Yolanda has considered a number of entrepreneurial
ventures–selling floral arrangements, painting, sculpturing, consulting services for corporations and nonprofits groups,
grant writing and even national franchise businesses – she discovered exactly
what that something else should be after spending time with a good friend. She
has always enjoyed fashion and home decor. She never thought she would have the
opportunity to do it. After meeting
with her good friend Fumi and talking about how to connect fashion with giving back she knew exactly what the business would
be for this season of her life. She realized with ADASSA BRAND she would be able
to combine making women feel good about fashion/ design and giving back to children and families worldwide. Yolanda says “Adassa is not just about clothes, it is also about making a difference in the lives
of others”.
Yolanda has a B.S. in Education and Social Work from Austin Peay State University and M.S. in Nonprofit Management
and Leadership (Fall 2009). She has held several management and consultant positions
during her professional career. She has provided services for corporate and nonprofit companies across the country.
For over 19 years she has devoted her life to helping others, so it’s no surprise that she is seen as a gifted
leader and advocate in her community.
She has assisted over 20 corporations in the areas
of marketing, media relations, and business development, program best practice, celebrity charity management, fund development,
special event planning, strategic planning, professional development training, and organizational sustainability. Yolanda is sought after as a leader in her field to participate in brainstorming discussions
on how to improve customer services, as well as fund development sustainability strategies in the nonprofit and corporate
sector. Yolanda takes leadership seriously.
The same zestful energy that she packs into being a great leader was also packed into building her career in the area
of corporate and nonprofit management and training. She desires to serve with
integrity and leaves nothing less than a trail of excellence wherever she’s involved.