Andrea grew up in Derbyshire, UK. She received her associate degrees in psychology from Derbyshire College and dental radiology from Trent Polytech. Andrea and her husband moved to the States in 1996. They lived in the Bay Area in California before moving to Colorado in 2015. When she's not working at VCA Douglas County, Andrea operates Beast of Burden Recovery and Education Center, a 501c3, takes care of her family of five, trains and rides Western Pleasure horses, hikes, paints, sews, knits, bird watches, watches old movies, and would like to do some sightseeing.