An altruist in spirit with a servant's heart, Andrea is the bio mother of two teenage sons.  Her eldest, Reece, was born with Down syndrome in 2002.  Reece has been the inspiration behind the founding of two charitable organizations. 

With her career expertise in marketing, sales and customer support,  Andrea founded the Reece's Rainbow Down Syndrome Adoption Foundation in 2006, which helped families adopt children with disabilities internationally.  In 2010, she was named People Magazine's Hero of the Year and presented with the Congressional Angel in Adoption Award.  In 2017, Andrea retired from Reece's Rainbow to begin A Mother's Rest. 
 

Andrea is an out of the box thinker, and always seeks to  create innovative programs where services in the disability community are lacking.  Her personal experience as a bio parent and in the adoption world lend to her innate understanding of the needs & challenges of many of AMR's guests.   The self-care and well-being of parents & caregivers who have loved ones with disabilities and/or chronic illness should be a priority,  not an afterthought.   

With a passion for history, heritage, and bringing old things back to life, our theme at AMR is "Restoring History, Health, Heart & Hope".  A native Virginian, Andrea double majored in three years from the University of Alabama (1993) and currently resides in  White Rock, SC.