides in this part of the city. With his promotion in early 2009, John Chen became the second Asian to achieve the rank of Assistant Chief in the history of the Houston Police Department. During his almost three decade career with the department Assistant Chief Chen has worked in various capacities in the department including patrol, investigations, support operations, and training .