Andrew grew up in Altadena, CA at the base of the San Gabriel Mountains. He has loved the outdoors since he was a toddler at his family’s Montessori School where he could most often be found outdoors looking at insects, gardening, or just messing around. Andrew was fortunate to have grown up with his grandparents who were naturalists at Eaton Canyon Nature Center.

Andrew began assisting in Montessori classrooms, helping his grandmother out and discovered his joy of teaching. He decided to become a teacher at age 10 and when he discovered Nature Education, he realized he could combine two passions into a career.  Andrew is currently enrolled in Child Development Classes and is working on his degree.

When he’s not in nature or school, he can be found working on his music as a singer-songwriter, or hanging out with his dog Oliver.