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Hahn Appoints South Gate Leader Denise Diaz to LA County Commission for Women 150 150 Hayley Munguia

Hahn Appoints South Gate Leader Denise Diaz to LA County Commission for Women

Los Angeles, CA – This week, Chair of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Janice Hahn appointed South Gate native and former councilmember Denise Diaz to the Los Angeles County Commission for Women. The Commission advises the Board of Supervisors on important issues facing women. Diaz served on the South Gate City Council from 2017 to 2022.

“Denise has proven to be not only an effective leader in South Gate but a great partner to LA County in our shared mission of meeting the needs of our residents,” said Hahn. “South Gate and its neighbors in Southeast LA have too often been overlooked, so I wanted to make sure a Southeast LA is represented at this table as we make decisions to build a better LA County for women and girls. She is going to be that voice.”

Diaz holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication from Cal State Long Beach and previously worked in Washington, D.C. at the Inter-American Development Bank before returning to Los Angeles County to work as a Community Outreach Specialist with the California State Department of Public Health. She was appointed by Governor Gavin Newsom to the San Gabriel and Lower LA Rivers and Mountains Conservancy Governing Board. She currently serves as Director of Public Affairs for TCS Professional Psychology.

“I’m deeply humbled and excited to serve on the LA County Commission for Women, advocating for equity, women’s rights, and the well-being of our children. My heartfelt gratitude to Supervisor Janice Hahn for this opportunity to make a positive impact in our community.”

Hahn Appoints Filipino-American Media Pioneer Jannelle So to LA County Commission for Women 150 150 Hayley Munguia

Hahn Appoints Filipino-American Media Pioneer Jannelle So to LA County Commission for Women

Los Angeles, CA – Yesterday, Chair of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Janice Hahn appointed Filipino American executive producer and television host Jannelle So to the Los Angeles County Commission for Women. So is a resident of Palos Verdes Estates and served as chair of the 2023 Philippine American Friendship Day in Cerritos, which Hahn sponsors.

“LA County is home to the biggest concentration of Filipinos after Manila, and Jannelle is a loved and respected voice in this community. As an Asian American woman, an immigrant, and a communicator, Jannelle is going to bring a unique but critical perspective to our Commission for Women,” said Hahn. “I am looking forward to her input.”

In 2014, So founded her own production company, Jannelle So Productions, and in 2017 premiered a weekly lifestyle show SO Jannelle, which airs on The Filipino Channel worldwide as well as on ABS-CBN News Channel and on KNET 25.1 in Southern California. So has also been a published writer, with her work appearing in The Philippine Star, a national newspaper in the Philippines, and in Balita, a leading Filipino American newspaper. In 2021 So received the Migration Advocacy Award from the Commission on Filipinos Overseas.

“I am grateful for this opportunity to serve LA County as Commissioner. Thank you, Supervisor Janice Hahn, for the nomination and vote of confidence. I am deeply honored and humbled. I came here to America exactly 20 years ago this year, as a twenty-something Asian immigrant – uprooted from the Philippines where I was born and raised, navigating homesickness, culture shock and adjusting to a new environment. And while this place that has been my adopted home since, has given me many opportunities to thrive, I have also encountered setbacks as an immigrant, as Asian and as a woman. I approach the Commission for Women with these perspectives, hoping to contribute in amplifying women’s issues and advancing women’s causes,” said So.

In August, So sat down with Hahn for a one-on-one interview that aired on SOJannelleTV.

Interview available here: LA County Supervisor Janice Hahn’s Journey of Compassion and Community – SOJannelleTV

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