Yolanda has a background as a Registered Nurse, having worked in Obstetrics and NICU. She has obtained a Bachelor’s Degree in Organizational Leadership and Management from Regent University in 2004 and graduated in 2014 from Liberty University with a Master’s in Human Services with a Cognate in Counseling. Yolanda attended the University of Maryland, earning a Certificate in Working with Survivors of Violence, Trauma and Torture. Yolanda is a member of the Human Trafficking Coordinating Council for Delaware and a Co-Chair of the Victim Services sub-commitee.

Yolanda has served as Executive Director of Zoë Ministries, Inc. since 2012, when the organization received 501©3 status. For the past few years, she has spent her time engaged in public awareness and professional education for the community to bring the reality of human trafficking to the forefront in Delaware.