Cal Wellness is pleased to welcome Jia-Rui Cook as Senior Communications Officer on the foundation’s Public Affairs team.
In this newly created position, Cook will amplify the work of Cal Wellness and its partners through communications strategies that center the importance of health and racial equity for all Californians.
“We’re thrilled to welcome Jia-Rui to Cal Wellness,” said Director of Communications Mary Lou Fulton. “She is a gifted storyteller whose diverse experiences as a writer, multimedia team leader and imaginative content creator will bring powerful new perspectives to our work.”
Cook joins Cal Wellness from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory where she most recently served as Supervisor of News Events & Projects overseeing campaigns to tell the stories of some of the space agency’s biggest missions. With more than 20 years of experience in communications and journalism, Cook has also served as a staff writer at The Los Angeles Times and as Editor-in-Chief at Zócalo Public Square, a Cal Wellness grantee partner.
Cook received a master's of philosophy in English literature from Oxford University and a bachelor’s in American history and literature from Harvard University. She will be based in Cal Wellness' Los Angeles office.