Yadira Castillo

Biography

Yadira was born and raised in Marietta, Georgia, however, she claims to have found her place here in Athens since her very first campus visit. A COE alum, she received Bachelor’s degrees in both World Language Education and Spanish. Following graduation, she began her in-progress journey to becoming a Double Dawg while also working as a teaching assistant for the Department of Romance Languages. Inspired by the work of instructors at both the K-12 and university level, she found her calling in Academic Advising, hoping to help guide future teachers of all capacities reach their unique goals in the city she now calls home.