User:N. Paola Hernandez

N. Paola Hernández-Jiao

Community Outreach & Publicity Manager ABC10 & Azteca America San Diego 15

Paola Hernández is a public relations & marketing professional with more than 10 years experience in the San Diego market. Paola is part of the ABC10 & Azteca America San Diego 15 team, where she is the Community Outreach & Publicity Manager for both stations, and is an on-air spokesperson for Azteca America San Diego 15. Paola is the producer and host of Azteca’s community calendar daily segments, titled Calendario Comunitario San Diego Hoy, and produces ABC10’s 10 in the Community segments. Born and raised in San Diego, Paola is a native that has a passion for helping the community through volunteering with non-profit organizations. She has served on the boards of the San Diego County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, San Diego-Tijuana Sister Cities, and World Affairs Council, among other organizations. She currently serves on the boards of the Sweetwater High School District’s Mariachi Scholarship Foundation and the Salvation Army’s Public Relations Advisory Committee. For the past three year’s she has volunteered on the Chicano Federation of San Diego County’s Annual Gala Committee.

Paola has worked as Community Outreach Director for the San Diego County District Attorney’s Office, Business Strategist for the San Diego Workforce Partnership and Chief of Staff to City of National City Mayor, Nick Inzunza. After working for the Mayor’s Office, Paola was in charge of media relations for a number of statewide political campaigns in California. Throughout her career Paola has received multiple recognitions, among them, the 40 Under 40 Award and the San Diego Women Who Mean Business Award. She has received multiple recognitions, resolutions, and proclamations from the State of California Assembly, the County of San Diego, the City of San Diego, the 51st Congressional District of the United States, the City of National City, the San Diego County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, and the California Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.

Paola volunteers with several organizations, focusing mainly on raising funds for scholarships to help Hispanic students with higher education costs and raising awareness of the importance of obtaining a higher education.

She has a Master’s Degree in Business Administration, a Bachelor Degree in International Business from San Diego State University, and has studied in Mexico. In October 2011, Paola received an Honorary Diploma from the Board of Trustees of the Sweetwater Union High School District, in recognition of her community work in the region and for volunteering her time to emcee multiple District events.

Paola and her husband, Jim, live in San Diego. When she is not working or volunteering in the community, Paola enjoys reading, exercising, and spending time with family and friends.