The Inner Circle Acknowledges, Youlanda M. Gibbons as a Top Pinnacle Professional for her contributions to Leadership and Education

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Oct 09, 2023, 15:52 ET

ARLINGTON, Va., Oct. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Prominently featured in The Inner Circle, Youlanda M. Gibbons is acknowledged as a Top Pinnacle Professional for her contributions to Leadership and Education.

Dr. Gibbons pursued higher education at Mercer University where she graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in English and Human Development. She then attended the University of Massachusetts Amherst where she earned a Master of Science degree in Public Health and a Master of Education degree. She furthered her expertise at Boston University earning a Master's degree in Social Work and then capped her scholarship with a PhD in Sociology and a Master of Arts in Sociology from the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

Dr. Gibbons is the chief executive officer of The Partnership for Inclusion Leadership, a women-owned business she founded after having served as a diversity strategist for the Department of Commerce Census Bureau from 2013 to 2020. In 2005. She was recognized by the University for Instructional Excellence in 2009 and notes that she was appointed to serve as an affiliated Georgetown University Scholar because of her visionary work with the Federal Government.

Firmly standing on a platform of diversity and inclusion principles, values, and topics, Dr. Gibbons explained that she was inspired by former president Barack Obama's proclamation that required the federal government to implement a strategy to increase diversity and inclusion. She remains wholly convinced about the immense significance of her mission and notes that while her experience is varied, she senses a remarkable synergy among her professional appointments. She was a diversity and inclusion subject matter expert for Curtis Lewis & Associates PC between 2009 and 2011 and also acted as a senior consultant and social scientist there from 2007 to 2009. Dr Gibbons notes that she exercised her passionate commitment to advancing society, and in 2011, founding the Diversity, Inclusion and Innovation in Government Initiative.

Also practicing as a professional advisor, Dr. Gibbons said that she has made recommendations to the Secretary of Defense to prioritize certain instructional policies and has contributed to the realignment of military education and training protocols, which impact personnel from cadets and officers to the staff at the Department of Defense. She has introduced competency-based approaches to redefine military leadership training and development; helping refine the vision, mission; and governance of the Department of Defense Center of Excellence.

Recognized as an extraordinary figurehead for her causes, Dr. Gibbon's was nominated for the Washington Business Journal Award; is a recipient of the Women Worth Watching Award from the Profiles in Diversity Journal; and was awarded the Black Leadership Award in 2022. She has received numerous Stevie Awards for Women in International Business; Women of the Year in Government; the Power the Future Award from the Historic Form on Workplace Inclusion organization in 2021 and notes that she proudly accepted the American Sociological Association Fellows Award in 2002. Further, she was recognized by the Women's Education Research Institute Congressional Fellowship in 2003.

Dedicated to providing the latest advancements in the field, Dr. Gibbons is associated with the American Sociological Association and the Association of Black Sociologists. A published author, she has contributed to the ongoing scholarly conversation with her 2011 publication, "The Business of Diversity: A View from the Corporate Suite."

Aside from her professional pursuits, Dr. Gibbons anticipates exciting travel, research and consultancy opportunities via a Fulbright award, which will take her to the University of Cape Town, South Africa.

Contact: Katherine Green, 516-825-5634, [email protected]

SOURCE The Inner Circle