Serving 200+ young professionals since 2013
In December 2015, Yasheaka Oakley Owens, MA, CEO of YO & Associates, LLC, was awarded the Anthony Fulginiti Award for Commitment to Education from the Philadelphia Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) in recognition of the YOakleyPR™ Virtual Internship Program and its work to educate and challenge undergraduate and postgraduate students.
Since launching the YOakleyPR™ Virtual Internship Program in 2013, Owens has served more than 165 young professionals and the program has become a recognized internship provider at more than 150 higher education institutions throughout the United States. Owens is one of the youngest recipients of the Anthony Fulginiti Award for Commitment to Education since the award's inception in 1988.
Building on the success of the award-winning virtual internship program, Owens has developed a new solution: a mentoring program that addresses an urgent problem facing recent graduates and young professionals—how to enter the workforce and navigate career transitions. The new program will launch in 2023.
