Andrea grew up an active Georgia 4-Her and was successful showing horses in all-around events as a youth. Andrea attended Berry College in Rome, GA, where she received a B.S. in Animal Science and competed on the varsity equestrian team. While at Berry, she was a part of the first national championship western team in 2011. In 2012, Andrea was a reserve champion in team open horsemanship, which allowed her to represent IHSA in the first-ever Collegiate Horsemanship Challenge at the 2012 AQHA World Show. Andrea attended MTSU to pursue a Masters degree in Equine Education. She instructed horsemanship lessons for the equestrian team, assisted with undergraduate courses, and traveled internationally as an AQHA Horsemanship Clinician. 

Andrea joined the faculty in Horse Science at Middle Tennessee State University in August of 2016. As an instructor Andrea teaches a variety of undergraduate courses in horsemanship, equine assisted activities and therapies, stable management, behavior of domestic animals, and advanced western competition. Additionally, Andrea coordinates the Center of Equine Recovery for Veterans (CERV), a program established as a partnership with the Veterans Recovery Center In Murfreesboro, TN and Horse Science to provide services for Veterans diagnosed with a mental illness. Andrea also coaches our 3x national champion stock horse team and has assisted IHSA equestrian team reining and horsemanship riders to national success. 

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