Yolanda Whittington is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who has been providing behavioral health services to youth, adults, couples, and families for over 25 years.  She began her care in community and social activism within the Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Queer (LGBTQ) community of Los Angeles as an advocate for LGBTQs of color.  She enjoyed a 25-year career with the County of Los Angeles Department of Mental Health serving in both clinical and administrative leadership roles with specialties in addiction, women’s, and Queer health.  She joined Kedren has the CEO on November 1, 2018.  Yolanda obtained her Masters’ in Social Work (MSW) from the University of Southern California’s School of Social Work with a focus on Community Organization, Policy and Administration.  She is a Veteran of the United States Navy and devoted to health equity, social justice, racial, ethnic, gender, and economic equality.