Juliza Briones has served as a Communications and Marketing Analyst at the City of Thousand Oaks for three years. Her role elevates the City's public information and marketing activities and helps support the communications efforts of the Public Works, City Clerk, Finance, Library, and Cultural Affairs Departments, as well as the Economic Development division. She is passionate about developing inclusive and equitable communications that adapt to the specific cultural and linguistic needs of each population or audience of focus. This helps provide more robust opportunities for engagement and dialogue to promote civic engagement across our community.

Previously, Juliza helped execute bilingual health communications plans for tobacco control, cannabis education, and infectious disease programs for Public Health Departments. She holds a bachelor's Degree in Environmental Studies from UC Santa Barbara and a master's degree in Public Health from CSU Northridge. In her free time, she enjoys traveling, hiking with her mini Australian Shepherd Canela, and rewatching classic telenovelas!