Yvonne Adams (she/her)
Consultant
Student diversity and leadership programming, multicultural curriculum, facilitation training, faculty development workshops
Yvonne Adams is a seasoned diversity practitioner and educator now serving as the Director of Equity and Inclusion at St. Stephen’s Episcopal School, a sixth through twelfth grade boarding/day school located in Austin, Texas. For over 30 years she has been instrumental in leading diversity and equity initiatives at St. Stephen's, in addition to being an academic advisor, senior administrator and house parent for upper school girls. She is a Principal Consultant with The Glasgow Group and faculty member for the National Diversity Practitioners Institute and Common Threads: A Retreat for Women of Color. She is an educator, school administrator, community activist, a strong advocate for the disadvantaged and underrepresented, a presenter/facilitator at national and local conferences, community forums, and at schools across the country, and works with students, faculty, administrators, and board members to understand the institutional, cultural, and systemic processes that impact the ways in which people live and work together. She serves on the board of Austin Bat Cave and Alliance for African American Health in Central Texas. Yvonne completed her professional certification at Cornell University in Diversity and Inclusion in addition to holding a B.S. in Community Health from Texas A&M University and a Master of Science in Education for School Leadership from the University of Texas at Tyler. Yvonne is also a member of the National Sorority of Phi Delta Kappa, Incorporated-Delta Beta Chapter. She and her husband, Kevin, have three children: Brittany, KJ, and Jaila.