Meet Tony Hernandez

National Director of Middle School Programs, Los Angeles | thernandez@yesscholars.org

Tony Hernandez joined YES in August 2019. He was born and raised in Los Angeles and graduated from Hamilton College with a BS in Geoscience.

While at Hamilton, Tony was the Academic Chair for The Brothers Organization, a group of multicultural men focused on academic success, and a member of the Varsity Soccer team. Tony then joined Teach For America in Miami and instructed Algebra 1 to 9th grade students using various teaching methods such as lectures, discussions, and demonstrations.