Meet Yolanda Durant, IRS Stakeholder Liaison

There’s a new IRS Senior Stakeholder Liaison in town!

(Well, new to CTCPA members, anyway.)

Yolanda Durant has actually been with the Internal Revenue Service since 2012, with a resume that runs the gamut of responsibilities: Senior Individual Taxpayer Advisory Specialist, Tax Compliance Officer, Intake Advocate for the Taxpayer Advocate Department, Customer Service, and Collection Representative.

With the retirement of longtime Senior Stakeholder Liaison Joe McCarthy, Yolanda adds Connecticut to her territories of New York and Vermont.

In the stakeholder liaison role, Yolanda “builds and maintains beneficial relationships and facilitates communications and coordination efforts among public and private sector.” In short, Yolanda is here to help CTCPA members navigate complex issues, tax law, and more.

CTCPA members can contact her on her cell phone at 914-879-3153; her office hours are between 6 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.

Yolanda graduated with a bachelor’s degree in accounting from York College of the CUNY before earning her MBA in e-business and technology from Columbia Southern University in 2011. She earned a Six Sigma Green Belt certification in 2012.

When she’s not working, Yolanda enjoys arts and crafts.