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Jarrod McNaughton
Jarrod McNaughton
VP of Marketing and Development
Jarrod McNaughton is the vice president of Marketing and Development for San Joaquin Community Hospital (SJCH), a 255-bed hospital in Bakersfield, Calif.
In his role, McNaughton is responsible for marketing, human resources, public relations, government relations, fundraising, physician recruitment, customer service, volunteers, strategic planning, and the hospital’s mobile immunization’s program. He is also owner and president of McNaughton Productions, his own music production and voice-over company.
Most recently, McNaughton served as the administrative director of Marketing and Development at Ukiah Valley Medical Center and has worked in a number of other health care roles. In addition, McNaughton was an associate adjunct professor at Pacific Union College in Angwin, Calif., where he taught upper division public relations and communication courses.
McNaughton has been featured as an expert regarding California health care issues in numerous newspapers, including The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, and San Francisco Chronicle. In addition McNaughton has been a featured speaker at the National Association of Broadcasters’ annual conference.
McNaughton holds a bachelor’s degree in public relations from Pacific Union College and a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of La Verne. He is a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives and has served on numerous community boards.
In addition, he is an accomplished musician, having recently performed hits from various Broadway musicals as the lead tenor in “Broadway Under the Stars” at world-renowned Fetzer Vineyards. He also held the lead role of the “Beast” in Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast” musical. His voice-over talent has been used on numerous commercials. He and his wife, Heidi, a registered nurse, live in Bakersfield, California.
