Jessica Ng brings to Miller Public Affairs Group a wide-ranging background in political writing and communications. Most recently, she worked as press secretary to state Senator Anthony Cannella, for whom she developed and launched a communications strategy designed to position the targeted freshman legislator as a pragmatic leader willing to work across party lines to stimulate job creation and economic growth.
Prior to her service in the state Legislature, Ng worked as deputy communications director to former Hewlett-Packard Chief Executive Officer and U.S. Senate candidate Carly Fiorina, serving as the campaign’s primary writer and editor. As an account executive at Wilson-Miller Communications, Ng provided media relations support to corporate and nonprofit clients, successfully pitching stories designed to highlight their community engagement efforts.
Ng previously served as Assistant Secretary of Planning and Communications for the Office of the Secretary of Education, where she directed and executed an earned media strategy designed to bolster Governor Schwarzenegger’s education reform priorities and initiatives. From 2007 to 2009, she served in the Governor’s Office as Associate Special Assistant for Executive Communications, researching and writing high-level correspondence for the governor. Ng began her career in the Schwarzenegger administration as a constituent affairs representative.
Ng graduated with honors from the University of California, Berkeley with Bachelor of Arts degrees in political science and psychology.