Biography for Superintendent Yvonne Caamal Canul

Raised in Latin America, Yvonne brings a rich “world-view” to her work of over 40 years in the field of education as a teacher, school principal, director of curriculum and assessment, consultant for low-performing schools, as a state department of education official, and as a corporate executive in the private sector leading an innovation division that guided school improvement research, marketing, and strategic partnerships. Most recently, Yvonne served as the Director of Implementation for FirstSchool, an Early Childhood research and direct practice collaborative between Michigan State University and the University of North Carolina. Since March of 2012, Yvonne has been the Superintendent for the Lansing School District.

 

Yvonne has received numerous awards for her dedication to the education profession, among them are the Greater Lansing Woman of the Year Finalist, GLWoman Magazine, Certificate of Leadership & Achievement, Hispanic Latino Commission of Michigan, National Educator Award presented by the Milken Family Foundation, Human Rights Award given by the Michigan Education Association and named the Michigan Superintendent of the Year for 2015 by the Michigan Association for School Administrators.

 

Her degrees are from Olivet College and Michigan State University. Yvonne has traveled throughout the world and is fluent in Spanish. She is married to Victor Caamal Canul.