Andrea has been a communicator and a creative her whole life, focusing on telling stories through music and video making. A graduate of New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts in Film, she spent 10 years as Creative Director of video production agency in Paris, France before moving to Seattle and directing the annual Seattle Black Film Festival for four years. Currently, Andrea is Chief Operating Officer at SIFF, serves as vice-chair of the Washington Filmworks Board of Directors, and remains active as a filmmaker, musician, and a mom of two young boys.