Yolanda Balli is originally from Corpus Christi and began her career with the Corpus Christi Police Department in November of 2006 in the Records Department.

In 2007, Yolanda transferred to the District Attorney’s Office where she spent the next six years as the witness coordinator. There, she assisted in notifying officers and civilians of court appearances.

In 2013, an opening for Sex Offender Registrar opened and Yolanda jumped on the opportunity to move to the Criminal Investigations Division and begin a new challenge. The Sex Offender Unit manages around 1,400 offenders in the City of Corpus Christi. Each October, Yolanda is responsible for sending out lists to the patrol districts for the yearly sex offender checks. She also goes on offender checks to make sure sex offenders are where they are supposed to be.

In her 17 years as a civilian employee, Yolanda has had the opportunity to work with many agencies, such as Homeland Security, FBI, US Marshalls and Texas Rangers. She has worked hard to establish a good working relationship with the probation and parole departments.

In May of 2019, Yolanda received the National Certificate of Recognition by Offenderwatch for the work she does with sex offenders.

Yolanda has worked closely with the Gang Unit as well as the Directed Patrol Officers. In 2022, Yolanda fell extremely ill. She stated, “It was then that I found out what the true meaning of a Blue Family was. When I was at my lowest, my Blue Family stepped in with help that I could have never imagined. I will always be so incredibly grateful to everyone.”