Yancy earned his Juris Doctor (legal degree) from the University of Baguio, Philippines where he served as an Executive Assistant and Local Legislative Assistant in the City Government of Baguio for six years prior to immigrating to Canada in 2014. At that time, he arrived directly to Fort St. John with his family and has been here ever since balancing jobs as retail store associate and construction technician. In 2024, Yancy successfully obtained his Canadian National Committee on Accreditation (NCA) Certificate of Qualification, validating his foreign legal credentials.
In 2025, Yancy commenced as an Articling Student with Frontier Law and is currently working towards his call and admission to the BC Bar.