Andrea spent the first half of her +20 year career in recruiting, human resources and managed care sales/account management. Her professional experience spans across a broad spectrum industries, including staffing, biotech, printing/advertising and managed healthcare. After working in the World Trade Center during 9/11, she decided to make a major career change and transitioned her recruiting and HR background into higher education. She worked at career centers in both public and private universities where she supported undergraduate, graduate/MBA students and alumni of all backgrounds and experience levels. In 2010 she founded Turning Leaf Career Consulting with her former colleague and friend, Jen Rodgers. Andrea has a business degree from the Sellinger School of Business at Loyola University - Maryland and a M.Ed. in counseling psychology from Seton Hall University.