Andrea Bourne has been a French, Spanish, ELA, ESL, math, statistics, humanities, and social studies instructor and department chair in K-12 and college for more than three decades. She has also been a homeschooling mom, teacher and administrator, curriculum designer, author, trainer, and private tutor. She has served in various administrative positions, including as a college instructor, assessment director, institutional research analyst, an associate vice-president supervising cradle-to-grave course development, assessment, professional development, and accreditation metrics for a 13-campus institution including an online branch and an additional 4-12 college preparatory school. She has been an online educator since 1999 and involved in distance learning since 1993. Andrea has earned degrees in French, psychology, political science, and education, most recently reaching an ABD specializing in psychometrics and language assessment. She has held state teaching certifications in French, Spanish, social studies, math, ELA, ESOL, and special education, in Georgia, Florida, Hawaii, Alabama, and North Carolina. Volunteering has played a significant role in Andrea's life. Some highlights include work with Rotary, Junior League, the American Red Cross, LibriVox, and Mensa. Andrea, her husband Steve, and their three children love to travel, cook, read, write, paint, renovate, play music, garden, and play games. They own businesses in the areas of education, program evaluation, retail luxury product design, and real estate investment.