Yadira has been a member of the Center’s staff since 2002 and most recently served as a Program Coordinator where she was charged with coordinating the Cuban Studies Visiting Scholars and Harvard College Programs, as well as staffing Cuba-related events and conferences. She has also served as a coordinator for the Puerto Rico Winter Institute for the past three years and has also served as the Resident Director of the Harvard College Program in Cuba at the University of Havana.
She holds a BS degree from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and is currently pursuing a Masters degree at the Harvard Extension School.