Sara Vestfals

Director, New Generation and Engineering & Technical Services

Sara Vestfals is SWEPCO's Director of New Generation and Engineering & Technical Services. She leads engineering and generation field service teams and provides strategic leadership for new generation projects.

Vestfals joined AEP in 2005 as a plant systems owner at Welsh. She's served as plant manager of several SWEPCO facilities, including Arsenal Hill and J. Lamar Stall in Shreveport, La.; Lieberman in Mooringsport, La.; Flint Creek in Gentry, Ark.; and Mattison in Tonitown, Ark.; Wilkes in Avinger, Texas; and Lone Star in Lone Star, Texas.

As a graduate from LeTourneau University, Vestfals holds a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering. She also earned a master's degree in engineering management from Arkansas State University and is a registered professional engineer in the state of Texas.