Andrea is in her sixth year as part of the Gan/Kindergarten team and in her fourth year teaching Kitah Gimel/Gr. 3 Judaics. Andrea received her BA in History from UConn and her M.Ed. in Secondary History Education from UMass Amherst. Prior to teaching history, Judaics and Hebrew at the Jewish Community of Amherst from 2002–2012, Andrea worked as a costumed historical interpreter and museum teacher at Old Sturbridge Village. She is a 2005 recipient of the Grinspoon-Steinhardt Excellence in Teaching Award and Pioneer Valley Excellence in Jewish Teaching Award. Andrea has three children, the youngest of whom is in Kitah Daled/4 at LGA. In her spare time she enjoys reading, cooking, playing her guitar and digging in her garden.
