Alma Yates, MSW

Alma Yates, MSW is BHHI’s Education Program Manager. In this role, Alma coordinates predoctoral and postdoctoral activities. Prior to joining BHHI, she worked at the University of California San Francisco, including the San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center, AIDS Research Institute and Stanford University.  

Alma received her master’s degree from the Columbia University School of Social Work in New York City, with a focus on Social Enterprise Administration, International Social Welfare, and Services for Immigrants and Refugees. She is also a graduate of Santa Clara University, where she earned her BS in Anthropology. Alma is a former refugee from Bosnia and Herzegovina who relocated to the United States following the Bosnian War.