She is a mother of two: Mariah, a third grader, and Keiana, currently enrolled at Williams College. Yvonne is an Associate with the Women of Color Giving Circle in Pittsfield and is president of Price Memorial A.M.E. Zion Church’s missionary group. She also serves as a registered nurse for the Pittsfield Human Rights Committee. Yvonne helps the R.O.P.E. girls by giving lecture on women’s health issues and was a recipient of the 2013 “Unsung Heroine” award, which each year recognizes women from their community for making a difference even if they don’t make headlines.