Above & Beyond Awards Ceremony
Medal of Valor and Purple Heart Awards Presentation


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Thursday, May 10, 2012
Grand Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland

11:00AM Reception
11:30AM Luncheon and Awards Ceremony

This year, the Los Angeles Police Foundation is proud to honor 15 LAPD heroes with one of the Department’s most prestigious honors – the Medal of Valor or the Purple Heart – in a joint medal ceremony, “Above & Beyond.”

Mistress of ceremonies, actress Jamie Lee Curtis, will guide attendees through the harrowing stories of bravery and heroism that deserve the Department’s highest recognition.

This year, four LAPD officers will be presented with the Medal of Valor, the Los Angeles Police Department’s most prestigious award, given to an officer who has distinguished themselves by conspicuous bravery or heroism above and beyond the normal demands of police service.

The Department will also award seven LAPD officers with the Purple Heart, awarded to officers who have sustained traumatic physical injury during an on-duty tactical situation.

Join the Los Angeles Police Foundation in honoring our LAPD heroes who go above and beyond every single day to keep our city safe.

On Saturday, January 14, LAPD celebrated the life, legacy and vision of civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. at the 3rd Annual MLK Breakfast held on the campus of USC.

The LAPF is proud to fund this annual event that marks the celebration of renewed partnership, trust and confidence between the LAPD and the African-American community. 

"I truly believe this evolving relationship is built on trust and respect as opposed to a history of mistrust, discord and strained relationships," said Chief Beck as he addressed the audience. "As the New Year commences, my goal is that we will continue to work together to make our City a better place for all people and especially future generations."




Police Foundation Elects Lloyd Greif
as New Board Chair

Lloyd Greif, President and CEO of Greif & Co., a leading Los Angeles-based investment banking firm, was elected as the new chair of the Los Angeles Police Foundation's Board of Directors. He succeeds Cindy Miscikowski who has served as chair of the Board for the past two years.

"Citizens of Los Angeles are fortunate to be served by the leading police force in the nation," stated Chair Greif. "With the City facing a dire fiscal crisis, and 96% of the City's funding of the Police Department going to payroll, that leaves precious little left over to maintain LAPD's state-of-the-art capabilities. That's where the Police Foundation comes in and that's the challenge we will meet and exceed over the ensuing months and years as we step-up our fundraising efforts for the Department."    

Greif joined the Board of the Police Foundation and its Program Committee in January 2005. In 2007, he became a member of the Finance Committee and, in 2008, was appointed chair of the Program Committee and a member of the Executive Committee. The Program Committee is responsible for reviewing all grant proposals submitted by the LAPD for funding consideration.

"Given the profound budget cuts the Department has experienced and the impact it will have on our communities, the need for the Police Foundation as the major source of private financial support for the LAPD has never been greater," said Chief of Police Charlie Beck. "Lloyd's capable leadership will be an essential part of ensuring the Police Foundation remains an integral stronghold in the successes of the Department."

Lloyd Greif, a native of Los Angeles, is a widely respected investment banker who, in 1992, founded Greif & Co., an investment banking firm that serves the corporate finance needs of entrepreneurially owned and operated, middle market growth companies. Greif has built the firm into one of the leading purveyors of merger & acquisition and corporate finance advisory services to companies based in the western United States.

Greif has a lifelong dedication to philanthropy and public service in Los Angeles. These involvements include his service as Chairman of the City's Business Tax Advisory Committee and as past Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Los Angeles Economic Development Corporation (LAEDC). Greif is also a member of the Board of Directors of the California Chamber of Commerce, the Board of Leaders of the University of Southern California's Marshall School of Business, and the Board of Overseers of Loyola Law School. His wife, Renée, is a Specialist Reserve Officer with LAPD who led a team of reserve officers in creating and building the Department's landmark "iWatch, iReport, iKeep Us Safe" suspicious activity reporting counter-terrorism public awareness program.