Jennifer Kozakowski is a long-time parishioner having worshipped at the University Catholic Center at UCLA (1978-1994) and St. Paul the Apostle Parish (1994-Present).
She and her husband, Frank, have been married for 43 years and have two adult children, Katie and Matt, who received all their sacraments at St. Paul the Apostle and graduated from the school. For years Jennifer managed all the ticket sales for the Fall Festival. In addition, she has served as a volunteer on the Parish Council, the Finance Council, the Liturgy Committee, as a Sacristan, Eucharistic Minister, and since 2017 the coordinator for the Altar Server Program at St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Community.
She has been the Coordinator of the Teen Confirmation Program since 2023. After 45 years serving in a variety of executive roles in health care, including Providence St. Joseph Health, she retired from health care in April 2025. Her most recent role was as the Chief Mission Integration Officer at Providence Little Company of Mary ministries in the South Bay, where (among other things) she was responsible for Ethics Committee and Consultation Service, as well as the formation of all employees, leaders, medical staff, and board members.
She has earned a Bachelor of Science in Nursing, a Master of Nursing in Nursing Administration, and a Master of Public Health in Health Services Management, all from UCLA. In 2021, she completed a Master of Arts in Health Care Mission Leadership with emphasis in Theology and Ethics from the Neiswanger Institute of Bioethics at Loyola University, Chicago.