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Yolanda Camarena | |
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| Born | Yolanda Barrera San Antonio, Texas, U.S. |
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| Children | 2 |
| Awards | § Awards and recognition |
Yolanda Camarena
Early life[edit]
Yolanda Camarena was born Yolanda Barrera in San Antonio, Texas, to a hardworking family. Her father was in the military, her mother was a migrant worker, and she had five sisters. She often spent the summers of her childhood picking cotton with her mother's family.[1]
Around 1966, Yolanda's father was stationed in Japan for four years. In 1970, when Yolanda was in the eleventh grade, he was stationed in Wichita, Kansas, where their family chose to stay.[1]
In 1974, Yolanda started college at Wichita State University (WSU) as a first-generation college student, where she would continue to earn her bachelor of education in 1978. Prior to this, her parents had only completed elementary or middle school education.[1]
She married Gene Camarena, on December 10, 1988.[2] Together, they have two daughters.[3]
Education career[edit]
While working as an admissions representative for Newman University, Yolanda met a friend, Lisa, who worked for admissions at Harvard College. As they traveled to national college fairs together, they became close, and Lisa informed Yolanda of a job opening at the Harvard Kennedy School as the associate director of their master's programs. Yolanda applied and was offered an interview, where her final interviewer was Dean Blackwell, another WSU alum. She was given the job.[1]
Community involvement[edit]
Awards and recognition[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d Sherman, Don; Clemons-Ajibolade, Ebony (September 6, 2023). "The Value of a Mentor (Yolanda Camarena - Journey Unseen Pt. 1)". Wichita Chamber Business Accelerator (Podcast). Retrieved June 14, 2024.
- ^ "Barrera-Camarena". The Salina Journal. Wichita, Kansas. January 8, 1989. p. 14. Retrieved June 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "50 Kansans You Should Know". Ingram's Magazine. Show-Me Publishing. 2014. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
