Born & raised in Queens, Yvonne is a proud product of the NYC public school system, and started her career in education in 1986. Joining the NYC DOE in 2005, she's taught History in 4 of the 5 boroughs. Yvonne became a Chapter Leader at her last high school "to bring positive change" before spending the last 3 years at the Middle School level. She picked up the reins and delegated duties across membership at her current Middle School in the South Bronx when her current CL retired during 2020.

Yvonne's been encouraged to run for Middle School Executive Board for her experience, knowledge and influence as a union activist & natural pragmatic leadership. She stands for the students we serve and the teachers who fight daily to be heard by our union.

Check out: https://www.uft.org/news/member-spotlight/chapter-leader-shoutout/kudos-yvonne-reasen-engineering-and-technical-academy-bronx