Yenny Muñoz-Swaninger is a 2025-2026 Teach Plus Illinois Affinity Group Facilitator and 3rd grade Dual Language educator at River Woods Elementary School in Naperville, Illinois. She also serves as a parent and student advocate at her school. She focuses on teaching multilingual learners and their families a passion for biliteracy reading, critical-thinking skills, and community empowerment. She is the President of Club Social Latino in Joliet Township, and has co-led programming for the Alliance of Latinos Motivating Action in the Suburbs (ALMAS). Yenny is a recipient of the Joliet Area Great Teacher Award (2015) and the Chicago Hispanic Community for Peace Exemplary Community Leadership Award (2025). She earned her BA in liberal arts and human resource development from Northeastern Illinois University and her MA in elementary education with an endorsement in bilingual education from Lewis University.
