Andrew is an Ohio native who relocated to Los Angeles to pursue a DMA in Choral Music at the USC Thornton School of Music. Prior to his move to Southern California, Andrew spent seven years as Director of Music Programs for Defiance College in Defiance, Ohio. While in Defiance, Andrew also served as Director of Music at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, Performance Series Director for the Defiance Community Cultural Council, and was an active OMEA adjudicator and area clinician.

Since graduating from USC, Andrew has been teaching in the Los Angeles area including courses at the Colburn Academy and Pepperdine University and working as a consultant with the USC Brain and Music Institute. In addition to his degrees in music, Andrew received a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and an MBA from Ohio Northern University and Bowling Green State University respectively. Andrew has used his varied education working for non-profits including Early Music America, and most recently, as the Financial Manager for the Cal-Pac United Methodist Foundation in Pasadena, California.