Yolanda Jack is the Manager of Community Engagement at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History and is also a theatre veteran and professional of over 3 decades. Through her foundation in theatre, Yolanda began working at the Charles H. Wright Museum, beginning as an actor and educator, and now leads programming  for events like Juneteenth, Kwanzaa, and other community engagement within the museum and across Detroit and the surrounding communities.  

A Detroit native and alum of Cass Technical High School, Yolanda attended Howard University for Theatre Administration, then graduated from Wayne State University with a B. A. in Acting. Yolanda has been awarded for acting and directing, mainly at the Detroit Repertory Theatre, and has taught and directed both adults and youth in theater. Yolanda’s career has taken her from stage managing concerts on Howard’s campus for of the likes of Phyllis Hyman, Stephanie Mills and George Clinton to working at Crossroads Theatre in New Brunswick, NJ, where luminaries like Ruby Dee, Ossie Davis Pam Grier and others have both encouraged and set the standard for her work. Yolanda returned to Detroit after 10 years on the East Coast to join Mosaic Youth Theatre as the Technical and Touring Coordinator and fulfilled other roles during her years at Mosaic. In addition to this, she began and raised a family and has now established One World Theatre Company with her husband, Phillip Jack.