Colleen Farrell is the most recent addition to the SBCCOG staff. Upon joining the organization as senior project manager of communications, she immediately dove into her new role, planning the virtual celebration for the South Bay Fiber Network. Along with overseeing the organization’s publications and publicity efforts, she has been focusing on major SBCCOG projects and how to publicize them to SBCCOG member agencies and the public.
Colleen Farrell is the most recent addition to the SBCCOG staff. Upon joining the organization as senior project manager of communications, she immediately dove into her new role, planning the virtual celebration for the South Bay Fiber Network. Along with overseeing the organization’s publications and publicity efforts, she has been focusing on major SBCCOG projects and how to publicize them to SBCCOG member agencies and the public.
Born in Inglewood, Farrell is no stranger to the South Bay. At age 3, her family moved to Torrance, where she eventually attended Torrance High School. Upon earning her Bachelor of Arts degrees in broadcast journalism and political science at the University of Southern California, she completed her first on-air internship at Torrance CitiCABLE. She went on to work as a reporter/anchor at NBC- and CBS-affiliated TV stations in the Pacific Northwest.
Farrell eventually moved back to Southern California, where she transitioned into a communication role at public relations firm Golin and later Allison & Partners. In 2012, Farrell began producing a series about the history of Torrance to commemorate the city’s centennial. Shen then joined the marketing and communications team at Torrance Memorial Medical Center in 2011, where she helped to open the Lundquist Tower.
She is excited to help shine a light on the SBCCOG’s many programs and initiatives that “make a difference in the South Bay region.”
In her spare time, Farrell enjoys yoga, hiking, skiing, traveling and cooking.
Welcome Colleen Farrell and thank you for your commitment and the difference you are already making to advance the programs of the SBCCOG.