Andrea is a Colorado native and started her swimming career with her neighborhood summer team, Hills West Waves. The majority of her club swimming was for Greenwood Tiger Sharks who was coached by Jorge Fernandez. She swam at Cherry Creek High School for Eric Craven all 4 years. In 1997, Andrea was featured on the Team Cheerios box along with the rest of her varsity team. In 1998, she helped her team to set a National Record in the 200 Medley Relay, a team record for the 200 freestyle Relay, and set the team 100 breaststroke individual record. In her senior year, she placed 2^nd in both the 200 IM and the 100 breaststroke for the 5A high school state meet and was an All-Colorado swimmer both her Junior and Senior year.   

Andrea attended Rutgers University and swam on a scholarship all 4 years. While at Rutgers she set several team records and she helped her team to become ranked in the top fastest 25 Division I Women’s swim teams in the country by her senior year. She majored in Animal Science and graduated in 2003. She continued her education by attending the University of Colorado, receiving her secondary education license and at the same time began coaching at the same swim team she began her swimming with (Hills West Waves).

She taught 6^th and 7^th grade science and math at Sky Vista Middle School for 5 years before taking on her current job at Pandas International, a nonprofit organization that helps to save the giant pandas in China. After coaching at Hills West Waves for several years she continued her coaching career with the Highlands Ranch Seahawks and the master’s Program in Highlands Ranch. She began her year-round coaching career with Highlands Ranch Aquatics and coached there for 15 years before coming to Aces.

Prior to having children, she competed for several years in triathlons with the Olympic distance being her favorite. She now enjoys spending her free time with her three children hiking, biking, running, paddle boarding, camping, and traveling the world.  

Andrea believes in making sure swimmers are always having fun with a focus on stroke technique and body awareness. She hopes swimmers will learn to love the sport of swimming for the rest of their lives. She strives to help swimmers achieve not only their short-term goals but helps them to understand that what they are doing in the present will help them now and for many years to come.