Yvonne Vollaire is a licensed drug and alcohol counselor with a BS in Psychology. She has been active in the drug and alcohol treatment industry for over twenty years with intensive involvement in civic, private, and non-profit organizations. Yvonne, has been serving justice involved individuals and specializing in gender-responsive services for incarcerated women, and has managed numerous programs in custody and community-based organizations.

Yvonne has spearheaded the Sheriff's  Community Alliance, composed of community and faith-based organizations with existing funding sources dedicated to providing a seamless continuum of care for our retuning citizens being released.  Services included transportation from the jail directly into community services such as residential substance abuse services, employment, mental health services, tattoo removal, transitional housing and access to social services, mother-infant residential programs, veteran-specific services, parolee substance abuse services, and specialized employment training. Her most recent assignment was contracted with the Los Angeles Sheriff's department (LASD) serving as the Director of the Gender Responsive Rehabilitation Program at the Lynwood County Jail, overseeing a 130-bed, custody-based program for women designed to address trauma, abuse, poverty, and other pathways into addiction and related criminal behavior. Yvonne has invested in creating a safe space for women wanted to exit the sex work industry, she sits on the advisor board for both East Los Angeles Colleges, the Addiction Studies Program, and the 3rd step ministry (focused on women in recovery) Currently: She is on the board of director for the California Consortium of Addiction Programs and Professionals (CCAPP).