Andrea Ahlsen:  

I'm Andrea Ahlsen. I lived in IL up until 2010 and departed for the Wild West and live in AZ for now. AZ is a great place for beauty and wildlife. I'm an organizational development thought leader and adult educator. I volunteer time to the AFSP and am enjoying no winters for as long as I can. Nice to see STC people out here and enjoyed my extended visit to IL in December 2014. I had no children in my only marriage (divorced after 5 years) yet am blessed with 5 amazing nephews and a niece. Both my parents were deceased by the time I was 25. They were fantastic people with great values. My father was a veteran, a great historian and a model dad. My mom was very selfless and giving. They were actually my grandparents but I was raised by them. I encourage those with a heart to have kids or adopt. Was quiet in high school and not too involved. After STC I pursued and earned an undergrad and 2 masters. I taught college for 11 years while working as a trainer in corporations including an executive role in b...Expand for more