Andrea Moore is a social artist and the Executive Director and co-founder of an organization called The Wayfaring Band, creating travel opportunities for adults with cognitive and developmental disabilities, as well as leadership fellows. As a professional working artist Andrea uses writing, performance, and photography to foster connection and dialogue across social and cultural lines. In her capacity as Executive Director for The Wayfaring Band, Andrea facilitates opportunities for independence, socialization, and adventure as part of a neurodiverse community. Andrea has taught high school students in South Central Los Angeles, collaborated on slam poetry with teenagers living in group foster care in Denver, and mentored students orphaned by the AIDS epidemic in Uganda during her annual trip to East Africa. She is passionate about advocacy, particularly in partnership with people who have been marginalized and disenfranchised, and she brings this experience to bear in all her pursuits.