Andi Orben
B.A., University of Colorado
Community Health at Taft Program (CHAT) Director
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Work Phone: 860-945-7873
Year Appointed: 2004
After graduating with honors from the University of Colorado with degrees in psychology and journalism, Andi moved to California to work for advertising agency TBWA Chiat/Day. For four years, she worked as media planner, account executive and account planner while living in San Francisco and Los Angeles. Before moving to New York City in 1999, Andi took six months to hike the mountains of New Zealand and to travel Western Australia. In New York City, she worked for three years at Interbrand as a brand strategist. In 2001, she moved to Copenhagen to volunteer in the asylum department of the Danish Red Cross. Andi and her husband, William ’92, returned to the U.S. in 2003 to live and work at Taft. She was the director of research for the Alumni Office for a year before spearheading and teaching the Mid Health and Wellness program for three years. While continuing to pursue a degree in public health, she currently serves on the board of the Child Development Center at Taft and she is an active member of the Community Health at Taft committee. She is Helene, Beatrice and Reed’s mom.