Andrea Farage joins United Way of Escambia County as President/CEO after serving as the Executive Director for Ronald McDonald House Charities of Northwest Florida since 2001. While working for Ronald McDonald House, her responsibilities included strategic planning, grant funding, organizational growth, federal regulation compliance, and marketing and public relations management.
Andrea was instrumental in planning and executing the recent $5 million capital campaign that funded last year’s new construction of the Ronald McDonald House in Pensacola. Completed in August 2010, the 26-bedroom facility was successfully paid off within 7 months of opening.
With a diverse background in community and professional development organizations, she currently serves as a board member for the Downtown Rotary Club and Central Credit Union and is a member of Liberty Sertoma. She has volunteered her time to Grant A Wish, Crimestoppers, LeaP, United Way, Panhandle Bay Area Literacy Coalition and many other organizations.
Andrea is a graduate of Florida State University and began her career as an English teacher at Tate High School. She then worked as the Newspapers in Education Manager for Pensacola News Journal before assuming her role as Executive Director of Ronald McDonald House Charities of Northwest Florida.