Ms. Yolanda B. Felder is the Director of US Space Force Small Business Programs, Department of the Air Force (DAF) Office of Small Business Programs. In this role, she serves as the principal advisor to the DAF Director of Small Business Programs on small business programs and is responsible for policy, advocacy, execution and advice pertaining to Space Force Small Business Programs. Further, Ms. Felder has been charged with strengthening government and private sector partnerships; and fostering opportunities to leverage small business as a strategic advantage for the benefit of our war fighters and strengthening the industrial base.

Ms. Felder entered the federal service in 1998 as an Air Force contracting intern at Warner Robins Air Logistics Center. She has served in a variety of roles including leading installation contracting support, aircraft systems acquisition, and headquarters staff activities. Prior to her current assignment, Ms. Felder served as the Chief, Installation, Sourcing, and Expeditionary Operations Division, Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary (Contracting), enabling non-weapon system installation contracting support which included an $11 billion annual operational contracting spend, category management, strategic sourcing, expeditionary contracting operations, AF Government Purchase Card program with $1.7B in spend, and reform and transformation initiatives.