Biography
Andrea is a Socio-Eco-preneur who works with communities, businesses and
non-profits on initiatives that enhance island economy, environment and community. Andrea is a resident of Hawi, North Kohala on Hawaii Island (also known as the Big Island.)
She works on a wide range of business and community projects and her services include project management, training, facilitation, feasibility studies, grant writing and management, communication and community education initiatives.
Andrea’s current projects include the creation of a Hawaii Island chapter of BALLE (Business Alliance for Local Living Economies) and the North Kohala Eat Locally Grown Campaign- both initiatives aimed at growing a local, sustainable economy.
Her business and non-profit clients have included Volcano Island Honey Company, Varroa Mite Steering Committee, Hawaii Island Economic Development Board, the Kohala Center, Maui Film Festival, Waimea Community Development Plan Committee and the Kona Earth Festival.
Andrea is also a writer, speaker, podcaster and occasional performance artist with a focus on telling Hawaii’s sustainability stories. Her writing has been published in many Hawaii-based magazines including: Honolulu Weekly, Ke Ola Magazine, Innov8 (the go! in-flight magazine), Honu Guide, and Hawaii Island Journal.
Andrea has been a speaker at the Kuleana Business Conference and Trade Show, Hawaii Island Food Summit, Kona-Kohala Chamber of Commerce Environmental Conference, Kohala Trash Bash, The Greatest Show Off Earth at the Kahilu Theater, Waimea Rotary, Waimea Middle School, Hawaii Preparatory Academy Student Congress on Sustainability, and many other school, business and community events.
Andrea holds an MBA from the Shidler College of Business at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. She has taken certification courses in permaculture, grant writing, and coaching, and is an alumnus of Ulumau- The Hawaii Leadership Series.
Andrea lived on Maui from 1989 - 2002, and was the Program Coordinator for the Center for Entrepreneurship at Maui College (formerly Maui Community College) and a Program Manager for Island Incentives, Inc. Prior to that she worked independently on projects for businesses and non-profits. Her professional career started on Maui in 1989 as an environmental educator and junior member of an environmental consulting firm.
Andrea is dedicated to personal and planetary health and is a healthy eater, manic exerciser and local foods advocate. She likes to walk, run, hike, bike, swim, dance, camp, meditate, chant, and read. She lives with one big black dog, her husband Topher and son Kanoe.
Resume available upon request.
