CLICK HERE TO MAKE A CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTION!

ABOUT ANDREW

Andrew is the Father of 5 children and married to Carissa. 4 of his Children are currently enrolled in Azusa schools, while his oldest has moved onto College!

Professionally, Andrew is part of the Management Team at Century 21 Citrus Realty. In addition to his role as Manager, he holds a California Real Estate Brokers license. His duties at the office are multifaceted. They range from coaching and training agents, business planning and running the real estate school. In addition, he works with the company’s in-house Legal Counsel on different matters that arise, to ensure clients and agents are protected. Despite these full time management duties, he is still actively engaged in working with clients who are buying and selling homes. This allows him to keep his finger on the pulse of the market. This real world experience provides him with extensive real estate, law and development knowledge that assist in decision making to help move Azusa forward.

Before his time in Real Estate, Andrew worked for Kaiser Permanente as a Case Manager. During his time with Kaiser Permanente, he was a part of an operations program that accounted for saving $400 million per year. These savings helped to reduce patient costs.

Andrew is a product of our Azusa School system. He went to Murray Elementary School, where he was active with the “Fame'' program. It was here that he met his wife, Carissa, in Second grade. He went to Center Middle School, where he was active in their band. He graduated from Gladstone High School.

During his time at Gladstone High School, Andrew was very active with multiple different activities and programs. He was a part of the Marching Band, where he played many percussion instruments. During his Senior year, he served as the Drumline Captain. Andrew was an active Wrestler, where he earned multiple awards and served 2 years as the team Captain. He was active in Yearbook and with ASB.

After High School, Andrew attended both Mt. Sac and Citrus College. He studied Emergency Medicine and graduated from the Mt. Sac Fire Academy.

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

The importance of community involvement was something that was embedded into Andrew while growing up.

Andrew actively served as an Alter Boy at St. Francis of Rome Church for several years in his youth. When Andrew turned 15, he joined the Los Angeles County Fire Explorer program. He met multiple times a month at Fire Station 32 in Azusa to train, work on projects and ride along on 911 calls. From helping residents fill sandbags during storms, to collecting donations for muscular dystrophy with the “Fill the Boot” program, to setting up for events like “Relay For Life.” Andrew has regularly been involved in giving back to the community. It was during this time where he had the opportunity to work with former Mayor Joe Rocha, as they planted trees that turned Azusa into a “Tree City USA.” Andrew was able to log an average of 36 volunteer hours a month.

For many years, Andrew managed a social media platform called Azusa City News. Through this project, he brought forth information about the City from multiple sources. These included everything from high profile votes with the City Council and Azusa Unified School Board, to brush fires to significant events around the City. At its peak, the page had over 30,000 followers!

Andrew was actively involved in the Azusa Golden Days Committee for several years, ultimately serving for 2 years as the Chairman. During this time, he learned the behind the scenes and just how much work is involved in putting together the week long event. In addition, he learned first hand what the roles were for the City of Azusa and how to best work with staff. Andrew was also able to get a deeper understanding of the history of the City and how things came to be.

Andrew was actively involved in the Azusa Golden Days Committee for several years, ultimately serving for 2 years as the Chairman. During this time, he learned the behind the scenes and just how much work is involved in putting together the week long event. In addition, he learned first hand what the roles were for the City of Azusa and how to best work with staff. Andrew was also able to get a deeper understanding of the history of the City and how things came to be.

Today, you will find Andrew at virtually every City event, despite his busy work schedule. He strives to work with our youth programs and different organizations to provide support.