Yolanda F. Presley Helping others to realize their purpose and maximize their potential. Company: YP Ministries, Inc and Presley & Presley, LLC Location: Leesburg, Florida Website: www.yolandapresley.com

Biography:
Yolanda Presley is the youngest of six siblings, born and raised in Leesburg by her lovely mother, Lillie M. Greene. She graduated from Leesburg High School in 1989 and matriculated at Bethune-Cookman College to complete her B.S. Degree in Business Administration, graduating cumlaude in 1993. She earned her Masters Degree in Management with a concentration in Leadership from Troy University, in 2007. She has an extensive twelve year background in credit counseling, financial empowerment and mortgage financing. She now serves as the Housing Manager for the City of Leesburg and is a licensed mortgage broker. She currently sits on the board of directors for Habitat for Humanity.

Yolanda accepted Christ into her life in 1989. It was not until 1996 that she accepted the call into ministry. She graduated from Citadel of Hope’s School of Ministry and was ordained into the office of a teacher in 1998. She has spent the last five years conducting leadership & employee trainings, financial and credit workshops for churches, and other non-profit organizations. Yolanda is also an author, purpose coach, inspirational and motivational speaker. She hosts “Morning Mocha w/Pastor Yolanda” where she spends time pouring into women and helping them to discover who God predestined them to be. Her new book release, “Surviving the Struggle, Having a Faith that Won’t Quit” has inspired so many to use their past failures as a motivator to push them into purpose. She was featured on WTGL TV 45, to share her passion to educate and empower God’s people. That same zeal comes forth through her inspirational and purpose provoking articles, published in Inspired Women Magazine, Glow Magazine and Vision Magazine. She has also implemented a new initiative for her local high school entitled Operation Hope: Think Big Dream Bigger. The mission is to create a learning environment which includes tutoring, mentoring, leadership and life skills training, to those students who are having academic achievement, behavioral and/or socio-economic challenges in their lives. She is taking this initiative from county to county speaking life and encouraging the students to Dream Beyond their Means.

Yolanda is married to Pastor James Presley and together they have two beautiful children, Shakinah and Malachi Presley. They are the Sole Proprietors of Presley & Presley, LLC & Presley Restoration Center. She and her husband serve as Youth Pastors at Citadel of Hope, under the leadership of Apostle Dannie L. Williams, in Leesburg, Florida. There she is the host of a youth talk show entitled Keeping it Real. She is anointed to teach and preach the uncompromising word of God, bringing healing and hope to a hurting and hopeless generation. She is committed to using her gifts, talents and resources to help advance the Kingdom of God and economically empower God’s people. She has a passion to minister to hurting women and teens to push them out of complacency into God’s divine purpose for their lives.

Yolanda and her husband are currently working on tour entitled A Cry for the Black Family. This tour addresses:
1. The Financial Condition of the Black Family
2. The Effect of the Economic Condition on the Black Family
3. The Disconnect between Black Youth and the Need for a Quality Education

Availability:
Available to speak as keynote speaker for conferences, workshops, summits, high schools, colleges/universities, and any other event surrounding empowering, motivating and inspiring others to walk in their divine purpose.