51st Fernando Award Annual Finalist
Dinner
David Honda,
President of D.S. Honda Construction, has been selected as the
2009 Recipient of the prestigious Fernando Award, given annually
to an individual who has displayed a lifetime of volunteering
and civic accomplishment. |
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David S. Honda
David Honda is President of D.S. Honda Construction, Inc., which
specializes in building high-rise business and medical offices.
He has held leadership positions in the Valley Economic
Development Center, North Valley Regional Chamber of Commerce,
United Chambers of Commerce, Economic Alliance of the San
Fernando Valley, Rotary Club, Rebuild LA, California State
University at Northridge Foundation, and several other community
and non-profit organizations.
While still a student at San Fernando Valley State College (now
California State University, Northridge), David began his career
in construction and design. He became a space planner and
draftsperson at SLS Environetics, and started building his
reputation in the Los Angeles construction and design business
as an innovator and prolific developer.
David is also well known as a philanthropist and a force for
change and improvement in the plights of the less fortunate.
Through the years, many nonprofit organizations have benefited
from his involvement.
As a Member of the Board, Sunshine Canyon Landfill Local
Enforcement Agency, David has stated that his goal is to bring
21st-Century ideas to the landfill in order to make it an energy
asset. His ideas for the future of Sunshine Canyon Landfill
range from introducing revolutionary methods of carbon
sequestration, to refuse-decomposition-based energy production.
Active in many organizations, David has been Commissioner, City
of Los Angeles Planning Commission for the North Valley region.
He has served as Chairman, California State University
Northridge Foundation; President, Asian Business Association;
and Chairman, Greater L.A. Council on Deafness (GLAD).
David is a Past President of the Fernando Award Foundation,
Inc.; Chairman, Northridge Hospital; Member, Board of Directors
People’s Bank of California; Board of Directors, Ameritel
Corporation; Board of Directors of Advisory Committee CSUN; and,
Co-Chairman/Founder of The Valley Economic Alliance.
Since 1980, David has held leadership positions and been active
in numerous nonprofit, community, political and charitable
organizations including: City of Los Angeles Disabled Access
Appeals, California Council on Criminal Justice, American Red
Cross, American Heart Association, Tierra Del Sol Foundation,
New Directions For Youth, Boy Scouts of America, Girl Scouts of
America, the San Fernando Valley Fair, San Fernando Valley Unity
Coalition, and the United Chambers of Commerce. There are many
more organizations that have profited from David’s
participation.
David Honda is a resident of the City of Los Angeles, living in
the community of Northridge. |
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