Helen Yanez has over 26 years of experience in education and has been working with the City of Pembroke Pines Charter Schools since 2005. Mrs. Yanez began her journey at charter teaching high school English. In 2011, Mrs. Yanez was given the role as Curriculum Specialist where she worked in that position until Fall of 2015. In the 2015-2016 school year, Mrs. Yanez became Assistant Principal in the high school. She now serves as the Assistant Principal for the Academic Village Middle. Mrs. Yanez has a Bachelor's and Master's Degree in English Education and Specialist's Degree in Educational Leadership from Florida International University.