Andrea Hernandez Holm is an instructional specialist at the University of Arizona. Andrea has worked as a research/publications specialist, a freelance writer, editor and writing consultant. Her most recent projects have included serving as the Project Researcher/Writer of the award-winning Tiller’s Guide to Indian Country: Economic Profiles of American Indian Reservations published by BowArrow Publishing. She is also a published poet with works appearing in La Sagrada, Tribal Fires, Collegiate Latino Underground, Red Ink, and the Cuentos del Barrio II art exhibition of the Tucson/Pima Arts Council. Her professional experiences include teaching a variety of courses to students at the elementary and middle school levels, including Creative Writing, Introduction to Drawing, Creative Expression, and Arts & Crafts. She has also taught American Indian Oral Traditions, American Indian Literature, and American Indian Religions at the college level. She has served as editor of Red Ink and as a board member of ArtsReach Board of Directors. Andrea is a long-time resident of central and southern Arizona. She was born and raised in the Casa Grande area. Her family arrived in the region in the 1940s, on a journey that began in their homelands of Chihuahua, Mexico. Her heritage is mestizo of Tarahumara, Nahuatl, and Spanish ancestry.
