Born and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Yolanda serves as the senior director of development at the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Justice (Latina Institute) where she is responsible for

strengthening philanthropic partnerships and ensuring the organization meets its ambitious fundraising goals through gifts from individual donors and institutional foundations.

​

Prior to joining Latina Institute, Yolanda worked at the International Planned Parenthood Federation Western Hemisphere Region (IPPFWHR). While at IPPFWHR she helped develop and implement strategies for a portfolio of major donors, foundations, and planned giving donors with a focus on support of the organization’s partners throughout Latin America and the Caribbean.