Ms. Thomas went to undergrad at Prairie View A&M University Class of ’ 99 where she graduated Magna Cum Laude with Honors. She received her J.D. in 2002 from Indiana University-Bloomington where she was a CLEO Grad. She graduated in the top 30% of her class and was a member of the Order of the Barristers.

Yolanna is currently a 3L at Inter American University of Puerto Rico School of Law. She received her Bachelors of Arts in Political Science from the University of Arkansas. After graduating law school in 2021, Yolanna plans to sit for the Texas bar exam. She is serving as 2020-2021 Director of Public Relations for Inter Law Student Council, National Member at-large for the National Black Law Student Association (NBLSA), Barbri Student Ambassador and Marshal of the Phi Alpha Delta Munoz Chapter.