Jennifer has been a lifelong resident of Downey. She attended Good Shepherd Lutheran School, East Middle School and graduated from Downey High School in 1990. She then attended Cerritos College where she received her AA degree and her Paralegal certificate before transferring to California State University Fullerton, where she received a Bachelors of Communications, with an emphasis in Public Relations.
Community involvement came easily for Jennifer. She was a Miss Downey Princess in 1990 and 1991. When she passed on her crown, Jennifer’s involvement with the City of Downey grew as she became an Ambassador and Celebrity Chair for the Downey Holiday Lane Parade, and an On-Camera Field Reporter for Continental Cablevision.
Upon graduation from Cal State Fullerton, Jennifer worked in the Publicity Department for the hit television show “Baywatch,” as a Junior Account Executive for Spelling Communications, and as a Sales Promotions Manager for DIRECTV.
In 2006, Jennifer bought the Downey Patriot newspaper and chronicled Downey’s transformation from an aerospace hub to a city on the cutting edge of medicine and the arts. After more than a decade of continuous publication, residents have grown to trust and depend on The Downey Patriot for fair and unbiased coverage of local news, both good and bad.
Warren Buffett said, “In towns and cities where there is a strong sense of community, there is no more important institution than the local paper,” and Jennifer could not agree more.