College Counseling

We are committed to ensuring excellence in college counseling for all our Seniors through teamwork and multi-faceted resources.

Yasémilitt Hernández, M.Ed.

Associate Director, College Counseling

Yasémilitt Hernández is a valued member of the TASIS Dorado community, having joined in 2018. She is passionate about helping students throughout the college application process and strives to make each student's college search an opportunity for growth, discovery, and self-evaluation. Her ultimate goal is to provide resources and support to students and parents. She firmly believes everyone has unique talents and expertise to make a difference in our community. Yasémilitt's contributions enrich the TASIS Dorado community in many ways, both as a professional and as a mother of a TASIS Dorado Bear from the Class of 2028. She is honored and thrilled to be a member of the TASIS Dorado family.

With over 20 years of experience in education, she has worked as both a school counselor and a college counselor. Her career began as an ESL assistant at A.J. Ferrel Middle Magnet School in Tampa, Florida, followed by a Spanish Title I teacher position at Academia Espíritu Santo in Toa Baja, Puerto Rico. Later, she served as a school counselor and college counselor for Academia Espítiru Santo in Toa Baja and Saint Francis School in Carolina. At Saint Francis School, she also helped numerous athletic students access admission at universities in Puerto Rico and the United States. Yasémilitt began her journey at TASIS Dorado as an Upper School Counselor before transitioning to College Counselor for the past four years. Currently, she holds the position of Associate Director of College Counseling. In this role, she coordinates the SAT and ACT test centers and serves as the Services for Students with Disabilities Test Coordinator. Furthermore, for the past 11 years, she has achieved a 100% college placement rate for students from colleges in Puerto Rico, the United States, and Europe in each of the schools where she has worked as a College Counselor.

Yasémilitt holds a Bachelor's Degree of Arts in Psychology from the Universidad de Puerto Rico, Río Piedras, as well as a Master's Degree of Arts in Education, Guidance Counseling from the Universidad Intermaericana de Puerto Rico. Additionally, she has completed a Certificate in College Access Counseling with Kinesis Foundation. She is affiliated with several organizations, including the National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC), Southern Association for College Admission Counseling (SACAC), and The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).

Anaís Córdova-Díaz, M.A.Ed., LPC

Associate Director, College Counseling 

Anaís Córdova is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Puerto Rico and Texas with more than twelve years of professional work experience. She has served as a licensed counselor and student services administrator in school and university settings in Puerto Rico. Her most recent work experiences include Colegio San José in Río Piedras and Colegio Marista in Guaynabo, where she advised high school students on college admissions and life and career planning. Anaís graduated from the University of Puerto Rico with a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology in 2006. She continued to graduate studies at Bayamón Central University in Puerto Rico, obtaining a Master of Arts in Education with a major in Counseling in 2010. She has also completed a Certificate in College Access Counseling from Rice University and is a member of NACAC, SACAC, the American Counseling Association, and the American School Counseling Association. Her main goal is to guide and advocate for students pursuing their academic and career goals.