Andrea graduated from the University of South Dakota with a Master of Arts degree in Speech-Language Pathology/Communications Disorders. Andrea is a member of the American Speech-Hearing Association and the South Dakota Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Andrea was an Instructor/Supervisor and Program Director of the Communication Disorder’s Department at Northern State University in Aberdeen, S.D. She is also a Contract Speech/Language Pathologist in schools, hospitals and Assisted Living Facilities. Andrea is certified in Lee Silverman Voice Treatment (LOUD) a treatment program for those with neurological disorders, with a specialty in Parkinson Disease.