Andrea Bailey is the Public Affairs Representative for the San Joaquin Valley Business Unit for Chevron and is currently working in Monterey and Fresno Counties as part of the Corporate Affairs team. In this role, Andrea is responsible for developing and implementing their social investment strategy, developing their community and engagement strategies, government affairs and managing community relationships. She also works closely with local nonprofits, helping them serve their causes and communities while creating and building relationships. Known as a connector, Andrea links human and capital resources with organizational needs through sustainable models that build capacity and maximizes effectiveness.

As a part of her work in Monterey County and the local community, Andrea serves on the following boards: Boys and Girls Clubs of Monterey County, Salinas Valley Chamber of Commerce (past chair), Salinas Valley Leadership Group, Hartnell College Foundation (Executive Committee), and the NAACP Monterey County Chapter (Executive Committee). She is also co-chair of the Hartnell College President’s STEM Task Force and served as a member of the Hartnell College President’s Strategic Planning Task Force. In her former role as Community Engagement Manager for Chevron in Richmond, Andrea created and successfully led the Community Revitalization Initiative, a $15.5 million investment in Richmond to create jobs, grow small businesses, expand job training opportunities and improve schools and access to quality education. The Community Revitalization Initiative focused on economic development and STEM Education and was the company’s largest single investment in the bay area.

Andrea started at Chevron in August 2009 and joined the corporate affairs team with over 15 years of nonprofit experience and an extensive background in fundraising, capital campaigns, board and donor development, grant management, as well as organizational and strategic planning. Prior to joining Chevron, Andrea was the CEO for the American Red Cross in Contra Costa County for eight years. This work spurred her to start her own company; The Nonprofit Development Group where she consulted with nonprofits nationally and eventually took a position as Development Director with GRIP, a local nonprofit that launched her career at Chevron.