Norma Isahakian is the Executive Director for the City of Los Angeles, Bureau of Street Lighting. She has been working in the City of Los Angeles for 30 years with the majority of that time in the Bureau of Street Lighting. As Director she manages all programs and activities including design and construction, maintenance and repairs, administration and all budgetary duties.
The City of Los Angeles has the 2nd largest municipal street lighting system in the nation with over 215,000 streetlights.
Norma has been responsible to deliver the Bureau’s largest programs including LED and High Voltage Conversion, Remote Monitoring Device Attachments, EV Charging Stations, Colocation Communication attachments and Sensor Testing/SMART CITY Development. She oversees the Bureau’s Assessment Fund and annual budget of more than $65 million.
Mrs. Isahakian is of Hispanic descent, grew up in East Los Angeles and is a graduate of Loyola Marymount University, where she received a BS in Electrical Engineering. She has a Professional Engineering License in the State of California.