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Mason Fong has AA and AS degrees from Pasadena City College; and a BA in Speech Communication, Certificate of Marketing, and MS in Public Administration from California State University, Los Angeles. Mason began his County career in 1999 after teaching elementary special education for three years with the LA Unified School District. During his first County position with the
Department of Human Resources, he edited the County Digest and coordinated the Employee of the Month program. Later, he moved onto the
Department of Health Services where he performed a variety of administrative assignments for the Facilities and Materials Management Divisions. In 2006, Mason became an Administrative Assistant II with the
Office of Affirmative Action Compliance’s Administration Section, where he handled a variety of personnel, human resources, and coordinator assignments. In 2008, Mason was promoted to an Administrative Assistant III position with the Department of Public Health, Tobacco Control and Prevention Program, and works on the Los Angeles County Tobacco Retail License program and oversees tobacco-related complaints from the public.
Mason became an AAEA Board member in 2002
and began his stint as newsletter editor in
2005. He was also a Chapter Council member and newsletter editor of the
American Society for Public Administration(ASPA),
Los Angeles Metropolitan Chapter from 2000-2007. Mason has garnered the ASPA National Division III Chapter/Section Newsletter Award in 2003, 2005, 2006, and 2007, and is the 2007 recipient of the LA Metro ASPA
2007 Will Baughman Chapter Development
Award. He is also a competitive road cyclist
and a member of the Pasadena Athletic
Association Cycling Team.
Mason feels that the AAEA is a great
organization to join because it provides
opportunities to network with people from
various County departments, forge new
friendships, and be exposed to different
perspectives. He encourages AAEA members to
submit articles for future issues of the
newsletter.
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Los Angeles County Asian American Employees Association
