Biography
Andrea is a Socio-Eco-preneur with a focus on helping businesses and communities move towards sustainability. 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 education initiatives.
Andrea’s community projects this year included the North Kohala Food Forum and North Kohala Eat Locally Grown Day- both projects aimed at increasing food self-sufficiency in North Kohala.
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 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 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 dog and two avid surfers - husband Topher and son Kanoe.
