Andrea was raised in Denver, Colorado with a family background in offshore oil and gas exploration and development. She received her degree in Sociology from the University of Denver, a Master of Science in Business Management from the University of Colorado Denver, and a Certificate of Energy Land Management at the Daniels College of Business, University of Denver.  Andrea brings to Stengel Hoppe LLP her technical background in oil and gas operations and knowledge of business development and project management. 

She began her career in the oil and gas industry as a reservoir engineering technician for a mid-size operator, assisting in reserves and economic evaluations for acquisitions, production analysis, oil and gas marketing analysis, and regulatory reporting for the Bakken/Three Forks Shale in North Dakota and the Permian Basin in Texas.