Carbajal named VP of Community Relations at Telemundo 52

Telemundo 52 Los Angeles / KVEA announced that Lizette Carbajal has been named Vice President of Community Relations. In this role, Carbajal will be responsible for spearheading the station’s community relations initiatives with Los Angeles-area community organizations to foster awareness about issues of importance to the station’s viewers and continue KVEA’s commitment to the Hispanic communities it serves. Carbajal will also be responsible for executing the station’s public relations efforts.

“Our station is not only committed to providing excellent journalism through our local newscasts and programming, we are dedicated to helping our communities prosper by fostering awareness about issues of importance to them and in partnership with community organizations,” said Celia Chavez, President and General Manager, Telemundo 52. “With over 15 years of community and public relations experience, Lizette’s vast experience working in our diverse and complex market will help our station further strengthen its roots in the communities we serve.”

Before joining Telemundo 52, Carbajal worked as Manager of Community Education and Outreach at Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas), the nation’s largest natural gas distribution utility, from 2006 to 2015. While at SoCalGas, Carbajal developed a public outreach model to serve the utility’s 20.9 million consumers. Before this, she worked at Conexión PR from 2003 to 2006 as Group Account Supervisor, where she managed national public relations campaigns that targeted the U.S. Hispanic market.