Yvonne Thomas

Veteran journalist, media professional, and the founder and CEO of both Precision Creative Services and YGolf Magazine. Completed a successful 2-year term as President of the NAACP Monterey County Branch in 2022. Executive Producer and Host of Central Coast Conversations with Yvonne Thomas Podcast. Experienced Chief Executive Officer with a demonstrated history of working in the entertainment industry. Skilled in Subtitling, Film, Creative Writing, Scripting, and Film Production. Strong business development professional with a Bachelor of Arts focused in Broadcast Journalism/Sports Information from University of Southern California.Extensive background in public speaking and as a journalist in Monterey County and throughout California and has been invited to be a featured speaker for the following organizations and events: The 10th annual USC Women’s conference, Monterey County Democratic Women’s Club, the Salinas Valley Chamber of Commerce, the Monterey Peninsula Rotary Club, the city of Seaside Juneteenth celebrations in 2021 and 2022, the city of Salinas Juneteenth celebration in 2022, the Village Project’s Emanyatta Program in 2021, California State University Monterey Bay’s All Black Gala in 2021 and 2022, the NAACP Monterey County’s annual Freedom Fund banquet in 2022, as a panelist at Congressman Jimmy Panetta’s Town Hall meeting in 2020, and as the Moderator of the Civil Rights and Technology panel at the NAACP California/Hawaii State Convention in 2021 and 2022.Yvonne has been featured in the Entertainment Power Players Business Directory and profiled on the Emmy award-winning television program Making It! Her experience in television and international film distribution led to positions as the head of DVD subtitling operations at Technicolor and as a management consultant for the European Captioning Institute in London, England. She was also part of the management team overseeing closed captioning operations for several years at the Academy Awards in Hollywood. Her career highlights include working at ABC Sports, CBS Sports, and the Los Angeles Express of the United States Football League.