Daniel Abdella

Daniel Abdella serves as grants administrator for the City of Madera.

Before that, he spent six years in the private sector as a financial planner and two years at Fresno County. Abdella is graduate of California State University, Fresno with a bachelor’s degree in finance.

He said he’s a newcomer to the clean energy fold but understands its importance to the San Joaquin Valley.

“I’m still learning,” Abdella said. “Air quality is probably the No. 1 issue. There’s a whole lot of reasons why that is, but clean energy can help.”