Mrs. Yandell's educational career began at Stidham School. She graduated from her 8th grade class as a Co-Valedictorian in 1991. She then graduated from Eufaula High School in 1995 in the top ten of her graduating class.  She  is a 2008 graduate from Northeastern State University where she majored in Elementary Education. She later went on to receive her Master's Degree in School Administration with a degree in Elementary Principalship and School Superintendent.