Michelle Odell

President

Michelle Odell is the Director of Public Affairs for Kaiser Permanente in South Sacramento, where she oversees all aspects of Public Affairs including community relations, government relations; community health and community benefit planning; and internal and external communications, including media relations.

In addition to serving as the Chair for Sacramento Covered, Odell also is the Director for the local PBS affiliate (KVIE), and the Los Rios Foundation. She is a Senior Fellow of the American Leadership Forum and a member of the Mayor’s Gang Task Force. Previously, Odell served on the Board of Directors of WEAVE, Elk Grove Economic Development Corporation, The Sacramento Ballet, The Sacramento Public Library Foundation, Sacramento Children’s Receiving Home, The Sacramento Theatre Company and Stanford Home for Children.