Yolanda M. Johnson-Bryant

Yolanda M. Johnson-Bryant wears many, many hats, including published author, freelance writer, columnist, novelist, editor, ghostwriter, literary, social media and entrepreneurial consultant and advocate, volunteer, Toastmaster and overall geek.

She is the current Vice President of Education for Speakerpreneur Toastmasters District 37, Club #1407099, Greensboro, former Vice President of Education for MprovMasters Toastmasters District 37, Club #1874547, Greensboro, current District 37 2011-2012 Registration Chair and current Assistant Division E Governor of Public Relations. In additions to receiving her CC (Competent Communicator) Award, Mrs. Johnson-Bryant recently received her CL (Competent Leadership) Award.

This hard worker is a volunteer with Junior Achievement, teaching elementary, middle school and high school students, economics and entrepreneurship. She volunteers with the Volunteer Center for Greensboro, and is a mentor for the New Choices Program for the Womens Resource Center in Greensboro, while volunteering in various areas in the Piedmont Triad.

She launched the Sweethearts of the Triad to profile women-owned smalls businesses in the Piedmont Triad that assist in revitalizing Greensboro and the surrounding areas in business and volunteerism. Her intentions are to make this an annual event with a yearend banquet and the crowning of Sweetheart of the Year.

In addition, Mrs. Johnson-Bryant a published author of three published books, (one which is out of print)Circumstances, Revelations and My Daughters Keeper (out of print). She presented and participated in Crimes of Passion: The Anthology and Shes Got A Big But!: Get Past Your Excuses & Realize Your Dreams, presented by Jean Bailey Robor.

She is a freelance writer and is a regular contributor to Examiner.com, EzineArticles.com and ChristianFictionOnlineMagazine.com.

Currently, she is working on her That Literary Lady Knows Series, the Tommie Lane Christian Thriller Series, a non-fiction diabetes title and several other projects.

Mrs. Johnson-Bryant volunteers in the community and conducts classes and workshops on literacy, self-publishing, writing, social media, marketing and entrepreneurship. She currently resides in the Piedmont Triad area with her husband and is the proud grandmother of three beautiful grandchildren.