Yolanda Hawkes

Senior Program Manager, Diversity TA
Amazon Web Services

Yolanda brings 20+ years of talent acquisition and human resources experience from a host of global companies including, The Coca-Cola Company, Siemens, Westrock and Amazon Web Services [AWS], with experience recruiting early career, experienced and executive talent, diverse talent acquisition, employer branding/recruitment marketing and workforce planning. Currently she is a senior program manager driving diversity talent attraction strategies for the Sales, Marketing & Global Services business unit at AWS. Yolanda served in several leadership positions including chair of the African American Partnership [AAP] Cabinet for four years and currently leads AAP’s Events Committee. Yolanda serves on the Leadership Council of The POSSE Foundation Atlanta and is an active member of The House of Hope – Atlanta’s Social Justice ministry. She has served as a mentor in the Year Up Atlanta and with the Atlanta chapter of NAAAHR, National Association of African Americans in HR.

Yolanda Hawkes

Yolanda Hawkes

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