Yolanda Casillas-Chona joined IVMS (Venice) in 2003. She completed her AMS Elementary I certification. She has a B.S. in Business Administration from Indiana University with a concentration in Spanish, and has completed the M.A. coursework for Creative Writing at Columbia College in Chicago. Yolanda has Florida certification in K-6 elementary. She joins our Sarasota campus in 2008.
Her past experience includes 6 years as a Montessori parent-volunteer while her sons have attended Montessori schools in Indiana and Sarasota. Her youngest attends IVMS. This year Yolanda will be teaching grades 2-3 and incorporating Spanish in some of the Montessori lessons. Yolanda is happy to be working at IVMS with such a professional and supportive staff. Her many interests include photography, writing, gardening, and outdoor activities with her husband and two young sons.
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