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Comcast’s Lorena Hernandez and Judy James Garner Recognition for their Leadership and Influence in Business

2 years ago

Comcast California is proud and honored to celebrate two of its most distinguished women in leadership roles. In May, Lorena Hernandez was named one of The Most Influential Women in Bay Area Business by the San Francisco Business Times. While in June, Judy James won the North Bay Women in Business award presented by the North Bay Business Journal for her professional achievements as well as her personal commitment during the North Bay Fires. Below is a portion of the honoree responses that appeared in the publications.

What is your title?

Lorena: Director, Community Impact, Comcast California

Judy: Director, Government Affairs for the North Bay, Comcast California

What is your educational background?

Lorena: I earned my B.A. in Communications and Political Science from California State University, Sacramento.

Judy: Santa Rosa Junior College and Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo. I earned my B.A. in Ag Business Management with a minor in Marketing.

How are you involved in your Community?

Lorena: I’m involved in an organization called UPWARD (Uniting Professional Women Accelerating Relationships and Development), SupplyBank.org, Latinas in Tech and APAPA (Asian Pacific Islander American Public Affairs).

Judy: I am the Immediate Past Board Chair of the Santa Rosa Metro Chamber of Commerce, an Associate Board Member of Redwood Credit Union, Board Member of the Sonoma County Alliance, Alternate Board Member of the North Bay Leadership Council, member of the San Rafael Chamber Governmental Affairs Committee, Board Member of Farm Bureau, and Santa Rosa Junior College Foundation’s Ag Trust Committee.

What is your proudest accomplishment?

Lorena: In my role as Community Impact Director and mentor, I experience proud moments often — from seeing my mentees evolve into successful professional young women/men to witnessing the transformation of low-income families and their children when they get access through our Internet Essentials program that improves their lives tremendously — these are priceless moments.

Judy: In addition to my family, I’m most proud that I was able to utilize my network to maximize the effectiveness of Comcast’s generosity and response following the North Bay fires. Under those very trying circumstances it was important to be able to help both as Comcast’s liaison to the community and as an individual supporting family and friends.

Who is your most inspirational mentor?

Lorena: Senator Art Torres (retired), Vice Chairman, Governing Board of CIRM (California Institute for Regenerative Medicine).

Judy: My immigrant grandparents who taught me the value of hard work, the importance of community involvement, and of the opportunities that are available to us all.

What do you think helps women advance in business?

Lorena: Mentoring is key to the advancement of women.

Judy: Get involved in your community and volunteer! Volunteering will help build your network and develop your leadership skills.

What has been your biggest challenge or setback?

Lorena: Being overlooked for a promotion with an employer at the time seemed like a setback, but it ultimately allowed me to leave and it catapulted me into a career and role that I love now. Also, as a woman and Latina, I’ve had to break many barriers to be considered as an equal in my professional career.

Judy: Keeping all of the balls in the air! It’s challenging to manage ever-changing legislation, revolving elected officials and accelerating technological advances. It’s these challenges that make my job interesting and rewarding each and every day!

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Public Safety Power Shutoff

An Xfinity technician examines a forest

Preparing for PSPS Events

Many of us are looking forward to a return to some form of normalcy as we work to rebuild and recover from the public health crisis. Californians are clever, resilient and optimistic people and we will find joy in every season no matter what happens.

While this year will probably feel very different, one thing that will, unfortunately, remain consistent is the threat of wildfires. June 1 was the official start of fire season and at Comcast we are working tirelessly to ensure we continue to serve our customers.

Concurrent with fire season, in many parts of California, we anticipate planned power outages – called Public Safety Power Shutoffs (PSPS) – during this time, which runs from June through November. When gusty winds and dry conditions are forecasted, combined with a heightened fire risk, electricity providers pre-emptively turn off the power to protect the public.

Comcast’s Internet, TV and landline telephone services for homes and businesses require commercial power to operate. During a PSPS event, these Comcast services may stop functioning within hours after the commercial power is shut off. Mobile phone service may also be affected by a PSPS event.

Comcast understands this disruption to services is frustrating and has a major impact on people’s lives and businesses. The safety of our communities and employees is our utmost priority and Comcast takes care during PSPS events to ensure public safety.

Comcast also takes care during PSPS events to ensure we’re keeping our customers informed. We’ve sent a letter and an email to our customers with important information about how to keep informed during wildfire season.

You may also see public service announcements on your local news channel reminding you how these power outages may affect your services.

Here are a few things you can do now to be prepared:

  • Confirm your contact information at xfinity.com/myaccount—We will use this information to contact you if we expect a service disruption caused by a planned power outage. You can also use My Account to check if your service has been restored.
  • Comcast Business customers can check their My Account app or the Comcast Business Status Center to get information and valuable updates.
  • Download your favorite shows and movies for offline viewing—With the Xfinity Stream app, you can watch shows and movies offline in case you lose power.
  • Download the Xfinity Connect App to receive Xfinity Voice calls via your mobile phone—Xfinity Voice customers can make and receive calls with their Xfinity phone number using their mobile phone.
  • Visit the Comcast California Blog where we will post information, updates and answers to commonly asked questions. On the blog, we’ve launched a special PSPS web page where you can get additional information.
  • Follow us on Twitter — our handle is @ComcastCA and we regularly post valuable updates.

Even if power is off, Comcast’s team never stops working for you. From our family to yours, we hope you remain safe.

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