Helen Yoas Jeopardy Profile: Age, Job, Family, Stats
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Helen Yoas Jeopardy Contestant Profile
Helen Yoas is a retired librarian from Williamsport, Pennsylvania, and a Jeopardy contestant listed as a retired librarian. She worked at Madigan Library at Pennsylvania College of Technology, where she served as Instructor, Librarian, Metadata and Discovery Initiatives. Her career included public library roles in Montoursville, Clarion, and Williamsport, along with work at a university library in New York State. She has also held library roles at James V. Brown Library and Madigan Library, Penn College. Yoas studied English and Philosophy at Lycoming College, earned a Master of Science in Library Science from Clarion University of Pennsylvania, and completed a Post-Master’s Certificate in Digital Librarianship at Drexel University. She retired from Penn College in 2025 and is known for interests including reading, needlecrafts, genealogy, travel with her husband, and cats.
| Field | Details |
|---|---|
| Name | Helen L. Yoas |
| Location and Residence | Williamsport, Pennsylvania, United States. Lycoming County native. Also connected to Montoursville, Clarion, Williamsport, and New York State through library work. |
| Profession and Jobs | Retired librarian. Jeopardy contestant listed as retired librarian. Instructor, Librarian, Metadata and Discovery Initiatives at Madigan Library, Pennsylvania College of Technology. Metadata and Discovery Initiatives Librarian and liaison librarian to the School of Engineering Technologies, Transportation Division, and Diesel Technology & Natural Resources Division. Librarian at Madigan Library from August 2018 to retirement in 2025. Part-time Reference Librarian at Madigan Library, Penn College from January 2003 to August 2018. Reference Librarian at James V. Brown Library from January 1996 to December 2002. Worked in public libraries in Montoursville, Clarion, and Williamsport, and at a university library in New York State. Member of volunteer usher corp at Community Arts Center from September 1998 to July 2011. |
| Gender and Sex | Female |
| Age and Date of Birth | |
| Nationality and Ethnicity | American, likely White/Caucasian |
| Education and School | Lycoming College, Bachelor of Arts in English with a minor in Philosophy. LinkedIn lists Lycoming College attendance in 1984 to 1986 and also 1972 to 1974. Clarion University of Pennsylvania, Master of Science in Library Science, 1986 to 1988. Drexel University, Post-Master’s Certificate in Digital Libraries/Digital Librarianship, 2011 to 2013. |
| Relationships (Married/Dating/Sexuality) and Family | Married. Her hobbies include traveling with her husband. |
| Biography and More Details | Helen Yoas is a Lycoming County native and retired librarian based in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. She worked at Pennsylvania College of Technology’s Madigan Library and held the title Instructor, Librarian, Metadata and Discovery Initiatives. She served as liaison librarian to several technical divisions, including engineering technologies, transportation, diesel technology, and natural resources. Her professional background spans public libraries, academic libraries, metadata, discovery initiatives, reference services, cataloging, electronic resources, collection development, library instruction, information literacy, virtual reference, and library research. She graduated from Lycoming College with a BA in English and a minor in Philosophy, later earning an MS in Library Science from Clarion University of Pennsylvania and a Post-Master’s Certificate in Digital Librarianship from Drexel University. She was a 2021 graduate of the PALA Academy of Leadership Studies and Vice-Chair of Penn College’s Copyright and Fair Use Advisory Group. Her LinkedIn lists Spanish as a language and LinkedIn certifications in Empathy at Work and Communicating with Emotional Intelligence. She retired from Penn College in 2025 and was included in the college’s list of retiring employees. Her hobbies include reading, needlecrafts, genealogy, traveling with her husband, and occasional peaceful coexistence with cats. |
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Helen Yoas Jeopardy Results
| Thursday, 7 May 2026 | Returning Champion Final Score: $TBC Round 2 Score: $TBC Round 1 Score: $TBC | Helen Yoas Williamsport, Pennsylvania Retired Librarian Final Score: $TBC Round 2 Score: $TBC Round 1 Score: $TBC | Robert Yan Huntsville, Alabama Language Expert Final Score: $TBC Round 2 Score: $TBC Round 1 Score: $TBC |