Yolanda Edrington

Yolanda Edrington is the Chief Operating Officer serving as the leading nonprofit’s Director of NSVRC. She manages the operations of the national center in its mission to provide leadership in preventing and responding to sexual violence through collaborating, sharing and creating resources and promoting research. This includes collaborating with a variety of national partners and funders including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) and Office for Victims of Crime (OVC). Yolanda has over 15 years of experience in navigating different helping systems to afford clients treatment from a strengths based perspective. Professionally and personally she works for social change. Yolanda serves as the 1st Vice President of the National Coalition of 100 Black Women – Harrisburg Chapter; which advocates for black women and girls to live in a world where socio-economic inequity does not exist. She also advocates for HIV/AIDS awareness through volunteering for community-based programs in Central PA.

“The National Sexual Violence Resource Center is proud to join the Match Group Advisory Council as the company works to promote the safety of its users. We believe it is possible to affect real, meaningful change when corporations invest in advancing understanding, measuring progress, and developing programs and policies that effectively combat sexual harassment, misconduct and abuse by promoting safety, equality, and respect.”