Andrea is a Sistema Fellow graduate of New England Conservatory, and has a B.M. in Violin Performance and a Masters in Music Education from Converse College. She studied conducting with Sarah Ioannides, serving as assistant conductor in Spartanburg Philharmonic, SC. Andrea is also a founding board member of The Bach Store and has worked as a conductor and guest lecturer at Carnegie Hall’s Music Educators Workshop and the LA Phil: Take a Stand Symposium. In 2015 Andrea collaborated with Fundación Musical Simón Bolivar and UpbeatNYC to prepare the first binational youth orchestra of Venezuela and the United States. She has worked with Youth Orchestra of St. Luke's, OpportunityMusicProject, MYCincinnati and Austin Soundwaves. In 2015 she was awarded an Outstanding Alumnae from Converse College in recognition of her achievements and service to her community.