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December Election Luncheon 2024
December 9 @ 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
$15 – $75
Reservations are now closed
Monday, December 9, 2024
Join us for the HDSA Elections Luncheon featuring Guest Speaker Magda Fernandez, Chief of Police/Vice President of Public Safety Port of San Diego Harbor Police.
$15 Member /$50 Guests, Emeritus and Associates.
Deadline for reservations is by 5pm, December 5, 2024.
PROGRAM:
11am
New Member Orientation & Voting for 2025 HDSA Board of Directors
12pm Luncheon/Guest Speaker – Magda Fernandez
About Our Guest Speaker, Magda Fernandez
Chief of Police/Vice President of Public Safety Port of San Diego Harbor Police
Magda Fernandez joined the Port of San Diego Harbor Police Department as a recruit in 2001 and rose through the ranks to captain in 2021. The next year she was appointed Port of San Diego Harbor Police Chief/Vice President of Public Safety. Over the years, she has led various departments, including investigations and intelligence, professional standards, and training as well as other sections. Chief Fernandez also represented Harbor Police as a detective on the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force and helped establish the department’s Terrorism Liaison Officer program.
She has also served in the U.S. Coast Guard and, earlier in her career, as an emergency medical technician and a rescue diver with the Santa Cruz Search and Rescue Team. She is the recipient of numerous awards for her service, an active member of the Mexican American Women’s National Association (MANA), and a graduate of their San Diego Latina Success Leadership Program (LSLP). Chief Fernandez has a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from Colorado Technical University.
For more information, don’t hesitate to contact HDSA CEO Heather Araiza at 858-882-7645.
LOCATION:
Tom Hams Lighthouse
2150 Harbor Island Dr
San Diego, CA 92101
MENU:
Buffet