Yvette is a Chicago native and world enthusiast who is deeply passionate about cultivating healthy and thriving partnerships through fundraising, community relations, community engagement and paying it forward. She is a results-oriented leader with proven success in obtaining fundraising goals, strategizing, program implementation and execution. Yvette is also seasoned at developing and cultivating relationships with internal and external stakeholders to create and implement outcome-driven business solutions that help retain existing partners and identify new partnerships.

Her personal passion for developing corporate partnerships and fundraising has aligned with her professional journey in corporate philanthropy, corporate social responsibility and relationship management.