The Los Alamitos/Seal Beach Rotary Club recently announced that Los Alamitos Police Chief Todd Mattern has been selected by District 5320, with its 45 community clubs and more than 2000 members, as Rotarian of the Year for Leadership Excellence.
The Los Alamitos/Seal Beach Rotary Club recently announced that Los Alamitos Police Chief Todd Mattern has been selected by District 5320, with its 45 community clubs and more than 2000 members, as Rotarian of the Year for Leadership Excellence.
The award was presented last week by District Governor Jim Lorman in recognition that the Chief exemplifies the Rotary values of leadership and community involvement. He leads and serves the department he joined twenty-six years ago.
Under his leadership, the department is not just committed to enforcing the law, but to maintaining a high quality of life for the citizens of Los Alamitos. He serves on the Boards of the Rotary, the Casa Youth Shelter, and the Los Alamitos Medical Center. He mentors his officers to foster their own relationships and commitment to the community. He and his staff have participated in other Los Alamitos non-profit organizations such as the Hotline of Southern California, We Care and the Los Alamitos Youth Center. The department has created a proactive and positive relationship with the school district in terms of a presence on campuses and with the Every 15 Minutes Drug & Alcohol Program. The department has also organized blood drives and adopted a family during the holiday season.
Mattern has created an organizational culture that values service to the community and the people who live and work in it. Mattern has assembled a management team that cultivates the value of service above self, which the Rotary also espouses. His goal is to develop and guide leaders within the department and the community. Through his example and building of a team with his shared vision, it’s sustainable and flourishing. Finally, Chief Mattern values and promotes the continual education and personal development of his officers. More than 70 percent have four-year degrees or higher after joining the department.
