Professional Experience

2019 to present: Bilingual reporter for WINK News and Noticias WINK. Previously worked with the University of Florida's men's basketball team as their social media assistant 2018-2019.

News Philosophy

Get to know those in your community and help make their voices be heard.

Hobbies, Interests & Community Involvement

Going to the gym. Fun fact: Andrea was an Amateur boxer for over 10 years and competed at a National level. Andrea also enjoys doing anything outdoors, like being out on the boat and fishing. But also enjoys staying in and reading a good fiction book.

Education

Bachelors in broadcast journalism from the University of Florida. GO GATORS!

Likes best about Southwest Florida

How much natural beauty is around us. The Everglades, beaches and rivers.

Hometown

Miami, Florida

‘He is hiding’: Gabby Petito’s family says of Brian Laundrie’s disappearance, search for Laundrie suspended until Sunday

About 50-plus people were searching for 23-year-old Brian Laundrie in a nature preserve in Sarasota County. At nightfall, the search was suspended until Sunday. Laundrie’s parents filed a missing person’s report for him on Friday. According to the North Port Police Department, the last time Laundrie was seen was on Tuesday. The North Port Police Department […]

Dorian

Service dog brightening the days of doctors and nurses during pandemic

Service dog Dorian is working hard to comfort doctors, nurses and patients inside Golisano Children’s Hospital. Health care workers are the only ones pulling long hours during the pandemic. Dorian reports for duty at Golisano’s from Monday to Friday, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. outfitted in his vest. Before COVID-19, the golden retriever visited […]

Dog dies in house fire on Oakside Street in Lehigh Acres

Lehigh Acres fire crews are responding to a fire at a home on Oakside Street. One dog died in the fire at the home in the 120 block of Oakside Street, according to the Lehigh Acres Fire Control and Rescue District. A second dog was rescued from underneath a bed in a room at the home. […]

COVID-19 cases continue to climb among children

The number of COVID-19 cases in children is fourfold what it was in 2020. While hospitals are seeing an increase in children, pediatricians say they also have a lot of sick kids visiting their offices. Thirteen COVID-19 patients were at Golisano Children’s Hospital on Wednesday. It used to be there were maybe one or two. […]

Southwest Florida tourism continues to climb despite COVID-19 cases

Southwest Florida tourism is booming despite the spike in COVID-19 cases that the state has seen recently. Lee and Collier County have actually had a record-breaking year in tourism. Brian Hamman, Lee County commissioner and chair of the Tourist Development Council, said most hotels in the area are booked. “We anticipate our August tourism numbers […]

Cape Coral Farmers Market returns after Ida destruction

A week after one of Ida’s outer bands destroyed tents at the Cape Coral Farmers Market, the event is back. It was a nice, warm sunny morning and then a windstorm came out of nowhere. Tents collapsed and tables and merchandise went flying across the parking lot. Vendors’ products were thrown all over the wet […]

Florida has record number of job openings

Florida has more jobs looking for people than people looking for jobs especially because the Sunshine State is expected to have the tenth largest economy in the world by 2030. The Florida Chamber of Commerce did a study to take a look at the skills gap versus opportunities in the workforce. What they were really […]

COVID outbreak at home adds to difficulty of being mom and teacher

Maria Salinas is a teacher by day but a mom all of the time. She works full-time as a fifth-grade teacher at Lake Trafford Elementary in Immokalee and cares for her three children. She is also is pregnant with her fourth child. Salinas said being a teacher is much harder this year than it was […]

Loved ones mourn neighbor who died mowing lawn in Lehigh Acres

A Southwest Florida community is mourning the loss of a man who was a devoted father and loving husband. Wednesday, Jack Cooper drowned while mowing a lawn in Lehigh Acres. His mower went into a backyard canal, and it was on top of him when his body was found. Cooper was known as a loving […]