Yolanda J. Gorman ’78, M.B.A. ’83, Ph.D. ’93

Yolanda J. Gorman ’78, M.B.A. ’83, Ph.D. ’93 is the president of Phillips Graduate Institute, a graduate school of professional psychology and management located in the San Fernando Valley. Prior to assuming the role of president, Gorman served as dean of academic affairs and chair of the organizational consulting doctoral program. She brings to Phillips more than 25 years as an organizational consultant specializing in nonprofit management and development. As a consultant, Gorman assisted nonprofit organizations with resource development, evaluation and information needs. She consulted on program and strategic planning, research and evaluation, and board training and organizational development projects.

Gorman has been successful in securing over $100 million from state, federal and private sources to help her clients develop and deliver programs that respond to critical human needs. She also conducted training sessions for boards of directors of local and national organizations and foundations. Gorman has also worked with local and national private foundations to provide technical assistance to the organizations they support.

Gorman is a three time graduate from UCLA with a B.A. in psychology, an M.B.A. in accounting and small business management, and a Ph.D. in educational psychology with a minor in clinical psychology and psychiatry. An active volunteer with multiple community, civic and cultural organizations, she is regent emeritus of the University of California, and co-chair of the board of the Chaka Khan Foundation. Gorman was the first African American woman to serve as the chair of the board of the UCLA Alumni Association, was the chair of the board of the California Association of Nonprofits (CalNonprofits), a statewide association dedicated to serving the needs of California’s nonprofits, and served as a member of the board of the National Council of Nonprofits. She serves as a member of the board of CalNonprofits Insurance Services, a for-profit insurance solution for nonprofit organizations in California. Gorman was recently appointed by Governor Jerry Brown to serve on the board of the Baldwin Hills Conservancy. She is the author of a workbook on program planning and proposal writing, and of several articles and papers on nonprofit capacity building and small business management.