VCAAA names Jannette Jauregui as public information officer

February 03, 2016
Santa Paula News

The Ventura County Area Agency on Aging has named Jannette Jauregui as public information officer. Jauregui began her duties on January 4 at the Agency’s Ventura office.

 A native of Santa Paula, Jauregui comes to the VCAAA with 15 years of experience in the field of journalism. She began her career writing for the Ventura County Star in 2001. She published her first story at just 19, beginning a 12-year relationship with the newspaper as the author of a column titled, Of War and Life. The column led Jauregui to the publication of two of her three books, Ventura County Veterans: World War II to Vietnam, and Of War and Life: A Decade of Stories.

 In 2007, Jauregui travelled to Normandy, France, to participate in an independent film production, Let Freedom Ring, which focused on the first-hand accounts of the American and French experience of the D-Day invasion. In 2013, she designed an exhibit for the California Oil Museum in Santa Paula. Named for her second book, Of War and Life: A Decade of Stories, the exhibit featured original memorabilia from World War II, the Korean conflict, and Vietnam.

 In addition to her work as a columnist, Jauregui has held positions in media relations at California Lutheran University, as writer and editor for the Pepperdine University School of Law, and as an adjunct lecturer in CLU’s Communication Department. She spent two years working as an intern, production assistant, and associate producer for NBC’s TODAY in both the New York and Los Angeles bureaus, assisting with the production and coverage of a variety of segments including Tom Brokaw’s 2008 D-Day special, the death of Michael Jackson, and the 2010 Academy Awards.

 Jauregui has more than 10 years of experience in public speaking, including an invitation to speak at the Reagan Library on Veteran’s Day 2013. She is the author of a children’s book, Dad’s Song from Heaven, and is currently working on her second children’s book, A Man Named Jennings, set for publication in the fall of 2016. In addition, Jauregui currently authors Hometown Heroes, a column in the Santa Paula Times that profiles veterans from Ventura County.

 “We are excited to have Jannette as part of our team,” said Victoria Jump, Director of the VCAAA. “Her unique combination of professional expertise and experience with seniors makes her a valuable addition and integral to our commitment to increase the agency’s visibility in the community so that seniors, adults with disabilities, and their caregivers are aware of the valuable services we have to offer to help maintain their independence and desire to optimally age in place.”

 Jauregui holds a bachelor’s degree in communication from California Lutheran University, and a master’s degree in journalism from Northwestern’s Medill School of Journalism.





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