Lilian Macias is excited to continue to carry on her legacy and impact the students, families and staff at YES Prep North Central Secondary. Lilian Macias is a Houston “native”, who immigrated from Guatemala at the age of four. As the daughter of immigrants, she has always been taught to value her education.
She attended the University of Texas at Austin, graduating with a Bachelor of Journalism and a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish. Lilian has also received a Master of Arts in Teaching from Relay Graduate School of Education.
As a first-generation high school and college graduate, she is passionate about providing opportunities for students who come from the same underserved communities and believes that it takes a village to raise a child.
Lilian started her career with YES Prep North Central Secondary in 2007, as a YES Corp member. After receiving her bachelor’s, she moved to YES Prep Brays Oaks where she taught middle school ELA, served as the grade level chair and middle school dean of students. She transitioned to the director of student support role at YES Prep North Central and was director at YES Prep Thrive.
Macias has also served as the school director for Credit Recovery and has been a co-lead for the Latinx Leadership Summits. Most recently, she served as the resident principal at YES Prep North Central Secondary
She currently resides in the Tomball area with her husband Luis and their four kids: seven-year-old LJ, six-year-old Lilah, two-year-old Leon, nine-month-old Luke and their dog Max.