2024 Florida Summit

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Andrea has been a professional and advocate for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for over 20 years, and has proudly served ten of those as a spirited facilitator. She joined the USTA as Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in July of 2021 and works closely with the USTA Community Tennis department to increase awareness, relevance and engagement among all diverse communities.

She began her career facilitating and educating on DEI with the University of Central Florida’s (UCF) Recreation and Wellness Center. During her time at UCF, Andrea spearheaded the inclusion of gaming and adaptive clubs to broaden aspects of diversity within sport clubs, which included the first collegiate wheelchair tennis team in Florida. She also served as chair of UCF’s Recreation and Wellness Center Diversity Committee, a member of the UCF Police Department’s Chief Advisory Council, and was a team lead for the university’s bias incident group on campus. Andrea is also a champion for DEI within her professional association, NIRSA, where she has served on the Board of Directors, as well as the Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Commission.

Andrea holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Business, a Master’s Degree in Interdisciplinary Studies and her and her wife Laura have 4 boys, Jaylin, Jordan, RJ, and Xxavier, and 4 fur babies, Tony, Nippy, Jaxon, and Saint.

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