From the very beginning, members of the Engineers and Architects Association have been leaders of the City of Los Angeles. Formed at first to promote the Arts and Sciences connected with Engineering, Mechanical, and Architectural Construction, EAA now represents over 6,000 white collar professionals working for the City of Los Angeles in nearly every City department.
current
Mark Santistevan
Bureau of Engineering
2019
Saturday Aisuan
Personnel
2017-2018
Gonzalo Barriga
Bureau of Sanitation
2016
Karen Rodriguez
City Clerk
2013-2015
Melissa Popovic
LAPD
2010-2012
Sharon Johnson
Information Technology Agency
2010
Dewanna Sharp
Personnel
2004-2009
Michael Davies
Transportation
2003
Sami Wassef
Transportation
1999
Steve Hutchinson
Bureau of Engineering
current
Steven E. Belhumeur
2017-2019
Bill Violante
2017-2019
Michael Davies
Interim
2012-2016
Gregory J. West
2012-2016
Benjamin Pezzilo
Interim
2012-2016
Michael Davies
Interim
2012-2016
Angel Calvo
Interim
2010
Josif Kahraman
1999-2010
Robert Aquino
1999
Robert Duncan
1865-1938
Sumner P. Hunt
Sumner P. Hunt got his start supervising the construction of City Hall for Caulkin & Haas before establishing his own architectural practice in 1891. He would later go on to design multiple mansions in West Adams: the Doheny Mansion being the most famous among them. Also designed the National Historic Landmark Bradbury Building, as well as other historic buildings – including the Lummis House and the Vermont Square Branch Library.
1856-1934
Frederick Eaton
Frederick Eaton was Mayor of Los Angeles from 1898-1900. During Eaton’s administration, Congress approved the San Pedro Harbor. The City had a population of 100,000 people with just 200 automobiles at the time.
While Eaton was Mayor of Los Angeles, he created the Los Angeles Water Department (later known as DWP) and appointed William Mulholland as Superintendent and Chief Engineer. Both Eaton and Mulholland conceived the idea of bringing water to LA from the Owens Valley. Together, they planned the Los Angeles Aqueduct.
1855-1935
William Mulholland
In 1902, Frederick Eaton named William Mulholland as Superintendent of the newly formed Los Angeles Water Department. As the head of the predecessor to the LADWP, Mulholland designed and supervised the construction of the Los Angeles Aqueduct.
William Martin Aiken
A noted architect of national reputation for his designs of federal buildings, including the Philadelphia and Denver Mints. He established a partnership with Arthur Benton (see below) during the 1890’s in Los Angeles.
Burr Bassell
A civil engineer who became most noted for his monograph on earthen dams (1904) which became a standard text on the subject.
DJ Macpherson
Aurthur B. Benton
Another noted architect who championed the Mission Revival style, most noted in the Mission Inn in Riverside, CA. He also designed homes in the original Angelino Heights development – the City’s first Historic Preservation Overlay Zone (HPOZ) area.
William B. Clapp
J.H. Dockweiler
A City Engineer 1891-94 and 1897-98 and a prominent member of the American Society of Civil Engineers for many decades. He managed a number of major public works projects both in Los Angeles and in the Bay Area.
Dockweiler State Beach is named after his younger brother, Isidore.
Theo Eisen
A noted architect of national reputation for his designs of federal buildings, including the Philadelphia and Denver Mints. He established a partnership with Arthur Benton (see below) during the 1890’s in Los Angeles.
John Paul Krempel
A noted architect of both residences and public buildings; one of his surviving designs is Engine Co. No. 28 on Figueroa Street (now a restaurant).
Octavius Morgan
A noted architect and co-designer of St. Vibiana Cathedral. He was a founding partner of Morgan, Walls and Clements, the firm responsible for the designs of the El Capitan, Mayan and Wiltern theaters.
Fred Thomas Perris
The Chief Engineer of the Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad, and the town of Perris, CA is named in his honor.
Frank H. Olmstead
Served as City Engineer, 1898 – 1900; his previous work with the Santa Fe Railroad included directing the layout of the towns of Fullerton and Santa Fe Springs.
Frank Van Vleck
One of the founders of Sigma Xi, the Scientific Research Honor Society (in 1886). More than 200 Sigma Xi members have been awarded Nobel Prizes over the years, including Albert Einstein and Linus Pauling.
C.S. Compton
Served as the City Engineer 1894 – 96.