Christina Villacorte

Christina Villacorte

Communications Manager

Two-time Emmy Award nominee Christina Villacorte joined the Los Angeles County Sheriff Civilian Oversight Commission in December 2024. 

Born and raised in the Philippines, Christina was an award-winning reporter in Manila, working at its largest television network, ABS-CBN, and the newspaper, BusinessWorld, before immigrating to the United States in April 2002. 

Soon after arriving in L.A., Christina joined KFWB News 980, where she was a writer on the team that twice received Golden Mike Awards for best primetime radio newscast, in 2006 and 2008. She went on to cover L.A. City Hall for City News Service and L.A. County government for the L.A. Daily News, where she also wrote in-depth analyses and features.

After a career in journalism that spanned 15 years and two countries, Christina joined L.A. County government as a communications deputy to Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky and, later, Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas. She was then recruited to oversee media and public relations for the L.A. County Chief Executive Office - Homeless Initiative, serving while County was under a state of emergency on homelessness.

Christina received her first Emmy nomination from the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in 2024 for documenting Pathway Home, an L.A. County program that helped thousands of people living in homeless encampments receive housing and services. She received her second Emmy nomination in 2025 for showcasing an L.A. County program housing military veterans experiencing homelessness. 

Christina is a graduate of the University of the Philippines and Angelicum School, and a mother of two.