Yvonne Caro Howard, a native of New Zealand, taught in two academies and three Seventh-day Adventist colleges. A pianist, she began her teaching career in 1925 at Lodi Academy, following completion of an A.B. diploma at Pacific Union College, and subsequently taught at Monterey Bay Academy in California. She had earlier been a student at Lodi, graduating from there in 1923.

Howard subsequently taught at Washington Missionary College, now Washington Adventist University, from 1942 to 1948, where she taught piano, directed Vox Celeste, a women's choir, and graduated in 1948 with a bachelor's degree in music. She taught piano at Avondale College from 1948 to 1952, teaching piano and assisting George Greer, choir director.

Following four years of teaching at Lodi Academy, during which she completed an M.Mus. in music education at the College of the Pacific, she accepted an invitation to teach at Pacific Union College in 1956. Howard taught piano, music history, and music education at PUC, a position she held until her retirement at age 67. When she retired as an associate professor in 1973, she was honored with the rank of emeritus professor.

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