Lisa Yarbrough

Lisa Yarbrough

Lisa Yarbrough has extensive experience leading strategic communications programs for corporations, nonprofits, local governments, and statewide associations. She has provided strategic counsel, media relations, coalition building, grassroots outreach, crisis communications, and issues management for education, water, public health, transportation, and municipal clients.

 Experience:

  • Led strategic communications program for statewide education association to advance Personalized Learning and ensure education equity for all public-school students

  • Served as Managing Editor of Western City magazine, produced by the League of California Cities

  • Provided strategic counsel, content development, and stakeholder outreach for multiple public health clients

  • Led public education effort involving public opinion research, stakeholder outreach, and media relations for a transportation funding issue in the Sacramento region

  • Conducted localized outreach programs on behalf of wind and solar clients looking to build new renewable energy facilities in California

  • Developed thought leadership programs for healthcare associations (California Society of Anesthesiologists) and educational institutions (Pepperdine Graziadio Business School)

  • Worked at large public relations agencies including Burson-Marsteller, GCI Group and Porter Novelli

Community Involvement:

  • Board Member, Sacramento Children’s Home

Education:

  • Graduated cum laude from the University of California Los Angeles with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications and Spanish

 

Contact Lisa

Email: lyarbrough@ka-pow.com

Main: 916-448-2162

Direct: 916-498-7734

Fax: 916-448-4923

621 Capitol Mall, Suite 1900 Sacramento, CA 95814