Sarah Yoell is the Local Government Affairs Manager for Pacific Gas & Electricity’s Greater Bay Area Region where she works with local elected officials, developers, private companies, and community-based organizations to connect the nation’s largest utility company with regional stakeholders. Most recently, she served as a Community Outreach, Government Relations and Communications consultant, where she provided support to local businesses and nonprofit organizations. Sarah currently is on the Board of Directors of Community Education Partnerships, Peralta Community Colleges Foundation, and The Unity Council.
She earned a Master’s Degree in Public Administration from California State University East Bay. Born to a teenage mom, Sarah grew up living in poverty and received food and clothes from her local church and foodbank. The importance of community-based organizations like Meals On Wheels, Diablo Region stuck with Sarah as an adult because of the impact they had on her adolescence.