Lieutenant Emada Tingirides is currently a Watch Commander working 77th Street Patrol Division in South Los Angeles. In December of 2015 Lieutenant Tingirides along with her husband Deputy Chief Phil Tingirides received the honor of being named by Governing Magazine the Public Officials of the Year. Emada was also named one of Los Angeles’ most influential woman by Los Angeles Magazine. One of the Tingirides’ highest honors was being selected and invited by the White House to be Michelle Obama’s guest for the 2015 State of the Union Address.