Jennifer Hong, Councilmember
Councilmember Jennifer Hong was elected to the Cerritos City Council in 2025. She has been a resident of of Cerritos since 1984. Councilmember Hong previously served the City as a former Member of the Parks and Recreation Commission, former Chair and Member of the Planning Commission, and former Chair and Member of the Let Freedom Ring Committee.
Boards and Committees
Councilmember Hong serves on the following Internal Ad Hoc Working Groups:
- ABC Unified
- Arts Program
- Auto Mall
- Budget/Finance
- Chamber of Commerce
- Friends of the 1st CEB (Combat Engineer Battalion)
- L.A. County Public Health Department
- MIS/Technology
- Parks and Recreation
- Personnel
- Senior Services/Senior Center
- Southeast Gateway Line Project
Councilmember Hong serves on the following external groups:
- I-Chinese American Political Action Committee as Vice Chair
- Independent Cities Association Board of Directors (Alternate)
- Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts Board of Directors (Districts 2, 3, 18, and 19) (Alternate)
- Soroptimist International of Artesia/Cerritos as President
- Southeast Los Angeles County Workforce Development Board - Policy Board (Alternate)
- Southeast Water Coalition Joint Powers Authority Board of Directors (Alternate)
- Southern California Association of Governments General Assembly (Alternate)
- Women's Club of Artesia-Cerritos as a member
Personal and Professional
Councilmember Hong is a businesswoman and entrepreneur, launching a successful garment business in 1990, and she continues to remain active in the global apparel industry. Councilmember Hong’s community involvement also includes a long-term membership with the Women’s Club of Artesia-Cerritos, the 2024-2025 President of the Soroptimist International Club of Artesia-Cerritos, and former Vice Chair of the I-Chinese American Political Action Committee.
Councilmember Hong and her husband, William Palmer, have two adult sons.